YONKERS, NY — August 18, 2019 — It is with great sadness to inform you that Mary Anita Galvin (née Keely), mother of Pauline Galvin, passed away yesterday, Saturday, August 17, 2019. She was 89. Viewing to be held at Whalen & Ball Funeral Home located at 168 Park Ave., Yonkers, NY 10703. Tel: (914) 965-5488 on Tuesday, August …
Verizon Will Not Renew Fios1 News
By HEZI ARIS
YONKERS, NY — August 18, 2019 — Verizon Fios will cease operating the Fios1 News channel this fall. This ends a 10-year contract with Rye Brook’s RNN as well as 150 employees made redundant by the action. Fios1 exhibited a professional demeanor pertinent to the hyper-local market; where people live, work, go to school, dine and play. Westchester media …
By HEZI ARIS
Why Has the Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers (MHACY) Not Moved Expeditiously with Respect to 86 People Made Homeless By Fire?
By HEZI ARIS
YONKERS, NY — August 18, 2019 — A ravenous and devastating fire consumed 149 North Broadway last Sunday, August 13, 2019, displacing 86 residents: young children, adults, and seniors. Whatever the cause, whether accidental, a code infraction never mitigated, or intentionally set is superfluous to the plight of all the residents that are now among the unintentioned homeless. The fire …
By HEZI ARIS
Michael Oles and Robert Tauber: Family Fires at 149 North Broadway
By 461RiverdaleAvenueTenantsAssociation
YONKERS, NY — August 18, 2019 —A blaze ripped through a Yonkers building last Sunday, August 11, 2019, displacing over 80 people at 149 North Broadway. However, it wasn’t the first time that the building suffered a devastating fire. In fact, Michael Oles’ relative owned the building the last time the building was damaged by a devastating fire. You could …
By 461RiverdaleAvenueTenantsAssociation
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE: Yonkers Industrial Development Agency (IDA) Public Hearings Regarding Yonkers Contracting Company Inc., and Maple Realty Management LLC – Tuesday, August 20, 2019 from 5:30-6:30pm EST
CITY of YONKERS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY PUBLIC HEARINGS Will be held on: Tuesday, August 20, 2019 For the following: YONKERS CONTRACTING COMPANY INC. at 5:30 p.m. MAPLE REALTY MANAGEMENT LLC at 6:00 p.m. # # # Hearings will be conducted at: Yonkers IDA Office Conference Room – 470, Nepperhan Avenue, Suite 200 Yonkers, New York 10701 Visit www.yonkersida.com for …
Why Not Go To War Against Drug Cartels?
By BOB WEIR
Weir Only Human Each year in our country, about twice as many people die from illegal drug overdoses than from firearms. Moreover, the overwhelming number of deaths from firearms is perpetrated by those with illegal guns. Yet, all we hear about are efforts to take guns away from those who own them legally. We also hear about the Mexican drug …
By BOB WEIR
Governor Cuomo Directs New York State Police Hate Crimes Task Force to Investigate Series of Assaults on Hasidic Jews in Williamsburg
NEW YORK, NY — August 12, 2019 — Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today said, “I am sickened by Monday’s series of assaults on Hasidic Jews in Williamsburg. In New York, we have absolutely zero tolerance for such heinous acts; they are completely unacceptable and are repugnant to our values of diversity and inclusion. “I am directing the State Police Hate …
“The 2019 Festival International du Blues de Tremblant” – 26th Edition
By BOB PUTIGNANO
TREMBLANT, QUÉBEC, CANADA — The recently concluded 2019 Festival International du Blues de Tremblant was their twenty-sixth edition; it was also my eleventh consecutive year attending and covering this top-notch and zero-admission charge Blues festival. 2019’s headliners included performers from around the globe, as well as regional artists/performers from Québec and Ontario. This year’s edition featured world tested Blues artists: …
By BOB PUTIGNANO
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 …