Westchester County Executive George Latimer is pleased to announce that the county has hired Lydia de Castro to lead the Forensics Division at the epartment of Labs & Research. “Lydia brings a wealth of experience to our Labs & Research team,” Latimer said. “Her expertise in the field, and extensive […]
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Latimer participates in Opportunity Zone roundtable
Westchester County Executive George Latimer participated in a roundtable discussion on opportunity zones in the county. The Opportunity Zones Program is a bipartisan measure of the tax reform bill passed in 2017. Opportunity zones can provide investment capital to municipalities to spur economic development by attracting new investors to distressed […]
Playland reopens for first time since 2019
After being closed to the public for the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Playland Park in Rye officially reopened for the 2021 season on Saturday, June 26. Patrons are welcomed back for rides, entertainment, food and fun from Opening Day through Labor Day; Wednesday through Sunday, and Mondays […]
Latimer swears in 41 new correction officers
After completing a rigorous 10-week academy, 41 new correction officers took their oaths of office today and embarked on careers at the Westchester County Department of Correction (WCDOC). Also completing the WCDOC academy training curriculum were two Yonkers detention officers who participated as part of a shared services arrangement with […]
First Westchester charter school approved by state
On June 15, Charter Schools Committee of the Board of Trustees of the State University of New York approved Intellectus Preparatory Charter School, Intellectus Prep, to open August 2022 at the June 15 SUNY Board of Trustees’ Charter Schools Committee Meeting. This action is unprecedented as Intellectus Prep is the […]