新正如意 新年发财 Wishing you happiness, fortune and good health throughout this Chinese New Year 2020
Monday’s Mayoral Message – January 20, 2020
By VICTORIA GEARITY
Honoring MLK; Climate-adaptive Planning; Public Works Progress OSSINING, NY — January 21, 2020 —In honor of the inspiring life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, the third Monday of January is designated as not just a federal holiday, but a day of service. In Ossining, the whole weekend has been an opportunity to honor this spirit. Yesterday Ossining residents gathered at …
By VICTORIA GEARITY
How Martin Luther King, Jr. Changed Hearts
By Dr. EARL H. TILFORD
TUSCALOOSA, AL — January 15, 2020 — My father was a Presbyterian minister in rural northwest Alabama from 1961 to 1965. I came of age there, then left the University of Alabama with an M.A. in history in 1969. Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. and Governor George C. Wallace framed the historical context of a changing south to which I …
By Dr. EARL H. TILFORD
Why Not Diwali Holiday? Hindus Ask Valley Stream School District
Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, said that Diwali holiday in VSCHSD would be a step in the positive direction in view of presence of a substantial number of Hindu students in the District; as it was important to meet the religious and spiritual needs of Hindu pupils. Zed, who is President of Universal Society of …
Hezi Aris, Yonkers Tribune Publisher / Editor-at-Large, and Nader Sayegh, New York State Assemblyman (AD-90) on Westchester On the Level – Tuesday, December 7, 2020, at 10am ET
Guests and listeners may share their perspective and / or inquiry using the following call-in number: (347) 205-9201. Listen to the broadcast “live” or “on demand”: http://tobtr.com/s/11643017 The broadcast is initiated every Monday to Friday from 10am-12Noon ET. An archive is created by 12:15pm. Topics of discussion are defined herein. WESTCHESTER, NY — Yonkers Tribune Publisher / Editor-at-Large Hezi …
John Bailey, White Plains CitizeNetReporter Publisher / Editor; Michael Edelman Esq., Political Analyst; Victoria Gearity, Ossining Mayor; Tenku Ruff, Osho (Master/Teacher), Soto Zen Buddhist Priest; and Hezi Aris, Yonkers Tribune Editor-at-Large, on Westchester On the Level – Monday, January 6, 2020 @10am ET
Guests and listeners may share their perspective and / or inquiry by calling: (347) 205-9201. Listen to the broadcast “live” or “on demand” – http://tobtr.com/s/11631127 The broadcast is initialized every Monday to Friday from 10am-12Noon ET. An archive is created by 12:15pm. Topics of discussion are defined herein: John Bailey, White Plains CitizeNetReporter Publisher / Editor speaks to the following issues: The …
The Keys to Understanding American Anti-Semitism – and Fighting Back
By Rabbi Lord JONATHAN SACKS
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN — January 2, 2020 — The last two festivals to be added to the Jewish calendar prior to modern times — Purim and Hanukkah — are both about anti-Semitism. There is one obvious difference between them: Haman, of the Purim story, wanted to kill Jews. Antiochus, of the Hanukkah story, wanted to kill Judaism. It was the difference …
By Rabbi Lord JONATHAN SACKS
Happy Kwanzaa
By City of Mount Vernon Mayor-elect SHAWYN PATTERSON-HOWARD
A Dear Friends Message MOUNT VERNON, NY — December 26, 2019 — For over a half-century, African Americans have come together in observance of Kwanzaa, a seven-day celebration of the principles at the core of our heritage and culture. Through family and community gatherings, we study and uphold the Ngozo Saba, or ‘seven principles of African Heritage’, Umoja–Unity, Kujichagulia–Self Determination, …
By City of Mount Vernon Mayor-elect SHAWYN PATTERSON-HOWARD
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
"Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection." — Winston Churchill
Happy Holidays from All of Us!
By Westcester County District Attorney ANTHONY A. SCARPINO, JR.
WHITE PLAINS, NY — December 24, 2019 — As 2019 rapidly comes to a close, indulge me as we share some of the work we have undertaken this year to lay the ground work for the year ahead to continue to keep Westchester safe. The State of New York enacted sweeping criminal justice reform with the biggest changes in law …
By Westcester County District Attorney ANTHONY A. SCARPINO, JR.