By Janine Bowen If you’re looking for a relaxing way to spend an afternoon and get a taste of some of the best wines and local restaurants, the 14th annual Westchester Wine Experience may be the right place. “It’s always
Read MoreBy Jon Craig The Elmsford-based Food Bank of Westchester joined the Town of Greenburgh last week in launching a new initiative called Eat Healthy New York. The program, aimed at making good meal-planning fun, featured East Greenwich nutritional consultant and
Read MoreFor 75 years the Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester has dedicated itself to a singular mission: Opening the doors to hope and opportunity for youth throughout the community. … To view the Boys & Girls Club of Northern
Read MoreWestchester County Executive Rob Astorino, along with the Department of Community Mental Health and Westchester Jewish Community Services, launched “Youth Mental Health First Aid,” a new Safer Communities initiative, last week. At a press conference at the County Center announcing
Read MoreBy Jon Craig If you support legalizing marijuana for medical uses, call your state senator. That was the message Friday from a dozen hospice patients and local Democratic members of the state Assembly who have passed legislation four
Read MoreBy Janine Bowen Pleasantville residents came out in full force last Monday night to heavily criticize a requested floating zone to accommodate Benchmark Senior Living’s proposed assisted living facility. The three-hour public hearing at village hall focused on the text
Read MoreRevenues and tax dollars are so tight these days it’s understandable that a municipality’s leaders would be concerned about losing a piece of property from the tax rolls–any property. The tax cap and outrageous bills to fund state pensions, among
Read MoreBy Andrea Reino Now that a year has come and gone and we’ve had some time to reflect, let’s revisit some of the trends from 2013 that should really cease to exist by the end of 2014. 1. YOLO. As
Read MoreBy Jon Craig – Fans of the hit television series “Lost” will be pleased to hear the show’s creator is filming a new series for HBO that includes public sets in the Town of Harrison. “The Leftovers” takes place in the
Read MoreBy Janine Bowen – Statistics show that every day there will be another nine families somewhere in the United States who will learn that their child has a brain or spinal cord tumor. That’s a sobering and frightening reality, but for
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