As Westchester County’s chief law enforcement officer, I want to wish you a safe and happy holiday season, and at the same time I want to caution you about a disturbing trend in credit and debit card theft as you
Read MoreThe Westchester Coalition for the Hungry and Homeless has named this December 3rd as GivingTuesday to celebrate charitable works with an initiative created to balance record spending during the Black Friday and Cyber Monday retail sales with gifts of need. The coalition has created a catalog of
Read MoreWestchester County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) executive director, Jim Coleman, was honored for his support and dedication to the Westchester chapter of the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) at their annual luncheon last week held at the Gaucho Grill
Read MoreThe Westchester County Department of Social Services is accepting applications from income-eligible people in need of some help paying heating bills. The funds are available through the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP), a federally funded program. The maximum base regular
Read MoreElection Day 2013 may have just passed but the first local candidate for the 2014 elections officially announced his candidacy on Thursday. Democrat Justin Wagner, who narrowly lost to Republican state Sen. Greg Ball in the 40th Senate District race
Read MoreWestchester Community College President Dr. Joseph Hankin, the nation’s longest serving community college president, announced his retirement on Wednesday. Hankin, who has served as WCC president since 1971, shared details of his retirement during the annual President’s State of the
Read MoreIncumbents ruled Election Day at least when it came to local races for seats on the Westchester County Board of Legislators. Democratic Majority Leader Peter Harckham and legislators Michael Kaplowitz, Catherine Borgia and John Testa all were re-elected with varying
Read MoreThe changing economy for twentysomethings unable to get jobs in their chosen fields has given Lisa DeRienzo, the owner of a Westchester-based online nanny agency, the opportunity to help millennials find fulfilling careers as college educated nannies. DeRienzo, 30, established
Read MoreThe Mental Health Association of Westchester (MHA) held its annual benefit, An Evening At Metropolis on Thursday, Oct. 17th at Metropolis Country Club in White Plains. The funds raised will support increased mental health services for the community. MHA honored Andrew
Read MoreAt a Fall Forum last week, County Executive Robert Astorino unveiled the Safer Communities Blueprint, a resource guide to prevent and stop the spread of violence in Westchester communities. The initial focus of the Blueprint is on addressing the correlation
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