THE WORLD READS WHITE PLAINS CITIZENETREPORTER — 8,324,077 VISITS IN ONE YEAR | 2,905,611 VISITORS VISIT 8,324,077 TIMES 3 TIMES EVERY DAY IN ONE YEAR. HIGHEST ACTIVITY IN WPCNR HISTORY.White PlainsCitizeNetReporter lifted its worldwide visits from unique visitors to wpcnr.com to 8,324,077,a 1,306,419 increase in visits in one year from 7,017,658 visits to the site last year which covers White Plains and Westchester County. The 8,324,077 visits were made by 2,005,611 unique visitors who visited wpcnr an average of 3 visits a day. ON JULY 20- -2026 visitors have accessed wpcnr and made 3,072 visits an average of 1.6 visits. In the last week 33,495 individual vistors made 54,458 visits, averaging 1.6 visits. In the last month, 152,940 visitors recorded 229,338 visits (1.5 visits)

MARCH 3– Hartsdale’s Maria Regina High School Marching Band Will Again Be Only All-Girls Ensemble to Participate in 2025 New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Monday, March 17

Posted on March 3, 2025 by John Bailey

Talented Musicians Will Also Perform in Area Parades Honoring Patron Saint of Ireland in City of Yonkers, City of White Plains, Throggs Neck and Sleepy Hollow/Tarrytown

HARTSDALE, NEW YORK (MARCH 3, 2025)

For the fourth consecutive year, Maria Regina High School’s first-ever marching band, established in 2021, will again stand out as the only all-girls ensemble to participate in the New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade at 11 AM, Monday, March 17.

The talented musicians from the renowned all-girl Catholic high school will repeat the distinct honor of performing in the oldest (dating to 1762) and largest parade in the world honoring the patron saint of Ireland. They will join thousands of marchers from throughout the New York metro area and pass His Eminence, Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York, who will review the procession from the steps of St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Fifth Avenue.

Maia Regina’s band and its music director, Steven Finkelstein, will be accompanied by a contingent of the school’s students, parents, alumnae and members of the administration and faculty. As many as two million spectators are expected to line both sides of the route from 44^th Street to 79^th Street.

As in prior years, Maria Regina’s popular marching band has been invited to participate in several community St. Patrick’s Day parades. They are:

● City of White Plains, 12 noon, Saturday, March 8. His Eminence, Timothy Cardinal Dolan, is scheduled to preside as Grand Marshal.

● Throggs Neck, morning, Sunday March 16

● Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown, 1:30 PM, Sunday, March 16

● City of Yonkers at 1 PM, Saturday, March 22.

Principal Maria Carozza-McCaffrey (Class of ’99), said: “Once again, Maria Regina High School is excited and honored that our amazing musicians will share in the joy of this year’s festive St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, delighting crowds with their distinctive musicianship, precision marching and smart, colorful attire,” adding: “It’s no surprise they get some of the loudest cheers when they perform.”

Members of the Maria Regina marching band are:

BELLS

Francesca Costa, Yonkers

Sabrina Boyko, Yonkers

Kailyn Quinones, Yonkers

Naomi Castellanos, Port Chester

DRUMS

Kelly Cambillo, White Plains

Annelise Ramos, Bronx

Isabella Rosa, Bronx

Skyla Fred, Bronx

Diamond Ogebolu, Elmsford

Nicolina Galaz, White Plains

Celeste Korcz, Peekskill

Juliette Ianni, Ridgefield, CT

BANNER CARRIERS:

Krista Taylor, Bronx and Carmella Alcantara, Mount Vernon will carry the banner for the White Plains and New York City parades.

Erin Leatham, Yonkers and Katherine Sandoval, Yonkers will carry the banner for the Throggs Neck and Eastchester parades

In addition to parades, Maria Regina’s marching band participates in pep rallies, school concerts, and open houses, performing patriotic favorites, marches, and the school song.

MARCH 3 TODAY– 2 PM COUNTY EXECUTIVE KEN JENKINS ANNOUNCES NEW MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC AT 112 EAST POST ROAD WHITE PLAINS TODAY 2 PM

Posted on March 3, 2025 by John Bailey

Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins to Give Westchester Weekly Update

Watch Live on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/westchestergov/

During the Weekly Westchester Briefing:

Westchester County will break ground on new Mental Health Clinic.
Westchester County Community Mental Health Commissioner Michael Orth will announce the groundbreaking of a new Mental Health Clinic at 112 East Post Road, White Plains.
The state-of-the-art facility will expand care capacity, reduce wait times, and offer evaluations, treatment, and referrals under NYS Mental Hygiene Laws.

