Greenburgh Insider: Free bus transportation tomorrow to labor day anywhere on Westchester buses.

 

Thank you Westchester. Link to bus line timetables and maps.

Thank you, Westchester County Executive Latimer for offering residents FREE BUS TRANSPORTATION beginning tomorrow, June 1,  and continuing thru Labor Day. You can avoid expensive gas and get to your destination for free. For a list of maps, timetables see link below.

Please share any thoughts you may have re:what you like about the county bus routes and add your suggestions for routes that are needed. My e mail is pfeiner@greenburghny.com. Free public transportation is a fantastic idea---good for the planet, good for those on fixed incomes.  Encourage your friends and family members to take advantage of this amazing service.

https://transportation.westchestergov.com/bee-line/timetables-and-maps

PAUL FEINER
Greenburgh Town Supervisor

Greenburgh Insider: Greenburgh recycling day report: What was dropped off on Saturday.

 

Residents took advantage of our recycling day. This is what was dropped off!

The Greenburgh Recycling Day on Saturday was a success with over 340 vehicles stopping by to drop off recyclables at our highway garage.  According to our Deputy Public Works Commissioner, Brian Simmons --

 

In total, the Greenburgh Recycling Day collected:

·         1 full sanitation truck of bulk items (e.g. furniture, tables, bed frames, etc.)

·         1 full 30-yard dumpster of metal items (e.g. bikes, appliances, chairs, etc.)

·         1/3 of a 30-yard dumpster of white metal items (e.g. refrigerators, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, etc.)

·         6 containers of E-waste (e.g. computers, TVs, printers, etc.)

·         1 container of textiles (e.g. clothing, shoes, sheets, towels, etc.)

 

In addition, over 3 cubic yards of wood chips were distributed to residents for their personal use. I had stopped by twice during the event and those who took advantage of the day loved it.

Thank you to the Bureau of Sanitation, Bureau of Highway, Equipment Repair Bureau and DPW Admin. for your hard work to make this event successful.  

Thank you to the Greenburgh Police Department, especially Sergeant Reckson and Joe Stevenson, for your help with traffic control.  

We hope to organize another recycling day later this year and will keep you informed of the date and time.  

PAUL FEINER

 

Greenburgh Insider: Baby Formula Drop Off/Pick Up at Town Hall.

 

We have placed a bin at the lobby of Greenburgh Town Hall. Parents can drop off unopened and unused formulas for those in need during office hours (9-5).

Student interns working in my office this spring have been working to help Greenburgh parents obtain information about the baby formula shortage. We have also assisted residents who need formulas obtain the formulas they need. We have placed a bin at the lobby of Greenburgh Town Hall. Parents can drop off unopened and unused formulas for those in need during office hours (9-5).

If you take a sample please  check to make sure that the product has not been recalled. Similac PM 60/40 with a lot code of 27032K80 (can) 27032k800 (case) was recalled.  If the product is affected by the recall do not use it. Go to similacrecall.com or call 1 800 986 8540.

PAUL FEINER

Greenburgh Insider: New News Flash Reminder: shredding, recycling day at highway garage; , library book sale today.

 

Shredder at 100 Sprain Road, highway garage till noon.

Recycling day from 9-2 pm at highway garage.

library has a great book sale.

library book sale today from 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM at the Greenburgh Library.

Recycling day today from 9 AM to 2 PM at DPW yard- 100 Sprain Road---bring e waste, bulk, batteries, textiles, books.

Free firewood chips to be given out.

County mobile shredder will be at the yard--first come first serve till noon.

Greenburgh Town pool opens at AF Veteran park tomorrow (Sunday).

PAUL FEINER

Greenburgh Insider: Congratulations Judge TIMOTHY LEWIS on your appointment to the Court of Claims!

 

A dedicated and hard working Town Attorney gets appointed to the Court of Claims by the Governor.

Congratulations to Greenburgh Town Attorney Tim Lewis on his appointment by the Governor to the NYS Court of Claims!!!

Tim has been a hard working and very dedicated Town Attorney. He works long hours - is frequently at the Town Hall on weekends, week nights. He is very caring, not arrogant, has helped many constituents over the years with his open door policy. I believe he will be an exceptional Judge and am pleased that his dream of becoming a Judge will be realized---thanks to the Governor. We wish him happiness and success and thank him for his dedicated service to our town.

https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-announces-appointments-new-york-state-court-claims?utm_source=First+Read+Albany+Agenda&utm_campaign=eeef15612d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2022_05_27_06_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4e700ecefc-eeef15612d-35050892&mc_cid=eeef15612d&mc_eid=405c45babe

PAUL FEINER

Greenburgh Insider: 24 hour mobile crisis team to be located at Greenburgh Town Hall.

 

Watch interview with Councilwoman Ellen Hendrickx who talks about her brother who lost his life due to mental illness.

