Free Help at Yonkers Libraries The Westchester Library System (WLS), in partnership with the Medicare Rights Center, is offering a program on Medicare prescription drug plans at two Yonkers libraries on Thursday, November 4th. The program will help older adults and their caregivers understand their Medicare options so they can get the most for their health care dollars. The hour-long …
Assemblyman Mike Spano on Fox 5 and NY9
Yonkers, NY, October 16, 2010 — Assemblyman Mike Spano (D/C/WF-Yonkers) said, "I am deeply disappointed that today my constituents can no longer see Fox 5 and NY9, including Major League Baseball playoff games and the NY Giants football game. It is imperative that the parties immediately restore the programming to consumers and submit to binding arbitration. I call on the …
Will Library Hosts Big Band Concert Featuring the Virgil Scott Orchestra
Yonkers, NY, October 16, 2010 — The Virgil Scott Orchestra presents ‘An Afternoon With the Big Bands’ on Saturday, October 23, 2010, at 2:00 p.m., at the Yonkers Public Library, Grinton Will Library, 1500 Central Park Avenue in Yonkers. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Yonkers Public Library. Admission is free of charge, no tickets are required, …
Letter to the Editor: Public Hearing Notice of Charter Revision Commission BY Alan Smith
Sent: 10/11/2010 6:56:09 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time Subj: Letter to City Council President Chuck Lesnick City Council President Chuck Lesnick City Hall Yonkers, New York 10701 Dear Mr. Lesnick, I am totally shocked by the conclusions outlined by Mr. Schorr in his letter to the City Council regarding public notice by the Charter Revision Commission.
Current Commentary: Call It The ‘Universal Slush Fund’ BY Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
The Universal Service Fund is a $7 billion federal program in search of a purpose. Politicians and lawmakers don’t know exactly what they want to do with the money they collect from millions of American telephone bills every year, but they know one thing: They don’t want to stop collecting it. So they are bound and determined to find something to do …
Yonkers Teachers Endorse Mike Spano for Assembly
Yonkers, NY, October 5, 2010 — On October 5, 2010, World Teacher’s Day, Assemblyman Mike Spano (D,C,WF – Yonkers) received the endorsement of the Yonkers Federation of Teachers for his re-election. Spano gathered with teachers from around Yonkers at their office to hear their pronouncement.
Faisal Shahzad Sentenced to Life in Prison for Attempted Car Bombing in Times Square
New York, NY, October 5, 2010 — Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Janice K. Fedarcyk, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), and Raymond W. Kelly, the Police Commissioner of the City of New York ("NYPD"), announced the sentencing today of Faisal Shahzad to …
Slow Recovery from Recession for New York BY Thomas P. DiNapoli
The New York State economy remains seriously damaged from the worst national recession in decades, precipitated by high risk lending practices, according to a report on economic trends in New York State released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. According to the report, New York’s economy is slowly improving, but the recovery is fragile and is likely …