Mount Vernon, NY
Politics
After Weeks Of Consternation, Mount Vernon City Council Approves 2019 Budget After Weeks Of Consternation, Mount Vernon City Council Approves 2019 Budget
After Weeks Of Consternation, Mount Vernon City Council Approves 2019 Budget Weeks after a spending plan is traditionally approved, the Mount Vernon City Council has passed a $112 million budget for 2019 that represents a rise in city taxes of nearly 2 percent. With a 4 to 1 vote, the City Council approved the budget, which will see the average taxpayer spending approximately $77 more this year. The passage comes after weeks of contention between Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas, Comptroller Deborah and the City Council over the city’s finances. According to a lohud report, Councilwoman Janice Duarte was the one to vote against the budget, calling it “fundamentally…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfield, CT
Lifestyle
New Cars Lose $3,000 Annually From This Single Expense, AAA Says New Cars Lose $3,000 Annually From This Single Expense, AAA Says
New Cars Lose $3,000 Annually From This Single Expense, AAA Says When purchasing a new car, one considers many things: is it reliable? How is the gas mileage? How much does it cost? What will the upkeep be? However, many would-be car buyers are failing to factor in the larges expense associated with purchasing a new ride: depreciation, according to AAA. AAA’s “Your Driving Costs” study found that the largest expense associated with purchasing a new vehicle is depreciation, which accounts for nearly 40 percent of the cost of owning a new car - more than $3,000 a year - and is influenced by a number of factors. “New vehicles offer the latest designs, cutt…

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by Zak Failla
White Plains, NY
Business
Westchester Sees Fourth Straight Quarterly Decline In Home Sales Westchester Sees Fourth Straight Quarterly Decline In Home Sales
Westchester Sees Fourth Straight Quarterly Decline In Home Sales Westchester residents, many trying to avoid the hefty tax bill that 2018 promises, are finding themselves in an unforgiving buyers’ market, according to this report by TheRealDeal.com. Daily Voice recently detailed the plummeting price phenomenon in this report.  It marks the fourth consecutive quarterly decline in Westchester’s home sales. Prices in Westchester fell 18 percent in the second quarter of 2018, with homes asking between $1.5 million to $3 million faring the worst, according to Bloomberg and this Crain's New York Op-Ed piece. In Scarsdale alone, prices dipped 5 percent in the …

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by Jon Craig
Paterson, NJ
Obituaries
Wayne Native Paul Bijelonic 'Kind, Honorable' Dies Suddenly Wayne Native Paul Bijelonic 'Kind, Honorable' Dies Suddenly
Wayne Native Paul Bijelonic 'Kind, Honorable' Dies Suddenly Kind. Honorable. Caring. This is how Wayne and Paterson native Pavle "Paul" Bijelonic was remembered by his loved ones. He died suddenly July 9 in North Palm Beach, Fla., at 46 years old. Paul was born and raised in Paterson and was one of three sons to Novak and Milenka Bijelonic. He spent his formative years with his family in Paterson, then as a teenager, his family moved to Wayne in 1986.  Paul graduated with the DePaul High School Class of 1990 and immediately began school the following semester at Pace University in Pleasantville, N.Y. There, he earned his bachelor’s and g…

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by Cecilia Levine
Fairfield, CT
Obituaries
Popular Fairfield County HS Football, Lacrosse Coach Dies At 52 Popular Fairfield County HS Football, Lacrosse Coach Dies At 52
Popular Fairfield County HS Football, Lacrosse Coach Dies At 52 A popular area high school football and lacrosse coach and former Division I college standout died of a heart attack at his home Saturday afternoon. Jason Cooper, wide receivers coach at New Canaan High School, was 52. Cooper was a captain of Duke’s football team in 1987. For the past four years, Cooper served as an assistant coach for both the football and girls lacrosse programs at his alma mater, New Canaan High School. Prior to returning to his hometown, he worked in the finance field in Chicago. A tight end and defensive end, he was an All-FCIAC and All-State selection and team capta…

