WASHINGTON, DC — December 5, 2019 — “Slashing SNAP benefits for nearly 700,000 people during the holiday season is beyond heartless. This is not something to be trivialized. In making this move, the Trump Administration demonstrates once again they are perfectly willing to hurt the most vulnerable among us without a moment’s hesitation. We saw it in their gross crusade …
DRIVING ME CRAZY: 2019 Genesis G80 RWD 3.3T Sport
By John and Laurie Wiles
Also available in AWD Models starting at $42,050 Here’s a change up for you – let’s get the basics out of the way. This week we are reviewing the Genesis G80, not the biggest nor the smallest of the Genesis line. RWD is Rear Wheel Drive, and 3.3T means 3.3 Liter, V6, GDI (Gasoline Direct Injection), Twin Turbo Engine with …
By John and Laurie Wiles
A New Chapter Ahead
By Ossining Mayor VICTORIA GEARITY
OSSINING, NY — December 4, 2019 — It is with a heart full of gratitude for the people of Ossining that I announce I will not seek a fourth term for mayor in 2020. After thoughtful consideration, I have decided that I will start a new chapter. During my time as mayor the village has become greener, stronger, better connected, …
By Ossining Mayor VICTORIA GEARITY
Globalism and Inequality: The Real Threats to Our Democracy
By OREN M. LEVIN-WALDMAN
For those on the right, inequality is a nonissue because gaps between the top and the bottom only serve to incentivize those at the bottom to work harder. That is, after all, how market economies work. For those on the left, inequality only illustrates how the wealthy have stolen from the poor, for which the only real answer is punitive …
By OREN M. LEVIN-WALDMAN
Iranian Protests Were Not about the Price of Gas
By A.J. CASCHETTA
Anyone who thinks that the recent protests in 100 cities throughout Iran were about gas prices did not pay attention to what the protesters were saying. The immediate spark that led to the Arab Spring was the 2010 self-immolation of a Tunisian fruit vendor, but the Arab Spring revolution was not about Tunisian citizens’ ability to obtain permits to sell …
By A.J. CASCHETTA
House Intelligence Committee Releases Draft Report As Part of Impeachment Inquiry
Report To Be Voted on This Evening WASHINGTON, DC — December 3, 2019 – Today, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence released the draft report – “The Trump-Ukraine Impeachment Inquiry Report” – to all Members and the public. The Committee will vote tonight to issue the report, before the Chairman of the Committee transmits it and any accompanying materials …
MGM’s President and COO in Yonkers Steps Down from MGM Resorts International Empire City Casino
By BRIAN HARROD
YONKERS, NY — December 2, 2019 — MGM Resorts International President and COO Uri Clinton of Empire City Casino in Yonkers who had been lobbying New York lawmakers has stepped down from the firm. That he is no longer president of the company’s billion dollar casino in the City of Hills was confirmed by MGM late Monday. Uri Clinton — …
By BRIAN HARROD
Yonkers Tribune Editor-at-Large Hezi Aris on RadioWestchester With Host Bob Marrone From 8-8:35am, and on Westchester On the Level From 10am-12Noon on Tuesday, December 3, 2019
By HEZI ARIS
NEW ROCHELLE, NY — November 15, 2019 — RadioWeschester Host Bob Marrone has invited Yonkers Tribune Editor-at-Large Hezi Aris to his Tuesday, December 3rd broadcast from 8-8:35am. Discussion will open with discussion over Hezi’s article: Yonkers Exchange Club Honors Former Yonkers Police Commissioner Charles Gardner While His Successor P.C. Mueller and PBA Det. President Olson Snub Event . RadioWestchester.com is heard …
By HEZI ARIS
Monday’s Mayoral Message – December 2nd, 2019
By Ossining Mayor VICTORIA GEARITY
OSSINING, NY— December 2, 2019 — A Season of Gratitude: Kudos to Ossining’s Department of Public Works. While most of us in village government enjoyed a day off on Friday, you were out picking up everyone’s Thanksgiving waste. Thank you also to the storm management teams who did such a great job keeping our roads safe during the snow. Before …
By Ossining Mayor VICTORIA GEARITY