WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — August 19, 2019 — It is highly unlikely that the August doldrums of 2019 are markedly different than those of past years. We expect some kind of summer break from the tension and conflict that are now our regular portion. And memories of past summers seem to focus on iced tea and midday naps. But things …
By RICHARD BRODSKY
Open Letter on Campaign Finance Reform
By W. ROBERT ABBOT
June 11, 2019 Hon. Pete Harckham New York State Senate 188 State Street Room 812 Albany, NY 12247 Re: Public Financing of Political Campaigns Dear Senator Harckham, Congratulations on surviving your first session as our state senator! The new Democratic majority in the State Senate build an impressive record of success in the pursuit of long overdue …
By W. ROBERT ABBOT
Letter to Editor: Twin Green New Deal Resolutions
By GEORGE PAPACHARISIS
Letter to the Bronxville Tribune Editor-at-Large Dear Editor, BRNXVILLE, NY — June 2, 2019 — Climate change is real and it’s happening! I have a young daughter and I want her to live in a safe planet. This is why I’m a strong supporter of the Green New Deal as the means to combat it. Any presidential candidate who wants …
By GEORGE PAPACHARISIS
Corporation Notice – City of Yonkers – Legal Notice: Special Ordinance 17-2019
CORPORATION NOTICE CITY OF YONKERS-NEW YORK LEGAL NOTICE The ordinance, a summary of which is published herewith, has been adopted on March 26, 2019, and approved by the Mayor on March 29, 2019, and the validity of the obligations authorized by such ordinance may be hereafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which …
Climate Change and Congress
By MOLLY WEINSTEIN
Dear Editor, BRONXVILLE, NY — February 21, 2019 — One of the largest and most urgent existential threats, if not the largest, humanity faces today is climate change. And according to the United Nations’ Carbon Majors Report, a mere 100 fossil fuel producers are responsible for 71% of global emissions. And so to defeat this threat, there needs to be …
By MOLLY WEINSTEIN
Twin Green New Deal Resolutions
ALYSSA PEREZ
Letter to the Editor THE BRONX, NY — February 17, 2019 — Climate change is happening now! As a young mother, I can’t let this be my son’s generation’s future. I simply can’t let them beat the brunt of changes we could be acting quickly to make now. I am an environmental science major and environmental studies minor at Queens …
ALYSSA PEREZ
Remembering Parkland
By SARA SETTEMBRINI
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — February 14 will mark one year since the mass shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, where 17 students and educators were killed and 17 more were wounded. In the year since this unspeakable tragedy, Americans have come together to deliver a unified message to our elected leaders. Enough is enough. Students, parents, …
By SARA SETTEMBRINI
The Virginia Irony
By GARY AJELLO, Esq.
YORKTOWN, NY — February 7, 2019 — Several years ago I made a proposal to fill a vacant seat on the Yorktown Town Board by pulling names out of a hat. I was ridiculed in public for such a “ridiculous” idea. I have often repeated that proposal. You can’t do any worse with my proposal than compared to some of …
By GARY AJELLO, Esq.
Undecided Between Robert Kesten and Peter Harckham for New York Senate District 40
By HOWARD ELLISON
Letter to the Yonkers Tribune Editor-at-Large YORKTOWN, NY — September 8, 2018 — Deciding which candidate to vote for on September 13 can be difficult because both candidates have very similar positions on most issues. Therefore, your decision should be based more on the differences between the two men themselves and how they became candidates. Robert Kesten had been selected …
By HOWARD ELLISON
Whistle Blower Writes an Open Letter to the Editor Beseeching Gov. Andrew Cuomo Regarding Troubling Financial Circumstances in the City of Yonkers
FROM: Concerned Resident of Yonkers, New York TO: Letter to the Editor RE: Financial Control Board at the City of Yonkers Honorable Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo, I hope this letter finds you in good spirit and health. I am a resident of the City of Yonkers and I am contacting you to be the whistleblower of a …