As part of Women’s History Month, the Westchester County Youth Board hosted the fourth Annual Shero Awards virtually on Tuesday, March 22. This year’s“Sheros” were executive director of the Mount Vernon Youth Bureau Debbie Burrell-Butler, executive director of the Youth Shelter Program of Westchester, Inc. Joanne Dunn, and coalition coordinator […]
Author: Jim Scova
MHS students advocate for local workers’ rights
As part of a long-term project, a group of students in the Original Civic Research and Action, OCRA, class at Mamaroneck High School is on a mission to educate the community about workers’ rights violations within the Larchmont-Mamaroneck community and increase the reporting of local wage theft. Each year, students […]
Osborn residents raise funds for Ukrainian relief efforts
Members of The Osborn’s Sterling Park Independent Living community came together this month to support the people of Ukraine, raising more than $25,000 to help with humanitarian relief efforts. The fundraising effort was spearheaded by Barbara Ward, a resident of The Osborn. “I didn’t want to just sit around after […]
George Latimer Receives NYSAC Public Service Award
NYSAC Executive Director Stephen J. Acquario said, “While none of us were truly prepared for the arrival of COVID-19, County Executive Latimer didn’t have the luxury of learning from others when New Rochelle became the first hotpot in New York. His steady leadership in the face of the then unknown […]
Court denies county’s motion to dismiss Million Air lawsuit
In a decision issued on Friday, March 11, the federal district court denied Westchester County’s motion to dismiss Million Air’s claim that the county acted in bad faith regarding a stormwater system for Million Air’s leased premises. In particular, the court held that Million Air’s allegations in its complaint regarding […]