The 2020 JazzFest White Plains festival returns for its ninth year this September as a virtual event for the safety of performers and their fans. The four-day celebration of jazz music and culture sponsored by Bank of America runs from Sept. 8 to 11 on Facebook Live and Zoom. The […]
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Remote students eligible for HS sports
As school districts around New York state prepare for unprecedented changes to the 2020-21 academic year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the viability of interscholastic athletics remains uncertain. Last week, NYSPHSAA Executive Director Dr. Robert Zayas offered some clarity on the matter, however, tweeting that student-athletes would be permitted to […]
Election report offers voting improvements
Expanded early voting hours; a multimedia campaign to encourage early voting; multi-lingual video instructions for how to vote absentee; changes in procedures to increase the number of available workers; drop boxes for returning absentee ballots; necessary voting equipment; and information-sharing partnerships with community organizations—these are just some of the recommendations […]
Branda plans 2021 Westchester County executive run
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]an Branda formalized his candidacy for Westchester County executive on Aug. 13, getting a jump on a race that is more than a year away. Branda, a Somers resident and a former advisor to Rob Astorino, will seek the Republican nomination on a familiar party platform of reducing property taxes; […]
And…Action! Media production resumes in Westchester
As Westchester County starts back up again in Phase Four of the New York Forward Plan for reopening, media production has resumed in the county—long a hot destination for the film and television industries. “It’s not surprising that production companies want to be back in Westchester County,” County Executive George […]
