Interest in current issues, politics and writing are among the passions shared by the trio of teens who won this year’s inaugural White Plains Democratic Committee’s essay contest. Emiliano Juarez, who will be entering his sophomore year at White Plains
Read MoreRainbow flags, the well-known symbol of the LGBTQ+ community, will be out in abundance as Yorktown for Justice (YFJ), a local grassroots collaborative, marks Pride Month on Saturday June 12 at noon, at Yorktown Town Hall. “Pride Month is a
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If you’re a high school student who lives or attends school in White Plains, there’s a new essay contest that may be of interest. The White Plains Democratic City Committee is sponsoring an inaugural competition asking students that if they
Read MoreFreshman Congressman Mondaire Jones (D-White Plains) is co-sponsoring a bill that would repeal the $10,000 cap on homeowners’ state and local tax (SALT) deductions, which has been in place since the December 2017 federal tax legislation. Jones and Rep. Thomas
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On Saturday, about 24 hours before Mondaire Jones was set to be sworn in to the House of Representatives, the historic nature of his election or his improbable ascension to succeed 32-year congresswoman Nita Lowey wasn’t top of mind. Jones,
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Sometimes life is about being at the right place at the right time. In some respects, that could sum up the political ascent this year of Mondaire Jones, the Democrats’ choice to succeed Nita Lowey, who is retiring at the
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District 18 Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney, as well as Mondaire Jones, the winner of last month’s Democratic primary for Congressional District 17, have pledged support for the Local Journalism Sustainability Act, a bill designed to aid the embattled newspaper industry.
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