Got a green thumb and nothing to do with it? Hungry for the satisfaction of dining on vegetables you’ve planted, grown and harvested yourself? The Grow! Lincoln Park Community Garden is accepting applications for garden plots. Community groups are eligible for 100-square-feet plots for $50; individuals can put in for… Read More →
Habitat for Humanity of Westchester is celebrating Martin Luther King’s life with 10 days of intense building and rehabilitating of more than a dozen homes throughout the area. And on Jan. 17, the organization will host its Faith and Action Luncheon, an appeal to churches, synagogues and other religious organizations… Read More →
Good Monday morning. Here’s a glance at opinion content published over the weekend in The Journal News: Sundday, Dec. 18 Tappan Zee Bridge: Editorial We comment on news that a bipartisan coalition of Hudson Valley political leaders have called on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to slow down planning for a new… Read More →
Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino’s fiscal 2012 budget proposal trims hundreds of jobs and millions of dollars in spending, while eliminating county support for scores of popular endeavors, the gamut from festivals to nature programs. He discusses his plans in a LIVE Editorial Spotlight interview 1:30 p.m. Tuesday on LoHud.com…. Read More →
Good afternoon. Here’s a glance at opinion content published today in The Journal News: Supercommittee failure: Editorial We comment on the failure of the bipartisan congressional supercommittee charged with sorting out a solution to reduce the federal deficit. The group, which included equal numbers of Democrats and Republicans, failed to… Read More →
Good afternoon. Here’s a curated look at the weekend’s opinion conent: Sunday, Nov. 20 We carried a pair of editorials on budgets proposed by the leaders of county governments in Westchester and Rockland counties. Tough choices loom on both sides of the Hudson as services and programs are slated to… Read More →
The Hudson Valley Economic Development Corporation has launched Choose NY Hudson Valley, an effort to help grow certain business sectors — and jobs — in the region. At 2 p.m. today, HVEDC President and CEO Mike Oates joins the Editorial Board for a discussion on jobs, the economy and the… Read More →
Reporters Gary Stern and Cathey O’Donnell will lead a discussion on their special report, “Too Big to Fix,” today at noon at LoHud.com. The analysis, which examined 456 school buildings in Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties, found that one in three received unsatisfactory ratings through state inspections. The cost of… Read More →
Good Monday morning. Here’s a glance at opinion content published over the weekend: Saturday, Nov. 12 Prescription drugs: Editorial We comment on the cases of David Laffer and Conrad Murray. Laffer was sentenced last week to four consecutive life sentences after he admitted that he killed four people during the… Read More →
Here’s a glance at today’s opinion content: Astorino and the election: Editorial In our Westchester-Putnam edition, we carried an editorial that analyzed the still-unclear results of Tuesday’s election. The Democratic “supermajority” on Westchester County Board of Legislators is in play and we look at the implications for Republican County Executive… Read More →
