Judge Martinelli Celebrates 22 Years on the Bench
By Dan Murphy
YONKERS — Yonkers Rising recently interviewed Yonkers City Court Chief Judge Michael Martinelli to discuss his 22 years on the city bench,...
Term Limits Debate Returns to Westchester
By Dan Murphy
WESTCHESTER, NY — Should our local, elected officials be subject to term limits? While no members of Congress or the New York...
Yonkers Charter School Gets Five-Year Renewal
By Dan Murphy
YONKERS — The Charter School of Educational Excellence on Warburton Avenue in Yonkers was rewarded for its academic achievement and student success...
Yonkers Boys Swimming Team Having a Great Season
By Phil Foley
YONKERS — I recently was in touch with the Coach of the Yonkers High School Boys Swimming Team a nice lady named...
Yonkers HS Bowling Team Having A Great Season!
By Phil Foley
YONKERS — It is great to hear that the Yonkers High School Bowling team is having a stellar season. Coach Marrianna Monaco...
Westchester Sues Big Pharma Over Opioid Epidemic
Westchester County is facing the ever-escalating costs associated with combating the opioid epidemic, and in its continued efforts to confront this crisis, filed a...
NY Liberty Team Moves to Westchester County Center
WESTCHESTER, N.Y. — The WNBA team New York Liberty has announced its new home for the 2018 season – and it is the Westchester...
Will Latimer Reach Across the Aisle for Administration?
By Dan Murphy
WESTCHESTER, N.Y. — Some elected officials in Westchester are so popular with their constituents that they become like family and are never...
Crime Rate in Mt. Vernon Drops 32% Since 2011
MOUNT VERNON — Mount Vernon was a safer place in 2017, according to the annual compilation of crime statistics by the city's police department,...
All Politics is Local, but Today, All Politics is Negative
By Dan Murphy
WESTCHESTER, N.Y. — Westchester residents who live in the 37 State Senate District, which runs from East Yonkers, to Eastchester, up the...
