From Curbside to Commodity: ELOC Students Get an Inside Look at Yonker’s Materials Recycling Facility
Yonkers, NY — April 3, 2026 — Students from Environmental Leaders of Color (ELOC) — a Mount Vernon-based nonprofit that has been cultivating the...
Mangoville Owner OK Freddy & Wife Arrested & Arraigned On Tax Fraud Charges
Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace announced Thursday, April 9th, the arrest of a married couple and owners of Mangoville Meat & Grocery—a Mount...
Hip-Hop Pioneer Afrika Bambaataa Passes, Leaving Behind a Complex but Undeniable Legacy
The Hip-Hop community is mourning the loss of one of its foundational figures as Afrika Bambaataa passed away on Thursday, April 9, 2026. Black...
Westchester SC Sustainability Night: Turning Community Support Into Real Outcomes
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There was always a difference between talking about change and funding it.
Environmental Leaders of Color (ELOC) operated on the side of results. While many...
MVPD Officer Brandon Hunter-Carney Busted in $800K Check Scam
According to Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace, Officer Brandon Hunter-Carney was arrested on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, and charged with second-degree grand larceny...
SAT Prep Pilot Program Expands Opportunity for College-Bound Students By Dr. Diana K. Williams
Environmental Leaders of Color (ELOC), a Mount Vernon-based nonprofit known for empowering young people through academic and workforce development, has taken another meaningful step...
Global Pulse: Voices of Progress Podcast Premiering April 13, 2026 in commemoration of Black Maternal Health Week
Sister to Sister International (STSI), led by founder Dr. Cheryl Brannan, proudly announces the debut of its groundbreaking new podcast and a spotlight on...
Local Chaplain on Interfaith Unity and the Value of Religion for Young People By Carolyn E. Harrison
Our Stars Align More Than We Think
It was Fat Tuesday at The Children’s Village, the Dobbs Ferry residential campus for system-impacted youth. It is...
More Than a Celebration: BACC’s Eid Re-Union Marked Legacy, Leadership, and What Comes Next
Let’s start here because too often, events like this get reduced to food, performances, and photo ops.
And yes, there was a banquet. Yes, there...
Hezekiah Walker, Jennifer Holliday, and Le’Andria Johnson Will Perform At Lehman Center for the Performing Arts
McDonald's Gospelfest is coming back to Lehman Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, April 11, 2026, with performances from legendary artists Hezekiah Walker, Jennifer Holliday,...
No Kings III Rally – Yonkers/Hastings: And The People Showed Up Anyway
Let’s go ahead and be clear: when you name something “No Kings,” you’re already setting a tone.
You’re saying this isn’t about hierarchy. This isn’t...
2026 Mt Vernon State Of The City Address
Mount Vernon Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard delivered her 2026 State of the City Address on Monday, March 31, 2026, in the City Council Chambers, outlining...
The Shift Happens Here: Women, Wealth, and the Power of Showing Up
On March 21st, at 1:30 in the afternoon, I walked into a suite on Taxter Road in Elmsford and before a single word was...
No Small Rooms, Just Big Purpose: Women United of Westchester Turned Community Into Power
Let me say this from the start, this wasn’t just something I showed up to.
This was something I was part of. Something I helped...
The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul Takes the Stage in Sin City
Queen of Hip-Hop Soul, Mary J. Blige, Is Bringing Her First-Ever Las Vegas Residency To The Strip—And It’s A Major Moment For R&B.
Mary J....
From Podcast to Proclamations: Watching Earn Your Leisure Become History
Greenburgh Town Clerk Hosts Fireside Chat with Greenburgh’s Own Troy Millings & Rashad Bilal, Founders of Earn Your Leisure
On Saturday, March 21, 2026, I...
Lincoln School Principal selected for Legacy of Leadership Award by Empire State Supervisors and Administrators Association
MOUNT VERNON — The Empire State Supervisors and Administrators Association (ESSAA) has bestowed the esteemed Legacy of Leadership Award upon Lincoln School Principal Rebecca Jones,...
Mount Vernon’s Future Coders, Climate Leaders, and AI Translators: Inside ELOC’s Youth Program
By Larnez Kinsey
Westchester County, let’s be very clear about something: when we talk about opportunity, we cannot pretend it lands evenly. It doesn’t. Not...
Tiesha Heath Make History First Female Officer In Elmsford Police Department
The Village of Elmsford made history on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, by hiring not only their first Black female but their first female Police...
Police Arrest Man For Aggravated Harassment After Making Threat Against New Rochelle Superintendent
New Rochelle, NY — New Rochelle police have located the individual believed to be responsible for making threats against Superintendent of Schools at the City School...
