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Threat of eviction looms: An impending crisis

By LINNET TSE – Contributor Nine months into the pandemic, with New York State’s eviction moratorium slated to expire at the end of the year, the Community Resource Center, CRC, and their clients are fearfully anticipating a “tsunami of evictions” according to Janet Rolon Fry, the CRC’s deputy executive director.  […]

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Lifting Up Westchester announces student essay contest

Lifting Up Westchester, a non-profit agency committedto helping individuals achieve self-sufficiency, announces their fourth annual high school student essay contest.  Open to all Westchester students in the 7th to 12th grades, students are invited to explore the changes and challenges they have experienced during the pandemic. The essay contest was […]

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Caramoor presents Laura Osnes and Tony Yazbeck

Tony Award nominees Laura Osnes (Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella,” “Anything Goes”) and Tony Yazbeck (“On the Town,” “Finding Neverland”) make their Caramoor debut with an effervescent evening of song and dance called “Things Are Looking Up: An Evening of Gershwin Greats and Other Favorites” in this year’s Cabaret in the […]

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Launch1000 looks to jumpstart news businesses

The Westchester County Office of Economic Development is now accepting applications for the Launch1000 program.  This initiative is designed to jumpstart 1,000 new businesses.  Westchester County is providing this program in response to the significant economic disruption we have seen in 2020, with the goal of enabling 1,000 Westchester residents […]

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Cuomo adds new COVID restrictions

On Nov. 11, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced new COVID-19 restrictions on bars, restaurants, gyms and residential gatherings in New York State. Effective Friday, Nov. 13, at 10 p.m., bars, restaurants and gyms or fitness centers, as well as any state Liquor Authority-licensed establishment, is be required to close from 10 […]