It appears that the honeymoon is over for County Executive-elect Rob Astorino, who announced that Republican Kevin Plunkett will head his transition team. Plunkett is a partner with DelBello Donnellan Weingarten Wise & Wiederkehr law firm. The choice has some readers fearful that by choosing a politically connected person like Plunkett, Astorino is already losing [...]

Westchester residents had been expressing their displeasure with the status quo for months as they read story after story about what they perceived as gross fiscal mismanagement, especially in light of municipal salaries data that revealed generous salaries and benefits for many civil servants.
Well, Tuesday they got their chance to express their ire a little [...]

It’s all elections all the time as we hit the one-week mark before voters head to the polls Nov. 3. In case you need to brush up on your candidates, here’s a quick run-down of where you can find the latest information about the races and candidates.

Visit our elections page as a jumping off point [...]

Here’s the latest interview schedule updated to reflect the Putnam and Rockland sessions.

Candidates in most contested elections for mayor, supervisor, council members and trustees in Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties are invited to discuss the issues and their campaigns in endorsement interviews with Editorial Board. As in the past, these discussions will form the basis [...]

The recent spate of drunk-driving accidents and fatalities in the Lower Hudson Valley have served to focus reader debate on drinking and driving. Many residents support measures that would help curb DWI such as stricter enforcement of laws on the books, as well as strenthening penalties for those convicted of the crime.

Readers’ outspokenness on the [...]

Candidates in most contested elections for mayor, supervisor and trustee in Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties are invited to discuss the issues and their campaigns in endorsement interviews with Editorial Board. As in the past, these discussions will form the basis of news articles and serve as fodder for the Editorial Board’s recommendations. Because of [...]

Readers are praising a 14-year-old Armonk girl who protected her younger sister and helped police catch a burglar Monday after the suspect allegedly broke into the family’s home. Katherine Weiss called authorities after locking herself and her 9-year-old sister Caroline in a bedroom during the break-in. Police apprehended a man who they say may be [...]

Readers had plenty of thoughts on why housing sales and prices are down in the region, and were happy to share them on LoHud.com. The reaction came after the state’s Association of Realtors released a report that said sales decreased more dramatically in the Lower Hudson Valley than in the state or nation. Read reporter [...]

Would you make a pact with a spouse to kill him or her if either one of you was terminally ill? That’s one of the questions being debated among readers after 77-year-old Paul Weinstein of New Rochelle was arrested by police Wednesday for killing his ill wife. Police said the two had an agreement wherein [...]

Readers had plenty to say about Tuesday’s vote by Westchester County Legislators to accept the federal government’s housing settlement that would require the county to build 750 units of affordable housing in the county’s whitest communities. Read reporter Gerald McKinstry’s story and then tell us what you think.
Here’s what one person had to say about [...]