A Very Hot First Day of School
By Dan Murphy
The Yonkers Public Schools welcomed back more than 30,000 students for the first day of school Sept. 6. Temperatures that day were...
Yonkers Force Wins; Brave Gives it Their All
By Phil Foley
Sept. 8 was a beautiful day for a football game, and both Yonkers teams were in action. The Yonkers Force, coached by...
Yonkers Two HS Football Teams Kick Off Their Seasons
By Phil Foley
The merger of Yonkers High School football now means that sports fans in the city can now root for two teams; The...
Board of Regents Approves Yonkers Charter High School
By Dan Murphy
Over the summer, the New York State Board of Regents approved a request by the Charter School for Educational Excellence to expand...
Sister to Sister International’s 9th Annual STEAM Sistah Camp Rocks!
Sister to Sister International, Inc. (STSI) hosted its 9th Annual Science Technology Engineering Arts & Math (STEAM) Camp Graduation and Scholarship Program this summer...
Khader Holds Successful Backpack to School Drive
Last November, 21-year old Jonathan Maldonado, died after a confrontation with Greenburgh police which still has more questions than answers. Maldonado was chased...
Win a Luxury Suite for Yanks-Red Sox & Give to YPIE
I think one of the prerequisites for Yonkers mayor should be that you must be a Yankee fan. The picture above is an oldie...
Resident Claims Misconduct in Lakeland Schools
By Dan Murphy
As a father with a 17-year-old daughter in the Lakeland School District, I take an interest in any story – or accusations...
JCY Reading Buddies Program ‘Rocks’ Again This Summer
Yonkers Rotary members and volunteers from other community organizations have been at the Riverfront Library in downtown Yonkers to participate in the JCY-Westchester Community...
Westchester Black College Advocate Meets the Clintons
By Dan Murphy
One of my favorite people in Westchester is Dennis Richmond Jr., who I have been writing about for the past five years....
