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BREAKING NEWS: Judge halts Port Chester trustee election

By Jananne Abel

In a bench decision that took the judge an hour and 15 minutes to read, he postponed the Mar. 20 Port Chester village election for two trustees Friday afternoon, Mar. 2. U.S. District Judge Stephen C. Robinson did not postpone the election for mayor but left it up to the village to decide whether it will go...

Pace report: P.C. library services a bargain

By Jananne Abel

The Rye Brook Board of Trustees heard highlights of a report it had commissioned on library options and alternatives Tuesday night, two weeks after the mayor said in his state of the village report that the village might enter into a long-term agreement directly with the Port Chester Public Library which would include changing its name.

After having read a...

B.B. supt's budget includes funding for Mandarin Chinese

Tax rate would drop slightly under proposed spending plan

By Jeff Benzak

Superintendent Dr. Ronald Valenti proposed a $36.1 million 2007-8 budget to the Blind Brook school board Monday night, saying the district is committed to offering quality education to its students while simultaneously ensuring local residents get good value for their taxpayer dollar.

"We are a high-performing school community, committed to...

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First P.C. school budget draft calls for 7% tax rate increase

By Jeff Benzak

The $65 million 2007-8 Port Chester school budget that is currently being proposed by Superintendent Dr. Donald Carlisle represents a roughly 10...

Voting rights lawyers sum up their cases

By Jananne Abel

The judge is expected to have arrived at a written decision about whether or not the Mar. 20 Port Chester village election...

How will P.C. proceed?

Cost will be a consideration 

By Jananne Abel

So far only hearings on whether or not the Mar. 20 village election will be postponed have occurred...

Topical one-woman play highlights eating disorders

By Jeff Benzak

Cathy Wilke stood on the Blind Brook High School auditorium stage Tuesday morning obsessing about her weight. She tried to wiggle into...

It took a global village to raise this Harvard grad

By Jeff Benzak

Carlos Zepeda is a citizen of the world. Raised in Port Chester, the young man with a Harvard degree has spent most of...



BREAKING NEWS: Federal judge's decision

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 06 Civ. 15173 (SCR)
Plaintiff, BENCH DECISION
-against- **NOT...

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