UPDATED: District Attorney Janet DiFiore’s response below.

Westchester Republican District Attorney candidate Dan Schorr today announced his plan to tackle gang violence in the county, especially in Yonkers and Mount Vernon, where murders and gun violence are high.

If he unseats incumbent Democratic District Attorney Janet DiFiore, he said, he would:
• Assign experienced prosecutors to high-crime jurisdictions [...]

On Monday night, there will be another election in Greenburgh, this time to nominate a replacement former Town Justice James Hubert, now a County Court judge.

The 166-member Greenburgh Democratic Committee will meet at Town Hall to choose one of three candiidates vying for the part-time position.

Attorneys Arlene Gordon-Oliver from Harrison and Frank Apicella from [...]

U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey was in Elmsford today with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to look at one of the many areas near the Saw Mill River that get washed out during heavy rains.

Lowey, a Democrat from Harrison, said she helped secure $8 million from the feds for flood relief in Westchester County, [...]

Greenburgh Town Board candidates Kevin Morgan and Sonja Brown will hold a 2 p.m. press conference at Town Hall, 177 Hillside Ave., to refute accusations that they are not “real Democrats.”

Their opponents, Steve Bass and Eddie Mae Barnes, mailed out a campaign flyer this week saying that Morgan and Brown were not “real Democrats” because [...]

In her quest to unseat Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner, challenger Suzanne Berger violated a policy held by her alma mater, Barnard College.

Berger’s campaign took names and addresses from her official alumnae directory book and mailed some alumnae information about her campaign, asking for their support.

Apparently, this was a no-no. Michael Feierman, general counsel for [...]

The New York League of Conservation Voters and the Sierra Club are backing Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner for another term in office.

Both groups announced their endorsements today at 1 p.m. at Town Hall, 177 Hillside Ave.

The endorsements come exactly one week before what could be a close Democratic primary in Greenburgh. [...]

Apparently, Paul Feiner is hoping that he and his slate to peddle their way to victory on Sept. 18.

Feiner, Greenburgh’s long-time supervisor, and his running mates are going to hit the campaign trail on a four-seat bicycle that was custom made in Maryland. The quartet of Feiner, Town Board candidates Kevin Morgan and Sonja Brown, [...]

While Andy Spano and other Democrats have publicly endorsed Democratic challenger Suzanne Berger for Greenburgh Town Supervisor over 16-year incumbent Paul Feiner, State Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins is staying neutral.

“I’ll be sitting this one out,” the Yonkers Democrat said.

Stewart-Cousins said she has a “good history” with both Berger and Feiner. Berger, the former chairwoman of Greenburgh’s [...]

Wanna make $500? Just take a picture of people stealing or defacing Paul Feiner’s campaign signs in Greenburgh.

Feiner, who is running for a ninth term as town supervisor, sent out an e-mail yesterday offering the reward for any photos or videos that lead police to capture the scofflaws. He claims more than 100 of his [...]

Westchester County Executive Andy Spano has thrown his support behind Suzanne Berger, who is trying to unseat longtime Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner in the Sept. 18 Democratic primary.

The endorsement came this afternoon at St. Francis/St. Martha’s Church on Tarrytown Road in Greenburgh.

Berger, a Dobbs Ferry lawyer who is the head of Greenburgh’s Democratic Town [...]