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Talk of the County
Town Watch
BUCHANAN—A new study by the Radiation and Public Health Project finds that cancer incidence rates in the four counties closest to Indian Point have risen much more rapidly than the national average
since the early 1990s—leading its authors to conclude that radioactive emissions from Indian Point may be one cause.
YONKERS—A new salary survey found that 993 city employees made at least $100,000 last year—up by 103 employees from 2008.
BEDFORD—Amba, a small organic farm, plays Indian Vedic chants 18 hours a day to its plants in the belief that it will protect their immune systems and enliven “their intelligence, energy, and creative growth.”
NEW ROCHELLE—Children discovered a severed goat head, surrounded by four chicken heads, lying atop a layer of corn meal in a foil pan at Glenwood Lake Park. Police speculated it could have been part of some ceremonial ritual.
// Robert Schork
ASK THE EXPERT //
Q:
Will construction on I-287 ever be completed?
A:“Yes, at least major construction should be completed by the end of this month,” says Mark Tiano, project en- gineer at NYSDOT—although it may not look like it. The reason? Roads in and around Exit 8, including a section of Westchester Avenue that passes adjacent to the Interstate highway, will be worked
on until Thanksgiving 2012.
And after that? “Except for general
maintenance, there are no other major projects for or around I-287 in the fore- seeable future,” answers George Santana, the project manager at the NYSDOT re- sponsible for I-287.
THE PULSE //
Happy New Year! (Or Not)
This month, we asked about your hopes, fears, thoughts, and plans for 2011.
What kind of New Year’s resolution did you make for 2011?
Lose weight (12%) Quit smoking (12%) Save money/Get out of debt (10%) Spend more time with family (6%) Stop eating fast food (4%) None (17%)
The thing I’m looking forward to the most in2011is...
Finding a job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . () A promotion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (8%) Findingasignificantother ........ (6%) Moving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (6%) Republican leadership in the House (4%) Purchasing a new car . . . . . . . . . . . . . (4%) Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (60%)
The results of the midterm elections have left me feeling...
cynical—it’s just business as
usual in Washington . . . . . ()
Depressed— ‘Yes, we can’ has
turned into ‘No, we can’t’. . . . . . . (31%)
More hopeful for the future . . . . . . (25%)
As soon as I get my 2011 tax refund, I’m....
What refund? I’ll be lucky if I don’towe. ...............()
Paying off what I spent for
Christmas ....................(29%)
Goingonavacation.............(10%) Creating that ‘emergency’ nest egg Suze
Orman keeps screeching about . . . (8%)
The biggest issue facing Westchester in 2011 is:
jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . () Affordable housing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . (19%) Quality of roads and lack of intra-county
public transit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (17%) The cutbacks on critical social services to balance the budget . . . . . . . . . . . . . (15%)
Sharing the same space with deer, coyote, andbedbugs ................... (8%)
The best trend in Westchester today, compared to 10 years ago, is that it’s become... more‘green’andeco-conscious..()
Moreethnicallydiverse..........(27%) Moregay-friendly...............(23%) More liberal/Democratic . . . . . . . . . (21%)
The worst trend in Westchester today, compared to 10 years ago, is that it’s become... moreexpensive............() More crowded and congested . . . . . (27%) Moreelderly ...................(15%) More liberal/Democratic . . . . . . . . . (12%)
The first decade of the new century has been...
Ten years have already passed? . . () Fabulous ......................(29%) A nightmare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (19%) Can I have time to think about this? . . (6%)
// Phil Corso and Robert Schork
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WHITE PLAINS—A homeless man was responsible for a phony bomb threat against The Galleria. He told police that a suitcase he had left in the mall’s food court had been given to him by a Middle Eastern man and that it was ticking.
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