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4 hrs ago | Marin Independent Journal

Dick Spotswood: Is Marin part of HUD's 'grand experiment?'

IF MARIN has an East Coast clone it may be Westchester County. Despite its 1 million population, some describe this suburb as New York's Marin.

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Related Topix: Opinion

8 hrs ago | The Mt Kisco Daily Voice

Bedford School's Solution For Blind Resident Tops News Last Week

BEDFORD, N.Y. After months of searching for a resolution to a puzzling situation, the Bedford Central School District found a solution for a blind resident in Mount Kisco in last week's top news .

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Related Topix: Bedford, NY, Mount Kisco, NY

Sat May 18, 2013

The Pelham Daily Voice

Pelham Train Station Robbery Suspect Pleads Guilty

A New Rochelle man pleaded guilty in county court Friday to eight armed robberies throughout lower Westchester County in early 2012, District Attorney Janet DiFiore announced.

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Related Topix: Pelham, NY, New Rochelle, NY, Criminal Defense Law, Law

The Scarsdale Daily Voice

Bronx River Parkway North Closes For Repairs In Scarsdale

The Bronx River Parkway will again be closed to northbound traffic from the Sprain Brook Parkway in Yonkers to the Westchester County Center in White Plains from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Scarsdale, NY, The Bronx, NY, New York, NY, Yonkers, NY, White Plains, NY

Times Herald-Record

Tappan Zee task force discusses funding

The Tappan Zee Bridge Mass Transit Task Force set the stage Friday for matching its wish list of new transit services with potential sources of funding.

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Related Topix: Rockland County, NY

Fri May 17, 2013

TheLoop

Legislators Want the Keys to Playland

Rye- Several Democrats on the Westchester County Board of Legislators called on County Executive Rob Astorino to hand over the keys for the North Bathhouse at Playland to the Westchester Children's Museum, so work can begin, and the attraction will open by 2014.

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Related Topix: Larchmont, NY

National Public Radio

When Is the Right Time To Give?

"Don't wait until you make your first million to make a difference in somebody's life.

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Related Topix: Fire

The North Salem Daily Voice

Four Questions For North Salem School Board Candidate Cherico

Julie Cherico is a 14-year resident of North Salem, with two children in North Salem schools.

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Related Topix: North Salem, NY, White Plains, NY, Croton Falls, NY, Education Etc.

Thu May 16, 2013

Law.com

Trial Founders on 'Personality Issues' Between Judge, Counsel

Concluding that a judge's tendency to "interrupt, patronize, and admonish" an attorney deprived the lawyer's client of a fair medical malpractice trial, a Brooklyn appellate court has ordered a retrial before another judge.

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Related Topix: Scarsdale, NY

Press & Sun-Bulletin

Two prominent assemblywomen target Lopez, not Silver

Assemblywomen Amy Paulin and Barbara Lifton said they would vote in favor of expelling Vito Lopez from office, but said they see no reason to also oust Speaker Sheldon Silver, D-Manhattan. So far, at least from Assembly members, the outrage about Lopez's alleged sexual harassment of his young female aides has been focused on him - not Silver, who ... (more)

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Related Topix: Scarsdale, NY

The White Plains Daily Voice

Westchester Dems Want To Proceed With Children's Museum

Democratic members of the Westchester Board of Legislators gathered at Rye Playland Thursday and called on County Executive Rob Astorino to allow work to begin on the Westchester Children's Museum .

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Related Topix: Larchmont, NY, Ossining, NY

Wed May 15, 2013

CBS Local

NY Gun Owners Must File Form To Keep Permit Info Private

Gun owners in New York who don't want their license information available to the public are facing a deadline to file an exemption form with local licensing authorities.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Rockland County, NY

The Pleasantville Daily Voice

Wednesday Night Powerball Jackpot Reaches $360 Million

Could you be Westchester County's next millionaire? The jackpot for Wednesday night's Powerball drawing has reached $360 million.

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Related Topix: Lottery, Hartsdale, NY

USA Today

N.Y. county clerk set to block gun data

Putnam County Clerk Dennis Sant said he will fight to keep the county's pistol-permit records private - even at the risk of a lawsuit that could cost taxpayers monetary damages.

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The Briarcliff Daily Voice

Yonkers Hopes To Do Away With I-87 Toll Plaza

YONKERS, N.Y. Yonkers officials are hoping to do away with what they say is an unfair and burdensome toll along Interstate 87.

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Related Topix: Yonkers, NY

Tue May 14, 2013

NBC New York

Coyotes Attacking Dogs in Westchester

Police are warning residents to beware after two dogs were attacked by coyotes in Westchester County in just the past ten days.

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Related Topix: Chappaqua, NY

The Chappaqua Daily Voice

Chappaqua Family Rallies Group After Coyote Attacks Dog

A Chappaqua family is hoping to start a dangerous animal alert group throughout Westchester County after their dog was attacked by a coyote.

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Related Topix: Chappaqua, NY

The White Plains Daily Voice

Westchester Hispanic Coalition Expands Domestic Abuse Services

The Westchester Hispanic Coalition will expand its Ayuda Latina contra Agresion Sexual program to make its 24/7 hotline bilingual and multicultural.

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Related Topix: White Plains, NY

Patch.com

Job Openings in New Rochelle for May 14

Here are a number of positions that are currently open in New Rochelle. Just click on the title of the job to learn more.

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Related Topix: New Rochelle, NY

Patch.com

Former Mamaroneck Trustee to Run For County Legislator, 7th District

Former Village of Mamaroneck Trustee Tom Murphy announced today that he will run, on the Democratic ticket, for Westchester County Legislator Judy Myers' seat in the 7th District.

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Related Topix: Mamaroneck, NY, New Rochelle, NY, Larchmont, NY