News across Westchester County

Yonkers Champion Iman Lee Steps Up for Men’s Health
Yonkers’ own NABF Super Featherweight Champion Iman Lee is stepping outside the ring for another important fight. On Monday, September 28, from 6–9 p.m. at Gianna’s, 1034 North Broadway in Yonkers, Lee will headline “Champions for Men’s Health,” a special community evening…

Who Can Join the Junior League of Bronxville? ️
The answer is simple: You can! The Junior League of Bronxville welcomes all women age 21 and over who live or work in Bronxville, Eastchester, Mount Vernon, Tuckahoe, or Yonkers, and who share a commitment to volunteerism and community impact. No matter where you are in your…

Westchester Community for Ethical Culture’s Community Discussion on Emergency Room Ethics—October 4
Stories of critical decision-making in a major metropolitan hospital. Heidi Baer, MD, has served as NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi/North Central Bronx’s Patient Safety Officer since 2022. In this leadership role, she works collaboratively to improve Patient Safety at both campuses…
City of Newburgh seeks members for Board of Assessment Review
NEWBURGH- The City of Newburgh is seeking volunteers to serve on the Board of Assessment Review to fill one vacant position and one upcoming term expiration. Individuals interested in serving must apply by October 30, 2026. Appointment to the Board of Assessment Review is by the…
Hudson Valley Shakespeare Managing Director to step down
GARRISON- Hudson Valley Shakespeare Managing Director Kendra Ekelund will step down in spring 2027 as she and her family relocate to Charlotte, North Carolina, the theater company announced. Ekelund will remain with Hudson Valley Shakespeare through the transition, working with…
Empire City Casino by MGM Resorts Honors 9/11 and First Responders
Empire City wanted to show its support for the local first responders that keep Yonkers safe, a community that lost 26 residents on 9/11 and many others to 9/11-related illnesses over the years. The executive team at Empire City brought lunch from a local restaurant and delivered…

A Saint Walked Among Us! Yonkers and Bishop Sheen
Bishop Fulton Sheen By Mary Hoar Many people are not aware a holy man, a man who walked the twentieth century streets of Yonkers, was beatified. Beatification, the second step for declaration of sainthood by the Catholic Church, needs a miracle to be attributed to the person,…
WESTCHESTER HONORS THE FAMILIES OF THE FALLEN AT GOLD STAR CEREMONY
Tuckahoe’s Yoselin Brice, Air Force veteran and Gold Star spouse L-R-County Executive Ken Jenkins, BOL Chair Vedat Gashi and Congressman Mike Lawler with the Honor Guard County Executive Ken Jenkins and Veterans Service Agency Director Josh Gaccione Pay Tribute to the Strength…
WESTCHESTER COUNTY CELEBRATES HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH WITH ANNUAL RECEPTION
Annual Reception Honors the Hispanic Community’s Lasting Impact on Westchester County Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins and the County’s Hispanic Advisory Board welcomed community members to the County’s annual Hispanic Heritage Month Reception, celebrating the traditions…
Friends of Kensico Cemetery hosts annual 5K supporting historic & cultural preservation in Westchester County
VALHALLA- Friends of Kensico Cemetery will hold its annual fall 5K Run/Walk fundraiser on October 25, 2026, at Kensico Cemetery and Arboretum in Valhalla, NY. The event will benefit the Westchester Fund for Historic and Cultural Preservation, a charitable fund at The New York…
M&T Bank volunteers participate in Women Build for Historic Habitat for Humanity Development in Saugerties
SAUGERTIES- A group of M&T Bank employees volunteered this week as part of Ulster County Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build Week, a peer-to-peer fundraising and volunteer initiative supporting the Hope Springs Development, which will become the first Habitat-led neighborhood in…
“They Took Away the Soap”: Women Sound Alarm Over YWCA Conditions in White Plains
YWCA White Plains & Central Westchester’s Women’s Residence By: Dennis Richmond, Jr. — @NewYorkStakz Women living at the YWCA White Plains & Central Westchester’s Women’s Residence are speaking out about what they describe as deteriorating conditions inside the facility, and…