Astorino, Latimer Trade Barbs At Raucous Westchester County Exec Debate

Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino and his challenger, State Sen. George Latimer , painted stark pictures of the direction Westchester is headed on Tuesday night. The two met in the second of three planned debates at Murphy Auditorium at Iona College in New Rochelle.

Coming Up: Astorino vs. Latimer Debate – Oct. 24

An evening debate between Republican incumbent Rob Astorino and Democratic candidate George Latimer takes place on October 24th at 6:30 PM at Iona College, Murphy Auditorium, 715 North Avenue, New Rochelle. Previously the two met in White Plains and argued about raising taxes; lowering taxes; privatizing Westchester County Airport; allowing gun shows on county property; and immigration reform.

New Rochelle Schools Host Immigration Workshops

Hundreds of local residents packed New Rochelle High School and Columbus Elementary School last month to attend immigration rights workshops held just days after the Trump administration announced measures that would greatly expand the deportation of illegal immigrants. The workshops were planned in response to anxiety expressed by residents who were hearing rumors about immigration raids, according to a release from the City School District of New Rochelle.

New Rochelle Mayor Calls Trump Refugee Ban ‘Pointless’

As the child of Polish-Jewish parents forced to leave their homes during WWII, Noam Bramson says he takes personal offense at President Donald J. Trump's stand on refugees. While those policies may have less "immediate and direct" relevance to New Rochelle, said its mayor in a blog post titled "We Are All Immigrants," than Trump's executive orders on immigration enforcement, they still are "no less contemptuous of long-held, fundamental American values."

Mayors vow fight against Trump’s ‘sanctuary city’ orders

The mayors in White Plains and New Rochelle said Thursday that they would be willing to fight the federal government in an effort to protect The mayors in White Plains and New Rochelle said Thursday that they would be willing to fight the federal government in an effort to protect residents against the Trump administration's immigration directives. WHITE PLAINS - The mayors in White Plains and New Rochelle said Thursday that they would be willing to fight the federal government in an effort to protect residents against the Trump administration's immigration directives.

New Rochelle City Officials Will Defy Trump Executive Orders on Immigration

In a statement issued Thursday, New Rochelle City Officials responded to executive orders on immigration issued by President Donald Trump. In a joint statemnet issued by New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson, New Rochelle City Manager Chuck Strome and New Rochelle Police Commissioner Patrick Carroll said the following: Yesterday, President Trump issued executive orders related to immigration, one of which concerns coordination between federal immigration authorities and local police departments and is, therefore, directly relevant to municipal policy and practice.