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Ccny President Lisa Coico Of Larchmont Resigns Amid Probe Of Expenses
Lisa S. Coico, president of the City College of New York and a Larchmont resident, resigned from her position after questions surfaced about her administration’s financial practices, according to a recent report in The New York Times.
Coico, whose resignation became effective immediately, did not provide an explanation for her decision, but the Times had published a report just a day prior questioning how she and her administration handled more than $150,000 of personal expenses, according to the Times.
Mary Driscoll, City College’s interim provost, will serve as a temporary replacement unt…
O&R Workers Helping Turn The Light Back On In North Carolina
Members of the IBEW Local 503 from Orange & Rockland Utilities, Inc., have traveled to North Carolina to join the effort to restore power to those affected by Hurricane Matthew, according to a statement from the union.
The storm, the strongest in the Atlantic Ocean in almost a decade, killed more than two dozen people in North Carolina and knocked out power to more than 650,000 customers in the state, according to The New York Times.
The storm, which last week struck Haiti, the Bahamas, Cuba and elsewhere in the region as a Category 4 Hurricane, was responsible for billions in damage an…
Attention Film Buffs: YoFiFest Begins Sunday
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- The fourth annual Yonkers Film Festival, YoFiFest, is set to bring more than 100 films to the people of Westchester and beyond.The eight-day festival, which is to run from Sunday through Oct. 23, will feature works from Oscar-winning filmmakers and include short films, documentaries, animated films, music videos and student work, according to festival organizers.
The films are curated by television and movie professionals, according to organizers.
Showings are scheduled throughout the week at six locations in Westchester, including Sarah Lawrence College, the Pel…
Enjoy Live Jazz Concert In Chappaqua From The Daniel Lauter Quartet
CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. – Chappaqua Station is to host The Daniel Lauter Quartet for an evening of “cool, original music, super catchy melodies, and awesome beats.”
The Oct. 22 jazz performance is scheduled for 8-11 p.m. at the 1 Station Plaza café, according to a statement from the band.
The jazz quarter is composed of Lauter, a Chappaqua resident, on saxophone; Charles Blenzig, a Purchase Conservatory teacher, on piano; Seth Moutal on drums and tabla; and Lee Marvin, a member of the Lehman College faculty jazz ensemble, on the upright bass.
Tickets to the event, which include a table reservation…
