Month: June 2021

The Arc Westchester hosts annual membership meeting
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The Arc Westchester hosts annual membership meeting

The Arc Westchester, the county’s largest agency supporting individuals with developmental disabilities, including those on the autism spectrum, and their families, hosted its 72nd Annual Membership Meeting virtually on June 8. More than 60 chapter members, invited guests, self-advocates, staff and board members participated. Current board President Kyle O’Loughlin-Cahill called […]

Build more movement into your day
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Build more movement into your day

Get up and moving, because a sedentary lifestyle is taking a toll on your health. Sitting in front of a screen for hours may be productive from a work perspective but it brings negative health outcomes, from an increased risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes to an […]

A construction crew works on renovations at Playland Pool in May. The construction will force the pool to close for the remainder of the 2021 season and spelled an end to the long-running WCSA County meet.
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Historic swim meet shuttered

Paul McClintock admits that he was never able to officially confirm that Westchester County’s famed swim championships were the oldest continuous-running swim meet in the eastern U.S., but given the long history of the event, he wouldn’t doubt it either.  Since 1926, “The Counties”—run by the Westchester County Swimming Association, […]

Latimer introduces legislation to combat discrimination
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Latimer introduces legislation to combat discrimination

When Westchester County Executive George Latimer took office in 2018, he made it a priority to strengthen and revitalize the Westchester County Human Rights Commission—a commission he helped to establish with state Sen. Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and former county Board of Legislators Chairwoman Lois Bronz during his time serving […]

First Westchester charter school approved by state
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First Westchester charter school approved by state

On June 15, Charter Schools Committee of the Board of Trustees of the State University of New York approved Intellectus Preparatory Charter School, Intellectus Prep, to open August 2022 at the June 15 SUNY Board of Trustees’ Charter Schools Committee Meeting.  This action is unprecedented as Intellectus Prep is the […]