Hits: 143 WPCNR THE LETTER TICKER. From Governor Andrew M. Cuomo. August 22, 2020: New York State conducted nearly 100,000 COVID tests yesterday—a record. And for two straight weeks now, our daily positive infection rate has been below 1 percent. … Continue reading
Hits: 103 WPCNR THE POWER STORY. From Town of Greenburgh Supervisior Paul Feiner. August 20, 2020: CON ED NOT PREPARED—CON ED, ALTICE, VERIZON DON’T COORDINATE WITH EACH OTHER. Con Ed is not appropriately staffed for the type of storm that … Continue reading
Hits: 142 WPCNR MEDIA MERRY-GO-ROUND. From Bedford Town Supervisor Chris Burdick. 5:30 PM August 18, 2020: Two weeks after the storm many residents still are plagued with telecommunication outages, broken promises of restoration and insufficient interest or resources on the … Continue reading
Hits: 514 EMERLY MARTINEZ WILL LEAD WHITE PLAINS HIGH SCHOOL IN THE DIFFICULT YEAR AHEAD. HE REPLACES ELLEN DOHERTY, PRINCIPAL FOR LAST 8 YEARS WPCNR SCHOOL DAYS. From the White Plains City School District, with supplemental material from WPCNR. August … Continue reading
Hits: 158 WPCNR SCAM REPORT. From County Legislator Catherine Parker. August 18, 2020: Please be on the alert for a potential scam aimed at senior citizens. The document, which looks like an official notice from Westchester County, threatens a levy … Continue reading
Hits: 153 WPCNR SCHOOL DAYS From the White Plains City School District. August 17, 2020: 3PM In order to ive you a better understanding of the district’s reopening plan, we will be hosting a series of three virtual community forums for parents and members … Continue reading
Hits: 125 WPCNR CORONAVIRUS 6 MONTH UPDATE. (ADDITIONAL LOCAL INFO ADDED 2:50 PM EDT ) August 17, 2020: Governor Cuomo stressed today New York is opening schools but that is “how” schools reopen that must be addressed with parents and … Continue reading
Hits: 111 Westchester County Executive George Latimer issued the following statement on the Con Edison performance in response to Tropical Storm Isaiaa power outages in Westchester County Friday. “Con Edison’s performance in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaias was grossly deficient. … Continue reading
Hits: 134 WPCNR CAMPAIGN 2020. From the Westchester County Board of Legislators. August 16, 2020: Expanded early voting hours; a multimedia campaign to encourage early voting; multi-lingual video instructions for how to vote absentee; changes in procedures to increase the … Continue reading
Hits: 186 WPCNR MEDIA GO-ROUND. From Paul Feiner, Town Supervisor of Greenburgh NY, USA: Dr. Ed Zuckerberg, father of Facebook’s Mark and Randi Zuckerberg, sister of Mark speak to Greenburgh Summer student interns Randi: “Be nice to your brother-you never … Continue reading