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THE MARIA REGINA 11 DEDICATE 1,410 SERVICE HOURS IN THE PAST YEAR
HARTSDALE, NY (JULY 1, 2025) Eleven Maria Regina High School students recently learned they had won this year’s The President’s Volunteer Service Award (PVSA), the prestigious national award that honors individuals and groups who have demonstrated a sustained commitment to volunteer service over the course of a year.
Collectively, the honored students of the renowned all-girls Catholic high school devoted 1,410 service hours during the past year, an average of 128 hours per student. For their commendable dedication and performance, they received personalized PVSA certificates.
Principal Maria Carozza-McCaffrey (Class of ’99) congratulated the students on their singular achievement, noting: “This award is very meaningful because it recognizes the impact an individual student’s continuous and extended volunteer service has both on their community and the nation.” She added: “And giving back so generously with their time and talents is in keeping with Maria Regina’s mission of empowering our students to be compassionate leaders and enriched with the Spirit to live a life of Charity, Truth, and Service.”
The distinguished 2025 winners are:
Isabella Bendick, New Rochelle
Brianna Bock, Yonkers
Kayla Cronin, Yonkers
Julia Dellacava, Bronx
Leah Filippelli, Yonkers
Mia Hidalgo, Tarrytown
Elizabeth Hunt, Yonkers
Brenna Rovida, Yonkers
Anabella Starace, Scarsdale
Daniela, Tornatore, Yonkers
Julia Vieni, New Rochelle
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GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL CALLS ON DPS TO PROTECT CONSUMERS FROM PROPOSED NYSEG AND RG&E RATE HIKES
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that she is demanding the Department of Public Service scrutinize the proposed rate hikes the New York State Electric and Gas (NYSEG) and the Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation (RG&E) are seeking, protecting consumers from sky-high utility costs that are making New York State less affordable.
“At a time when New Yorkers are struggling to meet everyday costs, New York State Electric and Gas (NYSEG) and the Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation (RG&E) must find a way to avoid these unacceptably high rate hikes,” Governor Hochul said. “I am calling on the Department of Public Service to scrutinize these proposals to ensure these companies have the resources to keep our energy grid going but are not making additional profit off the backs of ratepayers.”
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GOVERNOR HOCHUL SLAMS WASHINGTON REPUBLICANS FOR THREATENING NEW YORKERS’ JOBS, SMALL BUSINESSES AND HEALTH CARE IN THE NORTH COUNTRY
Negative Impacts of Tariffs Put One in Four Jobs at Risk in North Country’s Tourism Industry, Disrupts Agriculture and Food Supply Chains
Impacts of federal tariffs and dangerous rhetoric have already harmed 66 percent of regional businesses that rely on Canadian tourism — putting one in four of the industry’s jobs at risk.
Washington’s senseless trade war has also threatened the region’s vital agriculture industry, which generates more than 8,600 jobs for local residents and over $1 billion in Gross Regional Product.
Meanwhile, the federal budget cuts pushed by Republicans threaten to take away health care for 44,000 North Country residents and slash food assistance for nearly 90,000 people throughout the region – including tens of thousands of children.
“Between insulting our Canadian neighbors and largest trade partners to proposing deep budget cuts that threaten hospitals, food programs and working families, the North Country is being hit from all sides. These actions are doing real harm — putting jobs, care and livelihoods at risk,” Governor Hochul said. “I have said from the beginning, ‘Your family is my fight’ and while Washington is implementing policies that are disastrous for the North Country, we are stepping up to protect our communities, support small businesses and farmers and ensure that the North Country is not forgotten.”
Detrimental Impacts of Trump’s First Five Months ON NEW YORK
Tariffs and Tourism
Federal tariffs and trade policies as well as negative rhetoric have had an immense impact on the North Country’s economy. Of all New York State counties, the tourism industry is most important to the North Country in terms of employment, generating nearly 20,000 jobs in 2023. Agribusiness provides over 8,600 jobs to the North Country, contributing approximately $1.1 billion to New York State’s Gross Regional Product.
Federal Cuts to Health Care
Cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Governor Hochul has prioritized increasing access to food for all New Yorkers, supporting several groundbreaking programs that focus on improving access to locally grown foods including through FY26 Enacted Budget, including the 30 Percent NYS Initiative for school meals, the Farm-to School program, the Farmers’ Market Nutrition Programs, the Urban Farms and Community Gardens Grants Programs, and the Nourish NY program, which helps New York’s network of emergency food providers purchase food from New York farmers to give to families in need.
This year’s Budget also provides $340 million for school meals, a $160 million (89 percent) year-to-year increase, and requires all school districts, charter schools, and nonpublic schools that participate in the national school lunch and breakfast program to provide free breakfast and lunch meals to all students regardless of their families’ income, thereby reducing costs for families and ensuring that no student goes hungry at school.
Additionally, the Budget included the third round of funding as part of the Regional School Food Infrastructure Grant Program, which provides $50 million over five years to support regional cooking facilities that will facilitate the use of fresh New York State farm products in meal preparation for K-12 school children.
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WASHINGTON D.C. — Following is a statement from Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) on the reconciliation bill text unveiled last night by the U.S. Senate:
“This reconciliation bill proposal isn’t just misguided — it’s a direct attack on American energy, American workers, and American consumers. It guts the very industries that are lowering electricity bills, revitalizing U.S. manufacturing, and building more new power capacity than every other energy technology combined.
“Make no mistake: if this bill passes, Americans will pay the price — literally. Power bills will rise. Factory jobs will vanish. Families will be forced to spend more just to keep the lights on and their homes cool. All while we become more dependent on foreign energy and more vulnerable to blackouts.
“Any Senator who votes for this bill is voting for higher energy prices, a weaker economy, and a less secure America. And they’ll have to answer for it when families open their utility bills, when workers lose their paychecks, and when voters head to the polls.
“We urge lawmakers to think very carefully about the future they’re voting for because this bill doesn’t reform our energy system, it sabotages it.”
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