BEDFORD HILLS, NY — February 7, 2021 — Here are some of my fun February facts… The Groundhog will miss its shadow; I will eat too much at our Zoom Super Bowl party; my wife will not be too happy with the stale candy I give her for Valentine’s Day, and I will shovel more snow than last month, so …
Bu MARK JEFFERS
What Are the Early Headlines From the NBA Season?
YONKERS, NY — February 5, 2021 — The NBA season is in full swing once again. For those who feel like the NBA season just ended, they are not incorrect. At the end of last season, the Los Angeles Lakers were crowned NBA champions. LeBron James hoisted his fourth championship trophy, leaving him to trophies behind Michael Jordan. Even though …
Assemblyman Sayegh Calls on Governor Andrew Cuomo to Lift Moratorium on Venues for Super Bowl Sunday
The Big Game Won’t Be Over Until 10:30 pm YONKERS, NY — January 28, 2021 — Yonkers State Assemblyman Nader Sayegh is calling on New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to extend Super Bowl Sunday restaurant and all applicable venues, that is bars and lounges etc., closings from 10 pm until midnight. By Executive Order, New York’s COVID-19 restrictions require restaurants …
Cricket Expanding in Westchester – Greenburgh Was First – Sport is So Popular Westchester County is Now Funding New Field
By Greenburgh Town Supervisor PAUL FEINER, Esq.
GREENBURGH, NY — January 17, 2021 — In 2019 Greenburgh became the first community in Westchester to offer residents the opportunity to enjoy cricket –one of the most popular sports in the world. We created a field at Richard Presser Park in Hartsdale. It’s been enormously popular. The problem: The demand is so great that we can’t serve everyone who wants to …
By Greenburgh Town Supervisor PAUL FEINER, Esq.
Welcome to “News & Notes” During January 2021 Where We Look at the Happenings in Westchester Count
By MARK JEFFERS
BEDFORD HILLS, NY — January 11, 2021 — We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season; apparently, I was naughty last year, as Santa jammed enough coal in my stocking to heat all of Katonah… Once again, I have outsmarted myself by making my New Year’s resolution, “not to make any resolutions,” well Ha-ha, just by saying that …
By MARK JEFFERS
The Becket-Jackson-Barnette-Kaepernick-Trump Line?
By Prof. JOHN Q. BARRETT
QUEENS, NY —January 5, 2020 — On December 28, 2020, President Trump signed a proclamation commemorating the next day’s 850th anniversary of the murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral. On December 29, 1170, knights of Henry II, the King of England, murdered Becket for resisting the king’s assertions of power over church affairs. President Trump’s proclamation, which you …
By Prof. JOHN Q. BARRETT
The Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI) Store Situated in Ridge Hill to Close On Or About February 17, 2021
YONKERS, NY — December 9, 2020 — A Yonkersite kindly shared this filing dated November 17, 2020 upon which is noted that The Recreation Equipment, Inc. (REI) store located at 49 Fitzgerald Street, in Ridge Hill, Yonkers, NY 10710 advised they will close their doors. The layoffs will be affecting 58 employees in entirety who will be dismissed over some …
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 …
Bicycle Sundays to Continue Through October
WHITE PLAINS, NY — October 11, 2020 — Westchester’s recreation tradition, Bicycle Sundays will continue for two more Sundays to end the extended 2020 season on October 18 and 25, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Bronx River Parkway. There is no Bicycle Sunday on October 11. Westchester County Executive George Latimer said: “Bicycle Sundays have provided our community …
Inspiration in Olympic Sized Hurdles for Israeli Athletes
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL — September 23, 2020 — At the end of a recent webinar “Israel’s Olympic Heroes; Past, Present and Future,” Israeli Olympic marathon runner Beatie Deutsch shared a beautiful and inspiring thought relevant to running, the Olympics, and the holiday season of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. “Running is the greatest metaphor for life. Wining a marathon is not …
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN