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Westchester Consumer Protection Department Warns Against Senior Scams Westchester Consumer Protection Department Warns Against Senior Scams
Westchester Consumer Protection Department Warns Against Senior Scams With families celebrating “Grandparents Day” over this past weekend, the Westchester Consumer Protection Department is hoping to help seniors avoid falling victim to scams. Each year, opportunistic fraudsters look to defraud and take advantage of older generations, utilizing what has come to be dubbed as the “Grandparent Scam.” According to police and consumer protection advocates, seniors are often targets of scammers and con artists, who prey on seniors’ potential vulnerability and take advantage of them being frequently accessible at home. One such scam sees the con man calling the seni…

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by Zak Failla
Politics
Pelham Special Election Seen As Key County Legislative Battle Pelham Special Election Seen As Key County Legislative Battle
Pelham Special Election Seen As Key County Legislative Battle A special election for a vacated seat on the Westchester County Board of Legislators is set for Tuesday, April 24. Democrat Terry Clements and Republican Jim Freeman  are running for the county’s District 11, which comprises parts of New Rochelle and Pelham.  The seat has been open since longtime Legislator Jim Maisano, a Republican, resigned to take a job as Westchester County’s director of the Department of Consumer Protection. The special election represents what may be Democrats’ best chance in years to take back the seat after Maisano held it for two decades.  Democrats hold a voter …

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by Jon Craig
News
Westchester Announces 'Warming Shelters' After Prolonged Winter Disaster Westchester Announces 'Warming Shelters' After Prolonged Winter Disaster
Westchester Announces 'Warming Shelters' After Prolonged Winter Disaster After three days of slower than expected storm recovery from utility companies, Westchester County officials are taking steps to provide extra support to the thousands of county residents who are still left without power. The county announced on Monday afternoon that the Westchester County Center will be open Monday night as well as on Tuesday, March 6 to provide coffee, warmth and a place to relax for Westchester County residents. County Executive George Latimer said: “Days after Winter Storm Riley thousands of Westchester are still sleeping in cold homes with no lights and downed power lin…

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by Jon Craig
Politics
Republican Maisano Joins George Latimer Administration As Commissioner Republican Maisano Joins George Latimer Administration As Commissioner
Republican Maisano Joins George Latimer Administration As Commissioner Longtime Republican County Legislator Jim Maisano has taken a job with the administration of Westchester County Executive George Latimer, requiring a special election to fill his District 11 seat, which covers New Rochelle and the Town of Pelham.Maisano has been a county legislator for 20 years. More on him can be read by clicking here. Maisano was currently the longest-serving Republican on the county Board of Legislators.  Mainsano is the new commissioner of the county’s Department of Consumer Protection, it was announced at a Friday news conference. Maisano, a lawyer, served as the BOL v…

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by Jon Craig