The state Department of Health confirmed the first case of monkeypox in Westchester County on Thursday, one of 21 cases discovered so far in New York State. The cases of orthopoxvirus/monkeypox cases, a designation established by the Centers for Disease
Read MoreBedford School District officials have formed a Safety and Security Task Force to make sure students are free from danger as nationwide outrage grows over the mass killing of 19 elementary school students last month in Texas. As of last
Read MoreThe Village of Buchanan Board of Trustees has reached an agreement with the new owners of the Indian Point Energy Center to secure funding for at least the next three years. Village officials announced Friday Buchanan will receive $1.4 million
Read MoreFuture physicians, chefs, fashion designers, electricians, engineers, graphic artists, builders, environmental scientists and physical therapists completed their course of study last week at the Career and Technical Education Center at Putnam Northern Westchester BOCES in Yorktown. Nearly 600 students from
Read MoreThe White Plains Teachers’ Association (WPTA) and White Plains City School District have concluded this year’s bargaining session with a new four-year successor agreement. Some highlights within the agreement include a two percent increase on the salary schedule every year
Read MoreBy Jonathan Notis In 2015, Sue Fuirst and Julie Gerstein formed Spiral Giving, a charitable and educational program that teaches high school students about philanthropy. Fuirst and Gerstein established Spiral Giving programs in four Westchester high schools – Byram Hills
Read MoreMembers of the public expressed both support and criticism for proposed amendments to White Plains’ zoning ordinance during a public hearing at the White Plains Common Council meeting on June 6. The proposed amendments, which were initially detailed during a
Read MoreIn the aftermath of school shootings throughout the country, Putnam County Executive MaryEllen Odell has announced that the county will earmark $2 million for the Sheriff’s Department to work with the Department of Social Services and Putnam’s six school districts
Read MoreBy Em Stangarone For over half a century, folks have gathered to sing, dance and raise awareness about protecting the Hudson River at the Clearwater Festival. Historically held on Father’s Day weekend at Croton Point Park, the Great Hudson River
Read MoreBy Nora Lowe Mount Kisco officials expect the first phase of the village’s ongoing streetscape project to be completed by the end of the month and Phase II of the work to begin later this year or next spring. At
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