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Hudson Valley Town Issues Emergency Order To Prevent Buses From Dropping Off Migrants Hudson Valley Town Issues Emergency Order To Prevent Buses From Dropping Off Migrants
Hudson Valley Town Issues Emergency Order To Prevent Buses From Dropping Off Migrants On the heels of New York City Mayor Eric Adams' executive order rerouting migrant buses out of the city, a Hudson Valley town is doing the same. The order comes from Rockland County and Clarkstown Supervisor George Hoehmann who on Friday, Dec. 29, issued a town-wide emergency executive order preventing charter buses from dropping off migrants. Hoehmann said Adams' new city emergency order, modeled after one used in Chicago, intends to reroute buses carrying migrants who entered the country illegally away from New York City.  "Since this policy was enacted in Chicago earlier this month…

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by Kathy Reakes
Obituaries
Former Mayor In Westchester Dies At Age 60 Former Mayor In Westchester Dies At Age 60
Former Mayor In Westchester Dies At Age 60 Dennis Pilla, who served four terms as a mayor in Westchester, has died at the age of 60. Pilla died peacefully on Thursday, July 8, according to his obituary. He was the Port Chester mayor from 2007 to 2013 and from 2015 to 2017.  Pilla was also formerly president of the Westchester Municipal Officials Association from 2012 to 2013, and a member of its executive committee from 2017 to 2014.  He is survived by his wife, Margoth Pilla, and his son, David. He is also survived by David's wife, Kristy, and their children, Danny and Lily.  His obituary said memori…

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by Nicole Valinote
Politics
Mayoral Musical Chairs: Mount Vernon City Council Ousts Wallace, Names Copeland Mayoral Musical Chairs: Mount Vernon City Council Ousts Wallace, Names Copeland
Mayoral Musical Chairs: Mount Vernon City Council Ousts Wallace, Names Copeland The wild and wacky Mount Vernon mayoral musical chairs odyssey took another turn. The Mount Vernon City Council ousted Andre Wallace from the position of acting mayor and replaced him with Interim City Council President Lisa Copeland. The vote was reportedly by a 4 to 1 margin and makes Copeland the third person to sit in the mayor’s seat in less than a month. The carousel began on Monday, July 8, when former Mayor Richard Thomas pleaded guilty to misappropriating nearly $13,000 in campaign funds and then went on to lie about them on government papers. He was originally scheduled…

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by Zak Failla
Politics
No Garbage Pickup In Mount Vernon As Mayor, Comptroller Spar Over Who's Not Paying Bills No Garbage Pickup In Mount Vernon As Mayor, Comptroller Spar Over Who's Not Paying Bills
No Garbage Pickup In Mount Vernon As Mayor, Comptroller Spar Over Who's Not Paying Bills Some essential services - including garbage pickup - were temporarily cut in Mount Vernon as Mayor Richard Thomas and Comptroller Deborah Reynolds continue their public spat. Thomas says that vendors are cutting off fuel from the city for non-payment as Reynolds refuses to accept signed checks, even as gas reserves continue to dwindle, leading to no garbage or yard waste pickup during the morning of Monday, June 3 as DPW trucks were grounded. The mayor alleges that Reynolds continues to refuse to accept invoices and the city is facing millions of dollars in unpaid bills and penalties. The r…

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by Zak Failla
Politics
Scarsdale Elects Village Trustees Scarsdale Elects Village Trustees
Scarsdale Elects Village Trustees Tuesday was Election Day for many villages in Westchester.  Races were uncontested in seven villages, listed at the end of this article. There were contested elections in the villages of Bronxville, Buchanan, Larchmont, Pelham Manor, Scarsdale and Tuckahoe: BRONXVILLE Republican William Primps, with 504 votes, beat Democrat Natasha Nordahl, with 462 votes, in the race for a four-year term as Village Justice.   Mark Wood and William Barton were both elected to the Village Board of Trustees unopposed. BUCHANAN Incumbent Mayor Theresa Knickerbocker, running as the Democratic and Resident'…

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by Jon Craig