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The theater has always depended on both artists and journeymen. Genuine artists are few and far between, and would not be sufficient to keep the theater going. That is where the journeymen come in, and the smarter ones do manage to fill the gap. And so we have Frank Wildhorn and his musicals, of which Jekyll & Hyde is by far the most successful.
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Bloomberg Beleaguered by Medley of Mishaps.
Third Term Troubles?
The flood of personal criticism leveled at Mayor Bloomberg because of the city's poor response to the December 26 blizzard is somewhat over the top.
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New Rochelle, NY -- Jim Castro-Blanco is Richard Narog’s and Hezi Aris’ guest this Tuesday, December 28th, from 10 am through 11 am, on WVOX-1460 AM on your radio dial and worldwide on www.WVOX.com. Yonkers City Councilwoman Joan Gronowski (3rd District), will be their guest on January 4th.
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Yonkers, NY -- The clearing of roadways continues by DPW personnel throughout city streets. Residents are urged to refrain from driving if possible, as driving conditions are still dangerous in certain areas. As nightfall approaches, freezing road surfaces may occur. Snow should be removed from sidewalks and residents are reminded that snow should not be deposited into city streets. All non-emergencies that are police related can be reported by dialing 377-7900, and all emergencies can reported by dialing 911.
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Yonkers, NY -- The Department is launching The Yonkers Police Alert Network, a new interactive way to keep the community connected and informed through opt-in e-mail, text message and web published public safety alerts. Citizens can now follow the Department on “twitter” and “facebook.”
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In this joyous holiday season with the New Year’s festivities only days away, it would seem to behoove us to reflect on the greatness of our nation and what made it become a beacon of freedom throughout the world. In other words, although We may disagree with each other on various policies and ideologies, we all recognize that what makes Us the United States of America is an abiding respect for our differences. Unfortunately this last campaignseason saw a candidate nominated for a congressional seat in Westchester County whose writings and stated views contradict just about everything that brings us together. After the Republican party’s first choice unexpectedly dropped out, Jim Russell offered to run against incumbent Congresswoman Nita Lowey. Having run and lost to her before, maybe it seemed like a good idea but it became immediately apparent that the choice was worse than a poor one.
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Winter Storm Preparedness Information
The National Weather service advises a major winter storm will impact the metropolitan region from today, Sunday through Monday afternoon.
The area to be effected includes Westchester County, among other immediate suburbs of New York City, Northeast New Jersey,, Long Island, and the coastal and interior southeast Connecticut.
The Blizzard warning is in effect from 6:00 am Sunday to 6:00 pm Monday.
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Yonkers, NY -- Lauren P. Raysor, Esq. (pictured) has been named Keynote Speaker for “Celebrating Kwanzaa & Valuing our Health,” which will take place Monday, December 27 at Yonkers YMCA, 17 Riverdale Avenue, Yonkers. The event is presented by Sister to Sister International, Inc. (STSI) and the Yonkers Family YMCA, in collaboration with various community partners.
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White Plains, NY -- At a special meeting on December 22nd, the White Plains Common Council passed a resolution expressing their lack of confidence in Mayor Adam Bradley and asked for his resignation. The meeting was called by Council Member David Buchwald and four other council members. Buchwald has been critical of the mayor since his arrests earlier this year and called him a convicted criminal at tonight’s meeting. It has also been questioned as to whether Buchwald is behind the anonymous RecallAdamBradley.com website. Each member of the Common Council was able to address the mayor giving his or her reasons for expressing the vote of no confidence. The lone no vote came form Councilman Dennis Power who read from a prepared statement charging that Mayor Bradley should be afforded his appeal process and despite his legal troubles, he noted the mayor has contributed to the city moving forward this year despite harsh economic times.
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Enough with the Republican Hypocrisy!
White Plains, NY, December 22, 2010 -- Westchester County Board of Legislators Chairman Ken Jenkins (D-Yonkers) (pictured left) released a statement pointing out the hypocrisy of Westchester County Executive Robert Astorino (pictured right) who recently vetoed a transfer of $500,000 from the County Attorney’s office to the Board of Legislators operating budget to offset costs of assigning four (4) attorneys to advise the Board on legal matters. Astorino criticized the Board, expressing that the Board was “setting up its own legal fiefdom and patronage positions”.
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Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Charles E. Schumer today announced they have reached a bipartisan agreement to pass the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act today in the U.S. Senate.
Senators Gillibrand and Schumer issued the following statement:
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Ed Koch Commentary: Unfinished Business - The Great Recession By Ed Koch
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