When Westchester County Executive George Latimer announced the launch of the Department of Environmental Facility’s new Residential Food Scrap Transportation and Disposal, RFSTAD, program, he emphasized that one of the goals was to design a program that would make sense, both environmentally and financially, for municipalities that were not already […]
Author: Jim Scova
Updated NY COVID numbers
NewYork update on the numbers: Total COVID hospitalizations are at 7,342. Of the 285,499 tests reported yesterday, 10,099 were positive (3.54% of total).
Latimer announces upgrades at county airport
When Westchester County Executive George Latimer took office in 2018, he pledged to find solutions to some of the most pressing challenges at the Westchester County Airport. To that end, Latimer announced that the upgrading of all the permanent airport noise monitors has been completed and integrated with the complaint […]
Rye Neck Middle School student writes short play on pandemic
As Rye Neck Middle School eighth grader Ella Grann sat in her school’s Performing Arts Center, she diligently took notes as a group of high school students recited lines from her original play. Grann, who wrote the short play during lockdown last spring, said she was inspired to reflect on […]
Applications being accepted for seasonal park rangers
The Westchester County Department of Public Safety is accepting applications for seasonal park rangers to patrol county parks this summer. Applications are due by Feb. 19 and are available online at the Department of Public Safety’s web pages at http://publicsafety.westchestergov.com. Uniformed park rangers work under the supervision of county police […]