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2020 Census Update: Based on Data and Response Rates
(Publish 06.22.2020) New York Governor Andrew Cuomo capped more than three months of COVID-19 pandemic briefings on Friday, June 19,...
Jun 25, 20201 min read


Westchester County Government Rolls Out 3 Million Dollar Program to Keep Food on the Table
(White Plains, NY) – With school out and many camps not opening due to COVID-19 there is an unprecedented need for food assistance for...
Jun 25, 20204 min read


Phase 3 Reopening Set to Begin in Westchester
WHITE PLAINS, NY -- On Tuesday, June 23, Westchester entered Phase 3 reopening stage under Governor Andrew Cuomo’s NY Forward reopening...
Jun 25, 20201 min read


A Special Juneteenth Message
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Today is Juneteenth, an important occasion celebrating the end of slavery in the United States. Juneteenth...
Jun 19, 20202 min read


Sports and the Struggle for Justice: A Virtual Town Hall Event
Do you know the story of Fritz Pollard? Refusing to be defined by a society that had subjugated African Americans for centuries,...
Jun 16, 20201 min read


NYS Coronavirus Update: Phase 3 Gathering Numbers Expanded -- Two Regions to Begin Phase 3 of Reopen
The state has received over 25,000 complaints concerning a business in violation of the reopening guidelines. We are deeply disappointed...
Jun 16, 20202 min read


2020 Census Update: Moneyearnin’ and Response Rates
Mount Vernon, NY expects to receive $11 million in federal funds over the five-year period, 2020-2024. Approximately $2.2 million per...
Jun 16, 20201 min read


A Silver Lining to a Slap in the Face
The President of the United States hit a new low when he used the military to clear DC’s Lafayette Park of citizens. They were exercising...
Jun 16, 20203 min read


It’s Time for Congress to Eradicate the Last Vestige of Lynching and Pass the Justice in Policing Ac
“What we are witnessing is the birth of a new movement in our country with thousands coming together in every state marching to demand a...
Jun 16, 20203 min read


Links Celebrate 70 Years of Service
WHITE PLAINS, NY -- The Westchester County (NY) Chapter of The Links recently celebrated 70 years of providing service through...
Jun 16, 20202 min read


Updates on COVID-19 and Multi-system Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C) in Children and Youth
(White Plains, NY) – In an effort to prepare the community for summer programs and camps, the Westchester County Youth Bureau has...
Jun 16, 20202 min read


AG James Lauds Supreme Court Decision Protecting LGBTQ+ Employees from Discrimination
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today applauded the United States Supreme Court for ruling, in a 6-3 decision, that...
Jun 16, 20201 min read


Governor Signs Executive Order on Police Reforms
On Friday, June 12, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law a series of police reforms passed earlier in the week by the state legislature....
Jun 16, 20202 min read


Bee-Line to Resume Full Service on Monday, June 15
The Bee-Line Bus System will resume full service beginning Monday, June 15. All routes will be in operation and on their regular...
Jun 13, 20201 min read


Historic Police Reforms Become Law in New York State
Dear Friends and Neighbors, On Friday, June 12, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law a series of police reforms passed earlier in the...
Jun 13, 20202 min read


Westchester County Links' Community Response
The Westchester County (NY) Chapter of the Links Incorporated’s COVID 19 Community Response Committee addressed food insecurity for...
Jun 12, 20201 min read


LAW AND ORDER AND WHITE SUPREMACY
As a young child, I was unfortunate enough to have a trace of reddish hair and relatively pale skin for a Black person – remnants of an...
Jun 12, 20203 min read


Opportunity for Meaningful Change
George Floyd’s murder has brought America’s attention once again to the systemic racism that informs policing, prisons, banking, housing,...
Jun 12, 20203 min read


Transformational Change Needed to Cure the Virus of Racism Infecting Local Police
“The tragic and senseless loss of Black lives to police-involved violence over the last several years -- and the callous indifference to...
Jun 12, 20203 min read


What About the Children?
Do you see the light at the end of the coronavirus tunnel? With all 50 states and the District of Columbia) either lifting “shelter in...
Jun 12, 20203 min read
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