Month: June 2017

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2 Republicans to face off for receiver of taxes

Two registered Republicans have announced their candidacies for receiver of taxes, and have each secured the endorsement of separate parties. Thus, the candidates will take the race into the November general election instead of deciding who will represent the Republicans in a September primary. Rosa Mastrogiacomo-Luongo, who received the Republican […]

James E. Dobson, of Maryland, won the $143,723 jackpot at Empire City Casino on May 27.
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Community

Maryland resident hits casino jackpot

James E. Dobson and his good friend Donzella Parker Bert made a four-hour bus trip from Stevensville, Maryland, to New York to visit Thelma Sligh, Bert’s aunt, to celebrate her 89th birthday over Memorial Day weekend. There was even greater merriment than anticipated when Dobson hit a $143,723 jackpot at […]

Congratulations all round
Opinion

Congratulations all round

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he town/village of Harrison’s Town Council recently recognized the winners of the 2017 Mayor’s Choice Award, a long-running and most prestigious award for talented students. More than 100 works of art were submitted for review and four students received this notable distinction. Additionally, all the award-winning selections will become part […]

The President John F. Kennedy plaque commemorates the Kennedy
family’s time spent in Bronxville from 1929 to 1941. Photo/Taylor Brown
Features

Westchester town honors former resident JFK

In celebration of President John F. Kennedy’s centennial birthday, the Kennedy family was honored with a plaque commemorating the 12 years that they lived in Bronxville. Until the May 29 official unveiling, Bronxville had been the only place of residence for the Kennedys that didn’t have official public recognition. Marilyn […]

From left, Chris Vlasto, executive producer at “Good Morning America,” Diana Williams, reporter and anchor for ABC7 “Eyewitness News,” and Andrea Canning, a correspondent at Dateline NBC.
Features

Reporters discuss fake news, media’s future

With the current national political climate placing the press under tremendous scrutiny, five reporters dedicated their evening to giving media consumers a look into the work journalists are doing, and discussing the positive outlook they see for the future of the press. This discussion included how news stories are frequently […]