Featuring piano, violin and vocal, and a world premiere violin sonata MT. KISCO, NY — May 8, 2021 — Currently in its 23nd season and past recipient of the ArtsWestchester Arts Organization of the Year Award, Taconic Opera will be showcasing three exceptionally gifted musicians in a challenging and beautiful concert program, Whimsical Birdsong: Masters of Impression. One performance only …
Westchester County Board of Legislators Approve $1.4 Million in Federal Food Aid for Seniors
WHITE PLAINS, NY — December 10, 2020 — On Tuesday night, the Westchester County Board of Legislators unanimously approved a program that will bring more than $1.4 million in federal relief money to local communities to defray the costs of certain home-nutrition services for seniors, including home delivery of meals, groceries and kitchen supplies. The money comes from the federal …
Westchester’s “News & Notes” New Year 2020 Edition
By MARK JEFFERS
Welcome to “News & Notes,” where we look at the happenings here in Westchester County… WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — December 30, 2019 — We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season; apparently, I was naughty in 2019, as Santa jammed enough coal in my stocking to heat all of Katonah… Once again, I have out smarted myself by making my New …
By MARK JEFFERS
Westchester County Police Statement on Active Shooter Incident
HAWTHORNE, NY — August 5, 2019 — In light of the tragic shootings in El Paso and Dayton, County Executive George Latimer yesterday directed Commissioner Thomas Gleason of the Westchester County Department of Public Safety to increase communication with local police departments in Westchester and provide any needed support they request. In response, intelligence bulletins from the New York State …
Westchester County Police Participating in “2019 Click It Or Ticket” Campaign
Zero Tolerance Enforcement Will Continue Through June 2, 2019 HAWTHORNE, NY — May 22, 2019 — Westchester County Police are participating in a statewide seat belt enforcement campaign that is aimed at ensuring motorists buckle up for safety. Officers are conducting the increased enforcement along the parkways patrolled by Westchester County Police and in Cortlandt and Mount Kisco. Officers will …
Westchester County Legislator Kitley S. Covill Denounces Hateful Speech and Divisive Signage
WHITE PLAINS, NY — January 23, 2019 — Legislator Kitley S. Covill (D- Bedford, Lewisboro, Mount Kisco, North Salem, Pound Ridge, Somers) denounced the hateful speech and divisive signage that has surfaced in schools and many communities in Westchester County, and has now been reported in downtown Katonah. Flyers and stickers advertising a white supremacist organization were reported to have …