Second Round of Pandemic EBT will Provide Food Benefits to Remote and Hybrid Learners Aid to Help 2.5 Million Children Enrolled in the National School Lunch Program ALBANY, NY — June 14, 2021 — Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced an estimated $2.2 billion in federal food assistance for children in New York State that were unable to access …
Westchester County Police to Mark National Police Week 2020
Virtual tributes to fallen heroes to replace in-person ceremonies usually held in May. HAWTHORNE, NY — May 9, 2020 — Westchester County Police will mark National Police Week through virtual means this year as the Covid-19 crisis has caused the cancellation of both its annual awards ceremony and the countywide Police Honor Awards and Memorial Service it hosts each May in …
Building and Construction Trades Council of Westchester and Putnam Endorse District Attorney Scarpino for Reelection
WHITE PLAINS, NY — May 6, 2020 —The Building and Construction Trades Council of Westchester and Putnam Counties has endorsed Westchester County District Attorney Tony Scarpino for reelection. In a letter dated April 30th, 2020, Building Trades President and Treasurer Edward Doyle said of DA Scarpino’s service: “Under your leadership, you have ensured that the hardworking men and women in …
Former Mount Vernon Police Officer Indicted on Assault Charges
WHITE PLAINS, NY — January 28, 2020 — Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. today announced that James Ready of Putnam Valley was arraigned following an indictment by a Westchester County Grand Jury for assaulting a defendant in his custody and other charges. At the time, Ready was a probationary officer with the Mount Vernon Police Department. He …
Akeem Jamal Update
By HEZI ARIS
“The Yonkers Tribune has received many requests over the last two months inquiring about the whereabouts of Mr. Akeem Jamal, How has recuperation is progressing, simply an outpouring of concern. It is for this reason, that this article has been written.” NEW ROCHELLE, NY and YONKERS, NY — November 13, 2019 — Tomorrow will be two months after the September …
By HEZI ARIS
Westchester County Proposes 2020 Budget
$2.1 Billion Dollar Budget $1 Million Dollar Cut to the Westchester County Property Tax Levy WHITE PLAINS, WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — November 9, 2019 — On the heels of a listening tour around the County, Westchester County Executive George Latimer unveiled his 2020 proposed Operating Budget at the County Office building before County leadership, staff, the Westchester County Board of …
Attorney General James and Federal Trade Commission Halt Phantom Debt Collection Scheme
Defendants Distributed and Collected on Millions of Dollars In Debts that Consumer Did Not Owe NEW YORK, NY — July 1, 2019 — Attorney General Letitia James and the Federal Trade Commission today announced court orders stopping a scheme to distribute and collect on millions of dollars in “phantom debts,” fake debts that consumers did not owe. The settlement permanently bans Buffalo based defendants Hylan Asset Management, LLC, Andrew Shaevel, Jon Purizhansky, …
Juvenile Murder Suspect Jamir Thompson Surrenders to Yonkers Police
YONKERS, NY — May 7, 2019 — Jamir Thompson, wanted for the alleged murder of 18-year-old Marilyn Cotto Montanez, turned himself in early this morning to police officers at the Yonkers Police 3rd Precinct on Riverdale Avenue. Shortly before 1am, the 15-year-old Thompson who was in the company of his mother and an attorney presented himself to officers who placed …
John Bailey, White Plains CitizeNetReporter Publisher, National Political Analyst Michael Edelman, Esq., José Roman, The Puerto Rican Cultural Foundation President, and Hezi Aris, Yonkers Tribune Editor-at-Large on Westchester On the Level – Monday, October 9, 2017 @10am DST
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — White Plains CitizeNetReporter Publisher and Monday Co-host speaks to the Democratic Primary Elections vis-a-vis the Roach victory over Lecuona and the takeaway learned in the campaign process. Do the incumbents know to say little and the challengers choose to say too little? Has politics become a quasi-science of tactics to which little concern is given issues? …
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