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THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY PRESS


NAACP Call to Action
Ahmaud Arbery was running in his neighborhood and was chased and murdered by two white supremacists. Contact the Liberty County District...
May 10, 20201 min read


Lowey Highlights Administration’s Neglect of Small Businesses for which Relief was Established
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY17/Rockland-Westchester), Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, recently sent...
May 10, 20202 min read


Judge Reinstates June 23rd Presidential Primary
Dear Friends, On Tuesday, United States District Judge Analisa Torres ordered the New York State Board of Elections to reinstate to the...
May 10, 20201 min read


The Lifeboat Dilemma
Like the Titanic, the U.S. ship “Democracy” has struck several proverbial icebergs and is going down. The madman at the helm who drove us...
May 10, 20203 min read


As Trump Approvals Sink During COVID-19 Crisis Democrats Look to Take the U.S. Senate
As the coronavirus devastates the economy, businesses lose millions, prompting over 25 million Americans to file for unemployment. The...
May 10, 20202 min read


NAACP Launches #WeAreDoneDying Campaign, Empowering Black and Brown Communities to Take Action Again
Washington, D.C. (May 7, 2020) – The NAACP, the nation’s foremost social justice organization, has launched a campaign entitled...
May 10, 20202 min read


The Rush to Reopen Economy Risks Lives and Could Worsen the Economic Crisis
“Researchers at the Harvard Global Health Institute estimate that the U.S. will have to have at least triple the number of tests carried...
May 9, 20203 min read


What do you have to lose? Your Health or Your Job
A little less than four years ago, the president tried to get Black votes with the question, “What do you have to lose.” The coronavirus...
May 9, 20203 min read


Restaurants in America Hard Hit by COVID-19 Face Uphill Battle to Return to Normal
“There’s a lot of fear, will tourists come back, will people come out? Are the employees going to want to come back to work? How are we...
May 9, 20202 min read


WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Last Updated: May 9, 2020 at 2:44PM • Nonessential businesses will stay closed through May 15th. • All K-12 schools and college...
May 9, 20202 min read


Westchester County Remembers Over 1,100 Residents Who Have Died of COVID-19
YONKERS, NY – Overlooking the Hudson River and the Palisades at Lenoir Preserve stands a new memorial, the Ribbons of Remembrance,...
May 9, 20202 min read


Local doctors recommend county postpone Bicycle Sundays on BRP
Dear Editor: Last week the Greenburgh Medical Advisory Committee made up of local Greenburgh Doctors unanimously recommended that the...
May 9, 20204 min read


Mount Vernon had the LOWEST CENSUS RESPONSE RATE in Westchester County
Dear Friends: You received several of these electronic reminders from me on the importance of The 2020 U.S. Census. Our community must...
May 5, 20202 min read


Latimer Directs County Health Department to Test All Westchester Nursing Homes for Covid-19
(White Plains, NY) –Westchester County has been granted permission by New York State to begin testing in all nursing homes. Westchester...
May 5, 20201 min read


Entergy’s Indian Point Contributes $50,000 for COVID-19 Related Relief
BUCHANAN, N.Y. – Entergy’s Indian Point Energy Center granted a total of $50,000 to four local non-profits in direct support of COVID-19...
May 4, 20201 min read


‘This Never Happened,’ Former Vice President Joe Biden Speaks on Sexual Assault Allegation
Former Vice President Joseph Biden denied an allegation of sexual assault by a former Senate aide, Tara Reade, breaking a month of...
May 4, 20202 min read


Walk-In Coronavirus Testing Center Opens in New Rochelle
NEW ROCHELLE, NY -- (May 3, 2020) -- Thanks to a partnership with New York State, Montefiore New Rochelle and the City of New Rochelle, a...
May 4, 20203 min read


WESTCHESTER COUNTY TO HOST A VIRTUAL GRADUATION CEREMONY FOR HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS
Record a short video to say Congratulations to a special Westchester County Senior (White Plains, NY) – A High School Graduation ceremony...
May 4, 20201 min read
With Over 50,000 Dead, Civil Rights Leaders Urge African Americans to Remain at Home
With the coronavirus death toll passing 50,000 during the last week in April, Black leaders in the U.S. have taken to warning their...
Apr 30, 20203 min read
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