DiNapoli: Feds Must Step Up or NYC Metro Region Faces End of Public Transit As We Know It
ALBANY, NY — November 22, 2020 — New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli last week released the following statement in response to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s release of its November budget and financial plan: “Our regional transit system is on the edge of a precipice. Without a significant infusion of federal funds, the region faces service cuts in 2021 …
ZEISS of White Plains, NY Announced the ZEISS SCOPEs Grant for K-12 Science Teachers in Putnam / Rockland and Westchester Counties, Bergen County, and Fairfield County
WHITE PLAINS, NY and YONKERS, NY — November 18, 2020 — Many teachers across the country are facing the new challenge of educating students through remote learning. The need for creative lesson planning is particularly acute in science classrooms because of the need for hands-on laboratories or live demonstrations that supplement traditional lectures. In order to help teachers and …
GOLFERS: Pre-Registration for 2021 E-Z Reserve Is Now Open
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — November 2, 2020 — Golfers can now pre-register for next season’s Golf Westchester E-Z Reserve program available at all six 18-hole County golf courses. During the pre-registration period, Monday, November 2, through Monday, November 30, E-Z Reserve holders from 2020 can reserve the same tee time/day for the 2021 season. If the holder is not interested in …
New York Online Bar Exam: A Hit or a Miss
By ANNA SEVCHIK
NEW YORK, NY — October 26, 2020 — New York was one of the first states to administer the online bar exam in the country’s history. Whether the exam was a success or not will depend on whom you ask. According to the Bar examiners, the New York BAR exam was quite successful. In fact, Judith Gundersen, the NCBE president, …
By ANNA SEVCHIK
By BILLY CRYSTAL
Westchester County Executive George Latimer Presents a COVID-19 Briefing and an Active/Total of County Cases as of October 14, 2020
WHITE PLAINS, NY — October 13, 2020 —Westchester County Executive George Latimer’s full briefing can be viewed here: The Active/Total Westchester County Cases as of October 13, 2020
Yom Kippur, May You Be Sealed in the Book of Life
By PAMELA GELLER
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
The Black Lives Matter Demonstration Allegedly Promoted by Westchester County Board Legislator Ruth Walter (D-15) in Bronxville Cancelled for Lack of Permit
By HEZI ARIS
BRONXVILLE, NY — July 23, 2020 — The poster, predominately disseminated by email, was headlined with the phrase “NO JUSTICE NO PEACE”. Thereafter, the reader would be informed that the intent was: “VIGIL FOR GEORGE FLOYD” followed by “#BlackLivesMatter”. Documentary evidence seen by the Bronxville Tribune / Yonkers Tribune revealed that people were beseeched on May 30, 2020, to attend …
By HEZI ARIS