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Two Westchester Legislators Running For Congress Two Westchester Legislators Running For Congress
Two Westchester Legislators Running For Congress With Congressional district lines redrawn to include two updated seats in Westchester, a pair of prominent lawmakers in the region announced their intentions to run for office. Westchester County Legislators Catherine Parker and Vedat Gashi, both Democrats, announced their plans to run for Congress in the new 16th District which is currently represented by Congressmen Jamaal Bowman while Congressman Mondaire Jones represents the new 17th District. A Rye resident, Parker previously announced her intention to challenge Bowman in the 16th District, which now includes most of lower and mid-Wes…

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by Zak Failla
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Around The Towns: Westchester's 9/11 Memorial Going Virtual, Senior Scam Looks Official Around The Towns: Westchester's 9/11 Memorial Going Virtual, Senior Scam Looks Official
Around The Towns: Westchester's 9/11 Memorial Going Virtual, Senior Scam Looks Official Westchester County is going ahead with an annual 9/11 ceremony but the event will be virtual due to the ongoing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The online ceremony to honor thousands of lives lost during the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks will be attended by family members who will read the names of those killed on 9/11, or who have died of 9/11 related illnesses in the years that followed. Westchester County Legislator Catherine Parker announced plans for the virtual ceremony on Monday. She told Daily Voice it is a "good decision based on the number of people we have had in person at p…

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by Donna Christopher
Politics
Mondaire Jones Holds Big Lead In Race To Take Over Nita Lowey's Congressional Seat Mondaire Jones Holds Big Lead In Race To Take Over Nita Lowey's Congressional Seat
Mondaire Jones Holds Big Lead In Race To Take Over Nita Lowey's Congressional Seat Early voting results are in, and Mondaire Jones has taken a commanding lead to take over longtime Congresswoman Nita Lowey's seat in the 17th District. New York’s 17th District includes most of Westchester, and all of Rockland County. Lowey, who announced last year that she would be stepping down, was elected to Congress in 1989. As of Wednesday, June 24, Jones had picked up 13,625 votes (44 percent), according to the Board of Elections. No other candidate has garnered more than 20 percent of the vote: Adam Schleifer: 6,253 (20 percent); Sen. David Carlucci: 3,958 (13 percent); Evelyn …

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by Zak Failla
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Age To Buy Tobacco, Vaping Products Upped To 21 By Westchester Legislators Age To Buy Tobacco, Vaping Products Upped To 21 By Westchester Legislators
Age To Buy Tobacco, Vaping Products Upped To 21 By Westchester Legislators This story has been updated. The County Board of Legislators has voted to raise the age limit for the sale of tobacco and related products in Westchester from 18 to 21. County Executive George Latimer is expected to sign the new legislation into law at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 6, making it effective in 60 days. Latimer's bill-signing ceremony is planned on the 8th floor Rotunda of the Board of Legislators at 148 Martine Ave. in White Plains. The measure will prohibit the sale of cigarettes and tobacco products, as well as e-cigarettes and vaping products to those under 21. The measu…

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by Jon Craig
Business
Job Seekers Can't Be Asked Previous Salary Under New Westchester Law Job Seekers Can't Be Asked Previous Salary Under New Westchester Law
Job Seekers Can't Be Asked Previous Salary Under New Westchester Law Westchester County Executive George Latimer signed a bill that makes it illegal for companies to require an applicant to reveal his or her previous salary. The County Board of Legislators passed the legislation on Monday night. Latimer signed the bill Tuesday. It is aimed at reducing gender pay inequity while protecting job hunters who were downsized or are returning to work after a long break. The new provision, passed unanimously by a vote of 16–0, will ban businesses in Westchester from asking about a job seeker's previous salary history as a requirement in a job application or interview…

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by Jon Craig
Lifestyle
Playland Management Deal Under New Review By Westchester County Legislators Playland Management Deal Under New Review By Westchester County Legislators
Playland Management Deal Under New Review By Westchester County Legislators Playland's modernization -- a priority project of former Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino -- is now back under the microscope of the county Board of Legislators, which previously challenged the management contract with Standard Amusements. The historic, county-owned park in Rye has been managed by Harrison native Nicholas Singer, founder of Standard Amusements, for the past year. He was not immediately available for comment. The contract between the county and Standard Amusements was signed in 2016 by Astorino. New County Executive George Latimer of Rye has said that his administra…

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by Jon Craig
Politics
Westchester Legislators Grill Con Edison, NYSEG About Winter Power Outages Westchester Legislators Grill Con Edison, NYSEG About Winter Power Outages
Westchester Legislators Grill Con Edison, Nyseg About Winter Power Outages The County Board of Legislators spent nearly three hours on Monday grilling representatives of Consolidated Edison and New York State Electric and Gas (NYSEG) about the companies' response to March Nor'easters that left thousands of Westchester residents without power, many for as long as a week, and some for longer. (Just as another major winter storm is forecast overnight into Wednesday as reported here by Daily Voice.) Reimbursements and fines, coordination with municipal officials, the process for calling in help from other utilities, and whether utilities have enough permanent crews at …

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by Jon Craig
Politics
What A New County Executive Means For Westchester Business What A New County Executive Means For Westchester Business
What A New County Executive Means For Westchester Business Business leaders said they are optimistic about the future of Westchester County under the leadership of George Latimer as its chief executive officer. "The new county executive is committed to a positive business environment in Westchester, so we're very encouraged about that,'' said Marsha Gordon, president and CEO of the Business Council of Westchester. "I think there will be a continued focus on sustainability,'' Gordon told Daily Voice of the emphasis on moving toward greener, conservation-oriented office construction and energy-saving systems. There also will be a continued…

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by Jon Craig
Politics
Boykin Appointed New Chair Of Westchester County Legislators Boykin Appointed New Chair Of Westchester County Legislators
Boykin Appointed New Chair Of Westchester County Legislators WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Benjamin Boykin is now the man in charge. Boykin (D-White Plains) was appointed the Chairman of the Westchester County Board of Legislators Monday in a 13-3 vote. Boykin succeeds Michael Kaplowitz (D-Somers) who led a coalition of Democrats and Republicans. “I am humbled and honored to serve as Board Chair and to work with all my Colleagues on the Board of Legislators and the Latimer Administration to move Westchester forward," Boykin said. We will have many opportunities and significant challenges ahead but, by working together, we will make Westchester County a …

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by Sam Barron
News
White Plains Gun Show Silenced By Change In Westchester Leadership White Plains Gun Show Silenced By Change In Westchester Leadership
White Plains Gun Show Silenced By Change In Westchester Leadership This story has been updated. As one of his first actions as Westchester County's new County Executive, George Latimer signed an executive order on Tuesday banning gun shows on county property. Former County Executive Rob Astorino of Mount Pleasant, who Latimer defeated on Nov. 7, 2017, supported gun and knife shows at the public-owned County Center in White Plains. "This is the wrong venue for these gun shows,'' Latimer said at an afternoon news conference, surrounded by county legislators and gun control advocates. "I thank you for listening to all the people of Westchester,'' …

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by Jon Craig