Hits: 0WPCNR THE CERTIORARIAN. By John F. Bailey. June 19, 2009: State Senator Suzi Oppenheimer’s Press Office told WPCNR today that due to the stalemate in the leadership of the State Senate, the key Commercial Assessment Ratio bill is not … Continue reading
Hits: 0WPCNR SCHOOL DAYS. By John F.Bailey. June18, 2009 UPDATED 6:10 P.M. E.D.T.UPDATE 10:20 P.M. in Italics: Superintendent of Schools Timothy Connors confirmed Thursday afternoon the first two years of the tentative teachers’ contract call for 2% and 2%, respectively, … Continue reading
Hits: 0WPCNR BIZ JOURNAL. From Johny Nelson, New York State Department of Labor. June 18, 2009 (Edited): Private sector employment in the Hudson Valley Region decreased by 17,300, or 2.3 percent, to 741,300 for the 12-month period ending May 2009. … Continue reading
Hits: 0 WPCNR SCHOOL DAYS. By John F. Bailey. June 18, 2009: This withholding of the settlement terms is illegal according to Robert Freedman, the New York State Executive Director of the Committee on Open Government., who confirmed this to WPCNR … Continue reading
Hits: 0WPCNR STAGE DOOR. From Westco Productions. June 18, 2009: A White Plains High School senior and a senior from Port Chester High School are recipients of the 2009 Sonny Katz Scholarship Awards from the White Plains-based non-profit theater company, … Continue reading
Hits: 0WPCNR THE CERTIORARIAN. June 17,2009: White Plains Assessor Lloyd Tasch in an op-ed piece appearing in The Journal News today debunked the Westchester County Association and the Builder’s Institute statements opposing the Commercial Assessment Ratio bill awaiting action in … Continue reading
Hits: 0WPCNR SCHOOL DAYS. June 17,2009: Kerry Broderick, President of the White Plains Teachers Association confirmed that she had reached a tentative “meeting of the minds” with the Superintendent of Schools late Friday night on the terms of a new … Continue reading
Hits: 0WPCNR NEWS & COMMENT. By John F. Bailey. June 16, 2009: “Several Dozen Municipalities Expected to Delay Revaluations” Hartford Courant,2009 “West Hartford Council Votes to Halt Revaluation”—Hartford Courant, 2009 “Revaluation Hits Hardest for Those Near … Continue reading
Hits: 0WPCNR THE FEINER REPORT. From Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner. June 16,2009: Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner is urging New York state to establish a constitutional convention to consider reorganizing government structures in New York State. He is also proposing … Continue reading
Hits: 0WPCNR SCHOOL DAYS. By John F. Bailey. June 16,2009: Superintendent of Schools Timothy Connors told WPCNR Tuesday morning that the School District and the White Plains Teachers Association, “we have reached a tentative agreement” settling their wage-benefits contract dispute. In … Continue reading