Blind Brook’s draft school budget stays under tax cap
Blind Brook schools chief William Stark tonight outlined a $40 million draft budget for the 2012-13 school year that stays within the statewide tax cap and avoids any major cuts. The plan raises the...
View ArticleRye Brook sprouts a new farmers market on Saturday
Rye Brook is starting up a farmer’s market of its own this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., adding to the growing market map in the area. The plan is to begin with indoor markets twice a month at the...
View ArticleRye Town updates property assessments, explains grievance process
Property owners in the Town of Rye – Port Chester, Rye Brook and part of Mamaroneck – are receiving updated assessments that will become the basis for property taxes this year. The assessments...
View ArticleSchool candidates to meet in forums Tuesday night in Port Chester, Rye and...
The League of Women Voters is holding three school candidate forums Tuesday night, May 1, for the Port Chester, Rye and Blind Brook districts. The Port Chester forum, with incumbents Jim Dreves and...
View ArticleSchool budgets pass easily; Port Chester’s Lopez loses board seat
School budgets, nearly all complying with the state tax cap, passed by large margins today in Westchester County. Results from across the region are tallied on this page. One noteworthy result is in...
View Article‘Sleep-out’ returns to Blind Brook fields to highlight homelessness
The annual “sleep-out” fund-raiser and rally for the homeless is back again this weekend as volunteers gather at the Blind Brook athletic fields and, if they choose, stay there overnight. The keynote...
View ArticleTo update assessments, Rye Town inspectors will visit homes in Port Chester,...
Homes in parts of Port Chester, Rye Brook and Mamaroneck will be visited over the next two months by inspectors who are updating assessment data for the Town of Rye. The town-wide inspection effort,...
View ArticleBlind Brook to restart school Monday; Port Chester to open with 2-hour delay
Blind Brook is planning to reopen the schools Monday at the usual time “barring unforeseen circumstances,” and Port Chester will reopen Monday on a two-hour delay. Rye is hoping to reopen also, though...
View Article‘Fun Bus’ being deployed to Rye Brook Tuesday on Sandy relief mission
The “Fun Bus” is being deployed to Rye Brook on Tuesday to collect supplies for people affected by Superstorm Sandy along the New Jersey shore. The fitness-promotion vehicle will be at the Bruno M....
View ArticleBlind Brook PTA to raise money with Springsteen tribute band
Bruce fan alert: The Blind Brook PTA will raise money with a concert Thursday, Jan. 31, by the Bruce Springsteen tribute band Tramps Like Us. The event, at $25 a ticket, starts at 7:30 p.m. in the...
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