NEW ROCHELLE, NY (May 22, 2025) — The New Rochelle school board election on May 20, 2025, has emerged as a flashpoint in the ongoing “civil war” within the national Democratic Party, pitting its progressive wing against centrist Democrats and exposing racial tensions between Black and Jewish voters. The race, shaped
DUBLIN, IRELAND (May 21, 2025) — Earlier this month I reported on RFP #5790 under which the City of New Rochelle is accepting bids for the Quaker Ridge Road Concrete Pavement Rehabilitation Project to repair deteriorating concrete pavement between Van Meter Fens and Weaver Street, under DPW Project #25-037. This came
DUBLIN, IRELAND (May 19, 2025) — Some stories get sidelined not for lack of importance, but because the material feels overwhelming. That’s what happened with my coverage of New York State’s Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) reform, a story sparked by the Kamal Flowers case and finalized when Gov.
DUBLIN, IRELAND (May 18, 2025) — Last week, I posted a picture of myself in my driving instructor’s car after finishing my six required driving lessons. This allowed me to log into Ireland’s National Driver Licence Service (NDLS) and book a driving test at the testing center closest to
DUBLIN, IRELAND (May 18, 2025) — The appeal in Michael Vaccaro’s gripping legal battle to overturn his termination by the New Rochelle Police Department has reached a critical juncture: with the final brief filed on May 8, 2025, all submissions are now in the hands of the Appellate Division, Second
NEW ROCHELLE, NY (May 14, 2025) — The City of New Rochelle heard last week from the Energy Justice Law and Policy Center to present air quality study results on May 6, 2025, highlighting the need for solutions to health issues caused by poor air quality in disadvantaged communities, particularly near
This article is for premium subscribers. I wrote it assuming you’ve read the related articles mentioned below. If you haven’t, it might not make full sense without that context. Over the past year, I have been hearing from readers, or from gossip around City Hall, or on social
DUBLIN, IRELAND (May 11, 2025) — I have waited patiently to respond to the efforts by New Rochelle City officials to suppress my reporting — and to file a notice of copyright infringement against their lawyer. Saturday, May 10 was the 6-month anniversary of the City Council approving a recommendation by the
NEW ROCHELLE, NY (May 10, 2025) — Six months ago today, on December 10, 2024, the New Rochelle City Council acted on a recommendation from City Manager Wilfredo Melendez, based on a self-serving, illegal memo written by Corporation Counsel Dawn Warren, to approve an unlimited budget to investigate me and fund
Words in Edgewise is operated from Ireland by Robert Cox, but the content on the site primarily focuses on reporting in the United States and is intended for a U.S.-based audience. DUBLIN, IRELAND (May 10, 2025) — I was recently made aware that I failed to update my terms
NEW ROCHELLE, NY (May 9, 2025) —When Mayor Yadira Ramos delivered her second annual State of the City Address at New Roc City on Thursday, May 8, she announced a new mobile app that will let residents report non-emergency issues like potholes and graffiti by snapping a photo and geolocating
DUBLIN, IRELAND (May 9, 2025) — I asked GrokAI to analyze the State of the City address by New Rochelle Mayor Yadira Ramos on May 8, 2025 and determine the prioritization of topics based on word count. Grok categorized the speech into key topics and calculated the word count for each.