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by Joe Lombardi
White Plains, NY
Schools
Stepinac Welcomes 33 Into Honor Society Stepinac Welcomes 33 Into Honor Society
Stepinac Welcomes 33 Into Honor Society Archbishop Stepinac High School has inducted 33 high achieving students into the Honors Academy. It's the first-of-its-kind, small personalized learning program in the region, officials at the private school in White Plains said.i Starting in September, the group of sophomore-year students will pursue advanced studies in either engineering, health sciences, finance or law. Launched three years ago, Stepinac’s Honors Academy has captured headlines, most recently for the inaugural group’s Symposium last May on the unresolved Flint, Michigan, contaminated drinking water crisis. To qualify for…

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by Jon Craig
White Plains, NY
Business
Wall Street Asset Manager Leaving NYC, Moving Over 1K Jobs Out Of State Wall Street Asset Manager Leaving NYC, Moving Over 1K Jobs Out Of State
Wall Street Asset Manager Leaving NYC, Moving Over 1K Jobs Out Of State A prominent Wall Street money manager is trading Broadway shows for country music. Asset manager AllianceBernstein is leaving to New York and heading to Nashville, according to multiple reports, taking its corporate headquarters, and an estimated 1,050 jobs, starting later this year. In a filing on Wednesday, AllianceBernstein said that it chose Music City following “a months-long search that evaluated cities on attributes including housing, cost of living, education and weather.” Some of the company’s divisions will stay in New York, such as portfolio managers and private wealth managers.…

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by Zak Failla
White Plains, NY
Politics
No More 'Sweep It Under Rug Economics' Says Latimer In State Of County No More 'Sweep It Under Rug Economics' Says Latimer In State Of County
No More 'Sweep It Under Rug Economics' Says Latimer In State Of County “What I am here to deliver tonight is news that it is a new day in Westchester County. A day of new opportunity, a day of new ideas and approaches and a day of new growth. And friends - the State of our County is moving forward," Westchester County Executive George Latimer said in his first State of the County address.  Latimer, a Democrat from Rye, spoke to a capacity crowd on Monday, April 16 in the Legislative Chambers of the Board of Legislators in White Plains. His speech included various initiatives that Latimer and his staff are working on, including: -- Westchester County’s jo…

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by Jon Craig
Rivertowns, NY
Politics
Cost Of New Tappan Zee Bridge May Be $1 Billion Over Budget, Report Says Cost Of New Tappan Zee Bridge May Be $1 Billion Over Budget, Report Says
Cost Of New Tappan Zee Bridge May Be $1 Billion Over Budget, Report Says The new Tappan Zee Bridge may come in at a final cost of more than $4 billion dollars, nearly $1 billion above the base contract, according to a recently released Politico report. Contractors may be seeking upwards of $900 million in claims against the Thruway Authority, according to the report, on top of the $3.142 billion base contract, which exceeds the $548 million that had originally been budgeted for contingencies, though that number is reportedly expected to shrink. If the additional $900 million is needed, it would push the total bill for the new Tappan Zee Bridge over $4 billion, a…

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by Zak Failla
Greenwich, CT
Business
Family Centers In Greenwich Names New Canaan Woman CFO Family Centers In Greenwich Names New Canaan Woman CFO
Family Centers In Greenwich Names New Canaan Woman CFO Family Centers in Greenwich recently announced the appointment of Stephanie Johnson to Chief Financial Officer. In her new role, Johnson will manage all finance and accounting aspects of Family Centers’ operation while upholding the organization’s commitment to fiscal responsibility. She succeeds outgoing CFO Piera Iori, who retired in January after 40 years of service. Prior to joining Family Centers, Johnson held executive-level finance positions at a variety of public companies and venture capital-backed firms. Most recently, she managed finance and human resources for Norwalk-based text…

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by Kathy Reakes
Stony Point, NY
Business
Rockland County Bond Ratings Earn Top 'A' Status From Standard & Poor's Rockland County Bond Ratings Earn Top 'A' Status From Standard & Poor's
Rockland County Bond Ratings Earn Top 'A' Status From Standard & Poor's Rockland County Executive Ed Day announced that Standard and Poor’s rated Rockland's bonds in the A category, a clear sign that fiscal policies he put into place are paying off for taxpayers.  The A- rating by Standard and Poor’s is the county's sixth consecutive bond upgrade since 2014, when Rockland's bonds were rated just above junk and the county had a $138 million deficit. “I vowed I would restore this county to a position of fiscal responsibility and strength – that I would right our financial ship. I have kept that promise,” Day said. “This upgrade means that we can borrow money as w…

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by Jon Craig