OP-ED: How to Get the Port Authority Under Control By RICHARD BRODSKY

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The New Jersey Legislature has an important task in unraveling the events that led to the Fort Lee traffic jams and other actions by the governor and his appointees. The public interest and concern are legitimate. Let the chips fall where they may.

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Co-hosts Narog and Aris Discuss Mayoral Control of the Yonkers Board of Education on Westchester on the Level with Narog and Aris – Tuesday, March 25, 2014 @ 10 a.m.

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YONKERS, NY — March 24, 2014 — Co-hosts Richard Narog and Hezi Aris discuss the issues and concerns over mayoral control of the independent Yonkers Board of Education on the “featured” BlogTalkRadio program Westchester On the Level with Narog and Aris this Tuesday, March 25, 2014, from 10 a.m. onward.  At about 11 a.m., we will pivot onto international concerns to complete the …

Hezi ArisCo-hosts Narog and Aris Discuss Mayoral Control of the Yonkers Board of Education on Westchester on the Level with Narog and Aris – Tuesday, March 25, 2014 @ 10 a.m.

Teachers Stand United in Our Call on Albany to Halt Mayoral Control of The Yonkers Public Schools By PAT PULEO

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YONKERS, NY – March 24, 2014 — “The State Senate Majority Coalition, made up of Republicans and Independent Democrats, have betrayed the children of Yonkers in calling for “Mayoral Control” of the Yonkers Public Schools. The elected Senators from Yonkers were not consulted. The many PTA and Town Hall meetings held by our representatives, attended by our parents, our teachers …

Hezi ArisTeachers Stand United in Our Call on Albany to Halt Mayoral Control of The Yonkers Public Schools By PAT PULEO

Westchester Health Department Expands Preventive Tuberculosis (TB) Services

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Tuberculosis Cases Decreased in Westchester; World TB Day Observed WHITE PLAINS, NY – March 24, 2014 — The Westchester County Department of Health announced today that the number of Tuberculosis cases in the county declined in 2013 and that the Department  is increasing its emphasis on treating those with inactive TB, about 10 percent of whom will subsequently develop active …

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MAYOR MARVIN’S COLUMN: Kensington Road Property Development Agreement Signed By Mayor MARY C. MARVIN

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This past week, on behalf of the Village, I officially signed the agreement to develop the Kensington Road property by Fareri Associates of Greenwich. Believe it or not, development of this property has been thirty years in the making with several false starts.

Hezi ArisMAYOR MARVIN’S COLUMN: Kensington Road Property Development Agreement Signed By Mayor MARY C. MARVIN

OP-ED: Private Sector Helping Stop The Flow Of Illegal Guns By MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG AND ERIC T. SCHNEIDERMAN

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Op-Ed Published on March 24, 2014, in the San Jose Mercury News Attorney General Eric Schneider (left) and Honorable Michael Bloomberg (right). The debate over sensible gun policies remains stalled in Washington, a victim of special-interest politics and congressional timidity. But that hasn’t prevented progress in the fight to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and other dangerous …

Hezi ArisOP-ED: Private Sector Helping Stop The Flow Of Illegal Guns By MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG AND ERIC T. SCHNEIDERMAN

OP-ED: Late Budget Isn’t Such a Bad Thing By RICHARD BRODSKY

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If Andrew Cuomo has changed anything in Albany, it’s how the government functions. A system that was plagued (or blessed) by late budgets and an inability to make timely decisions is now on schedule and on top of things large and small. Mostly. Late budgets had become a symbol of what the Brennan Center called “a dysfunctional Legislature,” and the term …

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White Plains CitizeNetReporter Publisher / Editor John Bailey on Westchester On the Level with Narog and Aris – March 24, 2014 @ 10 a.m.

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YONKERS, NY — March 23, 2014 — The “Featured” BlogTalk Radio program Westchester On the Level with Narog and Aris this Monday, March 24, 2014, from 10 a.m. onward is host to  White Plains CitizeNetReporter Publisher / Editor John Bailey. The subject matter will revolve about issues concerning the capitol of Westchester County, White Plains. At about 11 a.m., we will pivot onto international concerns to …

Hezi ArisWhite Plains CitizeNetReporter Publisher / Editor John Bailey on Westchester On the Level with Narog and Aris – March 24, 2014 @ 10 a.m.

MIDDLE EAST FORUM: Behind the Lines; Israel-Syria Border Escalation By JONATHAN SPYER

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This week’s events on the Israel-Syrian border are testimony to the extent to which the effective disintegration of the Syrian state is producing a new security reality in the North. Once, Syrian President Bashar Assad‘s regime sought to conduct its business via Israel’s border with Lebanon. The Syrians would seek to place pressure on Israel by supporting paramilitary proxies in Lebanon, which …

Hezi ArisMIDDLE EAST FORUM: Behind the Lines; Israel-Syria Border Escalation By JONATHAN SPYER