WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — April 5, 2021 — April is a big birthday month for the Jeffers family, my wife, daughter, sister and many dear friends all celebrate, so right after I take out a loan for gift buying I will write this week’s “Birthday Bash” edition of “News & Notes.” If you have ever seen me play golf, you …
By MARK JEFFERS
Public Notice Announcement from the Yonkers City Clerk’s Office
Yonkers City Clerk Vincent Spano Announces: Marriage Licenses Are Now Available to All. YONKERS, NY — March 12, 2021 — Although several municipalities remain closed or restrict Marriage Licenses to their residents, Yonkers City Clerk Vincent Spano is happy to announce that his office is open for in-person Marriage License appointments to all who qualify including but not limited to the …
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By MARK JEFFERS
BEDFORD HILL, NY — March 10, 2021 — Let’s start off with some thoughts on the marvelous month of March…I hope we all get through the Ides of March with no ill effects; we remember to spring ahead on March 14 at 2am; and survive the green beer on St. Patrick’s Day. Cheers to this week’s “March Madness” edition of …
By MARK JEFFERS
Savvy Senior: How to Choose a Medical Alert System
By JIM MILLER
Dear Savvy Senior, March 7, 2021 — I am interested in getting my mom, who lives alone, a medical alert system with a wearable pendant button that will let her call for help if she falls or has a medical emergency. What can you tell me to help me choose one? Too Many Choices # # # # # Dear …
By JIM MILLER
Assemblyman Nader Sayegh (NYS AD-90-Yonkers, NY) Urges Residents to Get Vaccinated at the New COVID-19 Mass Vaccination Site in Yonkers
YONKERS, NY — March 3, 2021 — Assemblyman Nader Sayegh (NYS AD-90-Yonkers, NY) urges all residents to get vaccinated at the new mass vaccination site at the National Guard Armory on North Broadway at 2 Quincy Place. “With the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and New York National Guard staffing this site in the heart of Yonkers, I encourage all …
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BEDFORD HILLS, NY — February 7, 2021 — Here are some of my fun February facts… The Groundhog will miss its shadow; I will eat too much at our Zoom Super Bowl party; my wife will not be too happy with the stale candy I give her for Valentine’s Day, and I will shovel more snow than last month, so …
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Governor Cuomo Directs State Agencies to Prepare Emergency Response Assets as Storm Set to Impact New York City, Long Island and Lower Hudson Valley with Snow, High Winds and Coastal Flooding
YONKERSS, NY — January 30, 2021 — Up to 12 Inches of Snow and Wind Gusts up to 45 MPH Expected to Impact Downstate Locations; Coastal Flood Watch Issued for Long Island and Queens Through Monday Potential Impacts Include Dangerous Travel, Power Outages, Flooding of Low-Lying Areas Along Coast Governor Cuomo today directed state agencies to prepare emergency response assets as …
Welcome to “News & Notes” During January 2021 Where We Look at the Happenings in Westchester Count
By MARK JEFFERS
BEDFORD HILLS, NY — January 11, 2021 — We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season; apparently, I was naughty last year, as Santa jammed enough coal in my stocking to heat all of Katonah… Once again, I have outsmarted myself by making my New Year’s resolution, “not to make any resolutions,” well Ha-ha, just by saying that …
By MARK JEFFERS
Statement on the January 6, 2021 Attack on Our Nation’s Capitol Building
By Town of Bedford Supervisor MARYANN CARR
TOWN OF BEDFORD, NY — January 7, 2021 — We condemn the attack on democracy we witnessed yesterday… January 6th, 2021 was supposed to be a day that avowed the soundness of American democracy. Instead, it evolved into one of the most alarming in our nation’s history. The attack on our Nation’s Capitol Building was equally an assault on a core …
By Town of Bedford Supervisor MARYANN CARR