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Chuck Strome III

Longtime City Official In Westchester To Retire After Decades-Long Run Longtime City Official In Westchester To Retire After Decades-Long Run
Longtime City Official In Westchester To Retire After Decades-Long Run A city official in Westchester who has served more than three decades announced his intention to step aside and retire at the end of the year. Chuck Strome III, who has been the New Rochelle City Manager since 2002, announced to the City Council that he plans to retire, staying with the city through Dec. 31, 2022, to assist with the transition. In 1989, Strome began his career in New Rochelle before ascending to become the Assistant City Manager/City Coordinator three years later in 1992. He was appointed as Deputy City Manager in 1995, and active City Manager in April 2002 before taking ov…
New Rochelle Officials React After Grand Jury Does Not Indict Cop Who Shot, Killed Man New Rochelle Officials React After Grand Jury Does Not Indict Cop Who Shot, Killed Man
New Rochelle Officials React After Grand Jury Does Not Indict Cop Who Shot, Killed Man New Rochelle officials expressed their support for the city’s police department after a Westchester County grand jury opted not to indict an officer who was involved in the fatal shooting of an African American man over the summer. On Wednesday, Nov. 4, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced that a grand jury opted not to indict New Rochelle Police Officer Alec McKenna for his role in the shooting of Kamal Flowers on Friday, June 5. Earlier story - Grand Jury Does Not Indict New Rochelle Police Officer Who Shot, Killed 24-Year-Old Black Man Flowers, a convict…
New Rochelle Launches Westchester's First Bike-Sharing Program New Rochelle Launches Westchester's First Bike-Sharing Program
New Rochelle Launches Westchester's First Bike-Sharing Program It’s official! New Rochelle has Westchester County’s first bike-sharing program. Following a soft launch in March, officials in New Rochelle officially kicked off the program on Friday with a maiden voyage from City Hall to Anderson Plaza to mark the official launch of the county’s first such program. The Bike Share includes 100 bicycles at 11 locations throughout the city for local residents to use at their leisure. They’re available for rent for $2 per half hour after downloading the bike share mobile app, which garnered more than 400 users in its first two months. “Transportation and ac…