State Sen. Peter Harckham vowed Sunday the state new legislature would make significant gains on a progressive agenda while also tending to the needs of local municipalities at his swearing in ceremony at Peekskill High School. The event, which saw
Read MoreBy Kevin Peters The migration of Baby Boomers and Millennials is underway and that means decisions must be made by those on the move. One of the biggest decisions: go all in to purchase a house or condo or opt
Read MoreMore than a decade ago, Dr. Samant Virk noticed that advances in technology were helping him and countless others with mundane tasks such as banking or shopping. But when Virk, a practicing neurologist, would go to work, the tools that
Read MoreOver the past few years Cynthia Abbott Kauffman has made sure that veterans who died in battle and buried in several Westchester cemeteries aren’t forgotten at holiday time. Kauffman, who co-founded Daughters of Liberty’s Legacy, a local nonprofit organization that
Read MoreFive accomplished journalists and political analysts identified the country’s most pressing issues and need for unity during an annual event held at Westchester Community College on Sunday. The school’s 33rd annual President’s Forum featured CNN New Day co-anchor and Armonk
Read MoreVoters across the nation next Tuesday will face crucial decisions when they head to the polls. Most of the attention in recent weeks has rightfully focused on the mid-term elections. But in the 40th state Senate District, comprising portions of Westchester,
Read MoreAssemblyman David Buchwald is one of the more unassuming public officials in the area. He holds few press conferences and limits his photo-ops, yet is quite visible in the communities that he serves, often seen at local events and periodically
Read MoreThe first feature-length film of any filmmaker’s career is often a daunting, all-consuming process. For R. Harvey Bravman, there was something even more important at stake. Bravman is the producer and director of “Soul Witness, The Brookline Holocaust Witness Project,”
Read MoreWhen Staff Sgt. Jaymes Poling returned from combat in Afghanistan for the last time in December 2013, he wasn’t overly concerned about his transition back to civilian life. But that changed one night while at his father’s house in Cleveland.
Read MoreKara DioGuardi’s time as an “American Idol” judge in 2009 and 2010 may have been relatively brief but it gave her the impetus to do something special to help young people. The Grammy-nominated songwriter and Westchester native has used her
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