The 2021 brutal military coup in Myanmar killed an estimated 50,000 people and displaced about three million, half of them children. Before the coup, the country, formerly known as Burma, enjoyed a working democracy for 10 years after enduring more
Read MoreWhite Plains Councilwoman Jennifer Puja is getting a jump on her plans for the new year by announcing her candidacy for the Westchester County Board of Legislators. Puja, who was reelected to a second four-year term on the White Plains
Read MoreIt’s been three months since Yorktown Supervisor Ed Lachterman ordered the suspension of water fluoridation in the town, but the debate among residents and town officials continues. More than half of the Dec. 17 Town Board meeting was spent discussing
Read MoreWestchester County Department of Emergency Services Richard Wishnie was appointed acting county executive early Thursday afternoon, moments after George Latimer resigned from office. A couple minutes after noon, Board of Legislators Chair Vedat Gashi (D-Yorktown) designated Wishnie to the post
Read MoreCongressman Mike Lawler (R-Pearl River) said late last week that he will support House Speaker Mike Johnson to retain his role and called out Republican hardliners who have called for Johnson’s ouster as leader. Speaking late last week on WABC
Read MoreA recent state comptroller’s report for the Village of Mount Kisco criticized officials for failing to provide timely annual audits, publicly report the municipality’s finances and filing financial reports with the state. However, in a response to the comptroller’s office,
Read MoreWith the hours dwindling in Westchester County Executive George Latimer’s tenure, the line of succession outlined in the county’s charter will be used for the first time to fill the vacant seat. It is widely considered that Deputy County Executive
Read MorePublic service has always been about helping others and the community where you live for George Latimer. Over 37 years, 18 general elections and five primaries – and winning every single of those contests – there is no quit in
Read MoreFor Mariia Konoreva and her husband, Josiah Krembs, coming home with their newborn daughter, Dorothea, on Dec. 19 was the best Christmas gift the couple could have asked for. But how it happened was not what they had envisioned. At
Read MoreA Cortlandt man could face up to five years in prison after pleading guilty last week to orchestrating a decade-long, $145 million tax fraud scheme. According to Edward Kim, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York,
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