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Yonkers Political Pundit Fred Polvere Comments on Local Elections: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forums On June 14, 2019, The Westchester Black Women’s Political Caucus Yonkers Chapter, Community Voices Heard and League of Women Voters of the Rivertowns sponsored a forum at the Yonkers Riverfront Library
Entergy Screenings Under the Stars Brings Free Outdoor Movies to Westchester July 12 and August 2 : Entergy Screening Under the Stars Summer of 2019 This summer, Sharc Creative and Westchester County Parks will showcase a family-friendly movie series on a 50 ft screen at the Kensico Dam in Valhalla. Friday, July 12 - HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3Friday, August 2 - HOW
Yonkers Police Anatomy of an Arrest: We are subjected to short briefingss on crime in Yonkers on a daily basis. The nature of news does not allow for a lengthy description of the incidents.  On June 7, 2019, an incident occured on Oak Street in downtown Yonkers
Drastic Plastic Cups Are Now Banned in Westchester: The styrofoam cup ban in Westchester County is now law. The crunchy vessel that holds coffee and Chinese take out is no more. Westchester  County Legislator Kitley Covell wrote the following: "I’m proud to say that on Monday night the Board
Dollar Tree Raising Prices on Merchandise: If you are a Dollar Tree stock holder, you just made money. The stock is trading today at $98.40 as of 3:35pm, 5/30/2019.  It comes on the annoucement of Dollar Tree prices rising. Customers will now pay more than a dollar
Dollar Tree Store Poor Service: Dollar Tree stores throughout Yonkers have been problematic.  Fire code violations. Poor rubbish collection and lack of stock are some of the many complaints that have plauged the chain. Although they do provide an affordable alternative to shoppers, it is
Yonkers Weekly Crime Wrap: Stabbings and a hit and run dominate the Yonkers Crime wrap for the week ending 5/26/2019: 1.  On Wednesday, an incident occurred on a Bee-Line bus in west Yonkers. At approximately 12:20 a.m.  two passengers became involved in an argument in the
Ecoli Outbreak Found in Flour: A CDC food safety alert regarding a multistate outbreak of E. coli O26 infections linked to flour has been posted https://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/2019/flour-05-19/index.html. Key points: CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are investigating a multistate outbreak
Yonkers Fireman Wins Sexy Contest:   Yonkers, N.Y. – He’s a five-time Ironman finisher and a professional firefighter—and now, Kevin Duffy is one of two winners of PETA’s 2019 Sexiest Vegan Next Doorcontest. He beat out hundreds of other entrants from across the U.S. to nab the title, which comes
Undocumented Driver's License: Activists from operation Green Light will be the guests on Westchester Eye on the Radio on 5/20/2019. Listen to the debate about whether undocumented persons should be eligible for a state driver's license. Tune into WVOX 1460AM or listen online

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