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1 month ago | 
riverjournalonline.com | Alain Begun
Playland Amusement Park will officially open for the 2025 season Memorial Day Weekend, kicking off summer festivities.
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2 months ago | 
riverjournalonline.com | Alain Begun
In celebration of Irish Heritage Month, Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins hosted a flag ceremony and reception at the Michaelian Office Building in White Plains. The event, attended by community organizations, residents and local leaders, celebrated the contributions of Irish Americans to the County’s history and culture. Irish Heritage Month is a time to recognize the Irish community’s resilience, achievements and lasting impact.
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Feb 25, 2025 | 
riverjournalonline.com | Alain Begun
Walgreens officials cut a ribbon at their new store in Yorktown Heights on Thursday. Town officials joined with Walgreens executives to mark the transformation of a formerly blighted lot into a 19,000 square-foot drug store at 3320 Crompond Road. The store’s soft opening was in early February. “Yorktown looks at our corporate partners as part of our team,” said Supervisor Ed Lachterman during a short ceremony.
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Feb 21, 2025 | 
riverjournalonline.com | Alain Begun
Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins Signs Legislation Extending Sleepy Hollow’s stewardship of Kingsland Point Park. Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins signed legislation extending the Inter-Municipal Agreement (IMA), allowing the Village of Sleepy Hollow to continue operating and maintaining Kingsland Point Park through December 31, 2027.
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Feb 16, 2025 | 
riverjournalonline.com | Alain Begun
Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins, together with the Westchester County African American Advisory Board (AAAB), announced the findings of Blueprint for Change, a report examining the quality of life of African American residents living in Westchester. The report, which was prepared by Edwards Consulting Group LLC, studied four critical areas: economic development, education, housing, and health and human services.
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Feb 4, 2025 | 
riverjournalonline.com | Alain Begun
Third graders at Dows Lane Elementary School collaborated with their peers to enhance their problem-solving abilities, pattern recognition and spatial reasoning skills with an interactive activity in Joan Burns’ classroom. They were challenged to complete a pattern-matching puzzle game, with difficulty levels ranging from one to four. Throughout the activity, many demonstrated perseverance, teamwork and a willingness to take on challenges as they developed their skills.
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Jan 29, 2025 | 
riverjournalonline.com | Alain Begun
The Rye Arts Center hosted a captivating evening during the reception for Unseen Photographs of Rock & Roll Legends, an extraordinary exhibition showcasing the rare and intimate moments captured by publicist, producer, manager, and photographer Michael Friedman. Documenting rock’s golden age from 1968 to 1973, the photographs revealed poignant portraits of icons such as Janis Joplin, The Rolling Stones, and The Band, leaving attendees nostalgic and inspired.
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Jan 28, 2025 | 
riverjournalonline.com | Alain Begun
New York State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins will host her annual Open House at her Senate District 35 office on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 from 5-7pm. The Open House is an opportunity for constituents to visit the district office, meet Sen. Stewart-Cousins and learn more about the services and resources provided by the Senator and her dedicated staff, as well as hear about the Senator’s work in Albany and throughout the 35th District.
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Jan 28, 2025 | 
riverjournalonline.com | Alain Begun
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Jan 27, 2025 | 
riverjournalonline.com | Alain Begun
The Yorktown Leos and the Yorktown High School National Honor Society have launched a cereal drive to help a local food pantry. The students will run their cereal drive through February 7 with public collection boxes at the John C. Hart Memorial Library and Yorktown Town Hall. Donors are encouraged to give sealed, unopened and unexpired boxed cereal to help the Community Food Pantry at Saint Mary’s Mohegan Lake meet the demand for specialty cereals.
