WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — White Plains CitizeNetReporter Publisher / Editor John Bailey opens the Monday, September 24, 2018th broadcast to issues impacting the City of White Plains and Westchester County government. This segment from 10-10:30a Political Analyst Michael Edelman, Esq. immerses us on issues of national and international importance that revolve around and about President Donald Trump. Listen in from …
Police Arrests Alleged Leading Hezbollah Financier in the Triple Border of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay
PUERTO IGUAZÚ, ARGENTINA and FOZ Do IGUAÇU, BRAZIL and CIUDAD Del ESTE, PARAGUAY — September 22, 2018 — Brazilian police on Friday arrested a Lebanese citizen on suspicions of raising funds for Lebanon-based Shiite military group Hezbollah, which the United States considers a terrorist group. Assad Ahmad Barakat, 51, was arrested on Brazil’s three-way border with Argentina and Paraguay, Ciudad …
Westchester County Leg. Kitley Covill Advises New Tobacco 21 Law Leads Action Against Mt. Kisco Vape Shop and Protect Kids
WHITE PLAINS, NY — Westchester County Board Legislator Kitley Covill (D – Bedford, Lewisboro, Mount Kisco, North Salem, Pound Ridge, Somers) is happy to report that a new law raising the age for the purchase of tobacco and related products in the County from 18 to 21 is working in our communities. Recently, Westchester County Police sent a youth into …
Engel Cosponsors Resolution to Overturn Trump’s Expansion of Junk Health Insurance Plans
WASHINGTON, DC — September 20, 2018— Congressman Eliot L. Engel has cosponsored a Congressional Review Act resolution, H.J. Res. 140, to overturn the Trump Administration’s expansion of junk health insurance plans that would allow insurers to deny coverage to people with pre-existing conditions. The resolution, authored by Congresswoman Kathy Castor, would nullify a Trump Administration rule permitting the expansion of skimpy …
LEAVING ON A JET PLANE: Cleveland, The City On the Lake
By BARBARA BARTON SLOANE
No water shortage here! I’m in Cleveland (Ohio, that is) and this astonishing city has just gob- smacked me once more. Shortly after I arrived, I boarded the Nautica Queen, a dining cruise on Lake Erie and enjoyed a very good dinner and scintillating city views by the light of a silvery moon. Cleveland. Yes. Comedians have ranked on this …
By BARBARA BARTON SLOANE
Engel Statement on Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands One Year After Hurricane Maria
Congressman Eliot L. Engel Issued the Following Statement: WASHINGTON, DC — September 20, 2018— “One year ago, Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, leaving nearly three thousand dead. Today, our fellow citizens on the islands are still reeling from the storm and its aftermath, struggling to recover due in no small part to the ineptitude of this …
John and Laurie Wiles, the Driving Me Crazy duo, Winston Morrow, Automotive Reviewer, Richard Thomas, Mount Vernon Mayor; and Hezi Aris, Yonkers Tribune Editor-at-Large, on Westchester On the Level – Thursday, September 20, 2018th @10am EDT
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — Driving Me Crazy duo John and Laurie Wiles, ably assisted by Automotive Reviewer Winston Morrow, open this week’s broadcast of Driving Me Crazy on Thursday, September 20, 2018th at 10am EDT. Taking center stage is the 2019 Honda Insight Hybrid. Tune in to this segment to engage in automotive reviews and life every Thursday morning from …
Governor Cuomo Announces $2 Million Awarded to Environmental Education Centers in Urban Communities
Groups in New York City, Yonkers, Albany and Troy Selected to Receive Environmental Justice Funds YONKERS, NY — September 18, 2018 — Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that Environmental Justice grants totaling $2 million have been awarded to four organizations for Urban Environmental Education Centers in New York City, Yonkers, Albany, and Troy, NY. The grants are from the State’s …
Westchester On the Level – No Broadcast on September 18th & 19th; Next Broadcast on September 20th @ 10am EDT
YONKERS, NY — In deference to Yom Kippur, The Day of Atonement, we will not engage in a broadcast over this Tuesday and Wednesday. The next broadcast will take place on Thursday, September 20th. For those who immerse themselves in the holiday we sincerely wish you an easy fast and that you are inscribed in the Book of Life. …
‘Earned Sick Leave Bill’ Hearing at Westchester County Board of Legislators – Monday, September 17th @ 7:30pm
YONKERS, NY and WHITE PLAINS, NY — September 17, 2018 — The Westchester County Board of Legislators is holding a hearing tonight, Monday, Sept. 17th, on important legislation – the Earned Sick Leave Bill – at 7:30pm Supporters from more than two dozen community groups, activist organization and supportive unions, including 32BJ, TWU Local 100 and CWA will be attending. …