… incentives and low-interest loans from New York state to fit a Trump-branded residential tower in Westchester County with eco-friendly fixtures, state records show. “I strongly believe in clean energy, in conserving energy, all of that – more than …
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Can Virtual Reality ‘Teach’ Empathy?
In November 2015, middle-school students from Westchester County, New York, found themselves on a windswept field in South Sudan mingling with a crowd of refugees fleeing civil war. Suddenly, they heard the deafening roar of low-flying military cargo planes overhead, followed by large bags of grain thudding to the ground all around them.
Westchester county executive says Muslims are welcome here
The Republican county executive told about 100 Muslims gathered at the Andalusia Islamic School on Friday that he would withdraw his support of President Trump’s travel ban if he believed it targeted Muslims because of their religion. But the Journal News reports that Astorino said he does not believe the ban constitutes “a religious test.”
How a small high school learned to challenge every student
An 11th-grader studies during an International Baccalaureate Spanish program at Annandale High School in 2008. When I lived in Westchester County, N.Y., 20 years ago, I knew Dobbs Ferry High as a little school in a small town about six miles from my home.
Meet the Agent: Helen Adams, Zimmermann Literary
… hear from me in two weeks it is most likely because the project isn’t right for my agency.” “Grew up in Westchester County, N.Y.; was a Girl Scout way longer than most; played field hockey in college; am the proud mother of two college students; and …
NY Nuke Plant to be Shuttered, But Will Cuomo Turn to Dirty Gas Instead?
… on Friday. In recent years, radioactive tritium-contaminated water had been leaking from the aging Westchester County facility, which sits on the bank of the Hudson River, just 25 miles north of New York City, spurring calls for its closure from …
Indian Point To Close Down Both Reactors By 2021
… Indian Point facility is capable of supplying a quarter of the electricity consumed by New York City and Westchester County. Plans to replace this energy output are not yet clear, but hydropower from Canada or wind-generated power from within New …
Report: Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant to Shutter by 2021
… Eastman has the details. New York has negotiated an agreement to close the Indian Point nuclear plant in Westchester County by 2021, according to a report in The New York Times. “There is no agreement – Governor Cuomo has been working on a possible …