OPINION
Letter: Grateful for support and kindness
I felt compelled to write this letter. I am speechless at the overwhelming outpouring of support and love bestowed upon me and my children following the passing of their dad and my husband, Joe.
Letter: Peter Larr Student Civic Achievement Award open for submissions to the local LWV
The League of Women Voters of Rye, Rye Brook and Port Chester (the “LWV”) will once again be awarding the Peter Larr Student Civic Achievement Award to a junior who lives in and attends high school in the City of Rye (including Holy Child), Villages of Rye Brook and Port …
Letter: Juliana Alzate says thanks
Thank you to everyone in the community for electing me to serve on the Board of Trustees of the Village of Port Chester. I would also like to thank the Republican Party for giving me the opportunity and trusting me to run for the position.
Letter: DeVita says running for trustee was a wonderful experience
I want to thank the Village Port Chester for the opportunity to run for the Board of Trustees, and while I did not win one of the six seats, it was a wonderful learning experience for me. While I understand issues facing the village, I was able to get a …
Dick Hubert’s Worldview:Trying to relax in the Jamaican sun and failing miserably in the process
It’s been two years since COVID shut down the world we knew, and only since Feb. 24, when Russia invaded Ukraine, that we started staring at the potential for World War III.
From Our Editor: Our six picks for Port Chester trustee
How much the Village of Port Chester has changed in three years since the last trustee election. At a referendum in October 2018, just in time for the March 2019 election, voters had approved cumulative voting as the village’s system of electing trustees going forward following the expiration of a …
Letter: It’s actually 3,374 units
Tom Ceruzzi wrote a letter to the editor entitled, “Too Many PILOTs” in the Mar. 4 edition. Mr. Ceruzzi was talking about how unsustainable it is for the Village of Port Chester to add all of this development and give all the developments tax abatements.
Letter: BOT: Just say no to the fake Historic Preservation Commission
The latest effort of the Village leadership to turn its back on Port Chester’s vibrant history is to create a toothless Historic Preservation Commission (Local Law I-07) that mocks the long overdue need for genuine historic preservation protections for downtown Port Chester.
Letter: Committed to Port Chester
My name is Nick Williams, and I am the principal at St. Katherine Group, Port Chester. I am writing in response to the many letters published in the Westmore News referencing our “Development Fact Sheet” insert, which was enclosed in your paper about a month ago. Thank you for all …
Letter: Outsiders are not investing in Port Chester
How many times have we read a magazine article or heard an infomercial about making big money in real estate? Your ears pick up and the first thing you are told is “never use your own money.” So it is laughable to think that people are “investing” in downtown Port …
Letter: Help Ukraine
For the last several days every morning I am waking up, hoping that night horror about my beautiful Motherland Ukraine being attacked by Russian fascists would cease. But it does not go away. My nephews are still spending nights in shelters. My best friend’s father, a retired surgeon, carries his …
