YONKERS, NY — August 31, 2014 — The “featured” BlogTalkRadio program “Westchester On the Level with Narog and Aris” opens the Monday, September 1, 2014th broadcast day at 10:00 a.m. EDT with Monday Co-hosts John Bailey, publisher of the White Plains CitizeNetReporter, and Hezi Aris, publisher of the Yonkers Tribune comparing notes with respect to next week’s Democratic primary races, the evolution …
Senator George Latimer Undergoes ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
George Latimer is a member of the New York State Senate, for the 37th district first elected in 2012. He is a Democrat. He previously served on the Rye city council, in the Westchester County legislature, and in the New York State Assembly. The constituents he elves in the 37th Senate District comprise the cities of New Rochelle, Rye, …
New Sunday Service on Bee Line Bus Route 8 By Legislator VIRGINIA PEREZ
In Engish y Espagnol YONKERS, NY — August 31, 2014 — Last year I received many calls about the bus service in Southwest Yonkers regarding its services and running time. Advocating for you, I fought to allocate $30,000 in the budget to do a bus study for these services. Recently, the study was finalized for the Bee-Line’s Route 8 bus …
The Budget Committee Has Called Meeting for Tuesday, September 2, 2014 @ 7:00 p.m.
YONKERS, NY – August 31, 2014 — Please be advised that a Budget Committee Meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. or immediately following the Rules Committee Meeting in the Council Chambers, Yonkers City Hall, 4th floor. Agenda Items are: 1) Special Ordinance relative to the City of Yonkers Capital Budget for Fiscal Year 2014/2015 …
Koppell Proudly Accepts Ringing Endorsement of The New York Times
Says It Gives Big Boost To His State Senate Candidacy NEW YORK, NY — August 31, 2014 — Oliver Koppell, candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 34th State Senate District (Bronx-Southern Westchester), today announced that it is with great pride and much gratitude that he has received the enthusiastic endorsement of The New York Times Editorial Board for his campaign to …
THE JACKSON LIST: Presidential Relaxation, Friendly Poker, War in Europe (1939) By Prof. JOHN Q. BARRETT
In late June 1939, Solicitor General Robert H. Jackson, his wife Irene and their daughter Mary left Washington, D.C., on a driving trip. Their stops included Chillicothe, Ohio, where Jackson visited a reformatory for first offenders; Milwaukee, where he spoke at the Wisconsin State Bar Association’s annual convention; and San Francisco, where he spoke multiple times at the American Bar …
THE HEZITORIAL: Cuomo-No, Teachout-No, Wu-Yes, Koppell-Yes, Mayer-Yes By HEZI ARIS
The Democratic Primary Process and Endorsements The Democratic Primary to be held this September 9th engages only the political insiders. They are your Democratic ward and district leaders. It is only they who cast a vote for an incumbent or a challenger. There may have been a time when the process of challenge, despite its final outcome and pre-selected voters …
Bicycle Sundays Return this September
YONKERS, NY – August 31, 2014 — Bicycle Sundays on The Bronx River Parkway will return this September for four consecutive Sundays, on September 7, 14, 21 and 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. During Bicycle Sundays, a portion of The Bronx River Parkway is closed to cars for the exclusive use of bicyclists, joggers, walkers, and those with …
MIDDLE EAST FORUM The Muslim Rape of Christian Nuns By RAYMOND IBRAHIM
Despite how unsavory and barbaric Islamic groups and persons around the world have been behaving—whether Nigeria’s Boko Haram, Mesopotamia’s Islamic State, Somalia’s Shabaab—perhaps few things are as disgusting and cowardly as the Muslim rape of nuns: defenseless Christian women who sacrifice much of their lives to help sick and needy Muslims. The latest such attack comes from Bangladesh, which is …