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Swing into Spring with Sweet Music in Yonkers
Classical music fans rejoice! The Yonkers Philharmonic Orchestra has two events coming up this spring.
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Students from Stepinac High School Partner With Westchester Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program
According to Anthony Tornatore, Communications Director of Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains, for the first time, students at Stepinac HS have partnered with the Westchester Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program, following the successful completion of required IRS-sponsored training and certification. The VITA Program, which operates throughout the region, has trained volunteers to…
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Blue Door Art Center Pivots to Pop Culture as Rising Rents Threaten Yonkers Arts Spaces
Blue Door Art Center hosts Yonkers’ first anime exhibition in a bid to attract new residents to the 20-year-old gallery facing rising rents.
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Students Recognized in Third Annual Yonkers Aqueduct Essay Contest
Five Yonkers high school students were awarded prizes ranging from $100 to $500 in the 3rd Annual Yonkers Aqueduct Essay Contest. Winners from Lincoln, Roosevelt, and Sacred Heart High Schools received cash awards, with matching funds going to their schools. The contest, sponsored by Friends of The Old Croton Aqueduct, focused on the historic 26-mile…
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2025 Summer Free Untermyer Gardens Concerts
2024 Free Summer concert in Untermeyer Gardens
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Election Analysis: Yonkers City Council President Race
Democrat Lakisha Collins-Bellamy and Republican Dean Politopoulos won their respective party primaries in the race for Yonkers City Council President. They will now face each other in the November general election. During the run up to the primary, I had a chance to ask a campaign volunteer how it was going? She cynically remarked that “in the world we live in, no one pays attention.” With the exceedingly…
