Westchester County joins communities around the nation in recognizing Mental Illness Awareness Week, MIAW. MIAW runs through Sunday, Oct.10, which is also World Mental Health Day. Upholding Westchester County’s commitment to educating residents on the importance of overall mental health, Westchester County Executive George Latimer announced the creation of a […]
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AG delivers up to $18M to Westchester for opioid crisis
New York Attorney General Letitia James continued her statewide “HealNY” tour of New York State with a stop in Westchester County on Tuesday, Oct. 5, where she announced that she will deliver up to $94 million for the Hudson Valley to combat the opioid epidemic. The funds come from different […]
Westchester announces Project Alliance
In response to the Westchester County Police Reform & Reimagining Task Force report to the governor, the county is announcing Project Alliance. Project Alliance represents a fiveprong approach developed by Westchester County Executive George Latimer with the Department of Community Mental Health, Department of Public Safety, Department of Emergency Services […]
Safer at work – Movement fights for lower nurse-to patient ratios
A group of nurses called The Last Pizza Party is working to make safe nurse-to-patient ratios a national law and help nurses unionize throughout the United States. This grassroots movement became a nationwide campaign and has reached like-minded nurses in other countries including Australia, England and Canada. In March leaders […]
Live entertainment has returned to Westchester County
The White Plains Performing Arts Center, WPPAC, winner of the 2021 “Best of Westchester” Award for Best Professional Theater, is pleased and excited to announce its 2021-2022 Season. The lineup includes three professional mainstage productions: • “Masquerade: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber” Oct. 8-24, 2021 • “A Christmas Carol: […]