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Mayor Bramson: New Rochelle is open for business

New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson spoke with optimism and confidence on the city’s future during his State of the City address earlier this month, with focus on the downtown development plan and pledging to focus on the city as a whole. “The state of our city is strong,” said Bramson, […]

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Yandrasevich pleads guilty

[dropcap]S[/dropcap]cott Yandrasevich, the former general manager of the Rye Golf Club, pleaded guilty in White Plains court on Nov. 6 to grand larceny and falsifying records; he will now serve one year in Westchester County jail. Yandrasevich, 50, accepted the plea deal just days before he was set to stand trial […]

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Former city manager resurfaces in New Rochelle

[dropcap]S[/dropcap]cott Pickup is back to work, and it’s just down the Boston Post Road.  Pickup, Rye’s former city manager, was recently hired as the deputy commissioner in charge of operations for the City of New Rochelle’s Department of Public Works. He had been seeking employment ever since leaving his Rye […]

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Social media use grows during Sandy crisis

[dropcap]H[/dropcap]urricane Sandy left an unprece­dented mark on the region, but it also sparked a social media storm. Last month’s hurricane brought unforeseen destruction in Westchester and power outages, but also raised the bar of platforms like Facebook and Twitter, which were shown to be effective–particularly via smart phones–communication tools during […]

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A city’s underage drinking oasis, dried up

[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n the not-so-distant past, the so-called “Strip” of New Rochelle’s North Avenue was populated by numerous watering holes known to attract hordes of underage drinkers from around Westchester County. It wasn’t all together uncommon for teenagers to get into one of the bars with forged identification or in some cases, […]