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Casey Donahue

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Originally from Pennsylvania, Casey graduated from Fairfield University with a major in journalism and a minor in political science. He has covered several towns in Fairfield County since 2010. Case was formerly an assistant managing editor at Daily Voice.

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Harrison Police Charge Three Burglary Suspects Harrison Police Charge Three Burglary Suspects
Harrison Police Charge Three Burglary Suspects HARRISON, N.Y. -- Three suspects in a White Plains burglary were arrested in Harrison Tuesday afternoon, according to police. White Plains police responded to an interrupted residential burglary on Devonshire Drive in White Plains at 12:02 p.m. on Tuesday and put out a hotline message to the county within five minutes, according to Harrison police. While responding to the area, Harrison police stopped a car that matched the description of the suspect vehicle, and which matched the description of a car that had previously been seen leaving locations of residential and commercial burglaries t…

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Questions, Uncertainty Linger Over Plan For Playland In Rye Questions, Uncertainty Linger Over Plan For Playland In Rye
Questions, Uncertainty Linger Over Plan For Playland In Rye RYE, N.Y. -- County legislators and other parties involved in the reinvention of Playland Amusement Park still have questions regarding Sustainable Playland Inc.'s plans to take over and upgrade the park. Members of the Board of Legislators' Government Operations Committee met on Tuesday, Dec. 17, with representatives from Central Amusements International, the company hired to operate the amusement portion of the reinvented Playland. The CAI officials said they are still waiting on some information such as an updated parking study, which could impact attendance and revenue projections. "W…

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Rye Decreases 2014 Budget, Cuts Police Station Upgrades Rye Decreases 2014 Budget, Cuts Police Station Upgrades
Rye Decreases 2014 Budget, Cuts Police Station Upgrades RYE, N.Y. -- Rye has decreased its proposed budget for 2014 and reduced funding for capital improvements at the police station and courthouse. The tax rate that was originally proposed in November was 2.52 percent. After making some adjustments, the new tax rate will be 1.99 percent, according to Deputy Comptroller Joseph Fazzino. Early in December the city reached a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement with Rye Manor HDFC, an entity created to renovate and preserve Rye Manor as a site for affordable housing. That 32-PILOT agreement decreased the tax rate to 2.38 percent, according to Fazzi…

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Harrison Sees Slight Increase In 2014 Proposed Budget Harrison Sees Slight Increase In 2014 Proposed Budget
Harrison Sees Slight Increase In 2014 Proposed Budget HARRISON, N.Y. -- Harrison's proposed budget for 2014 has grown due to a decrease in assessment values and increases in insurance premiums. The budget proposed in November called for a tax rate increase of 3.854 percent, and now stands at 4.13 percent. Harrison will remain under the state tax levy cap of 1.66 percent, according to Comptroller Maureen MacKenzie. The main reason for the increase was due to the drop in Harrison's assessed valuation, which fell from $136,239,708 to $135,603,693, a decrease of $693,015, according to MacKenzie. "That's due to certiarites and small claims that…

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Westchester Food Pantries See Increasing Need During Holidays Westchester Food Pantries See Increasing Need During Holidays
Westchester Food Pantries See Increasing Need During Holidays WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- With the holiday season upon them, food pantries across Westchester County are seeing a higher need for their services than previous years. "During the winter months more of our clients tend to use their money for rent and increased Con Ed bills, so we do see more people coming to the food pantry," said Pat Hart, board president of Caritas of Port Chester. Hart said that holiday donations have been steady throughout the season, with lots of community organizations hosting food donation drives. However, she said that the number of people utilizing the food pantr…

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Rye Brook Officials Concerned About Impact Of County Lawsuit Rye Brook Officials Concerned About Impact Of County Lawsuit
Rye Brook Officials Concerned About Impact Of County Lawsuit RYE BROOK, N.Y. -- A lawsuit against Westchester County by Signature Flight Support Corporation has Blind Brook school officials worried about the potential impact on school funding. Signature has filed a suit against the county claiming exemption from property and school taxes on property that it leases at Westchester County Airport. The company is claiming that it should be exempt because it operates on county-owned property and is for public use, and because similar fixed-base operations at the airport are exempt from paying taxes. Signature has also sought reimbursement of prior taxes…

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Harrison Police Arrest Car Theft Suspect After Search Harrison Police Arrest Car Theft Suspect After Search
Harrison Police Arrest Car Theft Suspect After Search HARRISON, N.Y. -- After a search on Friday, Harrison police arrested a man suspected of stealing a car in White Plains. Kevin Redmond, 37, of White Plains, was charged with criminal possession of stolen property, a felony, as well as obstruction of government administration and criminal contempt, both misdemeanors. He is currently being held and awaiting arraignment, police said.  Police discovered the stolen car at 8:30 a.m., Friday, parked in West Harrison. Redmond was asleep in the backseat, according to police reports. When officers approached the car, Redmond fled on foot down Main S…

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Schools
Port Chester Schools Struggle With Growing Enrollment Port Chester Schools Struggle With Growing Enrollment
Port Chester Schools Struggle With Growing Enrollment PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- Rising enrollment in Port Chester schools has officials worried about more students coming into the district, and looking for ways to prevent overcrowding in the classroom. School enrollment has risen by 619 students, or 16 percent, since 2007. To help slow the expansion, members of the Board of Education have drafted a resolution urging officials from the villages of Port Chester and Rye Brook to discourage any additional residential development that would bring more students to the district. "It's not just our elementary schools that are busting at the seams, which…

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Rye Looks To Work With County On Flooding From Airport Rye Looks To Work With County On Flooding From Airport
Rye Looks To Work With County On Flooding From Airport RYE, N.Y. -- In their efforts to control flooding in Rye, city officials are looking towards the airport and working with officials from the county on possible solutions. "One of the central themes of our flood mitigation plan has been the airport. Since 2003 in particular, we've seen higher levels of runoff from the airport," said Mayor Doug French. He said that part of the problem has been that the two catch basins at the airport haven't held as much water as it was envisioned they would. "In 2014 they've got funding and they're starting design plans to increase the capacity of the two …

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Tension Runs High At Meeting On Rye Playland Field House Tension Runs High At Meeting On Rye Playland Field House
Tension Runs High At Meeting On Rye Playland Field House RYE, N.Y. -- Frustration was high at the Rye Free Reading Room Wednesday at an information session on the field house that Sustainable Playland wants to build at Rye Playland. Hosted by Sustainable Playland, Playland Sports and Pinnacle Indoor Sports, the event was designed to give residents information on the proposed field house. However, some residents were upset that they did not get a chance to ask questions, and felt that the input of Rye residents was not being heard. Those concerns were partially shared by those making the presentation. "The frustration runs high, and it runs high…

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