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Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/yorktown-ny 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/yorktown-ny https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Sun, 09 Mar 2025 18:25:21 -0500 Projects Underscore the Need for a Range of Housing Options to Assist New Yorkers Experiencing Homelessness Governor's FY 2024 Executive Budget https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-hochul-announces-133-million-awarded-for-construction-of-emergency-and-permanent-supportive-housing-31547529-patchogue-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-hochul-announces-133-million-awarded-for-construction-of-emergency-and-permanent-supportive-housing-31547529-patchogue-ny.html Government and Politics Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Department's Office of Consumer Services Aided Approximately 68,000 New Yorkers with Utility Complaints in 2022 As Part of National Consumer https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-hochul-announces-new-york-state-public-service-commission-returned-nearly-42-million-to-consumers-in-2022-31547530-nyack-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-hochul-announces-new-york-state-public-service-commission-returned-nearly-42-million-to-consumers-in-2022-31547530-nyack-ny.html Government and Politics Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 After Major Pharmacy Chain Declined to Offer FDA-Approved Mifepristone in Certain States, Governor and Attorney General Urge Corporations to Offer https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-hochul-and-attorney-general-james-demand-answers-from-major-pharmacy-chains-on-medication-abortion-access-31547531-massapequa-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-hochul-and-attorney-general-james-demand-answers-from-major-pharmacy-chains-on-medication-abortion-access-31547531-massapequa-ny.html Government and Politics Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Sites Represent a Variety of Historic Resources, Including a Key Site Associated with Rochester's LGBTQ+ History, a Historic Synagogue in Manhattan's https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-hochul-announces-13-nominations-to-the-state-and-national-registers-of-historic-places-31547532-riverhead-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-hochul-announces-13-nominations-to-the-state-and-national-registers-of-historic-places-31547532-riverhead-ny.html Government and Politics Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Governor Encourages New Yorkers to Keep Using the Tools to Protect Against and Treat COVID-19: Vaccines, Boosters, Testing and Treatment 14 Statewide https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-hochul-updates-new-yorkers-on-states-progress-combating-covid19-31547533-smithtown-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-hochul-updates-new-yorkers-on-states-progress-combating-covid19-31547533-smithtown-ny.html Government and Politics Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Today, Bloomberg published an op-ed by Governor Kathy Hochul on the importance of expanding access to child care and the steps New York State is https://www.americantowns.com/news/icymi-governor-hochuls-oped-in-bloomberg-biden-is-right-investing-in-child-care-makes-business-sense-31547903-plattsburgh-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/icymi-governor-hochuls-oped-in-bloomberg-biden-is-right-investing-in-child-care-makes-business-sense-31547903-plattsburgh-ny.html Government and Politics Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Governor Hochul: "...Having the opportunity to have culturally sensitive and relevant professionals makes all the difference in the world, because https://www.americantowns.com/news/video-audio-photos-and-rush-transcript-governor-hochul-joins-second-gentleman-douglas-emhoff-and-health-and-human-services-secretary-xavier-becerra-for-a-roundtable-with-latino-community-leaders-to-discuss-equity-in-mental-and-behavioral-health-access-31547905-olean-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/video-audio-photos-and-rush-transcript-governor-hochul-joins-second-gentleman-douglas-emhoff-and-health-and-human-services-secretary-xavier-becerra-for-a-roundtable-with-latino-community-leaders-to-discuss-equity-in-mental-and-behavioral-health-access-31547905-olean-ny.html Government and Politics Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Funding to Establish Statewide Networks to Offer Resources and Information for Families and Youth Networks to Also Support Advancement of Peer https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-hochul-announces-10-million-available-to-improve-mental-health-services-for-youth-and-families-31547906-oneonta-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-hochul-announces-10-million-available-to-improve-mental-health-services-for-youth-and-families-31547906-oneonta-ny.html Government and Politics Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Governor Encourages New Yorkers to Keep Using the Tools to Protect Against and Treat COVID-19: Vaccines, Boosters, Testing and Treatment 14 Statewide https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-hochul-updates-new-yorkers-on-states-progress-combating-covid19-31547907-farmingdale-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-hochul-updates-new-yorkers-on-states-progress-combating-covid19-31547907-farmingdale-ny.html Government and Politics Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 In the midst of Women’s History Month, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer served as the keynote speaker at the swearing in of https://www.americantowns.com/news/schumer-keynotes-swearing-in-of-capital-region-native-anne-nardacci-to-serve-as-federal-district-court-judge-swearing-in-marks-historic-achievement-for-bench-making-ndny-a-majority-women-bench-31548620-utica-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/schumer-keynotes-swearing-in-of-capital-region-native-anne-nardacci-to-serve-as-federal-district-court-judge-swearing-in-marks-historic-achievement-for-bench-making-ndny-a-majority-women-bench-31548620-utica-ny.html Government and Politics Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Amtrak Halted Services Along It’s Adirondack Line During The COVID-19 Pandemic – Senators Have Pushed For Months To Restore This Economic https://www.americantowns.com/news/after-fighting-to-restore-services-schumer-gillibrand-announce-amtraks-adirondack-line-to-resume-this-april-31548621-binghamton-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/after-fighting-to-restore-services-schumer-gillibrand-announce-amtraks-adirondack-line-to-resume-this-april-31548621-binghamton-ny.html Government and Politics Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 As Opioid Deaths Continue To Soar And With Sullivan Still Lacking Key Federal Drug-Trafficking Designation, Schumer Brings New York Hidta And Dea Top https://www.americantowns.com/news/as-opioid-deaths-continue-to-soar-and-with-sullivan-still-lacking-key-federal-drugtrafficking-designation-schumer-brings-new-york-hidta-and-dea-top-brass-31548628-schenectady-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/as-opioid-deaths-continue-to-soar-and-with-sullivan-still-lacking-key-federal-drugtrafficking-designation-schumer-brings-new-york-hidta-and-dea-top-brass-31548628-schenectady-ny.html Government and Politics Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Schumer: Xylazine, A Deadly Skin-Rotting Zombie Drug, Often Mixed W Fentanyl, Is On The Doorstep Of Cortland And Onondaga Counties, Already Fueling A https://www.americantowns.com/news/schumer-xylazine-a-deadly-skinrotting-zombie-drug-often-mixed-w-fentanyl-is-on-the-doorstep-of-cortland-and-onondaga-counties-already-fueling-a-horrific-wave-of-overdoses-and-deaths-across-central-ny-31548633-newburgh-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/schumer-xylazine-a-deadly-skinrotting-zombie-drug-often-mixed-w-fentanyl-is-on-the-doorstep-of-cortland-and-onondaga-counties-already-fueling-a-horrific-wave-of-overdoses-and-deaths-across-central-ny-31548633-newburgh-ny.html Government and Politics Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 It Is Estimated That 3.5 Million Individuals May Be Eligible To Claim New Health Care Benefits Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, City of https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-gillibrand-visits-the-corning-american-legion-to-highlight-implementation-of-pact-act-and-help-veterans-exposed-to-burn-pits-access-new-benefits-31548648-oswego-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-gillibrand-visits-the-corning-american-legion-to-highlight-implementation-of-pact-act-and-help-veterans-exposed-to-burn-pits-access-new-benefits-31548648-oswego-ny.html Government and Politics Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined 20 of her Senate colleagues to introduce the bipartisan https://www.americantowns.com/news/gillibrand-introduces-legislation-to-reduce-military-spouse-unemployment-31548997-oneonta-ny.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gillibrand-introduces-legislation-to-reduce-military-spouse-unemployment-31548997-oneonta-ny.html Government and Politics Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600