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Somers High School Mock Trial Team Makes a Case for Preparation
SOMERS, N.Y. - The Somers High School Mock Trial team recently competed in the Westchester County Bar Association (WCBA) Mock Trial Competition against schools throughout the county. The students worked hard all year, holding weekly meetings since September. Together they learn courtroom procedures including how to speak with the judge, how to present things into evidence, and how to impeach a witness. They also study legal terms, objections likely to be seen in a trial, and even what to wear to court.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER “There is a lot of work that...
Biden to make stops in Syracuse, Westchester County Thursday. Why he is visiting NY
President Biden is set to make several stops across New York Thursday as he promotes federal funding for key economic priorities and rubs shoulders with prospective donors. Biden will visit Syracuse to promote a preliminary agreement to provide a $6.1 billion federal cash infusion for Micron chip manufacturing plants in New York and Idaho. Micron in 2022 pledged to invest up to $100 billion in the Syracuse-area project, hailed as one of the largest memory chip...
This Westchester County home gets a warm makeover with beautiful neutrals
Becca Interiors was responsible for completely transforming a home into a relaxed living environment for a family of five, located in Larchmont, a village located within the Town of Mamaroneck in Westchester County, New York. Working closely with the owner’s vision, the designer brightened and renovated the entire home by reworking the finishes throughout.
Proposal for Putnam County lithium-ion battery storage station raises concerns in Westchester
A proposal to construct a lithium-ion battery storage station in Putnam County is causing concern among residents in Westchester County. The proposed site for this storage system, located in a wooded area in Mahopac, backs right up to dozens of homes in Somers. East Point Energy, a green energy supplier,...
Westchester DA probes once thriving Yonkers nonprofit now buried in debt. What happened?
It has been a pillar of Yonkers for a century, a busy hub of community programs praised and funded not long ago for its mentoring work with young men of color by former President Barack Obama's foundation. The nonprofit Nepperhan Community Center was thriving then, employing more than 100 people at its peak and offering a large slate of services for everyone from young kids to seniors, supported by $4 million a year in state and federal...
Rob Scott's petitions, Mondaire Jones' fundraising haul, and 4/20 in Mount Vernon
When I stopped by PK Blendz Juice Bar last July in Peekskill to visit with Common Councilman Rob Scott, I inquired about his nominating petitions for Westchester County Board of Legislators. How could the names of three dead men appear on his petitions? What about the names of several Peekskill Democrats who said...
NY town fights legal battle to block migrant kids from moving into childcare center
A Westchester County town is mired in a legal dispute with a suburban childcare center to keep migrant kids from moving into the facility. Officials in Mount Pleasant countersued the Jewish Child Care Association to keep the agency from housing asylum-seeking children at the Pleasantville Cottage School, a local residential treatment center for kids with a history of controversy. The first salvo in the courtroom battle was fired by JCCA on April 4, suing the town and Supervisor Carl Fulgenzi after the politician declared an emergency order to keep migrants out of the town — saying the move violates the agency’s constitutional...
Wagstaff beats challenge to petitions, set for Democratic primary for Westchester DA
William O. Wagstaff III, the civil rights and municipal lawyer seeking the Democratic nomination for Westchester County district attorney, on Wednesday survived an attempt to have his nominating petitions invalidated for fraud. Following a three-day bench trial in White Plains, State Supreme Court Justice Paul Marx ruled that Wagstaff had properly witnessed the signatures of four voters that were obtained at a Mount Vernon birthday party in March. ...
Peekskill New York Cab Driver’s Scandalous Sexual Conduct Sentence
A former Peekskill, New York cab driver will serve a lengthy sentence, followed by an even longer post-release supervision term following sexual activity with a child for nearly one year. Sentencing of Peekskill Man For Sexual Conduct With A Minor. Following a Westchester County jury's conviction of a local man...
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