Urges Hesitant New Yorkers to Get Vaccinated YONKERS, NY – July 31, 2021 — New York State Assemblyman Nader Sayegh (D-Yonkers-AD-90) says he is in good spirits while under a seven-day quarantine after he tested positive for COVID-19. “I was surprised. I was really shocked. Here I am, I am vaccinated, and I got COVID-19,” Sayegh said. Sayegh received the …
Gaza: Total War Reality
By EARL H. TILFORD
TUSCALOOSA, AL — MAY 19, 2021 — The current fighting in Gaza rapidly approaches total war intensity. Strategy for Hamas has always involved the total war objective of annihilating Israel. For Israel, fighting Hamas and Hezbollah, which is based in Lebanon and Syria, involves a long, protracted but limited war of attrition. This may be changing. Hamas and Hezbollah use terrorism …
By EARL H. TILFORD
What Effect Has COVID-19 Had on Speeding, Accidents, and DUI Rates?
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — March 25, 2021 — The COVID-19 pandemic has been an unprecedented global health crisis, affecting the entire planet and changing life as we know it. The virus has claimed a huge number of lives across the world, as well as triggering the closure of entire countries, the halting of economies, and the development of strict new …
City of Yonkers and Local Hospitals Donate Personal Protective Equipment and Other Medical Supplies To Puebla, Mexico
YONKERS, NY – March 13, 2021 – Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano was by joined Yonkers Police Commissioner John Mueller and representatives from St. Joseph’s Medical Center, St. John’s Riverside Hospital and Montefiore Medical Center to donate medical supplies to Hospital General de Acatlan in Puebla, Mexico on March 9, 2021 The donations are scheduled to be distributed to healthcare professionals who …
Israel’s Obligation to Vaccinate Palestinian Authority Residents
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL — February 12, 2021 — With well over 3.5 million Israelis having received the first COVID vaccination, more than one third of the entire population, and two million having received the second vaccine. Reports are that the rate of vaccinations has slowed and health clinics are trying to avoid wasting “left overs.” Accordingly, Israelis 16 and up are …
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
BLUE TRUTH: Yonkers PBA President Keith Olson Transferred to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital – Infected with COVID-19
By HEZI ARIS
YONKERS, NY — January 22, 2020 — The Yonkers Tribune has learned that Yonkers Police Benevolent Association (PBA) President Keith Olson has caught COVID-19. We also learned that he initially went to St. John’s Riverside Hospital in Yonkers, but was referred instead to Columbia Presbyterian in New York City for an underlying reason. We hope and pray for his speedy …
By HEZI ARIS
Mayor’s Column for the Week of January 18, 2021
By MARY MARVIN, Esq.
BRONXVILLE, NY — January 18, 2021 — I was trying to think of a definitive word to convey this message but I have only come up with the word-resolve. I share with you that due to COVID-19 market conditions, our venerable theater, currently operated by Bow Tie Cinemas on Kraft Avenue is looking for a new theater operator to run the …
By MARY MARVIN, Esq.
Yonkers Public School District Covid-19 Update – Monday, January 19, 2021 Tally
YONKERS, NY — January 19, 2021 – Herein, please find the list of positive COVID-19 cases that were self-reported to the Yonkers Public Schools District or to the Yonkers Public Schools Administration. All individuals who tested positive have been notified of the proper quarantining process. Anyone who is required to quarantine has also been notified. 1. A YFT member at Scholastic …
Turning Cars Into Coats: New York Auto Dealers Bring Warmth to Thousands of Children
The Premier Collection, Volvo Cars of White Plains, Westhab, Operation Warm, GNYADA , Local Westchester Dealer kicks in $5,000 to purchase coats for kids NEW YORK, NY; WHITE PLAINS, NY; and YONKERS, NY — January 18, 201 — New York City, Westchester County, Franchise new car dealers in downstate New York are turning cars into coats this holiday season, with …
Yonkers Public School District COVID-19 Update for January 11, 2021
YONKERS, NY — January 11, 2021 — A list of positive COVID-19 cases that were reported to the Yonkers Public School District or school administration are delineated herein. All individuals who tested positive have been notified of the proper quarantining process. In addition, contact tracing has been finalized to determine if anyone needs to quarantine. In the case of the …