Month: February 2022

Community Lead Stories

County lawmakers confront utilities about energy prices

With surging energy costs walloping ratepayers this winter, Westchester County legislators met with local utilities to seek answers and find solutions for local residents and businesses. On Tuesday, Feb. 15, the Board of Legislators’ Committee on Energy, Environment and Climate grilled representatives of Con Edison and New York State Electric […]

News

Hochul lifts state mask mandate

Mask mandates in public schools across New York will be lifted this Wednesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Sunday — and she feels “confident” Big Apple Mayor Eric Adams will follow suit but said it’s ultimately up to him. Speaking from Albany, Hochul said local governments would now be empowered to […]

Community Lead Stories

County Launches 1000 entrepreneur program

The Westchester County Office of Economic Development announced Launch1000—an innovative, fully remote, self-paced program designed to turn concepts and ideas into business plans and startups—will return in 2022. New to the program this year is the addition of a dual language cohort (English/Spanish) with a minimum of 100 seats available. […]

Lead Stories Sports

Huguenots earn first-round win

New Rochelle may have ended the regular season on a sour note, dropping a nail-biter to league foe Mamaroneck on Feb. 14, but at least they came into the Class AA playoff tournament with a chance for redemption. Drawing the No. 8-seeded Tigers as their first round opponent, the No. […]