Westchester County Health Commissioner Dr. Sherlita Amler recommends residents take a few simple precautions now to protect themselves, their families and their pets from rabies this summer. “Whether your children are at home in their own backyard or roaming through the woods at camp this summer, make sure they know […]
Month: July 2016
Giving Circle of Lower Westchester gives $78K in grants
The Giving Circle of Lower Westchester awarded a record $68,000 to 20 nonprofit organizations that serve the hungry and food insecure in lower Westchester County. Award winners—generally food pantries and soup kitchens—were selected based on their exceptional work in providing food and services to diverse communities in need. Each organization […]
2007 mark falls at Counties
Westchester’s 14- to-17-year-old female divers had a record-setting day on July 26, as Kelly McCauley’s 9-year-old scoring record was broken three different times on Tuesday afternoon at the County Championships. In an intense battle between a trio of evenly matched opponents at Lake Isle Country Club, however, it was 15-year-old […]
North Dakota and government operations
[dropcap]I[/dropcap] am an avid follower of politics in general and government operations in particular. Based on the current activity at both the state and federal levels, I have reverted to Netflix and North Dakota—an odd combination indeed. North Dakota may be our last vestige of the Jeffersonian dream of how […]
State, town officials warn of fatal ‘LOCO’ substance
One day after a press conference held to commend the Harrison Police Department’s efforts to combat the growing heroin epidemic in the region, Eastchester police issued its own warning about a potentially tainted and fatal batch of drugs in the town. A drug marked “LOCO” is said to be responsible […]