County Will Vote January 9 on Banning Gun Shows From County Property: Boykin

Labor/Parks/Planning/Housing, and Public Safety & Social Services committees voted to recommend that the full Board of Legislators hold a vote on ID# 9417 , an act amending the Laws of Westchester County to prohibit participation in a gun show on County-owned property. This Act was first proposed by Legislator Ken Jenkins in 2010 and has since been sponsored by every member of the Democratic caucus.

Former Westchester Police Officer Back In Court For Quadruple Homicide

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. Nicholas Tartaglione, the former Briarcliff Manor police officer turned alleged drug conspirator was back in federal court on Thursday after being arrested and charged with quadruple homicide. Last month, United States Attorney for the Southern District Preet Bharara announced that the 49-year-old Tartaglione had been charged in a five-count indictment for his participation in a drug conspiracy to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine and for the murders of four men, all of whom lived in Middletown in Orange County.

New York’s New Minimum Wage Goes Into Effect

… wage up for some workers and down for others. For upstate New York — everything north and west of Westchester County — these are some of the exceptions: — Fast food workers now get a minimum wage of $10.75 per hour — but only if their employer …

Weather Update: Cold today, snow tonight

A cold blustery day in the Hudson Valley today will be topped off by snow across much of the region overnight. News 12 Meteorologist Brysen Van Eck says temperatures will feel like they are in the 20s for most of the day today because of a 15 mph wind.