December - 2020

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THE ANGEL PROJECT

Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins’ Angel Project Collects 200 Gifts for Grandparents Caring For Children in Westchester County (Yonkers, NY) – Today, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins fulfilled Christmas wish lists for nearly 200 grandparents as part of the “Angel Project”. The Senate Majority Leader’s office in Yonkers filled with gifts donated by a record number of volunteers who served as “Angels.” The Senate Majority Leader started the Angel Projec

THE BIDEN CABINET –Mainstream, Moderate, Middling

I neither expected sparks nor extreme surprises as President-elect Joe Biden begin to announce his Cabinet. I did expect diversity, and we’ve seen it. But I didn’t expect the number of Obama-era retreads to be included in this Cabinet. As I write this in mid-December, I can hardly contain my disappointment that Tom Vilsack, the man who fired Shirley Sherrod for specious reasons, is being asked, again, to lead the Department of Agriculture. Many of us had hoped that Congre

Shanae Williams Announces Candidacy for Westchester County Clerk

YONKERS, NY – December 21, 2020 – Yonkers City Councilwoman Shanae Williams announced her candidacy for Westchester County Clerk at a meeting of the Yonkers Democratic Party Executive Committee held Thursday, December 17, 2020. Councilwoman Williams has served on the Yonkers City Council since her appointment by Mayor Mike Spano in 2018, winning a full term in 2019. Councilwoman Williams holds a Bachelors in Sociology and a Masters in Business Administration, with a focus in

Women’s Advisory Board Holds First Virtual Town Hall Event: “Staying Sane in a Pandemic”

(White Plains, NY) – The Westchester County Women’s Advisory Board (WAB) held its first ever virtual town hall event – entitled “Staying Sane in a Pandemic” – aimed at providing helpful answers and resources to Westchester’s women during these unprecedented times. The session began with a welcome by County Executive George Latimer, who thanked the WAB for hosting the important event. Latimer said: “This event is another example of the innovative work being done by Westchester

National Urban League Helping to Shape Biden-Harris Cabinet and Agenda

“You shape the lives of millions of Americans, as well as American history, and all for the better. I really mean it when I say the country needs you more than any time in the past. The Urban League has stared down some tough, tough periods in American history, and the Urban League has never backed down. You stuck to your core mission: A fight for economic justice and social justice. You’ve and you’ve done it in good times and bad times. You have boosted millions of American

New Year’s Resolutions the Biden Administration Can Make Right Now

I don’t know about all of you, but it feels to me like Christmas came early this year. Electing a new president and vice president was a gift that 81 million Americans gave to ourselves and to one another. Every court rejection of Trump’s bogus stolen election claims was one more stocking stuffer. Now the only thing left on my Christmas wish list is a victory in Georgia’s Senate races and an end to Mitch McConnell’s power-abusing, progress-obstructing reign as Senate Majority

Dual Admissions Program Between Mercy College and Westchester Community College Expands College Path

Westchester County, New York (December 15, 2020) – Westchester Community College (WCC) and Mercy College have signed a new Dual Admissions Pathway Agreement that enables prospective students to apply to Mercy College and WCC at the same time. Upon completion of their A.A. or A.S. degree at WCC, students are accepted to Mercy College with junior standing. The agreement will commence in the Spring 2021 semester. WCC and Mercy College share a commitment to the affordability of

Lake Isle Dam Risk to the City of Mount Vernon

The Lake Isle Dam is a human-made structure erected in 1894 to create a drinking water reservoir for New Rochelle residents. Located in Eastchester, New York, the dam has outlived its original use. It now serves the recreational needs of wealthy Eastchester, New Rochelle and Scarsdale residents who live on its perimeter. For the last 40-years, the dam has had little maintenance and experts cite it as unsound with the potential for causing loss of life. At issue is the fin

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