Yonkers Tribune

Reflections on a Senator Caught in Water Closet By Henry J. Stern

 

NEW YORK ,NY --  "I read the news today oh boy," [Wednesday, August 29, 2007].

What I  noticed was how much news consists of lies. Bruno v. Spitzer, Roger Stone.  Who knew what when?  And the fire tragedy - who cut the standpipe, who stopped the inspections, who approved the gangsters, who ignored DOI, etc.? 

The most recent lie, however, may have been told by U.S. Senator Larry Craig of Idaho, who insists he is not gay .

The heart of that issue depends on what your definition of 'gay' is.   It is similar to the 1990's question of what 'is' is.
 

DiNapoli Audit Finds $685,000 in Unauthorized Contracts at Mamaroneck UFSD

Network Administrator Provided Services While Residing in Greece; and Audit Findings Referred to Westchester  CountyDA

ALBANY, NY -- The Mamaroneck Union Free School District paid $685,000 in contract fees to a district employee to maintain the district’s computers remotely from the country of Greece while he was on leave of absence from employment at the district, according to an audit released today [August 29, 2007] by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. DiNapoli’s office referred the audit’s findings to the Westchester County District Attorney’s office.

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28 Yonkers Residents Join $20 Million Lawsuit Against Amicone Administration

YONKERS, NY -- Jonathan Lovett, attorney for The Westchester Guardian Attorney, today filed a $20 Million lawsuit (Download WestchesterGuardian_Complaintagainstcityofyonkers.pdf) against Yonkers Mayor Phil Amicone, Police Commissioner Edmund Hartnett, DPW Commissioner John A. Liszewski, City Attorney Lawrence Porcari, Jr., and the City of Yonkers. Lovett claims to have received “a number of inquiries, too large to count, of other citizens” who want to become plaintiffs in order to sue the Amicone Administration.

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Police Benevolent Associations Endorse Incumbent Mayor Ernest Davis for Re-Election

Mayor Ernest Davis, dressed in a drown suit,  standing before the NYS Fraternal Order of Police among supporters. Photo courtesy of Terry Lowens

MOUNT VERNON, NY – Various Police Benevolent Association today came together to formally endorse the re-election effort of incumbent Mayor Ernest Davis for another term. Coalescing on the steps of Mount Vernon’s City Hall were the Mount Vernon PBA, the Guardians of Westchester and Rockland County, the Westchester Hispanic Law Enforcement Association, the New York State Fraternal Order of Police, and the Westchester County Police Benevolent Association.

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811 “Call Before You Dig” Hotline Launched

Toll-Free Number to Save Lives, Money for Excavators

NEW YORK, NY  – Con Edison is encouraging all contractors, and anyone who excavates, to learn about a new federally mandated toll-free telephone number to call before they start digging in Westchester County or New York City.

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1,000 Seniors to Join Senator Jeff Klein for a Day at Westchester Broadway Dinner Theatre

Deadline for Raffle Entries Must be Received by September 4, 2007

WESTCHESTER, NY -- In addition to the many exciting activities already being offered for the senior residents of the 34^th Senate District, such as exercise classes, educational forums, driving courses, and various special outings, Senator Jeff Klein is announcing his 13^th Annual Senior Appreciation Days which will feature a raffle to win a ticket to a matinee showing of Little Shop of Horrors along with a three course luncheon at the Westchester Broadway Dinner Theatre on Wednesday, September 26 or Thursday, September 27, 2007. 

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Young Says Victims of Domestic Violence Need to Know that They Are Not Alone

Wants to Remind Victims that There Are People Who Can Help

WHITE PLAINS, NY -- Though National Domestic Violence Awareness Month takes place annually, County Legislator Clinton I. Young, Jr. (D-Mt. Vernon) says that stopping domestic violence is a matter that requires urgent action every day. That’s why he’s sending a message that free legal and logistical support is available to victims of domestic violence in Westchester, 24/7.

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Yonkers Police Department Blotter – August 28, 2007

YONKERS, NY -- Officers observed two vehicles being driven through the stop sign situated on N/B Truman Avenue,  at Jones Place, without stopping. The operator of the second vehicle, a 52 year old female, flagged down the officers and expressed to them that the vehicle in front of her (a 1998 green Oldsmobile) had just been stolen. Police followed the vehicle and attempted to stop it.   The vehicle, which was occupied by one white male, turned onto E/B Reade Avenue, south on Nepperhan Avenue, down Executive Boulevard and onto the S/B Saw Mill River Parkway. On the Saw Mill Parkway by McLean Avenue the vehicle sideswiped a vehicle also traveling south.  (Westchester County Police Department [WCPD handled the accident). Two other YPD cars joined in the pursuit. The suspect vehicle continued onto the Mosholu Parkway and went southbound on the Major Deegan.  It exited at Fordham Road, where it struck two cars on the exit ramp, causing injury to 3 people. (New York Police Department [NYPD] handled the accident).  The suspect then fled on foot into 2254 Cedar Avenue, where he was apprehended by YPD in the laundry room.

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On the Level with Hezi Aris on WVOX-1460 AM Radio

NEW ROCHELLE, NY – Mount Vernon Mayor Ernest Davis is our guest this Tuesday. August 28, 2007, live on the On the Level with Hezi Aris radio show heard on WVOX-1460 AM on your dial or by streaming audio technology on your computer, from 10:00 am through 11:00 am.

 

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Lowey Statement on Sleeping Guard at Indian Point

WHITE PLAINS, NY --  Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-Westchester/Rockland) released the following statement today regarding a Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspector discovering a security guard sleeping while on duty at Indian Point Energy Center on Sunday, August 26th.

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