Welcome to “News & Notes,” where we look at the happenings here in Westchester County WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — March 31, 2020 —Stay home, stay safe, stay well…Let’s all help flatten the curve… As we are all going through a new and difficult journey, I thought maybe a little humor might be helpful… My alarm clock blasts off at 7am, …
By MARK JEFFERS
Westchester County Executive George Latimer Gives COVID-19 Update – Monday, March 30, 2020
Watch full press conference here: https://www.facebook.com/westchestergov/videos/2494627740801424/ WHITE PLAINS, NY — March 30, 2020 — Westchester County Executive George Latimer gave his daily briefing updating both statistics and the County’s efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, Latimer continued to stress the need for social distancing in County parks. Municipality Name Cases: Ardsley 19 Bedford 28 Briarcliff Manor 14 Bronxville 20 Buchanan …
Police Commissioner John Mueller Will Be On Facebook LIVE Monday, March 30th @ 8:30 PM to Speak About YPD Response to COVID-19 and More
YONKERS, NY — MARCH 29, 2020 —Yonkers Police Commissioner John J. Mueller will be giving a community update on Facebook live Monday 03/30/2020 at 8:30 PM regarding the Yonkers Police response to COVID-19 and more. The commissione will also be taking community questions – we are asking if you can submit questions in the comment sections below or email them …
Bee-Line Buses to Use Rear Door Entrance and Exit
By DAN MURPHY
No Charge-Free Fares YONKERS, NY — March 29, 2020 — Recognizing the vital service the Bee-Line Bus system provides to Westchester County, and the imperative needed to protect the drivers of these buses, Westchester County Executive George Latimer is directing that all passengers must now enter and exit buses from the rear door. The new policy is the latest action …
By DAN MURPHY
Yonkers Office of Emergency Management Requesting / Accepting Donations for Yonkers First Responders and Healthcare Workers
YONKERS, NY — March 29, 2020. This notice was first sent out on Friday, March 27, 2020. Hezi’s Takeaway: Isn’t the O.E.M. funded? If not, why not? If not, how does Yonkers City Hall rationalize Director Michael Mosiello’s paycheck? What does he oversee? What are his responsibilities? Does the issuance of a press release once a year suffice? Why so …
BLUE TRUTH: Yonkers ‘Friends and Family Network’ Has Calamitously Crashed Headstrong Into Its Own Failed Construct
By HEZI ARIS
Governance By Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano, Finance Commissioner John Liszewski, Police Commissioner John Mueller, Fire Commissioner Sweeney, Among Others Remain Listless Due to Budgets Deleteriously Slashed, While Fomenting Lackluster Training, Equipment Deficiencies, and an Insufficient Number of First Responders The Escalating Heights of Hypocrisy Revealed Hezitorial YONKERS, NY — March 28, 2020 — First and foremost, we are personally most …
By HEZI ARIS
The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street
By BOB WEIR
FLOWER MOUND, TX — March 27, 2020 —The tools of conquest don’t necessarily come from bombs, bullets and military troops invading our borders. There are weapons much more lethal and more easily transmitted. Although there are weapons of mass destruction that come from laboratory experiments on animals and insects that somehow, accidentally or purposely, find their way into the human …
By BOB WEIR
Attorney General James Makes Government Services More Accessible in Response to Coronavirus Pandemic
New Procedural Changes Announced for Securities, franchise, and Real Estate Registrants and Filers NEW YORK, NY — March 27, 2020 — New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced a number of steps her office is taking to make state government services more accessible to New Yorkers during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) public health crisis. In an effort to …
Trolled By a Terrorist
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
EFRAT, ISRAEL — March 27, 2020 — I sent an email this week offering tips on being in isolation from Israel’s political and civic leader, former Deputy Prime Minister and former Soviet Prisoner of Zion, Natan Sharansky. I run The Genesis 123 Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to building bridges between Jews and Christians and Christians with Israel in new and …
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
Ossining Mayor Victoria Gearity, Mount Vernon Mayor Shawyn Patterson Howard, and Hezi Aris, Yonkers Tribune Editor-at-Large, on Westchester On the Level – Friday, March 27, 2020 from 10am-12Noon EST
Listeners are welcome to share their perspective and/or make inquiry on topic. Call: (347) 205-9201 Listen to this broadcast “Live” or “On Demand” via the Internet – http://tobtr.com/s/11695930 Guests and Topics of Discussion are defined herein: OSSINING, NY, MOUNT VERNON, NY and YONKERS, NY — March 27, 2020 — Ossining Mayor Victoria Gearity speaks to issues/concerns that have impacted the …