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Business 06/20/12

Westchester Tourism Reaches Pre-Recession Levels

by Meredith Shamburger   Comment
News 02/17/12

Astorino, Lawmakers Dispute Legality of Commissioner's Appointment

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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- A legal spat seized the county government Thursday when Chairman Kenneth Jenkins said the county executive's administration asked a public works and transportation commissioner appointee ...

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News 02/15/12

Astorino Pitches $58 Million for Capital Projects

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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Westchester County Executive Robert Astorino pitched issuing $58 million in bonds to mend Westchester bridges, roads, parks and buildings Wednesday.

Astorino asked lawmakers ...

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News 02/06/12

Astorino: County HUD Settlement 72 Percent Done

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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- County Executive Robert Astorino touted Westchester's housing settlement progress Monday, saying the 2009 agreement was 72 percent fulfilled despite a stalemate with the federal government ...

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News 02/03/12

County Legislators Petition Bus Route Changes

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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Westchester's government operations legislative committee passed a petition Thursday urging the state to disapprove the county executive's plan to partially-recoup service from the defunct ...

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News 01/11/12

New TZ Bridge Won't See Public-Private Partnership

by Meredith Shamburger   Comments (3)

TARRYTOWN, N.Y. – A expedited process for a new Tappan Zee Bridge means that a draft environmental study will be released to the public next week and has left little time to form a public-private partnership to ...

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News 11/09/11

Myers Re-Elected District 7 County Legislator

by Brian Donnelly   Comment

MAMARONECK, N.Y. -- Judy Myers was narrowly re-elected to another term as the County Legislator for District 7 Tuesday, according to unofficial Board of Election results.

Myers defeated Republican ...

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News 10/26/11

Residents Call for Mass Transit on New TZ Bridge

by Meredith Shamburger   Comment

TARRYTOWN, N.Y. – Residents and elected officials praised plans to build a new Tappan Zee Bridge on Tuesday night, but quickly expressed their outrage that proposed options do not specifically include a ...

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News 10/11/11

Obama Expedites Tappan Zee Bridge Project

by Meredith Shamburger   Comment

TARRYTOWN, N.Y. –  President Barack Obama has approved  Gov. Andrew Cuomo's request for an expedited approval process for the Tappan Zee Bridge, the governor's office announced Tuesday.

"I want ...

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News 10/07/11

Astorino Promotes Halloween in Westchester

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News 08/29/11

Westchester Aims For Federal Disaster Relief Aid

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HAWTHORNE, N.Y. - As County Executive Robert Astorino and Westchester commissioners involved with coordinating the county’s tropical storm cleanup continued monitoring flooding and roadways Sunday evening, others ...

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News 08/20/11

Monitor to Mediate County's Housing Settlement

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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - A court-appointed monitor has been asked to step in and resolve Westchester and the federal government’s housing settlement stalement.

While monitor James Johnson examines the ...

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News 06/04/11

Bill Reducing Playland Spectator Fees Vetoed

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