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Published 3 hours agoVoices Through Brushstrokes at the Liberty Mall (VIDEO)
LIBERTY – All are welcome tomorrow night at Liberty Mall for the unveiling of Voices Through Brushstrokes at 5 p.m., presented in partnership with Grease Productions, Casa de Longa, Bardi, and Hope’s Compass. The project features eight massive 8-by-3-foot paintings permanently…
Yonkers Times (Rising Media Group)
Published 13 hours agoBlue Door Art Center Honors Richard Nightingale and Golda Solomon at Greystone Court Fundraiser
Richard Nightingale, left, and Golda Solomon will be honored by Blue Door Art Center at its October 3 fundraiser at Greystone Court By Harry Smith Two distinguished Yonkers community figures will be honored this Saturday as Blue Door Art Center gathers supporters for an afternoon…
Yonkers Times (Rising Media Group)
Published 13 hours ago32BJ SEIU Strike Averted: The Building & Realty Institute Reach Tentative Agreement on New Four-Year Contract, Covering 500 Residential Buildings and 1,400 Residential Building Service Workers
New Agreement Addresses Economic Anxieties Shared by Residents and Building Workers Alike with Sustainable Wages, Preserved Employer-funded Healthcare and Pension Benefits After weeks of negotiations between The Building and Realty Institute (BRI) and 32BJ SEIU, the two parties…
Yonkers Times (Rising Media Group)
Published 16 hours agoNew Fisher House Opens Its Doors to Veteran Families in Montrose
A new Fisher House was dedicated today at VA Hudson Valley Healthcare System in Montrose, New York, by Medical Center Director Dawn M. Schaaland Fisher House President David Coker. The Assistant Under Secretary for Health and Clinical Services for the Department of Veterans…
Yonkers Times (Rising Media Group)
Published 16 hours agoPeekskill Elks Present Free Baby Shower Oct. 10
Yonkers Times (Rising Media Group)
Published 17 hours agoFormer Peekskill Mayor Asks-What is Going on at the Kiley Center?
I’m reaching out about an issue in Peekskill that I believe deserves public attention. For nearly two years, a Peekskill community leader has tried to use the Kiley Center, run by the Peekskill Housing Authority, for free indoor soccer leagues open to all families. Simon Guaman…
Yonkers Times (Rising Media Group)
Published 17 hours agoRecovery Programs for Older Adults: What Changes With Age
Image by Drazen Zigic on Magnific Alcohol affects older adults differently. For Yonkers families, a look at warning signs, medication risks and what recovery programs should account for A glass of wine with dinner has been part of the routine for decades. Then it’s two glasses,…
Yonkers Times (Rising Media Group)
Published 18 hours agoLooking Beyond Westchester: What Yonkers Families Should Know About Recovery Treatment in Brooklyn
Image by Drazen Zigic on Magnific When someone in a Yonkers household says yes to getting help for drinking or drug use, the question of where comes up almost at once. Many families start the search in Westchester, and it doesn’t always stay there. Recovery treatment in Brooklyn…
Yonkers Times (Rising Media Group)
Published 18 hours agoComing Home from Inpatient Rehab: What Continuing Recovery Support Looks Like
Image by zinkevych on Magnific Leaving inpatient rehab is a handoff, not a finish line. Here’s what continuing recovery support can include and where New York families can turn for help Discharge day from an inpatient addiction program can feel like a finish line. The bags are…
Yonkers Times (Rising Media Group)
Published 18 hours agoYonkers Police Department to Celebrate National Coffee with a Cop Day Oct. 7
Come grab a coffee, meet your Yonkers Police Officers, and enjoy some conversation with the people who serve your community every day. Wednesday, October 7th 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Starbucks – Boyce Thompson Center1086 North Broadway, Yonkers No agenda – just coffee, conversation,…
Yonkers Times (Rising Media Group)
Published 18 hours agoCan You Go to a Treatment Center Without Losing Your Job? What Yonkers Workers Should Know
Image by Drazen Zigic on Magnific Worried a treatment center stay could cost you your job? Learn how the FMLA, ADA and New York leave rules may protect workers taking time off for care For someone in Yonkers weighing a stay at a treatment center, one practical question tends to…
Yonkers Times (Rising Media Group)
Published 18 hours agoWestchester BOL Supports Northern Westchester Organizations Fighting Hunger
Clare Murray, Executive Director of the Community Center of Northern Westchester, with volunteers and County Legislator Erika Pierce $19,500 in Funding Will Help Provide Food to Local Families Ahead of Hunger Action Day on September 29, Legislator Erika L. Pierce (D–Bedford,…