White Plains, NY, October 18, 2010 — The Westchester County District Attorney’s office is working closely with the Mount Pleasant Police Department and the New York State Police to determine the circumstances that led to the death of Danroy Henry outside of Finnegan’s Grill in the Town of Mount Pleasant during the early morning hours of October 17, 2010.
Current Commentary: Burying A Big-Ticket Tunnel BY Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
Big civil engineering projects, like big military weapons systems, are notoriously hard to kill, even when their costs spiral to levels that eclipse their expected benefits. But you can’t blame a guy for trying, right? The Access to the Region’s Core (ARC) tunnel would have stretched under the Hudson River, carrying rail commuters from New Jersey to midtown Manhattan. It …
Current Commentary: Calling For Common Sense On Cell Phone Taxes BY Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
We have more than 20 employees here at Palisades Hudson, each of whom has a telephone on his or her desk and a life outside the office. If someone makes a personal phone call to check on the kids or to find out what to bring home for dinner, I don’t care. Neither does the Internal Revenue Service. Even though …
The Westchester Guardian – September 30, 2010 Edition
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WCBoL Vice-Chairman Williams Proposes Long-Term Policies to Reduce Joblessness
White Plains, NY, August 25, 2010 — The July 2010 unemployment rate of 7 percent in Westchester County has fallen from its peak in February 2010 to 7.8 percent. However, the unemployment rate in some communities in the County is much higher. According to statistics from the New York State Department of Labor, the July 2010 unemployment figures for Mount …
Current Commentary: Outflanking Mastercard And Visa BY Larry M. Elkin
Scarsdale, NY, August 11, 2010 — In business, as in war, it seldom pays to attack a powerful and well-entrenched adversary head-on. A successful assault is more likely to come from an unexpected, and less well-defended, direction, or from a source that is not perceived as a threat until too late.
Denmark: Prosecution of Free Speech Advocate May Prompt Changes to Racism Laws BY Nathaniel Sugarman
Published August 6, 2010 with permission from The Legal Project Note: Danish URLs can be viewed in English using Google translate. On August 4, 2010, the Public Prosecutor for Copenhagen charged International Free Press Society (IFPS) president Lars Hedegaard with racism. The IFPS describes itself as an organization "exclusively devoted to defending the right of free expression."
Westchester County District Attorney’s Office Releases 2009 Annual Report
WHITE PLAINS, NY, July 27, 2010 — Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore has today released the 2009 Annual Report of the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office. The 45 page report outlines the accomplishments and initiatives of the District Attorney’s office in 2009, along with setting goals for 2010 and looking forward to expanding upon the programs that have been …
Housing for Dummies BY I.M. COB
It has been over a year since the good people of Westchester first heard the statement “I signed whatever I had to in order to get money from HUD”. With that one single statement, Andy Spano lost his bid for a fourth term as Westchester County Executive. Mind you, skyrocketing taxes, high profile Legend seats at Yankee Stadium, grocery cart …
BREAKING NEWS EXCLUSIVE: Westchester Medical Center Begins Staff Layoffs BY I.M. COB
Image via Wikipedia WHITE PLAINS, NY, July 15, 2010 –The Westchester Medical Center has just today begun to lay off staff members. As of 2:00 o’clock this afternoon, employees were notified that cuts were made immediately. Staff had originally thought that the only cuts would be in Ward 29 which was scheduled to shut down after County Executive Rob Astorino …