The People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond (PISAB) has announced a series of in-person Undoing Racism/Community Organizing workshops to be held in White Plains, NY, in the spring of 2024. The Undoing Racism/Community Organizing...
New Rochelle City Court Judge Jared Rice recently celebrated the third anniversary of the Court’s transformative Opportunity Youth Part (OYP) initiative that gives Justice-involved Emerging Adults, ages 16-24, a second chance at succeeding in...
At its final meeting on Tuesday, December 12, the outgoing New Rochelle City Council passed a resolution accepting the recommendation of the Community-Police Partnership Board (CPPB) for a Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) empowered...
Ribbon cutting on December 8th The new Sun River Health Center opened its doors at 14 Lawton St. in downtown New Rochelle in September. A Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), Sun River Health will...
New Rochelle nurses join forces with those in Mount Vernon and Nyack to launch campaign for fair contracts Nurses from Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital joined those from Mount Vernon and Nyack, community allies, and elected...
New mayor and three new Democratic City Council members will take office in January. Democrats won contested elections for Mayor of New Rochelle, six of seven New Rochelle City Council seats, and two seats...
Issue now goes to City Council, where public comment is scheduled for Tuesday, November 14 After hearing a number of residents again demand an independent police review board with the power to investigate civilian...
Report finds police resistance to civilian oversight and suggests a CCRB without investigative or subpoena powers would be “least expensive.” Public hearing scheduled for Thursday, November 2, at 7 pm at City Hall The...
Detective Michael Vaccaro, who was videotaped punching and kicking a Black man in February 2021 while he was off duty, was dismissed from the New Rochelle Police Department on September 1, 2023. The dismissal...
“Congratulations to all of you and Happy New Year,” was the salutation from the City School District of New Rochelle’s new Superintendent, Dr. Corey W. Reynolds, at the first Board of Education meeting of...