Episode 46: Michael Peppard on Running for County Legislator

Episode 52: The Legal Fight Over Westchester's License Plate Reader Network

Westchester County's network of nearly 600 automated license plate readers is facing a major legal challenge. Nancy Glass, litigation director at NYU School of Law's Policing Project, joins Local Matters Westchester to explain why a class action lawsuit argues the surveillance system lacks proper legal authorization, how long drivers' data is stored, concerns over data sharing, and what the case could mean for privacy, public safety and other communities using similar technology.

Episode 51: Inside Revolutionary Westchester 250 with Constance Kehoe

Local Matters Westchester speaks with Revolutionary Westchester 250 [https://www.rw250.org/] President Constance Kehoe about plans for the nation's semiquincentennial, the county's Revolutionary War history, and the events planned across Westchester through 2026.

Episode 50: Mount Pleasant Supervisor Carl Fulgenzi Talks Town Politics, Policy

In this episode of Local Matters Westchester, Mount Pleasant Supervisor Carl Fulgenzi talks to hosts Martin Wilbur and Adam Stone to discuss development pressures, fiscal constraints, and ongoing flooding concerns. He addresses questions about developer influence, affordable housing, and Mount Pleasant’s recent Moody’s bond rating downgrade, and explains his approach to maintaining low taxes while funding town services. The conversation also covers transparency critiques, his fall election opponent Tom Abinanti, the JCCA Cottage School situation, the town’s legal challenge to New York State’s Voting Act, plans for workforce housing development, and ethics concerns raised in the local political debate.

Episode 49: Examiner On the Beat: President Trump Holds Rally for Rep. Lawler in Rockland

Examiner reporter Vera Giraudo was on site at Rockland Community College to cover President Donald J. Trump's rally for Rep. Mike Lawler last week. In her audio story, she took the pulse of the crowd, exploring what the president's support for Lawler could mean for the heated election in Congressional District 17.

Episode 48: A Local Foundation is Building Tomorrow's Heroes, One High School Student at a Time

In this episode of Local Matters Westchester, guest David Grant shares why he founded the Suzanne Grant Foundation [https://thesuzannegrantfoundation.com/] and how, by supporting community service projects in local schools and organizations, he is keeping his wife Suzanne's spirit of service and generosity alive and developing the next generation of community champions. You can also learn more about the foundation's 2026 community service day in The Examiner [https://www.theexaminernews.com/fox-lane-volunteer-day-aims-to-build-the-next-community-heroes/].