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Five Westchester-area companies came together on June 5 for Feeding Westchester’s 17th Annual Golden Scoop Corporate Packing Competition, packing 19,500 pounds of fresh produce and raising more than $46,000 and to support neighbors facing hunger across Westchester County.

Held at Feeding Westchester’s headquarters in Elmsford, this yea...

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Peekskill residents and elected officials gathered today to protest the latest “rebrand” of fossil fuel giant Enbridge’s proposed pipeline project, one that was resoundingly rejected by local communities last year for the skyrocketing utility costs and pollution it would bring to the region.

Local elected officials including Asse...

Assemblymember Dana Levenberg (right) and artist Sharon Rubinstein beside a portrait in “The Taken & The Left Behind.”

June is Gun Violence Awareness Month, observed annually to draw attention to the victims of gun violence in the United States, unique among industrialized nations for its high number of gun deaths and gun-related injuries. To mark the opening of this mont...

2026 Grand Marshal and Committee Treasurer Frank Farrington presented a commemorative check to Francesca Spinner, president of The Neighborhood House.

The Sleepy Hollow St. Patrick’s Parade Committee is proud to announce that The Neighborhood House has been selected as the official dedicatee of the 2026 Sleepy Hollow St. Patrick’s Parade. Thi...

Photo by Paolo Aldrighetti on Unsplash

For New York football fans, the end of the annual NFL draft always gives them hope. Coming out of a difficult 2025 season, the Jets and Giants were both hoping to add some starters, cover young quarterbacks and regain trust. It is no longer a question of whether their new classes are interesting. Whether those rookies can realistically p...