Driver Said to Have Used Marijuana Regularly

New York Times - Fri Nov 06

The sister-in-law of the woman who killed herself and seven others when she hit another car head-on while driving the wrong way on the Taconic State Parkway in July, told investigators that the woman smoked marijuana regularly and was a heavy drinker, according to a lawyer for the family of two of the victims.

Another NY Mom Arrested For DUI With Kids In Car

WCBS - Fri Nov 06

Share + Nov 6, 2009 7:59 pm US/Eastern SOMERS, N.Y. It almost seems like an epidemic.

Astorino names Plunkett to head team

The Patent Trader - Fri Nov 06

County Executive-elect Rob Astorino tapped a lawyer from one of Westchester County's most influential firms to lead his transition team.

Nassau Vote Too Close to Call for Suozzi or Mangano

New York Times - Thu Nov 05

Three days after the too-close-to-call election for Nassau County executive, at least one thing is clear: Officials will have to wait at least until Wednesday to decide the showdown between Thomas R. Suozzi , the Democratic incumbent, and his little-known Republican challenger, Edward P. Mangano, a county legislator.

Girardi stops to aid motorist after bagging Series

YESNetwork - Thu Nov 05

Yankees manager Joe Girardi capped off a victorious evening by helping a car crash victim in suburban New York.

Are doctors what ails U.S. healthcare?

Reuters - Thu Nov 05

Nowhere in the United States has more doctors at its beck and call than White Plains, one of the wealthiest cities in the nation.

Strong GOP showing puts pressure on Democrats for 2010

Star-Gazette.COM - Wed Nov 04

Voters on Tuesday picked Republican challengers in many county races across the state, a sign of widespread displeasure with high taxes in the suburbs and an anti-incumbent backlash, political leaders and experts said.

Voters Roll Back Democratic Gains in New York Suburbs

New York Times - Wed Nov 04

Voters in two of New York City's wealthiest suburbs, where Democrats had established a stronghold in recent elections, shocked the incumbents by backing virtual unknowns in contests that left one three-term county executive defeated, and another, a former rising star, hanging on for his political life.

Steele declares 'Republican renaissance'

NewsCenter 25 - Wed Nov 04

Wednesday, November 04, 2009 at 12:36 p.m. Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele declared Wednesday that the "Republican renaissance has begun" with gubernatorial victories in Virginia and New Jersey, but he stopped short of claiming that GOP successes on Tuesday were a referendum on President Barack Obama.

Westchester, Nassau Execs Tough Night

MyFoxNY - Tue Nov 03

Unofficial results show voters roughed up incumbent county executives in Nassau and Westchester counties.