Lifting Up Westchester Announces Winners from Student Essay Contest Exploring the Lessons Learned from the Pandemic

Lifting Up Westchester, a non-profit agency committed to helping individuals restore their independence, announced the winners of their fourth annual student essay contest. Open to all Westchester students in the […] Read more »

Letter to the Editor: Help for the Cruise Industry

I own Chris Caulfield-CruiseOne in Croton on Hudson, NY. My business has been severely impacted by the CDC order to shut down cruises from US ports. The long-awaited instructions issued […] Read more »

Rotary Club Raises over $140,000 for Meal Program

When the pandemic began last March, it didn’t take long for the Rotary Club of the Tarrytowns to take action. Inspired by the Meal Train for Phelps Hospital that organized meals for health care workers, […] Read more »

Lending a Sanitized, Socially-Distanced Hand 

Coretta Scott King said, “The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.” While April’s National Volunteer Month was organized to honor compassion and encourage […] Read more »

Rep. Jones Visits Ossining to Highlight American Rescue Plan’s Lifeline to Small Businesses and Health Centers 

On April 5, Congressman Mondaire Jones (D-NY) visited the Town of Ossining to highlight the transformative impact of the American Rescue Plan, the $1.9 billion COVID relief bill he helped […] Read more »

Letter to the Editor: The Case for More Drop Boxes in Westchester

Many voters around the country are expressing outrage because the Georgia Legislature passed a bill that would limit ballot drop boxes to locations inside voting locations. It’s a form of […] Read more »

How Could We Ever Manage without Zoom? — A Personal Account

I’m dating again.  My faithful new companion is Zoom and perhaps also other sites like Hookup Sites — my best and only date, my entire social life. One look at […] Read more »

Rep. Jones Announces $73 Million In Rescue Plan Funding For Local Community Health Centers to Expand Covid-19 Vaccination andTreatment

Three Community Health Centers — in Ossining, Peekskill, and Spring Valley — will receive funding to expand their COVID-19 vaccination and treatment operations Today, Congressman Mondaire Jones (D-NY) announced that […] Read more »

Op-Ed: In Celebration of National Doctors Day (March 30)

He redeployed his entire staff to work on the front lines in the hospital and saw a new level of coordination and commitment.   When the pandemic hit last March, […] Read more »

Lawmakers Tour Pop-Up Vaccine Site in Sleepy Hollow

Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Senator Pete Hackham and Assemblyman Tom Abinanti toured a new pop-up vaccine site in Sleepy Hollow over the weekend. The site offered about 650 residents, […] Read more »