Port Chester News

WHITE PLAINS - Maybe he was just trying to stay awake. A 35-year-old Port Chester man who police said was blaring his horn at pedestrians in a crosswalk early yesterday fell asleep a short time later as he was ...

TUCKAHOE - One year after its grand opening in Tuckahoe, the Westchester Italian Cultural Center continues to ignite excitement through intriguing programs, exhibits and events.

YONKERS - A new exhibition at the Yonkers Public Library showcases local artists' ingenuity with clay.

Aman Ali The Journal News Hoping to position itself as Westchester's retail epicenter, Port Chester continues to foster slews of restaurants, shops and developments.

State officials announced an ambitious plan on Sept. 27 to replace the Tappan Zee Bridge with a new bridge with room for commuter trains and high-speed bus lanes.

H udson Valley artist Paul Chaleff, who has been working in clay for 42 years, knows exactly what drew him to the medium: He was in a terrible accident in which his best friend drowned.

A new $16 billion bridge that would replace the rusted, crumbling and crowded Tappan Zee could be in place in 10 years, according to a plan state officials unveiled yesterday.

Police opened a second lane of the southbound Interstate 95 at Exit 18 shortly before 7 a.m. today, as crews worked to clear the second of separate tractor-trailer accidents.

Officials are expected to announce Friday that the aging, overcrowded Tappan Zee Bridge will be replaced rather than repaired.

It's a title that Joseph Kenner says Westchester could do without. The county has reclaimed its standing as the highest-taxed county in the country.

A federal judge will decide how to repair Port Chester's election system in a way that gives Latinos a fair shake in local politics.

PORT CHESTER - The village is considering buying a new sport utility vehicle for the village manager as part of a contract that includes a car for village business and possibly personal use.

A federal judge in White Plains will hear final arguments today on how to remedy Port Chester's village board elections, which were found to put Latino voters at a disadvantage.

The school district paid $347,688 for goods and services without seeking competition last year, a state comptroller's report has found.

Trey Anastasio is going out on tour pretty soon and tickets are now on sale for all dates.

PORT CHESTER - As the village prepares to resume remedy hearings in its federal voting rights case next week, residents and officials say they are upset the lengthy case has halted village elections, cost ...

Calling all Westchester steak and wine fans: On Wednesday, September 17th, the Willett House in Port Chester will host a winemakers event where Chester Osborn of the d'Arenberg estate will be pairing seven ...

For the fall, the art scene in the Lower Hudson Valley can be summed up in one word - clay.

A section of the half-mile retaining wall along the Byram River promenade is slowly leaning into the river, and it is unclear who will pay for future repairs, village officials said.

PORT CHESTER - Police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found last night in a vehicle parked on Grant Avenue near Grandview Avenue.