The Hezitorial The Videotape of January 15, 2019 https://secure.hushmail.com/1.1.5/preview/hushmail/open?https://www.facebook.com/yonkerscouncil/videos/611386652615364/ Deficient Financial Past v Potential Financial Prospect The Hezitorial Revealing a Vendor’s Conflicted Responsibility, Controlling Political Influence Emboldened by Campaign Donations, Wanting Fiscal Controls, Failed Financial Analysis, Deficient of Known Best Practice, Stealth Political Operative Telling Reveals Mayor, Yonkers City Council, and The People Kept Ignorant and Unaware The Yonkers City …
By HEZI ARIS
Young@Heart: Are You Satisfied Where You Sit?
By PAM YOUNG
I meditate every day and have since I was 30. It’s such a personal aspect of my life I rarely share it because to write about it is akin to telling you how often I have sex. Ahemm, with that said, I’ll tactfully move on to why I’ve shared my spiritual practice with you today. Lately I’ve been practicing being …
By PAM YOUNG
Westchester News & Notes
By MARK JEFFERS
Welcome to “News & Notes,” where we look at the happenings here in Westchester County… WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — January 10, 2019 — Once again, I have out smarted myself by making my New Year’s resolution, not to make any resolutions, just saying that broke the resolution, so please sit back and enjoy this week’s “resolution free” edition of “News …
By MARK JEFFERS
Monday Mayor’s Message
By VICTORIA GEARITY
New Year, New Chief, New BOT On Saturday evening hundreds gathered to thank Deputy Fire Chief Angelo Manicchio for his service. Ossining is fortunate to have such a dedicated volunteer department. On New Year’s Day I had the privilege of swearing in the new team of OFD chiefs, including newly elected 2nd Assistant Chief Michael Scarduzio. Thank you to …
By VICTORIA GEARITY
Young@Heart: Be Careful What You Wish For
By PAM YOUNG
I’ll start my column with, no one was injured, because the story I’m about to tell, could have you shaking your head and stressing over what happened. It all started with my longtime desire to have a 16 foot Noble Fir, Christmas tree (the ones with the spaces between the branches) in our living room. One day, in early December, my …
By PAM YOUNG
2019: A Year for Optimism, Forgiveness and An Inclusive Thriving Community
Mayor VICTORIA GEARITY
I cherished a family filled holiday season to wrap up a very challenging year. Electoral success doesn’t wipe out a year of stress, but by the end of a New Year’s Day filled with the inauguration ceremony, OFD swearing in, and hours of celebrating with friends, family and supporters, I’m feeling exhilarated. (Do you recognize those curls? I asked Ossining …
Mayor VICTORIA GEARITY
Felony Perpetrated by County Board Minority Leader Legislator John G. Testa Now Corrected
By HEZI ARIS
The Hezitorial Exposing Non-compliance of Election Law Noted on December 7, 2018 Illegality Corrected; First Noted as Such by the Yonkers Tribune December 26, 2018. Photographic Proof Provided Herein Under Initial Telling WHITE PLAINS, NY —December 7, 2018 — There are seventeen Westchester County Board Legislators. Only one, re-elected to a fifth term, representing District 1, comprised of the communities …
By HEZI ARIS
Mayor’s Monday Morning Message – December 24, 2018
By VICTORIA GEARITY
Farewell Trustee & Public Hearing Continuation Last week we bid farewell to our senior member of the Village Board, John Codman. We were joined by Assemblywoman Sandy Galef, Legislator Catherine Borgia and Supervisor Dana Levenberg in expressions of appreciation for his seven plus years of service as trustee. Following a discussion focused largely on the inclusion of water infrastructure improvements …
By VICTORIA GEARITY
Governor Cuomo Establishes Sexual Assault Survivors’ Bill of Rights
Signs Legislation to Provide Survivors with Knowledge of Their Rights to Care and Treatment Ensures Survivors Are Informed of DNA Test Results and Notified Before Sexual Assault Evidence Kits Are Destroyed Builds on Governor’s Record of Supporting Sexual Assault Survivors, Including Clearing the Backlog of Untested Rape Kits and Extending the Retention of Untested Evidence Kits to 20 Years ALBANY, …
The Intent May Be There , But “Happy Holidays” Doesn’t Cut It
By HEZI ARIS
YONKERS, NY — December 22, 2018 — Few months present the multicultural celebrations and opportunities that December does! The holiday season evokes festivities celebrated by many people who reside in Westchester County. Somehow the generic “Happy Holidays” greetings did not impress my sensibilities; it felt distant, uninvolved, uncaring, ignorant, demeaning, lazy, and most derogatory and disrespectful of our colleagues, friends, …
By HEZI ARIS