WEB UPDATE: A Black Eye for Brewster - Free Access
Village's code enforcement officer arrested for alleged license scam Full Story
Southeast Spectacle - Free Access
A SPECIAL REPORT
In what was described by Town Clerk Ruth Mazzei as the worst meeting that she has ever attended, the two factions on the five-member Southeast town board made their differences quite clear Sept. 23 as the debate over a state comptroller’s audit of the town escalated. Full Story
Mike Kaplowitz is Out to Balance New York’s Checkbook - Free Access
Positioning for Power
With negative campaigns, personal attacks, and power at stake, politics is not an ideal place for the lighthearted. But Westchester County Legislator Mike Kaplowitz, the Democratic candidate for the 40th district state senate seat, understands the importance of keeping a smile on his face and a joke on deck. “I am appropriately self-deprecating,” Kaplowitz said. Full Story
Sen. Leibell: Asking Questions is My Job
Sheriff Smith defends overtime within his department
Last week, State Senator Vincent Leibell, the Republican candidate for county executive, triggered a swift reaction from Sheriff Don Smith after suggesting that pensions in the Sheriff’s Department were being inflated. On Tuesday, Smith fired back, saying that Leibell’s remarks were “an insult to every man and woman in the Sherriff’s Office.” Full Story
Get Ready for Hunting Season at Tri-County Sporting Goods
With a harsh national environment for small business and a White House unenthusiastic about gun rights, Tri- County Sporting Goods still manages to supply anything the local hunter or fisherman needs. Located on Route 22 in Patterson, Tri-County opened five years ago, after owner Joe Petrucelli decided to get out of the construction business. Full Story
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