Nonprofit Westchester, NPW, is pleased to announce its new board of directors for 2022. New board members include Ron Abad, CEO of Community Housing Innovations; Kathleen Macias-Torres, executive director of SPARC, Inc.; Lucria Ortiz, CEO of The Yonkers Family YMCA; Theo J. Oshiro,co-executive director of Make the Road New York; […]
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County DOC swears in 45 new correction officers
After completing a rigorous 10-week academy, 45 new correction officers took their oaths of office on Dec. 16 and embarked on careers at the Westchester County Department of Correction, WCDOC. “One of the unseen yet most important functions of County government is the safe running of a correctional facility,” said […]
Ribbon cutting opens fitness area at Tibbetts
The new fitness area includes seven pieces that can serve up to 16 people at one time: • Four-person lower body combo • Two-person upper body combo (back and arms) • Two-person chest press • Two-person lat pull down and vertical press • Three-person static combo (sit-ups, pull-ups, tricep dips) […]
County partners with Scenic Hudson on RiverWalk
Westchester County Executive George Latimer has included $1.3 million in his proposed 2022 County budget to conduct an environmental review of the extension of the Westchester RiverWalk beneath the Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge. In partnership with the environmental organization Scenic Hudson, Latimer is working to advance the project to […]
County launches COVID-19 ‘Get Boosted’ Campaign
If you have not yet gotten your COVID-19 vaccine or your booster shot, it’s not too late. The COVID-19 vaccine is the best way to prevent serious illness, hospitalization and death from COVID-19, and it is highly effective at reducing the spread of the virus. To stress the importance of […]