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Advocates Looking To Protect Historic Yonkers Post Office Advocates Looking To Protect Historic Yonkers Post Office
Advocates Looking To Protect Historic Yonkers Post Office Advocates are hoping to preserve a historic post office building in Westchester County by designating it as a local landmark.  The Yonkers Main Post Office, located at 79-81 Main St. and built in 1927, is at the center of the effort, according to Terry Joshi, President of the Yonkers Committee For Smart Development.  The building, which has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1989, is the only public building representing the Neo-Classical style of architecture from the time, and looks much the same today as it did a century ago, Joshi said.  An appli…

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by Ben Crnic
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Yonkers City Councilman Named To Westchester LGBTQ Advisory Board Yonkers City Councilman Named To Westchester LGBTQ Advisory Board
Yonkers City Councilman Named To Westchester LGBTQ Advisory Board County Executive George Latimer has announced the appointment of 14 members to the LGBTQ Advisory Board. Members of the Board who represent lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer communities with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences. “I am eager to get to work with the LGBTQ Board, to bring Westchester County up to speed on the issues that matter to the LGBTQ communities," Latimer said on Thursday, May 31. "This dynamic group of people will be tasked with making recommendations about new legislation, services, programs, funding or anything else these advisors feel i…

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by Jon Craig