On this highest of holy days, we wish you G’mar hatimah tovah, may you be sealed for a good year. Have a safe and easy fast. Yom Kippur—the Day of Atonement—is considered the most important holiday in the Jewish faith. Falling in the month of Tishrei, it marks the culmination of the 10 Days of Awe, a period of introspection …
By PAMELA GELLER
Empowering Latino SMBs This Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanics in Philanthropy’s PowerUp Fund Receives $3M Google.org Donation OAKLAND, CA — September 21, 2020 — Google.org announced a $3M grant to Hispanics in Philanthropy’s PowerUp Fund, in partnership with Ureeka, to directly support hundreds of Latino-owned small businesses across California, New York, and Texas—states with large numbers of Latino-owned small businesses—with access to capital and the training they need …
In the Doghouse Edition of “News and Notes” MARK JEFFERS
Welcome to “News & Notes,” where we look at the happenings here in Westchester County… WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — September 3, 2020 — We we head into the Fall and then the Winter season, the big question at our house, is do I buy my wonderful wife a new lawn rake or snow shovel, once I make this big decision, and …
Covid Rent Relief Program / Homes and Community Renewal Grant Covers Four Months Rent Valuation – Application ONLY Available from Thursday, July 16, 2020 to Thursday, July 30, 2020
NuRealty Advisors Inc. and GEM Management Partners LLC Inform Tenants of the Establishment of the COVID RENT RELIEF PROGRAM Call Center at 1-833-499–0318 – Open Daily from 8am-7pm YONKERS, NY — JULY 15, 2020 — Please note NYS has established a COVID RENT RELIEF PROGRAM to provide rent relieve to tenants in the form of a one-time payment (grant) to the …
MAP: Westchester County Confirmed COVID-19 Cases as of 7/10
Westchester County Confirmed COVID-19 Cases as of 7/10.
Vacation is All I Ever Wanted
By MARK JEFFERS
Welcome to “News & Notes,” where we look at the happenings here in Westchester County… WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — July 3, 2020 — We are on our way to the beaches of old Cape Cod for our annual family vacation. Six feet away, sunburn, soggy clothes, and sandy sandwiches, can’t wait…if I’m not eaten by a shark please enjoy this week’s …
By MARK JEFFERS
Engel Statement on SCOTUS Decision in Bostock vs. Clayton County Case
THE BRONX, NY — June 15, 2020 — Congressman Eliot L. Engel, a member of the House LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus, issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision in the Bostock vs. Clayton County case today. The Bostock case now affirms the definition of “sex” under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act to prohibit an individual from being …
Why I Support My Dad
By JULIE SCARPINO
WHITE PLAINS, NY — June 9, 2020 — My name is Julie Scarpino and Westchester District Attorney Tony Scarpino is my father. As Election Day approaches on June 23rd, I am grateful for this opportunity to share an inside glimpse into the man who raised me and why I am confident he deserves your vote to continue serving as DA. …
By JULIE SCARPINO
Westchester County Police Academy Graduates 69 New Officers Will Work for 16 Law Enforcement Agencies
VALHALLA, NY — May 20, 2020 — Sixty-nine police recruits graduated from the Westchester County Police Academy today. They are and headed to work at 14 law enforcement agencies in Westchester County and 2 in Putnam County. Due to the Covid-19 crisis, a scaled-down graduation ceremony was conducted on the drill floor at the Police Academy in Valhalla and was …
May 19: Westchester County Executive George Latimer Gives COVID-19 Update
View County Executive George Latimer’s full briefing at this link: https://youtu.be/CrJ7DC6W134 Westchester County’s confirmed figures of Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases tabulated as of May 19, 2020.