DUBLIN, IRELAND (July 4, 2026) — My female family members were proud members of the DAR — Daughters of the American Revolution. They put considerable effort into documenting the family genealogy. When my grandfather Robert Nelson Cox died, his wife — my grandmother Dorothy Cox — bequeathed a trove of genealogy records to me
This briefing draws from reporting at Talk of the Sound, analysis and commentary published in Words in Edgewise, and selected regional coverage for the week ending: 28 June, 2026 A Note from the Publisher The 2nd Court of Appeals handed down a highly significant opinion in a case that no
NEW ROCHELLE, NY (June 24, 2026) — Whether intentionally or through incompetence, the New Rochelle Citizens Complaint Review Board is an elaborate Rube Goldberg contraption designed for a single outcome — failure. The CCRB will never function because it is constrained in a way that makes it impossible for it to function.
This briefing draws from reporting at Talk of the Sound, analysis and commentary published in Words in Edgewise, and selected regional coverage for the week ending June 21, 2026. A Note from the Publisher I spent most of the past week with my wife in Belgium, then Friday night we
This briefing draws from reporting at Talk of the Sound, analysis and commentary published in Words in Edgewise, and selected regional coverage for the week ending June 14, 2026 A Note from the Publisher A New Rochelle developer whose projects pre-date the 2015 DOZ, wrote an op-ed for
The exemptions built into the CCRB ordinance guarantee the board is excluded from every serious police misconduct case during the period when the community most needs answers — and state law ensures that will be true for every future officer-involved death as well NEW ROCHELLE, NY (June 14, 2026) — New
by Anthony Hammel NEW ROCHELLE, NY (June 12, 2026) — Governor Kathy Hochul's "Let Them Build" agenda makes for a compelling headline. Who wouldn't support cutting red tape, building more housing, and lowering costs? At first glance, the proposal suggests that bureaucracy is the primary
Division of Investigations investigations@osc.ny.gov Re: City of New Rochelle — Formal Complaint Requesting Investigation Pursuant to Article V, Section 1 of the New York State Constitution and Article III of the General Municipal Law Complainant: Robert Cox Publisher, Talk of the Sound / Words in Edgewise robertcox@talkofthesound.com
A review of the auditor’s presentation, the council’s questions, and what both got wrong DUBLIN, IRELAND (June 10, 2026) — When EFPR Group partner Thomas Smith presented the results of New Rochelle’s 2025 financial audit to the City Council on Tuesday, he opened with good news: the city
