The Greenburgh Human Rights Advisory Committee (GHRA), in partnership with the United Nation’s Association Westchester Chapter and the Greenburgh Public Library, honored several residents and a church … [Read more...]
County Lawmakers Approve, Latimer Signs $1.94B Budget for 2019
The Westchester County Board of Legislators approved the county’s $1.94 billion operating budget for 2019 Monday afternoon that will maintain essential services but result in a 2 percent tax levy … [Read more...]
Student Charged With Hate Crime at SUNY Purchase
Gunnar Hassard was arraigned in Harrison Town Court for Aggravated Harassment in the First Degree, a class E felony, for hanging posters with Nazi symbolism in areas of the SUNY Purchase campus. On … [Read more...]
Westchester County Human Rights Commission Proposal to Fight Hate Crimes
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), a document adopted by the United Nations General Assembly guaranteeing freedoms to all peoples was adopted in Paris, France on Dec. 10, 1948. The … [Read more...]
Anti-Semitic Posters Found at SUNY Purchase
Posters with anti-Semitic images were found at SUNY Purchase on Sunday. University police have identified a suspect and the investigation is ongoing. The posters, found at various locations on … [Read more...]
Student Design Project Brings Poetry and Art to Empty Storefronts
Combining poetry and art to bring thought-provoking images to entertain shoppers in downtown White Plains has become an annual tradition. This is the fourth year the White Plains BID (Business … [Read more...]
Former White Plains Mayor, Alfred Del Vecchio, Dead at 95
Alfred Del Vecchio, former Mayor of White Plains, died Dec. 5. Del Vecchio was the longest serving mayor in White Plains, serving four terms, from 1976 to 1993. During his tenure downtown White … [Read more...]
Youth Bureau Graduates Hired to Develop My Brother’s Keeper Academy
The White Plains My Brother’s Keeper Program has hired two Youth Bureau graduates to implement the My Brother’s Keeper Academy. Samuel Alexis, a graduate of White Plains High School, holds an … [Read more...]
County BOL Passes “Ban the Box” Law
During its Monday meeting, the Westchester County Board of Legislators passed the Fair Chance to Work legislation by a vote of 11 to 5. The measure, which was created to ensure that people with … [Read more...]
Exciting Time for Single-payer Healthcare Advocates
By Madeline Zevon (Opinion Editorial): In New York State, a Blue Wave. Democrats won 40 of the 63 NY Senate seats. The win is momentous: Since WW II, due to gerrymandering and side deals with … [Read more...]
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