03/22/11 Where The Hell Is The Westmore News? As Criminal Probe Continues, Port Chester Hires New Building Inspector and more from Port Chester Patch

View as Webpage Today 53° 35° Tomorrow 38° 32° March 22, 2011 Your News As Criminal Probe Continues, Port Chester Hires New Building Inspector Nik Bonopartis | Mar 22, 2011 | 0 Comments New leadership in the building department signals the latest effort to weed out corruption. In the latest move to re-haul and rebuild a beleaguered building department, Port Chester's trustees voted to hire a new building inspector Monday night. By a unanimous vote, the board hired Peter Tringali for the $95,000-a-year position. Tringali is a Port Chester native who graduated from SUNY Albany and has three decades of experience in construction management and administration, Village Manager Christopher Russo said. Tringali, who placed second among all candidates in the county's civil service test, was hired after a series of interviews with Russo and Code Enforcement Director Christopher Steers. "In terms of full disclosure and transparency, he did not attend Port Chester High School, but we will not hold it against him that he went to Stepinac," Russo joked. Monday's vote came 11 days after Port Chester police locked the building departmentwhile clerical functions were moved to the clerk's office..... ....For years, the building department was plagued by allegations of mismanagement and corruption, and village officials say the department was a poorly-run mess of haphazard paper records, missing documents and cases that were never addressed or resolved. In their criminal investigation, detectives have been working their way through a daunting paper trail – some 3,000 building permits spanning more than a decade, including 1,000 permit cases that were never closed by the former building inspectors..... ....Port Chester cleared a major hurdle in restructuring the building department with Monday's appointment. With major progress in fire and safety inspections, and consistentenforcement efforts for the first time in years, Port Chester is refining its crack-down on illegal housing, overcrowding and fire hazards. Trustees say they hope a re-hauled building department will amplify those efforts. "Welcome Mr. Tringali," Pilla said after the vote. "I'm sure you're going to live up to your reputation, and good luck." Symposium Explores Effect of Music Therapy on Autism Christine Loughran | Mar 21, 2011 | 0 Comments The Autistic Mind, Music and the Brain Symposium will take place at Purchase College Tuesday, March 22. Daily PatchCast: Woman Dies in Yorktown Fire, Peekskill Wins State Title Satta Sarmah and Sean Roach | Mar 21, 2011 | 0 Comments A roundup of the region's major developments for Monday, March 21. See more News » Community Bulletin Social Notes White Plains Students to Hold Furniture Drive Lisa Jeanneret | Mar 21, 2011 The Interact Club from White Plains High School will be holding a furniture drive on April 10 from 9 am - 1 pm at White Plains High … Government Metrocard Mobile Van Coming to an Area Near You! Lisa Jeanneret | Mar 21, 2011 Via Westchestergov: Westchester County's full-service MetroCard Mobile Van, provided by the county's Department of Transportation in… Social Notes Women Vendors Sought for Unique Browse & Buy Event Lisa Jeanneret | Mar 21, 2011 The Professional Women of Westchester (PWW) will be holding an evening of "networking, exhibits and fun" on April 4 at LIFE The … See more Announcements » Things to Do 10:00am Showstoppers of Spring at the Botanical Gardens Showstoppers of Spring is part of "The Orchid Show: On Broadway," at the Botanical Gardens, in the Everett Children's Adventure … 10:30am Toddler Story Time at The Voracious Reader The Voracious Reader hosts Toddler Story Time on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. and Wednesday at 2 p.m. "Stories, coloring and fun around a … Tuesday, March 22, 2011 10:00am Showstoppers of Spring at the Botanical Gardens 10:30am Toddler Story Time at The Voracious Reader 11:30am Red Cross Blood Drive 5:00pm TheNetWorks.org Networking Mixer 6:00pm 2011 SPRING Financial Literacy Workshops 6:30pm Bereaved Spouse Support Group See more Events »