Listen to the broadcast “live” or “on demand” via the following hyperlink – http://tobtr.com/s/11813068 Listeners are welcome to share their perspective and/or inquiry. Call 347-205-9201. Please note broadcasts are activated every Monday through Friday at 9:55am and archived by 12:15pm EST The issues discussed are defined herein. OSSINING, NY and YONKERS, NY — September 25, 2020 — Ossining Mayor Victoria Gearity …
150 U.S. Mayors Urge Congressional Leaders to Find Compromise On Stimulus Spending to Help Struggling Cities and Towns
CHICAGO, September 23, 2020 — 150 mayors are urging Congressional leaders to reach a compromise on a new COVID-19 package to provide urgently needed financial relief to cities and towns that have borne the brunt of the impact from the COVID-19 pandemic. The mayors conveyed a simple message: “pass a COVID relief package that provides meaningful support for communities struggling …
We Can Stay Open With a State Driven Testing Strategies for COVID-19
By Former Mount Vernon Mayor RICHARD THOMAS
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) found shortages of Personal Protection Equipment (PPEs) and Testing Supplies States Can Help by Authorizing Affordable and Rapid COVID-19 Tests to Enter the Market Open? Shut? Be it a business or school, neither can answer whether they will be “Open” or “Shut” with certainty. WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — September 22, 2020 — Waiting for a …
By Former Mount Vernon Mayor RICHARD THOMAS
Oren M. Levin-Waldman, Socio-Economic Research Scholar, Shawyn Patterson-Howard, Mount Vernon Mayor, and Hezi Aris, Yonkers Tribune Publisher on Westchester On the Level – Wednesday, September 23, 2020 @ 10am ET
Listeners are welcome to share their perspective or make inquiry when on topic by calling 1-347-205-9201 Computer access to Wednesday’s broadcast “Live” or “On Demand” is accomplished via the following hyperlink … http://tobtr.com/s/11813064. Prof. Oren M. Levin-Waldman, Socio-Economic Research Scholar initiates discussion with respect to his most recent essay, “The Next Supreme Court Justice Could be Critical to Worker Rights and the …
Mayor’s Column – Week of September 21, 2020
By MARY MARVIN, Esq.
The following is a compendium of activities, issues and questions relating to Village Hall since we started our “New” year on September 1st. Procedures People visiting Village Hall will now have computer access to tax information in the main foyer without need of staff assistance. A new drop box has been installed on the front door for any correspondence or …
By MARY MARVIN, Esq.
Engel Introduces Resolution Calling for Greater Racial Diversity in Clinical Trials
WASHINGTON, DC — September 21, 2020 — Congressman Eliot L. Engel (NY-16), a top Member of the Energy & Commerce Committee’s health panel, introduced a resolution today, supported by 19 Members of Congress, calling on federal agencies to take action to promote racial and ethnic diversity in clinical trials for COVID-19 treatments, vaccines, and diagnostics. “The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately …
Engel Introduces Resolution Calling for Greater Racial Diversity in Clinical Trials
WASHINGTON, DC — September 21, 2020 — Congressman Eliot L. Engel (NY-16), a top Member of the Energy & Commerce Committee’s health panel, introduced a resolution today, supported by 19 Members of Congress, calling on federal agencies to take action to promote racial and ethnic diversity in clinical trials for COVID-19 treatments, vaccines, and diagnostics. “The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately …
Happy 6th Anniversary to the People’s Climate March – 2014-2020
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — September 21, 2020 — Six years ago on Sunday, September 21, 2014 citizens from many walks of life who were concerned about climate change and the future of the planet marched to demand that their leaders take action. They gathered around the world. In Manhattan people marched four hours from Columbus Circle to 34th Street to show …
SAVVY SENIOR: Should Seniors Consider a Reverse Mortgage Now? By JIM MILLER
Dear Savvy Senior, What can you tell me about reverse mortgages? The coronavirus damage to my retirement account has me considering it but want to make sure I know what I’m getting into. Cash-Strapped Senior # # # Dear Cash-Strapped, Massive job losses, a volatile stock market and low interest rates caused by the coronavirus pandemic has caused many cash-strapped …
Yonkers Resident First Positive West Nile Virus Case and Death in Westchester County in 2020
County Health Department Reminds Residents to Take Precautions Against Mosquitoes WHITE PLAINS, NY and YONKERS, NY — September 16, 2020 — Westchester County Health Commissioner Sherlita Amler, MD, today advised that the first human case of West Nile Virus this year was confirmed in a 76-year-old Yonkers resident with significant underlying medical conditions who died on August 22. Westchester County …