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Police Department In Westchester Names Interim Leader After Chief's Retirement Police Department In Westchester Names Interim Leader After Chief's Retirement
Police Department In Westchester Names Interim Leader After Chief's Retirement Weeks after their longtime chief announced his retirement, a police department in Northern Westchester has sworn in his interim replacement.  On Wednesday night, Dec. 20, the Ossining Police Department swore in Captain Brendan Donohue as interim Chief of Police, the department announced.  Donohue takes over for former Chief Kevin Sylvester, who announced his retirement on Thursday, Dec. 7 after more than two decades with the department. He will serve until the Ossining Village Board decides who will permanently replace Sylvester.  Earlier Report - O…

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by Ben Crnic
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Village Hall In Northern Westchester Becomes First In State To Install Gender-Neutral Signage Village Hall In Northern Westchester Becomes First In State To Install Gender-Neutral Signage
Village Hall In Northern Westchester Becomes First In State To Install Gender-Neutral Signage A village in Northern Westchester has become the first municipality in the state to install gender-neutral signage in all its facilities. The idea came at an Ossining Documentary and Discussion Series program, when “it occurred to Mayor Victoria Gearity  that the Village may have a role to play in improving the lives of transgender and gender neutral people," the village said. The policy for single-person bathrooms was proposed last month, and unanimously approved by the Village Board on July 18. According to officials, “The Village of Ossining has long considered itself a model of di…

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by Zak Failla