Westchester County Office for Women to Launch Women’s History Month. Director Robi Schlaff will kick off Women’s History Month by highlighting the Office’s full range of resources, including legal support, health and wellness services, to support women’s well-being across the County.

MARCH 3– UNIONS RALLY AGAINST ADMINISTRATION FIRING OF CIVIL SERVICE

Posted on March 3, 2025 by John Bailey


West Haven Union Members, Elected Officials, and Supporters to Rally to Save the Civil Service
Members of America’s largest union representing federal workers to join with labor and community allies to protest attacks on civil servants

West Haven, CT– Members of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), which represents thousands of federal workers at a variety of federal agencies across Connecticut, will be rallying along with community and labor allies in support of the civil servants that keep our nation running. Since the inauguration of President Trump, federal workers have seen their rights trampled on and disrespected by the president and Elon Musk in the mass firings of government workers. Across the nation, AFGE members, civil servants, lawmakers, and community supporters are raising awareness about the disastrous impacts of the actions taken by Elon Musk and the Trump Administration. Who: AFGE National President Dr. Everett Kelley AFGE National Vice President for Women and Fair Practices Dr. Kendrick Roberson AFGE District 2 National Vice President David Gonzalez Senator Richard Blumenthal (CT) Rep. Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) AFGE Local 2138 President Sandra Salmon AFGE Local 1674 President Sherron Burke-Gilliam Connecticut AFL-CIO President Ed Hawthorne AFGE Members and labor allies What: Rally against attacks on civil servants and government services When: Monday, March 3rd, 2025 9:30 A.M..-12:30 P.M. EST. Where: Outside the VA Medical Center Corner of West Spring St & Stevens Ave West Haven, CT (map) For further questions and details, please contact AFGE National Representative Samuel Neimeiser at [email protected] or at 850-566-2035 and David Dal Zin, Communications Director for the Connecticut AFL-CIO at 860-550-3113 or at [email protected]

MARCH 3 — LOCAL COMMUNITY ACCESS CHANNELS LOSE VIEWERSHIP TO STREAMING SERVICES. SEEK INCREASED FEES FROM FRANCHISES.

Posted on March 3, 2025 by John Bailey

SUPPORT YOUR WHITE PLAINS COMMUNITY MEDIA BY TELLING YOUR REPRESENTATIVES TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY MEDIA REINVESTMENT ACT

WPCNR THE LETTER TICKER MARCH 3, 2025

There is a movement to get support for the Community Media Reinvestment Act.

What this will do is impose an excise tax on services providing viewing entertainment.

This includes various streaming services such as Netflix, Apple TV, Sling TV, and Direct TV.

As you may be aware, the franchise fee imposed on Verizon and OPTIMUM (in White Plains) is 5%.

There is a decline in this direct service as people are moving towards other streaming programs.

With this decline, it directly affects all local community access.

We are able to provide a space for important matters for our community. This legislation will ensure that there is no reduction in support for and investment in local video programming. This includes public, educational and governmental access.

Other local public access centers have taken the lead in this campaign, specifically BronxNet, NorthShore TV, and MNN.

Let your local representative know how important public access is to your community!

Click on the link below. Enter your street address and it will bring up the representatives in your area. You may personalize it. Here’s a sample of the letter:

I want to ask you to support the Community Media Reinvestment Act – Bill # A5900 in the New York State Assembly and Bill # 2581 in the New York State Senate.
For years, my community media access center has been an important part of the media landscape like our public access counterparts throughout the state. They have trained hundreds of community residents in television production, some of whom have gone on to secure professional careers in the industry. They also work with many not-for-profit agencies to help them reach a larger audience.

The funding model for community television must change if it is to continue to fulfill its commitment to the community. Subscriber based franchise fees can no longer be the sole source of revenue for community television. Streaming services provide content, at the consumers’ expense, with no community reinvestment. Migration away from traditional cable television should not end in a loss of revenue for community television. New streams of revenue must be brought into the funding arena to sustain our public access centers. Streaming providers operating in New York State earn millions of dollars from subscribers and they need to support public access television as a form of community reinvestment.

We ask you to support the Community Media Reinvestment Act to ensure that people all over New York State have access to media resources and education in the future.

Thank you for your support !

https://www.congressweb.com/bronxnet/2/

Instructions for Using Portal:

1. Visit the advocacy portal:

2. Enter your street address and zip code.

3. Click “GO” to proceed.

4. Enter your personal message in the framed box in the letter.

5. Copy and paste your personal message from the first letter to the framed box in the second letter.
6 Review the information and confirm your support.
7. Input your contact details.
8. Click “SEND” to submit your support letter to elected officials