Westchester Magazine March 2010
Westchester Magazine's March 2010 issue.
The longstanding Westchester library welcomes an eye-catching renovation and takes home a design award for its efforts.
A prominent Democratic party donor who once raised money for the Clintons pleaded guilty to running a Ponzi scheme that involved buying up property in Katonah. See the story.
Federal investigators examining the mysterious Prius crash in Harrison now say they believe the driver may have mistaken the accelerator for the brake. (Oops!) See the story.
Federal investigators, accompanied by investigators from Toyota, are now examining the Prius that crashed in Harrison to determine if a faulty accelerator is to blame for the accident. See the story here and here.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sent county officials back to the drawing board for a second time after its revised housing desegregation plan failed to pass muster with the feds. See the ...
A woman has filed a lawsuit against Monteverde at Oldstone Manor in Cortlandt Manor. Monteverde filed for bankruptcy, after she signed a contract and plunked down a deposit to hold her wedding reception there. See ...
A grand jury has indicted the woman who allegedly murdered her daughter in their residence at Manhattanville College where the girl was a student and the husband/father worked. See the story.
Governor David Paterson told Westchester residents at a town hall meeting in Greenburgh that there is simply no money to be had from the state for their programs/causes of interest. In fact, he put it ...
Is merging the county governments of Westchester and Putnam counties a good idea? Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner thinks so. One question, though—what to call the newly merged county? (“Welcome to Pestchester?” “Thanks for visiting ...
We’re in the money! Well, some of us are. Westchester County residents earn the second highest average wages in the state—second only to Manhattanites. See the story.
A New York State assemblyman has introduced legislation that would prohibit the use of salt (!) in restaurants. (Sadly, we’re not making this up, folks. April Fool’s Day is still three weeks away.) See the ...
Embattled New York Governor David Paterson is planning to hold a town hall meeting in White Plains to address the state’s budget woes. The meeting is open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis. ...
An emotionally disturbed radiologist kept police at bay with a knife and machete at his home until he crashed his SUV into a police cruiser. See the story.
A crash involving a Toyota Prius in Harrison is now being investigated by authorities to determine if a faulty accelerator is to blame. See the story.
Pound Ridge author Joseph Yannai was slapped today with a 20-count indictment for allegedly forcing his female assistants to work as sex slaves. See the story.
Peekskill Mayor Mary Foster rushed to her city’s defense after a skit on the Feb. 27 episode of NBC’s Saturday Night Live. Find out what all the fuss is about by clicking below. The skit ...
Westchester resident and series star Vanessa Williams opens up about her thoughts on the end of Ugly Betty’s run. See the story.
Westchester Magazine has been named winner of ArtsWestchester’s prestigious 2010 President’s Award. Westchester Magazine’s Publisher Ralph A. Martinelli and ArtsWestchester’s other award winners will be honored at a luncheon on April 9. See the story.
As a cost-cutting move, the state Board of Regents is debating whether to scale back the number of exams required to graduate high school in New York. See the story.
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, appointed to the senate by Governor Paterson himself, says the governor should step down if allegations are true that he interfered in a domestic violence investigation involving one of his former ...