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By Bridget Bonanni A large crowd of residents and officials from throughout Westchester gathered peacefully in Tibbits Park late Monday afternoon aiming to highlight the importance of the need for police reform in Westchester and beyond. The Westchester Rockland Guardians
Read more“No Justice, No Peace!” was the outcry during a peaceful but forceful rally in downtown Peekskill Saturday afternoon. At least 200 residents of all ages turned out to denounce the killing of George Floyd, a 46-year-old African-American man, in Minneapolis
Read moreOne by one, towns across the area have been canceling summer camps. Last week, Greenburgh, Mount Pleasant, Yorktown and Cortlandt joined several other local municipalities that had already made that decision earlier in the month. It’s a near certainty that
Read moreBy Sherrie Dulworth Community inclusion has long been an important part of life for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Before the emergence of COVID-19, some went to day programs for skills training while others went to work. They engaged
Read moreA study at more than 100 hospitals in New York State found that two-thirds of new COVID-19 patients hospitalized were over 50 years old and had been spending most of their time at home. The recent three-day study tracked 1,269
Read moreGov. Andrew Cuomo laid out a detailed plan Monday to allow portions of New York State to enter the first reopening phase if a region meets a series of benchmarks on a multistep data-driven metric. Cuomo said under guidelines released
Read moreA longtime White Plains firefighter who was on the verge of retiring from the department later this year lost his battle to COVID-19 late last week. Deputy Chief Edward Ciocca, a nearly 35-year veteran and a third-generation firefighter of the
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By Scott Levine On a warm, clear night a week or two ago, I got dinner on and off the table and stepped out to my favorite south-facing spot. As the last of the shadows dissolved around me, my phone
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By Ray Gallagher I have been on deadlines for more than three decades now, from my current 13-year employer, Examiner Media, to the old North County News; with stops at the Bedford-Record, the Putnam County News & Recorder, and the
Read moreBy Sherrie Dulworth Virtually overnight, the COVID-19 pandemic has jolted society into a collective consciousness about a subject many people usually try to avoid – death and mortality. Dealing with death is part of the routine work experience for hospice
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