Nonprofit Westchester, NPW, is pleased to announce that The Westchester Community Foundation has provided generous funding of $40,000 to support Westchester’s nonprofit organizations. As one of the largest funders for counties in downstate New York, The Westchester Community Foundation supports programs and projects to improve the lives of all Westchester […]
On Tuesday, Jan. 25 at about 3:38 p.m., New Rochelle police received a call of a shooting that had just occurred on the corner of 4th Street and Washington Avenue. Upon arrival officers located a 16-year-old male victim, Julian Oliveros, with multiple gunshot wounds. Officers administered First Aid and the […]
Gov. Kathy Hochul ordered flags on state buildings to be flown at half-staff on Jan. 28 in honor of fallen NYPD officers Jason Rivera and Wilbert Mora. Flags were lowered to half-staff at sunrise on Jan. 28, the day of officer Rivera’s funeral service, and returned to full-staff at sunset […]
Westchester County Executive George Latimer is commending county employees for coming together to donate what they can to help Bronx families impacted by Sunday’s devastating and deadly fire that claimed the lives of 17 people, including eight children. “We are grieving with our brothers and sisters in the Bronx. For […]
Westchester County’s Department of Environmental Facilities (DEF) partnered with HELPSY, a Certified B Corporation with warehouse space in White Plains, to expand the county’s existing textile program at the Household Material Recovery Facility (H-MRF) in Valhalla. In addition to clothing, the expanded textile recycling program now provides residents the opportunity […]
