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NY Knicks D-League Team Coming to Westchester!

 Great news for Westchester and sports fans – on March 10, 2014 the NBA Development League and The Madison Square Garden Company (MSG) joined Westchester County officials in announcing that the New York Knicks D-League team will begin using the Westchester County Center in White Plains as its home court for the 2014-2015 season with a…

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Celebrating Irish History and Culture at County BOL

 Last night at the Westchester Board of Legislators, we celebrated Irish-American Heritage Month. This is an annual celebration of Irish history and culture in our county. We enjoyed watching terrific Irish step dancers and a musical performance. As the senior legislator of Irish descent (yes I’m half-Irish, my mom’s maiden name was Loretta Joan Margaret Considine,…

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Westchester Legislators Lobby Albany

 Westchester Legislators Submit 13 Legislative Priorities to State Delegation and Governor The Westchester County Board of Legislators (BOL) passed a Resolution outlining a joint package of 13 Legislative items to be submitted through the State Legislative Delegation for consideration by the State Legislature and Governor in the current state legislative session. The vote took place…

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Thrilled To Be Elected Vice Chair!

 We made history last night at the Westchester County Board of Legislators (BOL) reorganization meeting. Two guys that grew up in New Rochelle were elected as Chair & Vice Chair – Democrat Mike Kaplowitz as Chair and yours truly as Vice Chair. (Chairman Kaplowitz now lives in Somers). Most importantly, this is the first bipartisan…

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Had A Great Run As Minority Leader!

 A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. December 31 was my final day as the Republican minority leader of the Westchester County Board of Legislators (BOL). I want to thank the GOP county legislators and our excellent staff for being so supportive and helpful over…

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