Unfortunately, distracted driving is not a passing fad. It has become a trend with deadly, real consequences. For anyone who thinks they can talk on their phone, text, apply make-up, or do any other distracting activity while driving, it’s time for a crash course in reality from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA): In […]
As summer winds down, the Yorktown Police Department is ramping up its enforcement efforts as part of a national crackdown on drunk driving. The 20-day, high-visibility campaign, Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over, is a partnership with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to curb impaired driving and save lives. August 21-September 7 (Labor […]
Why College Students Need to Be on LinkedIn Join ASK for a LinkedIn Workshop on Thursday 8/20 at 7pm. Excerpt from “The Power Formula for LinkedIn Success” by Wayne Breitbarth Here are the top ten reasons young people should be on LinkedIn prior to graduating from college: They are already on Facebook and other social […]
Daily Voice — Yorktown Parks and Recreation Department is hosting its annual outdoor movie night Thursday, July 16, showing “Surf’s Up” at dusk at the Yorktown Community and Cultural Center track, off Veteran’s Road. A children’s concert featuring Beth and Scott Bierko will start the evening at 7:15 p.m., followed by additional musical performances by […]
Daily Voice — The Jefferson Valley Mall is hosting the 26th annual Yorktown Community Day from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 13. The admission-free celebration, featuring exhibits, attractions, activities and entertainment for the whole family, will take place both inside and outside the mall. “We are honored to be a part of this annual […]
=Alliance for Safe Kids (ASK), a Yorktown Heights-based non-profit organization, returned Sunday, Feb. 8, with the annual “Save a Life” program. The program is intended to inform and empower high school students and adults alike to be “community allies” and first responders themselves to support individuals in crisis. At Save a Life, students were able […]
Save A Life went down on Sunday February 8th and attendees had some wonderful things to say! Just returned from today’s Save A Life program and I must say it was amazing. From the volunteer effort to the heart felt presentations both speakers and videos. Valuable information and resources provided. Thank you !! — Donna […]
Daily Voice — The Alliance for Safe Kids, Inc. (ASK) is hosting its annual Save A Life Forum on Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Yorktown Stage and the Yorktown Community Cultural Center. The forum is designed to inform and empower high school students and adults to be community allies and first responders to […]
Yorktown Patch — The Alliance for Safe Kids, Inc. 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 […]
Whispering Spirits, a film recently released at Jacob Burns Film Center, tells the story of Justin Veatch- a Yorktown teen who died of a drug overdose at the age of seventeen just as he was beginning his senior year at Yorktown High School. Justin was an incredibly gifted musician whose spirit lives on through his original music, which continues to […]