Westchester Library System, WLS, announced on Jan. 13 that it reached a record-breaking one million digital book checkouts through OverDrive in 2020. For the WLS this accomplishment illustrates the continued growth and importance of library digital lending of ebooks and audiobooks, especially in a year with building closures due to […]
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Westchester County Executive Latimer announces re-election bid
Westchester County Executive George Latimer has announced his plans to seek re-election in the midst of a first term filled with fixing problems—both large and small. “When I took office in 2018, we inherited a County Government plagued with fiscal mismanagement, budget gimmicks, and stalled projects,” Latimer, a Democrat, said. […]
8 new police officers sworn into county police ranks
Eight new police officers were sworn into the ranks of the Westchester County Police last week by County Executive George Latimer and Public Safety Commissioner Thomas A. Gleason. The eight officers have previous police experience and transferred to the Department of Public Safety from three municipal police departments in Westchester. […]
Board approves ambulance deal with WMC
On Tuesday, Dec. 8, the county Board of Legislators unanimously approved a new agreement with the Westchester County Health Care Corporation, owner of theWestchester Medical Center, to provide ambulance services to five nearby facilities on the county’s Valhalla campus, including the 149-bed Volunteers of America Grasslands Homeless Shelter. The new […]
Covid vacccines coming to New York
NEW: 346,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine are expected to be delivered to New York State the week of December 21, in addition to the 170,000 Pfizer doses coming this weekend.