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Harrison Names Fourth Police Chief In Four Years Harrison Names Fourth Police Chief In Four Years
Harrison Names Fourth Police Chief In Four Years There’s a new sheriff in town. For the fourth time in four years, the Town of Harrison has appointed a new police chief, this time turning to a familiar face to fill the shoes of Joseph Yasinski, who retired in October. Harrison Police Lt. John Vasta, who has been with the Harrison Police Department for more than two decades, will officially take over as chief of police after serving in the role as interim chief for two months following Yasinski’s retirement. Vasta will reportedly earn $210,000 this year and if the budget for 2020 is approved, he will see a pay bump more than $10,000, up t…

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by Zak Failla
Politics
Revised Westchester Shared Services Plan Could Save $27M, Latimer Says Revised Westchester Shared Services Plan Could Save $27M, Latimer Says
Revised Westchester Shared Services Plan Could Save $27M, Latimer Says In a unanimous vote, municipal leaders from across the county voted to approve the Latimer Administration’s “Update on the Westchester County Shared Services and Taxpayer Savings Plan." The program is expected to save taxpayers tens of millions of dollars over time.  The revised plan was submitted to the state Division of the Budget on Friday, Sept. 14. The 2018 plan, which includes eight new proposals on top of the one proposal from the 2017 plan, would begin in 2019 with matching state funds in 2020. The updated plan projects $7.5 million in 2019 savings, $9.3 million in 2020 savin…

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by Daily Voice