Month: June 2017

The BackPack Program works to provide children with nutritious meals during weekends and
school vacations.
Opinion

CPW receives volunteer award

On June 1, Cerebral Palsy of Westchester, CPW, was recognized at the 12th annual Hunger Heroes Awards Breakfast. The Food Bank for Westchester awarded CPW with the Volunteer Award for its efforts in working to end hunger in the county. CPW has partnered with the Food Bank for Westchester since […]

Party politics has no place here
Opinion

Party politics has no place here

To the Editor, On June 15, after press time, the Harrison Town Council will consider proposed amendments to the town/village Codes of Ethics that would exempt elected officials from the prohibition under current law on serving as officers or district leaders for any political party or club in Harrison during […]

Singer-songwriter
Jonny Parks began
work recording
“The Portia LP” at
Frequency Recording
in fall 2015.
Photo/Taylor Brown
Features

SUNY Purchase student releases first LP

Just a few days out of his first semester of senior year, singer-songwriter Jonny Parks released his fourth album, proving you can have the best of both worlds. Parks, who has been producing music since 2014, said that he’s successfully managed to find a balance between his academic studies and […]

Latimer grabs Independence Party endorsement
Lead Stories Politics

Latimer grabs Independence Party endorsement

The Independence Party has endorsed state Sen. George Latimer in his bid for county executive. Latimer, a Rye Democrat, is expecting to take on two-term incumbent Rob Astorino, a Republican, in November’s county executive race. And the support of the Independence Party has often been an indicator of electoral success […]

County Executive Rob Astorino speaks at the launch of Project WORTHY: Westchester Opioid Response Teams Helping You on June 7 to fight the opioid epidemic. Photo courtesy Westchester County
Lead Stories News

Astorino launches response to opioid epidemic

Westchester County has launched a new program aimed at integrating the response of several county agencies, local officials and community leaders to the growing drug abuse epidemic. On June 7, in the Westchester County Center, County Executive Rob Astorino, a Republican, launched Project WORTHY: Westchester Opioid Response Teams Helping You, […]