DUBLIN, IRELAND (July 15, 2024) — Time stopped over the weekend with the events in Western Pennsylvania. It is difficult to focus on my reporting on Westchester County and not stray into national news, something I committed myself to do 16 years ago when I shifted from working for Newsweek on
DUBLIN, IRELAND (July 12, 2024) — I heard back on my most recent ethics complaint against New Rochelle Mayor Yadira Ramos-Herbert for her signing an unauthorized contract, dated March 25, 2024, to hire a law firm to negotiate a Settlement Agreement with now former City Manager Kathleen Gill. Given the fact
Noam Bramson sent packing by 3-1 vote LEWISBORO, NY (July 10, 2024) — Monday’s Lewisboro Town Board Meeting devolved into chaos over whether to allow Noam Bramson to address the board. Bramson, the former Mayor of New Rochelle, is the Executive Director of Sustainable Westchester. Also in the room was
DUBLIN, IRELAND (July 8, 2024) — I am adding one more municipality to my list of defective Sustainable Westchester contracts: the Town of North Salem. This is a case of saving the stupidest Sustainable Westchester board member for last. As you read this just keep in mind “math genius” Warren Lucas
DUBLIN, IRELAND (July 8, 2024) — I am adding another municipality to my list of defective Sustainable Westchester contracts: the Town of Mamaroneck. As readers now well know, key personnel of Sustainable Westchester habitually failed to follow New York State General Municipal Law and New York State Public Officers Law by
DUBLIN, IRELAND (July 8, 2024) — What to do with a four-day weekend in the United States when you live and work in Ireland? After all, while July 4th was Independence Day in New York, it was just another Thursday in Dublin. What tipped me towards holding off on new stories
We arrived on July 4, 2023, and kept moving. First Year Highlights: * Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome * West Belfast Black Taxi Tour * Meeting Cardinal Dolan at St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City * Elvis Costello at the National Concert Hall in Dublin * Churchill War Rooms in London * Kilmainham Gaol
DUBLIN, IRELAND (June 30, 2024) — It has been Taylormania here in Dublin over the past week with her three sold-out shows at the Aviva Stadium, just down the street from my house in Ballsbridge. The Swifties have been all over my neighborhood in their cowboy hats, cowboy boots and Taylor
Just not the one you might think DUBLIN, IRELAND (June 27, 2024) — Anyone who has lived in Westchester for a good amount of time knows about Warner Wolf and going to the videotape — except some folks up in Lewisboro. The Town of Lewisboro released to me the first of two
Tony Gonçalves refuses to terminate a Sustainable Westchester Contract despite a 3-1-1 vote by the Town Board; Disclosure of Ethics Board decision sparks outcry LEWISBORO, NY (June 25, 2024) — Lewisboro Supervisor Tony Gonçalves has caved to the threats and demands of Sustainable Westchester Founder Mike Gordon. SEE: Sustainable Westchester Founder
Dawn Warren falsely claimed Community Choice Energy Aggregation Programs must be “Opt-Out Only” DUBLIN, IRELAND (June 24, 2024) — You might think they would learn, but somehow they never do. Add Dawn Warren to the list of dum-dums who believe they can lie where I can see them and get away
This article is free. Please share. DUBLIN, IRELAND (June 23, 2024) — After several days in West Cork, including a visit to Musgrave Park for a concert by Sting (with Blondie opening), Loli and I made it back home in time to see Pearl Jam open the European leg of their