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THE HEZITORIAL PERSPECTIVE: Former Yonkers Board of Education Trustee Gains Illegal Employment As a Yonkers Public School Teacher’s Aide By HEZI ARIS
YONKERS, NY – September 4, 2014 – On August 26, 2014, Yonkers City Hall advised that Yonkers Board of Education (YBoE) Trustee Nydia Perez had resigned from the board. James Cavanaugh, a Yonkers Parking Authority Board Director would shoulder the responsibilities for the balance of Perez’s unexpired term in office which runs through May 2015. As trustee of …
Yonkers Board of Education Trustees to Conduct a Special Meeting Over the Inter-Municipal Agreement (IMA) between the YBoE and the City of Yonkers
YONKERS, NY – June 7, 2014 – The Yonkers Board of Education (YBoE) advise that the Board of Education Board of Trustees will hold a Special Meeting to discuss and act upon the Inter-Municipal Agreement (IMA) between the Board of Education and the City of Yonkers. The Special Meeting will take place on Tuesday, June 10, 2014, at the Yonkers …
Mayor Spano Appoints Two New Trustees To Yonkers Board Of Education
City University of New York Dean Curtis Kendrick (left) and Successful Local Businessman Pasquale Mondesando (no photo presently available) to Fill Two Board Vacancies YONKERS, NY — May 7, 2014 – Mayor Mike Spano today announced Curtis Kendrick and Pasquale Mondesando as his newest appointments to the Yonkers Board of Education. As trustees of the Yonkers Board of Education, Kendrick …
Westchester On the Level Co-Hosts Richard Narog and Hezi Aris Discuss Yonkers Public Schools Disctrict Issues – Tuesday, April 15, 2014 @ 10 a.m.
YONKERS, NY — April 13, 2014 — Co-hosts Richard Narog and Hezi Aris discuss the ramifications of the $55 million overspending by the Yonkers Board of Education and the “remedy” devised by Mayor Mike Spano as defined in Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano’s Proposed FY2014-2015 Budget, on the “Featured” BlogTalkRadio program Westchester On the Level with Narog and Aris on Tuesday, …
BREAKING NEWS: NYS Senate Majority Includes Proposed Legislation to Make the Yonkers Board of Education a Department of City Hall By HEZI ARIS
YONKERS, NY — March 13, 2014 — The New York State Senate Majority, under guidance by the Senator Dean Skelos, Republican, Conservative, Independence Majority Conference Leader, and Independent Democratic Coalition (IDC) Senator Jeff Klein have included a one sentence resolution that would permit the New York State Legislature to change the present demeanor of the Yonkers Board of Education from an independent entity …
Yonkers Mayor Spano Calls for Submissions to Fill Board of Education Vacancy
YONKERS, NY – April 25, 2012 – Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano has today called for submissions to fill an upcoming vacancy with regard to the Yonkers Board of Education Board of Trustees. Mayor Spano asks interested applicants to apply online at www.yonkersny.gov where the Education Redesign Team (ERT) will serve as a blue ribbon panel and review all submissions. As …
Yonkers Board of Education Responds to the Inspector General’s Report on Overtime
Yonkers Inspector General Dan Schorr's (IG) report concerning overtime at the Board of Education (BOE) detailed no findings of substance, but, rather, tended to confuse the overtime policy with contractually mandated extra pay and summer pay. This confusion persisted even after the BOE held several meetings with him and his staff to explain the distinctions between these policies, as well as the …
Yonkers Federation Of Teachers Denounce the False and Inflammatory Statements Made by Yonkers Mayor Amicone Regarding Judge Giacomo’s Recent Court Ruling
YONKERS, NY — Yonkers Federation of Teachers President Pat Puleo said, “As usual Mayor Amicone has his facts wrong. The teachers union had little to nothing to do with the recent court ruling; the issue was between Office of Inspector General Dan Schorr and the YFT Welfare Fund. The Welfare Fund is a totally separate entity from the union. The …
Murtagh’s Campaign Literature Deceives Voters by Historical Rewrite By HEZI ARIS
Yonkers City Council Minority Leader and 2011 Republican mayoral candidate John Murtagh in literature dated July 17, 2011, “applauded the recent NYS Supreme Court Ruling that stipulated the Yonkers Inspector General had the right to audit the books and records of the Teacher's Welfare Fund.” So far so good. Murtagh’s perspective becomes “untrue” when it is stated, “Councilman Murtagh has taken the lead on the …