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Obituaries
Trailblazing Leader, First African-American Elected Official In Westchester Dies Trailblazing Leader, First African-American Elected Official In Westchester Dies
Trailblazing Leader, First African-American Elected Official In Westchester Dies A town in Westchester is mourning the loss of Alice Roker, a trailblazing leader and its first African-American elected official who died on Monday, Feb. 10, surrounded by her family. Roker's death was announced on Tuesday, Feb. 11 by Yorktown Supervisor Ed Lachterman, who said she was the first African-American and first woman to serve in elected office in town.  "Her death is a loss for the community she loved and enthusiastically supported," Lachterman said. Roker was a long-time member of the Town Board and former Town Clerk. Her more than 30 years of public service left…

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by Ben Crnic
News
Latest Update: Officials Ditch Trash Hauler After Trucks Repossessed In Northern Westchester Latest Update: Officials Ditch Trash Hauler After Trucks Repossessed In Northern Westchester
Latest Update: Officials Ditch Trash Hauler After Trucks Repossessed In Northern Westchester A town in Northern Westchester has decided to work with a new trash hauler after several of the previous garbage carter's trucks were repossessed right before the holiday weekend.  The town of Yorktown is set to appoint Cortlandt Manor-based CRP Carting as its new garbage and recycling hauler following numerous struggles with its previous hauler, Competitive Carting Corporation, officials announced on Tuesday, Sept. 5.  Earlier Report: New Update: Private Carters To Fill In For Repossessed Garbage Trucks In Yorktown The decision to change to a new hauler comes afte…

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by Ben Crnic
Real Estate
Yorktown Green Project Proposed Featuring 150 Apartments, Mixed-Use Building Yorktown Green Project Proposed Featuring 150 Apartments, Mixed-Use Building
Yorktown Green Project Proposed Featuring 150 Apartments, Mixed-Use Building One of the most prominent vacant commercial sites in Northern Westchester could be getting a multi-million dollar facelift to transform it into a massive mixed-use building. A proposal to transform Yorktown Green into a mixed-use development featuring 150 apartments, ground-level retail locations, and a new supermarket was introduced to the Town Board this week to much fanfare. According to Olster Properties, the 15-acre development in the heart of Yorktown Heights on Downing Drive would include the demolition of the current 90,000-square-foot building that was the home of a defunct Kmart …

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by Zak Failla
Politics
Cuomo Vetoes Mount Pleasant Hotel Occupancy Tax Cuomo Vetoes Mount Pleasant Hotel Occupancy Tax
Cuomo Vetoes Mount Pleasant Hotel Occupancy Tax New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has vetoed legislation that would have permitted Mount Pleasant to enact a new hotel occupancy tax following three years of debate regarding the bill. Last year, town officials approved a plan to add a 3 percent tax to hotel rates in an effort to increase revenue. Last week, Cuomo’s office announced that it is vetoing the legislation, without offering a reason in the announcement. Cuomo also vetoed similar legislation in other municipalities throughout the state. Presently, there is one hotel within the town’s borders, with a second planned in the coming years. …

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by Zak Failla
Business
Proposed Supermarket, Restaurant, May Replace Westchester Multiplex Proposed Supermarket, Restaurant, May Replace Westchester Multiplex
Proposed Supermarket, Restaurant, May Replace Westchester Multiplex New details have emerged about the proposed grocery store development at the site of the Greenburgh Multiplex. The Town Board met with developers during a special work session on Tuesday, Feb. 12, where developers Robert Baker, the chair of National Realty and Development Corp. and William Null, an attorney at Cuddy and Feder, who laid out their vision for the proposal to replace the defunct movie theater on Saw Mill River Road. Greenburgh Town Supervisor said the supermarket will be approximately 69,000-square-feet, and they’ve agreed to build a sidewalk to the condos on Old Country Road a…

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by Zak Failla