COMMUNITY NEWS
R.T. tax receiver resigns from elected position
On Tuesday, Sept. 17, Rye Town Receiver of Taxes Nick Mecca submitted his notice of resignation. Since 2005, his service has taken form as the tax receiver. Elected for a fifth four-year term in the November 2023 election, his time in office isn’t slated to end until the end of …
Half of PCFD officers, chiefs are inadequately trained
A July 29 Notice of Violation from the Public Employee Safety and Health (PESH) Bureau of the State Department of Labor, which the Westmore News received through a Freedom of Information Law request, cited the fire department with a “serious” infraction related to training. As of May 8, “the employer …
New Rye Brook cop tackles policework and fatherhood
Though he may be the newest police officer in Rye Brook, Darren Sukennikoff is no rookie. Before committing to lending his services to the Village, he worked with the New York City Police Department for eight and a half years.
Girl Scouts push for growth
Every year, the Port Chester/Rye Brook Girl Scouts celebrate the members moving up through the ranks, those who receive awards and the rededication of troops as their members become older at the start of the new Girl Scout year. On top of commemorating the achievements of the girls who spent …
Finding forever homes for county’s furry friends
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, Eileen Gallagher, the animal care and foster coordinator for SPCA Westchester, saw a stark decrease in animal adoptions. So, it was a pleasant surprise to her that after the Family Fun & Pet Extravaganza on Saturday, Sept. 7 at the Abendroth Dog Park, most of the …
Learning a community, one letter at a time
After four decades—the first three of which were spent serving Port Chester and Rye Brook—Toni Sacco retired from the U.S. Postal Service at the end of August. She spent a career as an often-uncelebrated fabric of society, a lifeline many don’t realize is there. She learned what it means to …
New deputy village attorney is making an impact in P.C.
Calli Jones, Port Chester’s first deputy village attorney, is taking her job seriously and getting results. Among other legal functions, she is the village’s in-house code enforcement prosecutor. And her office is on the second floor at Village Hall in the Code Enforcement Department.
Peace torch blazes through P.C.
Less than a week after the Olympic flame was extinguished in Paris, another torch made its way through Port Chester—one carried by runners of the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run.
Port Chester board challenges Rye Town budget, tax spikes
Last month, the Port Chester Board of Trustees got the cold shoulder. Mayor Luis Marino, on behalf of the board, formally invited Rye Town Supervisor Gary Zuckerman as well as his administration’s comptroller to attend the Village trustees’ Aug. 5 meeting to “participate in a discussion” regarding the Town’s budget …
It’s time to play ball at Crawford Park
For the first time in 50 years, Crawford Park’s athletic fields are looking brand new.
Photographer captures monk parakeets in P.C.
Embellished with vivid shades of lime green, monk parakeets, in flourishing summer months, can easily go unseen. But when spotted, it’s hard not to appreciate their presence.
Lifelong Port Chester resident celebrates 100th birthday
As Catherine Morlino looked back on her life, she could hardly believe how much time had passed. “It feels like 100 years just happened,” she said. “I didn’t feel it happen, but it did.”
PCFD battles battery blaze
The Port Chester Fire Department had an eventful morning on Wednesday, Aug. 21.
Code enforcement dissected by an expert
Code enforcement—a topic important to every community, not just Port Chester.
