White Plains Mayor Tom Roach Announces He Will Be Running For County Clerk

Longtime White Plains Mayor Tom Roach, who became acting...

Lions Club and Mount Vernon Fire Department Hosted The 3 Kings Toy Drive

On Saturday, January 4th, the Mount Vernon The Lions...

Mount Vernon Man Fatally Shot in New Rochelle, Police Say No Active Damage To The Public

(Photo above courtesy of Talk Of The Sound) A 22-year-old...

Kenneth W. Jenkins Sworn In As Westchester’s First Black County Executive

Surrounded by colleagues, family members, and friends, Kenneth W....

Denzel Washington, Magic Johnson & Fannie Lou Hamer Among Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients

President Joe Biden also honored Hillary Clinton, Lionel Messi,...

Former Mt Vernon Bldg Dept Employees Arrested & Charged With Deed Fraud

Charlene Humphreys and Damon Davis, two former employees of...

Westchester County’s Black Students Are Getting Left Behind

In Westchester County, New York—a region known for its...

Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard & MVPD Leadership Press Conf on DOJ Investigation Report

Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard, along with the executive leadership of...

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Denzel Washington School of the Arts Student Kaitlyn Smith Continues To Bring Unity into the Community

Kaitlyn Leslie Smith, a sophomore at Denzel Washington School of the Arts, has helped create unity in the community through her organization, Kaitlyn Cares,...

New York Skyline Shines with AKA Pink & Green on Sorority’s Founders’ Day

Iconic New York Skyscraper Shines with Pink & Green Commemorating the 116th Founding of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority New York, NY—North Atlantic Regional Director Elicia Pegues Spearman, Esq....

BCW’s Ambassador of the Year Award is Attorney Melissa G. Andrieux

RYE BROOK, NY (January 2024) -- Melissa G. Andrieux, Chief Diversity Officer and Chief Client Relations Officer for the law firm of Dorf Nelson...

Westchester Community Health Center 50th Anniversary Gala

Westchester Community Health Center Celebrated 50 Years of Providing Quality Health Care at its 50th Anniversary Gala with Over 500 Supporters Mount Vernon, N.Y. – Westchester Community Health Center,...

Greenburgh Town Board salutes retiring Town Board member-Ken Jones

Greenburgh Town Councilman Ken Jones is retiring from the Town Board after 12 years of hard work and dedicated service. Monday, December 18th, was...

Former Mamaroneck Public Library Business Manager Charged With Stealing $44,700

Defendant, who resigned from the library in March after 27 years, allegedly spent library funds on personal expenses for nearly seven years WHITE PLAINS, N.Y....

Damon Maher Changes Political Party Affiliation to the Working Families Party.

Westchester County Legislator Damon Maher officially changed his political party affiliation from Democrat to the Working Families Party, on Wednesday, December 6th. He made...

Community Building Initiative For Race Equity Launched In Greenburgh

The Greenburgh Restorative Circle Project is a community-building initiative sponsored by local community organizations for advancing race equity. Greenburgh residents are invited to participate...

America’s First Black Soap Opera Star Ellen Holly Dies At 92

Ellen Holly, the first Black person to have a lead role in daytime television, died in her sleep Wednesday, December 6th at Calvary Hospital...

Environmental Justice in Mount Vernon: Recap of A Community Conversation – Save the Sound

At the heart of environmental justice is recognizing the right of people to have a real voice in what happens to the place they...

Chief Judge Wilson Announces Appointment of Hon. Shirley Troutman as Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission Co-Chair

Judge Shirley Troutman of the Court of Appeals has been appointed co-chair of the Franklin H. Williams Commission, joining Justice Troy K. Webber in...

AT&T and STSI’S Partnership: Full STEAM Ahead for Youth!

Since 2010, Sister to Sister International (STSI) has created a pipeline of Black young women from middle to high school, college, and on to...

The 12-Year Commemoration Of The Life Of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr.

Dozens of friends, advocates and community stakeholders gathered to unite in solidarity with the family of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr., at the White Plains Public...

Exploring the True Significance of a Free Press in the Age of Content Removal on Social Media Platforms

Recently, a seemingly innocuous TikTok post by a user named "_monix2" triggered a discussion about the concept of a free press and the dissemination...

AKA’s Host Sold Out Fundraiser And Raise Over $32K In Donations

Zeta Nu Omega Chapter, the oldest Westchester County chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, and the ZNO Community Service Fund, Inc. hosted their...

Common Justice Hosts Victim Compensation Press Conference With Time Running Out for Hochul’s Signature

Broad coalition of City Council members and crime survivors show support for bi-partisan FAVC Act New York, NY (Wednesday, November 15th) - Tomorrow, Common Justice will...

Priscilla Edmunds’ 100 Birthday Celebration

“People want to know my secret; you have to have a relationship with Godand pray through it all,” Priscilla Edmunds shared with the crowd. Over...

County Responds To Correction Union Rally

On Monday, November 13, at 2:00 pm, County Executive George Latimer addressed COBA after the corrections union protested in front of the county offices...

Despite Public Objections, Panel Recommends Weakest Police Review Board

Issue now goes to City Council, where public comment is scheduled for Tuesday, November 14 After hearing a number of residents again demand an independent...

Westchester COBA Hold Rally At County Bldg To Protest Soaring Cost Of Health Care

"Union Warns Rising Medical Costs And Increase Employee Health Insurance Contributions Are Unsustainable And Will Result In Mass Exodus Of Correction Officers, Jeopardizing Current...

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