County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef and County Legislature Chairwoman Harriet Cornell announced the reappointment of Dan Masterson as Poet Laureate Thursday in the County Executive’s Media Room in the Allison-Parris County Office Building in New City, according to a news release. Vanderhoef and Cornell also announced the posthumous appointments of… Read More →
If you’ve never seen “Our Town,” Thornton Wilder’s achingly beautiful story of life, love and death in New Hampshire, seeing it at a high school is not a bad option. The simplicity of the writing makes a solid production a reachable goal for young actors. The show is made to… Read More →
Here’s a look at what’s on tap for today: North Rockland at Clarkstown North, 4 p.m. East Ramapo at Clarkstown South, 4 p.m. Pearl River at Albertus Magnus, 4 p.m. Port Chester at Byram Hills, 4:30 p.m. Roosevelt vs. Riverside at Trevor Park, 4:30 p.m. Bronxville at Woodlands, 4:30 p.m…. Read More →
The American Red Cross is appealing for help from people living in the metro-New York region, as part of Red Cross Month. Options include making donations, becoming a volunteer, taking a class or giving blood. The American Red Cross Metro New York North serves Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan and Orange… Read More →
Good afternoon. Here’s a curated look at the weekend’s opinion conent: Sunday, Nov. 20 We carried a pair of editorials on budgets proposed by the leaders of county governments in Westchester and Rockland counties. Tough choices loom on both sides of the Hudson as services and programs are slated to… Read More →
The Hudson Valley Economic Development Corporation has launched Choose NY Hudson Valley, an effort to help grow certain business sectors — and jobs — in the region. At 2 p.m. today, HVEDC President and CEO Mike Oates joins the Editorial Board for a discussion on jobs, the economy and the… Read More →
Reporters Gary Stern and Cathey O’Donnell will lead a discussion on their special report, “Too Big to Fix,” today at noon at LoHud.com. The analysis, which examined 456 school buildings in Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties, found that one in three received unsatisfactory ratings through state inspections. The cost of… Read More →
Good Monday morning. Here’s a glance at opinion content published over the weekend: Saturday, Nov. 12 Prescription drugs: Editorial We comment on the cases of David Laffer and Conrad Murray. Laffer was sentenced last week to four consecutive life sentences after he admitted that he killed four people during the… Read More →
Here’s a glance at today’s opinion content: Astorino and the election: Editorial In our Westchester-Putnam edition, we carried an editorial that analyzed the still-unclear results of Tuesday’s election. The Democratic “supermajority” on Westchester County Board of Legislators is in play and we look at the implications for Republican County Executive… Read More →
Here’s a glance at opinion content published today in The Journal News: Westchester County Board of Legislators endorsements: Districts 9, 13, 14, 15 We offered endorsements for candidates seeking seats on the Westchester County Board of Legislators: District 9: Catherine Borgia, a Democrat District 13: Lyndon Williams, a Democrat District… Read More →
