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By JUDY PATRICK Vice president for editorial development, New York Press Association From afar, the COVID-19 pandemic is generating news of such terrifying magnitude that it is nearly too overwhelming...
View ArticleFix Design Flaws on the Cuomo Tappan Zee Bridge
March 30, 2020 Dear Governor Cuomo: We appreciate the State has its hands full at the moment. At the same time, preparations continue for completing the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge’s walking/cycling...
View ArticleTarrytown’s William “Fire Chief Bill” Duggan Remembered Fondly
by Tom Pedulla William J. Duggan, known as “Fire Chief Bill” for his more than four decades of service as a volunteer firefighter in Tarrytown and elsewhere, died April 8. He was 61. Duggan’s...
View ArticleHIGH WIND WARNING – Damaging Gusts Up To 70 mph Could Cause Widespread Power...
HIGH WIND WARNING: Damaging Gusts Up To 70 miles per hour could cause Widespread Power Outages – Starting on Monday, April 13 at 6:00 a.m. and lasting until 6:00 p.m. Please contact your local Police...
View ArticleDemocratic Assembly Candidate’s Petition Ruled Invalid
By Rick Pezzullo The petition of an Irvington resident seeking to force a Democratic primary for District 92 in the New York State Assembly was ruled invalid Monday by the Westchester County Board of...
View ArticleZoom is Booming in the Age of Coronavirus
By Roya Wolfe I never thought I could maintain perfect attendance at school within the walls of my bedroom, but now that is the reality for me, my classmates, and millions of students across the...
View ArticleCOMING OUT OF EASTER WEEKEND, THE TIDE MAY BE ABOUT TO TURN, BUT CAUTION...
By Barrett Seaman From the villages of the rivertowns, through the county and the state and even throughout the region, elected officials are cautiously optimistic that the terrible arc of the...
View ArticleFood for Thought: Comfort Food to Soothe the Soul
By Linda Viertel After one month of sheltering in place, with many self-quarantining, the question on everyone’s minds these days starting early in the morning seems to be, “What’s for dinner?” Many of...
View ArticleLatimer Calls COVID-19 Effect on County Budget “A Monsoon”
By Robert Kimmel – The COVID-19 pandemic is handing Westchester a weighty financial whack. While County Executive George Latimer called “the care of the people who live here, the County’s greatest...
View ArticleWednesday 11 am: Facebook LIVE Discussion on the County’s Response to the...
On the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, Westchester County Executive George Latimer and Teatown Lake Reservation Executive Director Kevin Carter will host a Facebook LIVE discussion on the County’s...
View ArticlePROGRESS ON COVID-19 AS CUOMO DOES DEALS
By Barrett Seaman In three press briefings within 24 hours, Governor Andrew Cuomo dispensed quite a bit of COVID-19 news, including a deal with Donald Trump on testing and a partnership with Michael...
View ArticleIrvington District Appoints Two New School Administrators
By Rick Pezzullo —The Irvington School Board of Education appointed two new administrators — John Buonamano as director of physical education, health and athletics, and Liza Greenspan as assistant...
View ArticleWithout Federal Aid, Greenburgh Forecasts Budget Shortfalls
By Robert Kimmel The Town of Greenburgh will be short seven million dollars because of the impact of the coronavirus, unless the federal government offers fresh financial help to local governments....
View ArticleUrgent Care of Westchester to Present Part 2 of COVID-19 Information Series ,...
Join Part 2 of Urgent Care of Westchester’s COVID-19 information series with Dr. Juliette Provenzano, live on Facebook. Get updates on COVID-19 testing, antibody testing, and much more. Dr. Provenzano...
View ArticleTO UNDERSTAND HOW THE RACE FOR LOWEY’S SEAT IS GOING, FOLLOW THE MONEY
BY BARRETT SEAMAN The Democratic primary that will, for all practical purposes, determine who succeeds Nita Lowey in Congress next year, is not exactly on PAUSE along with the rest of New York State,...
View ArticleCUOMO LAYS OUT PHASED PLAN FOR RE-OPENING THE STATE, BUT NOT JUST YET
By Barrett Seaman Yet another day of gradual improvement in key indicators—lower numbers of new cases, intubations and deaths—provided a stage from which New York’s governor could announce how the...
View ArticleMilitary Flight To Honor COVID-19 Responders
Following the roar of jet engines, look quickly skyward early Tuesday afternoon, about 12:30 p.m., and you should see 12 aircraft flying in tight formation. Those dozen planes are the Navy Blue Angels...
View ArticleCUOMO ADDS SOME GRANULARITY TO STATE PHASE-IN PLAN
By Barrett Seaman A day after announcing that New York State would follow a two-phased process for re-introducing economic activity, Governor Andrew Cuomo filled in some of the details on the trigger...
View ArticleLyndhurst Landscape Restoration Well on its Way: Witness A Welcome Respite...
By Linda Viertel Spring’s long-awaited arrival is providing relief from sheltering indoors and giving much-needed outdoor breathing space for exercise and enjoyment while making sure physical...
View ArticlePhelps/Northwell Team Conducts Convalescent Plasma Study for COVID-19 Patients
By Maria Ann Roglieri Dr. Anna Komorowski, Medical Director of the Medical Oncology and Hematology Program at Phelps Hospital/Northwell Health Cancer Institute in Sleepy Hollow, and her healthcare...
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