Lohud: Today, 23 suspects from all across Westchester country were arrested and charged on accounts of dealing Heroin. The arrests were a result of a year-long investigation, and about $1 million worth of drugs have been discovered and confiscated. Channel 2 (CBS) news came to the ASK office this afternoon to find out what our […]
125 Arrested As Part Of Yearlong Westchester Heroin Sweep
CBS NY— Authorities in Westchester County launched a series of raids Tuesday as part of a yearlong campaign targeting heroin distributors. Twenty of the suspects were arrested in coordinated, daybreak raids, CBS2’s Lou Young reported. Overall, the operation has netted 125 suspects. Tuesday’s raids targeted suspects in Yorktown, Cortlandt and Peekskill who allegedly fed a network of heroin users in quiet […]
ALLIANCE FOR SAFE KIDS TO HOST 5th ANNUAL SAVE A LIFE FORUM
The Alliance for Safe Kids, Inc. (ASK) is hosting the fifth annual Save A Life Forum on Sunday, February, 8 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Yorktown Stage and the Yorktown Community Cultural Center located at 1974 Commerce Street, Yorktown, NY 10598. Save A Life is a program designed to inform and empower […]
ASK Volunteers Present at Town Hall Meeting
On January 6th at 7:30 p.m., two ASK volunteers presented before the Yorktown Town Board at their Town Hall meeting. Jenna Gammer, a current Yorktown High School Senior and Anna Carbone, a graduate of the Yorktown High School Class of 2012 and current Junior at Marist College, teamed up to tell the board how ASK is […]
ASK takes First Place in Yorktown’s 3rd Annual Holiday Lights Parade
ASK takes First Place for having the Most Spirit in Yorktown’s 3rd Annual Holiday Lights Parade. On December 7, ASK was well represented in the Holiday Lights Parade by over 30 amazing youth from the Yorktown community. This year’s float theme was, “A Bright Future for Yorktown” and bright we were! The effort was communal […]
Yorktown Celebrates Red Ribbon Week
Daily Voice — Yorktown is celebrating Red Ribbon Week, a national effort to educate children about the dangers of drug and alcohol use, through Monday, Oct. 27. Red Ribbon Week has grown into the most far-reaching and well-known drug prevention campaign in America. It began to honor a drug enforcement agent who was killed in […]
Yorktown Annual Outdoor Movie & Concert Slated for July 17th
Yorktown Patch – The Yorktown Annual Outdoor Movie & Concert will take place on Thursday, July 17 at 7:15 p.m.The Alliance For Safe Kids presents The Uncle Brothers Concert at 7:15 pm followed by a presentation of The Lego Movie beginning at dusk.This event is sponsored by Yorktown Parks & Rec, the Alliance For Safe Kids, the Yorktown PBA, The Yorktown Chamber of Commerce, the Law […]
ASK hosts Yorktown Community Day
Your Yorktown – The best barbecue, businesses and entertainment Yorktown has to offer was on display last Saturday at Jack DeVito Field at Yorktown’s 25th Annual Community Day, presented by the Alliance for Safe Kids. The free event featured the 9th Annual Taste of Yorktown, where local restaurants and amateur chefs competed in a cook-off […]
Yorktown’s 25th Annual Community Day Set For June 7
Daily Voice – The 25th annual Yorktown Community Day is coming on Saturday, June 7. The Alliance for Safe Kids, Yorktown Organizations United and the Town of Yorktown will host the 25th annual Yorktown Community Day from noon to 4 p.m. at Jack DeVito Veterans Memorial Field. The event will feature the annual Taste of […]
Yorktown Student Receives Gold Award for Prescription Drug Awareness
Yorktown-Somers Patch — Yorktown High School senior Samantha Greene has earned her Girl Scout Gold Award – the highest award in Girl Scouts – for her “Prescription Drug Awareness and Collection” project. The 17-year-old student has been a girl scout for 12 years and had previously earned Bronze and Silver Awards. Her leadership, Gold Award project consisted of more than 90 hours of […]