A reopened mystery, soaring utility bills and official conduct that raises questions
Hello everyone!
I’m back from a short leave and catching up, including with stories I’ve missed.
One that has had me riveted is “New Light: The life, death and reopened case of Karen Mason.”
A perfect read for your weekend.
The five-part series tells the story of a young teacher from upstate who was found dead 33 years ago. At first, Karen Mason's death in a car fire seemed like a terrible accident. Decades later, a new look at the evidence has put the mystery in a new light.
Subscribers can binge all five chapters in the series on lohud. Each chapter will appear Sundays in print, starting today and for the next four weeks. Be sure, too, to watch the videos that go with each chapter.
Some other worthwhile ICYMI content:
David McKay Wilson’s columns that demanded Con Edison be accountable to consumers for soaring utility bills. State Attorney General Letitia James sent a letter asking Con Edison to explain utility bill hikes last month that she said affected thousands in Westchester. County Executive George Latimer has also urged the utility to explain the unexpected increases and in the future communicate early and often if there will be another hike.
On the topic of accountability, Asher Stockler reported on several instances in which Elmsford Mayor Robert Williams wielded his authority in ways deemed improper by multiple public ethics experts. His reporting prompted Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah to open a grand jury investigation into the village in connection with the mayor's use of official resources.
In Putnam, Stockler teamed with Jon Bandler, a veteran investigative reporter, to report on a cellphone video that raises questions about use of force by a Brewster police officer.
We will follow both of these stories.
As it is March, we looked back two years to those dark days when New Rochelle was at the nation’s epicenter of the coronovirus.
A charming read from David Propper celebrated the residents of a tiny town in Kentucky who sent cloth face masks to New Rochelle at the start of the pandemic. Dining writer Jeanne Muchnick looked at the road back for New Rochelle’s restaurants.
The restaurant owners Jeanne spoke told her that in some ways, they feel like the shutdown happened yesterday. In other ways, it feels like forever ago.
I couldn’t agree more.
Have a great week and thank you for your continued support of our journalism.
All my best,
Mary Dolan
Executive Editor
This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: The reopened case of Karen Mason and other good reads to catch up on
