OPINION
Letter: Faulting Westmore News reporting on Westchester County Airport story
I recently moved to Port Chester and have naturally taken an interest in local events. I joined a few local Facebook groups, the area’s Nextdoor page, and subscribed to this paper. I have come to expect unedited social media groups to contain a blend of community activism and useful information …
Letter: Dick Hubert should treat Rep. Mondaire Jones with respect
Columnist Dick Hubert's latest attack on U.S. Representative Mondaire Jones has inspired me to respond.
Letter: Praise for R.B. Senior Center staff
I should have done this a long time ago. I need to call out the entire staff at the Rye Brook Senior Center by name. They all do a great job truly caring for all who come.
Letter: High-rise building on King St. unsuited for residential area
I am writing to decline the proposed TC NE Metro Development Inc./Trammell Crow Company’s 12-story (formerly 14 stories) multi-family building on a steep incline at 208-216 King St. Port Chester is a village of 2.40 square miles with a diverse population of 29,163 (est. 2019). It offers diverse shopping from …
Letter: Village services: Gratitude today— improvements for tomorrow
We really appreciate the reliable, professional, and courteous service provided by the Village services we have interacted with since moving to Port Chester four years ago.
Letter: Why was mold at PCMS not found earlier and removed?
A recent headline in this paper read "Mold found in PCMS classrooms to cost district $1.6M to resolve.” I almost fell down when I read it. Do we not have a superintendent of buildings and grounds who has a staff under him to take care of these types of problems? …
Dick Hubert's Worldview: Congressman Mondaire Jones maintains silence about the debacle in Afghanistan; I am crushed
Freshman Democratic Congressman Mondaire Jones (D, NY 17) held a telephone Town Hall last Thursday, and I wound up as the proverbial skunk at the garden party.
Letter: Building after building in Port Chester must stop
I can’t believe that the Board of Trustees is allowing these huge buildings to be built in Port Chester—a huge 12-story building at the bottom of King Street, Tarry Lighthouse, The Mariner, The Castle and the two buildings being built in the square. A lot of these buildings are taking …
Letter: Reject the 12-story building proposed for 208-216 King St.
We are sending this in response to TC NE Metro Development Inc./Trammell Crow Company’s proposed 12-story multi-family building at 208-216 King St. in Port Chester. We have lived in the Village for over 36 years and are proud to call Port Chester our home.
Letter: Port Chester taxpayers deserve better
Port Chester taxpayers need to unite around a fact-based conversation. Like any family facing a difficult financial future, the worst thing you can do is stick your head in the sand and pretend the mounting financial burden does not exist.
Letter: Highest standards should be applied in remediation and demolition at hospital site
The state’s Department of Environmental Conservation is monitoring the condition of the old United Hospital site at 406 Boston Post Rd. (designated as Case # C360202). Core samples taken in 2018, 2019 and 2020 detected mercury, arsenic and lead in the soil along with other toxic organic compounds.
Dick Hubert’s Worldview: Coming face to face with global climate change in the American West and feeling helpless
Climate change fears in Rye Brook and Port Chester may be confined to rising sea levels and the potential for a fearsome hurricane season. Let alone reports of the Gulf Stream being disrupted by climate change, a disruption that could affect our weather, fish stocks, and more.
From the Editor: Recycling tips
For months I have been questioning myself whenever I put plastic containers into our red recycling bucket at home and at the office for collection. What numbers are actually recycled? Are the others just removed from the recycling stream and thrown away?
Letter: Reconvening Taxpayers Alliance Group will urge school board to remember taxpayers
There are many residents who are not on Facebook, and that is the reason for this letter. A friend shared a post from Bob Johnson regarding the Taxpayers Alliance Group. We the undersigned, former TAG members, would like to set the record straight.
