Can National Companies Boost Small Business?

The Occupy Main Street movement hits Mt. Kisco as locals and officials talk about how to market a small town and attract new business.

Facing a rise in empty storefronts, Mount Kisco's board of trustees is getting input from landlords and the community on what to do to reserve the trend. Hold a rare work session Tuesday night with landlords, the mayor and trustees asked them to give their anecedotes, challenges and what can be done to promote commerce in the village. Early in the meeting, Mayor Michael Cindrich acknowledged that landlords have been getting some of the public blame for the vacancies, with that being one of several complaints being heard. “Now, there’s a lot of innuendo out there about landlords forcing people out, [that] the rents are too high," he said. Cindrich also gave an estimate for the village's commercial space that got assistance with from realtor…

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Indian Point Can Close with Little Impact, State Committee Says

State officials released findings last week that Indian Point could close with little impact on ratepayers and reliability.

New York Assembly committees released preliminary findings of their Jan. 12 public hearing on the plans for the potential closure of Indian Point Energy Center (IPEC). The findings concluded that Indian Point could close without overburdening ratepayers or threatening reliability standards, according to a press release from the Committee on Energy and the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions. This could happen with proper planning and the success of proposed energy and efficiency projects over the next several years, which would provide “more than enough resources to close Indian Point,” the committee chairs said. They based findings on testimony and evidence demonstrated by several energy and environment organizations, …

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LaPoint Back Again As Rockland Boulders Manager

Former Yankee looks to improve upon 40-52 finish in 2011.

The Rockland Boulders say that former New York Yankee Dave LaPoint will return as manager for the 2012 season of the Can-Am League professional baseball team.   In 2011, the Boulders first season of play, LaPoint managed the team as it went 40-52, finishing in 5th place.   “This season we will be more prepared when it comes to putting the team on the field.” LaPoint said. “We have acquired some pretty good players in the offseason and are looking to add some more before the season starts. We have a beautiful stadium with great fans. It is our duty to improve on last year by quite a margin and we will do that,” he said. This season will also be the second season at the new Provident Bank Park in Pomona. In 2011, the Boulders had to play an …

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Camp Fair Gets Bigger and Better at Crowne Plaza

Hundreds of families converged on the Crowne Plaza White Plains on Sunday for the 30th annual Westchester Camp & Activity Fair.

When Janet Vega of New Rochelle decided to attend a camp and activity fair in White Plains on Sunday, the biggest question she had was how to go about choosing a camp for her 7-year-old son, Christian. So she was pleasantly surprised when she arrived at the Crowne Plaza for the 30th annual Westchester Camp & Activity Fair to see that Catherine Pearlman, a social worker and family counselor who runs The Family Coach, was giving a presentation on that very subject. “It was exactly what I needed,” Vega said of the presentation, “How to Choose the First Camp for Your Child,” which was held in a conference room on the hotel’s lower level. “It gave me great ideas and some guidance on the right questions to ask my son so we can make a great …

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Lanning Taliaferro

7:41 am on Monday, February 6, 2012

Ditto, Harrison. Email me about Mosholu Camp at lanning.taliaferro@patch.com and we'll add it to our new summer camp guide! http://tarrytown.patch.com/topics/hudson-valley-camp-guide-2012-3b3244d4   more ›

Workplace - Wild and Wonderful

Job Resignation: Do it Right

Moving on to another opportunity is exciting, but remember to have a professional exit from your current employer.

“Never burn a bridge.”  How often have you been told that? A cliché, yes, but nonetheless true and important to remember when it comes to leaving your place of employment. Employees resign for both good and bad reasons. If you are leaving because you cannot stand your boss, the job, the people, the customers, or all of it, you may be tempted to crank up Johnny Paycheck’s “Take This Job and Shove It” on your work computer and dance around your desk, but that is not the way to go.     First, give proper notice. If your company has a written policy, adhere to that. If not, the acceptable amount of time is two weeks notice. Your resignation should be in writing and signed. If possible, speak to your boss in person and give him or her your …

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NRC Requires Indian Point to Revise Fire Safety System

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has denied most of Indian Point’s requests for exemptions from fire protection requirements.

POLL: Planned Parenthood in Hudson Valley Unaffected by Susan G. Komen Decision

The Susan G. Komen for the Cure has stirred up controversy for withdrawing donations used to pay for breast cancer screenings from Planned Parenthood.

Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic (PPHP) provided more than 9,300 breast health exams to women in Westchester, Putnam and Rockland counties last year. The organization was disappointed to find out Tuesday that the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation has decided to withdraw their financial donations to Planned Parenthood. But services at local Planned Parenthood offices in New Rochelle and White Plains will not be affected. "We don't have a direct relationship with Susan G. Komen or its affiliates," said Beverly Katz of Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic in Hawthorne. PPHP provided health services to more than 35,000 men and women in 2010. Vern Calhoun of the Greater New York City Susan G. Komen for the Cure affiliate responded by email…

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