Celebrate Juneteenth at These Westchester Events
This week in Westchester, Juneteenth celebrations range from concerts in Katonah to live history demonstrations in Mount Vernon.
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Celebrate Juneteenth in the Hudson Valley at These Festivities
An annual holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, Juneteenth celebrations enliven the region this June.
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Yonkers Arts Weekend marks its 10th year of exhibits and performances
The two-day festival is taking place at multiple locations including Riverfront Library, Untermeyer Park and the Hudson River Museum.
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YONKERS PUBLIC LIBRARY WINS STATE AWARD - Westfair Communications
The New York State Regents Advisory Council on Libraries recently announced that the 2023 Joseph F. Shubert Library Excellence Award has been awarded to Yonkers Public Library (YPL) for its Summer Reading Buddies program. The Excellence Award is given annually to recognize the achievements of libraries and library consortia in New York state. This year, […]
Source: westfaironline.com
YoFi Fest brings the global cinema experience to Yonkers - Westfair Communications
A profile of the 2022 YoFi Fest, the annual film festival based in Yonkers.
Source: westfaironline.com
YoFiFest returns: Yonkers film fest has screenings, parties, more
YoFiFest, a Yonkers-based film festival which runs Dec. 2-11, will offer over 140 independent films for diverse audiences.
Ola Cuba Provincia De Ciego Avila Dave Steck Larkin Plaza Patty Schumann Karen Crokerockland Westchester
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Yonkers Section 8 vouchers: How to apply for MHACY waitlist
Anywhere from up to 40,000 people could apply to get on the Section 8 voucher waitlist, which opened for applications for the first time in a decade.
City Of Yonkers New York United States Port Chester Yonkers Grinton Diana Dombrowski Rockland Westchester
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A teenager was bullied. His ancestors saved him
>>John Leland, The New York Times Published: 28 Feb 2021 04:50 PM BdST Updated: 28 Feb 2021 04:50 PM BdST In 2008, Dennis Richmond Jr watched “Roots” with his father, and it changed his life. It was a Sunday, the Richmonds’ day for leafing through family photographs in their apartment in Yonkers, New York, looking at relatives going back about a century. “Roots,” Alex Haley’s semifictional account of h...
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A Teenager Was Bullied. His Ancestors Saved Him.
A Teenager Was Bullied. His Ancestors Saved Him. Dennis Richmond Jr. was a middle-schooler who took refuge in his family history, some of it very surprising. Dennis Richmond Jr. dove into his family history at an early age and was fascinated by the ancestors he discovered.Credit...Michelle V. Agins/The New York Times Feb. 26, 2021 In March 2008, Dennis Richmond Jr. watched “Roots” with his father, and it changed his life. It was a Sunday, the Richmonds’ day for leafing through family phot...
Source: nytimes.com