WASHINGTON, DC —October 10, 2019 —Congressman Eliot L. Engel issued the following statement: “Another sickening act of Anti-Semitism, this time at the Garden of Remembrance Holocaust Memorial in Westchester, on Yom Kippur eve, one of our holiest days in the Jewish faith. This follows three successive incidences of Anti-Semitism in Scarsdale, New Rochelle, and Pelham. These despicable acts must be …
Westchester County Executive George Latimer Statement on Hate Words and Symbols Found at Scarsdale High School
SCARSDALE, NY and WHITE PLAINS, NY — September 28, 2019 — “On the eve of high holy days in the Jewish faith, I am outraged and sickened that hate symbols and words have been discovered scrawl at Scarsdale High School for the second time this month. Hateful acts – of any kind- will not be tolerated and those who commit …
ProHEALTH Dental Expands to Westchester Through Clinical Affiliation with Westmed Medical Group
First Location to Open at the Ridge Hill Mall in Yonkers WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY – ProHEALTH Dental is expanding its medical/dental integration model through a Clinical Affiliation Agreement with Westmed Medical Group, the premiere medical practice in Westchester County. Westmed has over 500 physicians and advanced care providers addressing the medical needs of more than 350,000 patients across thirteen (13) …
In Memoriam: Celeste P. Vazzana – March 17, 1917 to August 6, 2019
SCARSDALE, NY — Celeste P. Vazzana of Scarsdale passed away on August 6, 2019. Celeste was born in The Bronx on March 17, 1917 to Germano and Rafaella Pizzani. She married Frank Vazzana on November 20, 1938. Celeste worked for New York Telephone Co. as a benefits manager retiring in 1982. She was recently honored by White Plains Hospital for her …
The Strength and Civility of Family Values Girds Support for Shawyn Patterson-Howard for Mayor of Mount Vernon
By HEZI ARIS
SCARSDALE, NY — July 31, 2019 — TuttaBella Ristorante was the venue in Scarsdale, NY. The guests were all accomplished. Each exuded a sense of humility, civility, and community that hearkens to the humbling subtlety over which a most powerful matriachy steered the purpose and direction of those in attendance. It was a gathering of women and men who came …
By HEZI ARIS
Patriot Bank and Junior Achievement Team Up to Offer Roosevelt High School Students “A Day of Financial Literacy”
SCARSDALE, NY and YONKERS, NY — November 15, 2018 — Patriot Bank will host 20 Roosevelt High School Freshmen students for A Day of Financial Literacy and Bank Career Mentoring. The event will be this Friday, November 16 from 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM at 495 Central Park Avenue #3, Scarsdale, NY. Students will tour the bank branch, see …
New York Based Country Bank Honored with Prestigious 2018 Burke Award
NEW YORK, NY — June 20, 2018 — Country Bank was bestowed with the highest honor by the Burke Rehabilitation Hospital’s board of trustees at the 23rd Annual Burke Award Dinner. The award was presented on Thursday, June 7th at Brae Burn Country Club in Purchase, New York. The Burke Award Dinner recognizes individuals or groups who have made significant …
Scarsdale Community Celebrates Country Bank’s 30 Year Anniversary
Neighbors in Murphy Family’s Hometown Honor Milestone with Ribbon Cutting Rededication Ceremony SCARSDALE, NY — June 23, 2018 — Local business leaders and community members gathered at Country Bank’s Scarsdale branch on June 14th for a Ribbon Cutting Rededication Ceremony and to honor the Murphy family who has led the bank for 30 years. Country Bank has grown into a …
Thanksgiving Day: Revisited
By PHYLLIS C. MURRAY
Who is Justice? I would like to know. Whosoever she is, I could love her so; I could love her, though my race So seldom looks upon her face. ~ John Henrik Clarke Thanksgiving is not that easy a subject to explore with students. The genocide of the Native Americans and Slavery, were part of an early American holocaust …
By PHYLLIS C. MURRAY