Westchester Legislators Ban Gun Shows On County Property

A Joint Meeting of Committees on Legislation, Labor/Parks/Planning/Housing, & Public Safety & Social Services on Tuesday, where county lawmakers recommended a ban on gun shows held on county property. The local law will be put to a vote on Jan. 9. WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Westchester County's Board of Legislators narrowly passed legislation Monday night that bans gun shows on county property.

Gun Show Ban Supporters Rally on Steps of Michaelian Building in 19…

Action at the Westchester County Board of Legislators Monday evening: the County Board passed the Gun Show Ban on County Property by 9-8 WPCNR MAIN STREET JOURNAL. Special to WPCNR from Peter Katz and The Westchester County Board of Legislators January 9, 2017: an end to gun violence and tighter gun control laws, braved the 19 degree temperature in White Plains Monday evening for a candlelight vigil on the steps of the County Office Building.

Yorktown Artist Featured At ArtsWestchester Exhibit

"Pill-ows" are the mainstay of Brooklyn artist Laura Splan's "Prozac, Thorazine, Zoloft," on display in White Plains at ArtsWestchester through Jan. 14. Another angle of "pill-ows" by Brooklyn artist Laura Splan. This one is called "Prozac, Thorazine, Zoloft," on display at ArtsWestchester through Jan. 14. ArtsWestchester Gallery Director Kathleen Reckling next to a photograph of mental hospital gowns, part of a display by Christopher Payne, on exhibit in White Plains through Jan. 14. ArtsWestchester Gallery Director Kathleen Reckling looks over some of the artwork as the latest exhibit was being installed this fall.

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A straightjacket is part of the "Asylum" exhibit by Christopher Payne at ArtsWestchester through Jan. 14. Payne documented about 70 abandoned mental institutions in 30 states with his photographs. "Pill-ows" are the mainstay of Brooklyn artist Laura Splan's "Prozac, Thorazine, Zoloft," on display in White Plains at ArtsWestchester through Jan. 14. Another angle of "pill-ows" by Brooklyn artist Laura Splan.

County Legislators Call For Ban On Gun Shows, Astorino Defends Them

The Westchester County Board of Legislators plans to vote Jan. 9 to ban gun shows in public facilities after one was scheduled for Jan. 20-21 at the Westchester County Center in White Plains, the weekend after Inaugural Day. WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- As several Democratic members of the Westchester County Board of Legislators called for a continued ban on gun shows at government facilities, County Executive Rob Astorino defended next month's planned show at the County Center.

Westchester Board Of Legislators Calls For Showdown On Banning Gun Show

The Westchester County Board of Legislators plans to vote Jan. 9 to ban gun shows in public facilities after one was scheduled for Jan. 21-22 at the Westchester County Center in White Plains, the weekend after Inaugural Day. WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- The chairman of the Westchester County Board of Legislators vowed there will be a showdown on Jan. 9 over whether a gun and knife show can take place at the County Center in White Plains, as reported here earlier by Daily Voice.

Five Charged In White Plains In $33M Mortgage Fraud Conspiracy

Five people, including one from White Plains and one from Yonkers, have been indicted in a $33 million mortgage fraud conspiracy in Westchester and Putnam counties, according to Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. The five defendants -- Bruce Lewis, 54 and Jacqueline Graham, 47, who are both still at large, Anthony Vigna, 59, of Thornwood, Rocco Cermele, 54, of Yonkers, and Paula Guadagno, 58, of White Plains -- are accused of committing bank fraud, wire fraud, and mail fraud in connection with a debt-elimination scheme to defraud homeowners and banks, Bharara said.

Thornwood Man Among Five Charged In $33M Mortgage Fraud Conspiracy

Five people, including one from White Plains and one from Yonkers, have been indicted in a $33 million mortgage fraud conspiracy in Westchester and Putnam counties, according to Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. The five defendants -- Bruce Lewis, 54 and Jacqueline Graham, 47, who are both still at large, Anthony Vigna, 59, of Thornwood, Rocco Cermele, 54, of Yonkers, and Paula Guadagno, 58, of White Plains -- are accused of committing bank fraud, wire fraud, and mail fraud in connection with a debt-elimination scheme to defraud homeowners and banks, Bharara said.

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