Payments for up to four months of back rent or utility payments available WHITE PLAINS, NY – April 17, 2021 — Low-income families in Westchester County who are having difficulty paying their rent or utilities because of COVID-19-related income loss may be eligible for financial help. Community Housing Innovations (CHI) is offering cash payments for back rent and utilities through its Westchester Eviction Prevention Program, funded by …
Spring/Summer 2021 Fashion Trends
By BARBARA BARTON SLOANE
Styles for Happy Days Here Again! PELHAM, NY — April 3, 2021 — Certainly, thanks to the ongoing pandemic, this is a season like no other. And though it’s been a quiet year for the fashion world, it’s still never too early to perk up for summer – from shades and bathing suits to clogs, maxi skirts, and surprisingly comfy …
By BARBARA BARTON SLOANE
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 …
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer Secures $360 Billion in Federal Funding for State and Local Fiscal Relief
By HEZI ARIS
The ‘Formula’ Hezitorial WASHINGTON, DC — March 10, 2021 -The numbers reveal the value this largesse will have on communities and the people who reside within those boundaries. Buffalo……………$350.05 million Mount Vernon….$ 42.63 million New Rochelle….$ 36.19 million Rochester……….$206.83 million Syracuse………..$126.17 million Utica……………..$ 63.99 million White Plains……$ 21.98 million Yonkers………….$ 88.99 million Can you see the pain the numbers will …
By HEZI ARIS
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 …
Westchester County Camp Registration Opens
By RUTH WALTER
BRONXVILLE, NY and YONKERS, NY — February 20, 2021 — Westchester County’s Nature Camps, Young Farmers, and Hole-in-One Junior Golf Camps are scheduled to reopen this summer. Registration for these popular camps opened on Thursday, Feb. 18 and will continue through the next few weeks. Camps start on Monday, July 5 and run through Friday, Aug. 26. Nature Camps are available …
By RUTH WALTER
Educational Carnage Predicated On Selective and Commensurate Disengagement
By HEZI ARIS
The Failed Education Hezitorial YONKERS, NY — February 7, 2021 — Not only has Covid-19 uncovered the financial ability of the residents of the City of Hills, it has stretched the disparity between the educational capacity afforded our student population along color, ethnic, and gender lines, and thereby exacerbated the ever widening gap due to bigotry, a lack of planning …
By HEZI ARIS
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 …