On Saturday, Jan. 30, Sen. Shelley Mayer and her Youth Advisory Council braved frigid temperatures to host a Coat & Toiletries Drive in commemoration of the MLK Day of Service. The collection took place at the YWCA White Plains & Central Westchester. Donors were encouraged to bring new or gently […]
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Applications being accepted for seasonal park rangers
The Westchester County Department of Public Safety is accepting applications for seasonal park rangers to patrol county parks this summer. Applications are due by Feb. 19 and are available online at the Department of Public Safety’s web pages at http://publicsafety.westchestergov.com. Uniformed park rangers work under the supervision of county police […]
Cuomo announces $200M in infrastructure funding
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Monday, Jan. 25, the availability of $200 million in BRIDGE NY funding for local governments to make their infrastructure more resilient to extreme weather events. The new funding will allow localities to rehabilitate and replace bridges and culverts statewide. It builds upon $500 million previously […]
Latimer promotes Lopez to senior operations position
Westchester County Executive George Latimer is proud to announce the promotion of Blanca Lopez to serve as the county’s new assistant director of operations. Currently, Lopez serves the county as an adviser on Fair and Affordable Housing. She also serves as liaison to various county departments such as Planning, Probation, […]
WLS surpasses 1 million ebook, audiobook checkouts
Westchester Library System, WLS, announced on Jan. 13 that it reached a record-breaking one million digital book checkouts through OverDrive in 2020. For the WLS this accomplishment illustrates the continued growth and importance of library digital lending of ebooks and audiobooks, especially in a year with building closures due to […]
