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County cuts property tax levy by $7M

On the heels of a listening tour around Westchester County, County Executive George Latimer previewed his 2022 proposed Operating Budget announcing a $7 million cut to the county property tax levy. This is the third county property tax cut in a row for Latimer. “This is the largest tax cut […]

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County Corrections announces new program

As part of their robust rehabilitation program system, the Westchester County Department of Correction, DOC, is offering incarcerated individuals the opportunity “to give back to the community.” This unique opportunity is the result of a partnership with AFYA, a not for profit organization that helps global communities in need of […]

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Robert Durst indicted for the 1982 murder of wife

Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah announced that Robert Durst was indicted for the murder of his first wife, Kathleen Durst, in South Salem on or about Jan. 31, 1982. Durst, 78, was charged by a Westchester County Grand Jury in an indictment on Nov. 1, 2021, with murder […]

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Lions recycle eyeglasses in New Jersey

The Lions Clubs of Lower Westchester brought thousands of collected used eyeglasses for a day of recycling on Saturday, Oct. 23. The glasses were collected by eight Lions clubs—Ann Sullivan/White Plains, Larchmont Mamaroneck, Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, Rye City, Tuckahoe/Eastchester, Yonkers and Yonkers Millennium. The Lions Clubs, whose signature cause […]

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Iona Prep celebrates new Performing Arts Center

Iona Preparatory School celebrated the groundbreaking of the expanded Paul Verni Fine Arts Center at its homecoming celebration on Oct. 16, 105 years to the day that the school first opened in New Rochelle. Brother Thomas R. Leto, president of Iona Prep, gathered with school officials, donors, architects and alumni […]