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Luxury inhabits empty lot
By ANGELIQUE CHIELLI

Like many good Italian-American boys, Tony Guillaro woke up on the Sabbath and walked to West Harrison’s St. Anthony of Padua Church to serve as an altar boy. Decked out in his Sunday best, he strolled down Columbus Avenue, passing a vacant plot of land, the remains of a broken-down past. While neighbors regarded the plot as unsightly, Guillaro saw its potential and years later he proved it to be

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A proposal by Westchester County health officials to require fast-food restaurants conspicuously to post calorie counts on menus and menu boards is opposed by some restaurant owners here and could face a legal challenge by the same state restaurant trade group that recently forced New York City officials to suspend the start of calorie- labeling enforcement in restaurants there.

Primary puts big development plans in limbo
By BRYAN F. YURCAN

After the apparent defeat of Mount Vernon Mayor Ernest Davis in a Democratic primary, the future of three proposed plans to remake the city’s downtown is in flux.

Irvington entrepreneur helps business avoid getting lost in translation
BY JOHN GOLDEN

Five years ago, Michael Kriz, a former expatriate magazine writer turned businessman, borrowed $50,000 from a friend to launch a global business-to-business translation company.

New tourism chief takes to the skies
By JOHN GOLDEN

Westchester County’s new tourism director said she will bring aboard a new team to lead the county in assessing and further developing its $1.5 billion tourism industry.

Middle-class condos fill a niche
By BRYAN F. YURCAN

A Mount Vernon developer has broken ground on the Roosevelt at Franklin, a $14.5 million condominium development in the city priced to attract middle-class buyers.

Calming influence
Two neighborhood projects hark to the good old days
By BRYAN F. YURCAN

The city of New Rochelle announced the selection of two projects for its new Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program last week.

Monticello gaming venture accelerates in neutral
By BRYAN F. YURCAN

More than eight months after signing a gaming compact with the state, the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe and Empire Resorts are still awaiting final approval from the federal government to build a casino in Sullivan County adjacent to Monticello Raceway.

New airport road spurns Stewart name
By KATHY KAHN

Stewart International Airport’s incoming owners accomplished something James Wright hasn’t seen much of during his 20-odd-year tenure as chairman of the Stewart Airport Commission: a meeting with a standing-room-only audience. “We may need a bigger room,” joked Wright.

Polar Air ups Asian routes
By JOHN GOLDEN

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc. (AAWW), the Purchase-based company providing global air cargo services, will double its Polar subsidiary’s operations in Japan and expand its reach in North Asia following recent negotiations between the U.S. and Japanese governments.

New federal agriculture chief named
By BRYAN F. YURCAN

Former Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Chuck Conner was named the acting secretary of agriculture by President George W. Bush.

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More parking planned for Cortlandt train station

Metro-North Railroad said it will design and build additional parking at the Cortlandt station and create a new access road on the west side of the station off Route 9A and Albany Post Road.

Business Expo at County Center

The Westchester County Center in White Plains will host the Lower Hudson Valley Business Expo 1 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4. The event is billed as “a day of information, trade booths and lectures provided by federal, state and local agencies, as well as small, medium and major corporations, business assistance groups, local chambers and their members, all designed to help business and entrepreneurs operate more profitably and effectively.”

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