The Greenburgh Town Board approved an agreement with Westchester County -establishing a Mobile Crisis Team that will be located at Greenburgh Town Hall. The county will assume the costs of the team. the team will have the responsibility of providing  24-hour mobile behavioral health crisis support when responding to emergencies. The MCRT program was a recommendation of Project Alliance, a task force created by County Executive Latimer in 2021 to help re-imagine policing in Westchester. Law enforcement training to help police effectively deescalate situations involving people with behavioral health challenges was determined a top priority, and as a result the MCRT program was formed.  

 

County Executive Latimer  said: “Every emergency, every 911 call, is different. When our police respond to an emergency and it is clear that someone is struggling with a mental health issue, we want them to be armed with the tools that they need to prevent a serious crisis before it occurs. The Mobile Crisis Response Teams are designed to provide 24-hour, seven-day a week support to every community in Westchester, to make sure that police, EMTs and dispatchers have the appropriate resources to help people. Whenever possible, a mental health crisis should receive a mental health response, and that is exactly what the MCRT program does.”

 

Greenburgh Councilwoman Ellen Hendrickx was recently interviewed on News12 (see link below). She talks about her brother who lost his life due to mental illness. Councilwoman Hendrickx worked hard encouraging the Town Board to approve the agreement with the county.  We are grateful to the county for their leadership trying to address mental health issues and will do whatever we can to help make this new program a big success. Lives will be saved!  And the potential for tragedies will be reduced.

THANK YOU WESTCHESTER!

 

 Greenburgh PD Host Site Covers:

·         Ardsley Police Department

·         Dobbs Ferry Police Department

·         Elmsford Police Department

·         Hastings-on-Hudson Police Department

·         Irvington Police Department

·         Tarrytown Police Department

·         White Plains Police Department

Agency: MHA of Westchester

 

Interview with Councilwoman Ellen Hendrickx

https://bronx.news12.com/westchester-county-to-launch-mobile-crisis-response-teams

PAUL FEINER
Greenburgh Town Supervisor

Greenburgh Insider: Camp Counselors needed for Camp Victory.

 

Camp Victory is a camp for children who are developmentally disabled.

Greenburgh Parks and Recreation is looking for

 

         COUNSELORS

               Camp Victory!

                June 27- August 5th

 

Camp Victory is a camp for children who are developmentally disabled.

 

For more information please email Noel Broccoli at nbroccoli@greenburghny.com or by phone 914-989-1815

Greenburgh Insider: Masks required tonight...150 living history interviews with veterans to air Memorial Day weekend.

 

Over 150 interviews with Veterans of World War II and the Korean conflict will air on public access TV Friday beginning at midnight till Tuesday morning. Interviews were conducted over a dozen years ago!

Because of the increase in Covid cases the Town Board will require residents who attend tonight's Town Board meeting to wear masks at the meeting which begins at 7 PM....

Interviews with 150 Greenburgh veterans (most of World War II and the Korean conflict) will air on Greenburgh public access TV non stop on Memorial Day weekend beginning Friday night at midnight until day until tuesday morning around  8 AM. 

The living history interviews will play on channel 76 on Optimum and channel 35 on FIOS.  Each of the interviews is about half an hour and contain footage from the wars the Greenburgh heroes fought in. Some of the veterans who were interviewed have sadly passed. But, their contributions to our democracy will never be forgotten. It’s important that we give thanks to their bravery and patriotism.  And that todays students and tomorrows students appreciate the role Greenburgh residents played in preserving our democracy.   . The initiative was originally proposed by former residents Alan Hochberg and Steve Wittenberg. George Malone, the cable TV coordinator and Janelle Wallace who is the current cable TV coordinator assisted with the editing. 

These living history tapes air every Memorial Day and Veterans Day and on weekends before or after the holiday and can also be streamed on the town website. The interviews were conducted over a dozen years ago.

PAUL FEINER

Greenburgh Town Supervisor

Greenburgh Insider: New York State Assemblyman Tom Abinanti 92nd District: Greenburgh Health Fair.

 

Last week, Assemblymember Abinanti went to The Whole You Health Fair at a church on Juniper Hill. 

Greenburgh Insider: DROP OFF UNOPENED, UNUSED FORMULAS AT LOBBY OF TOWN HALL.

 

Help babies get the formula they need by donating samples, unused formulas bring your formula to Town Hall. You can also pick up a formula your baby needs!

NEW DROP OFF LOCATION FOR  UNOPEN, UNUSED FORMULAS FOR BABIES AT GREENBURGH TOWN HALL, 177 HILLSIDE AVE, WHITE PLAINS.

Over a week ago a formula finder facebook page was created.  Westchester Formula Finders Buy/Trade/Sell/Give.  Over, 1300 families have signed up --helping parents obtain formulas for their babies.  Other residents have contacted me offering formulas for those in need. We have a wonderful community of residents who are more than willing to help each other.

Many of the formulas being donated are samples companies have sent to residents who don't need them. If you have unopened formulas that you would like to donate - you can drop them off at Greenburgh Town Hall, 177 Hillside Ave. I have placed a bin at the lobby of Town Hall. Residents who also need the formulas can stop by and pick up what they need.   The problem we are having--some families who got their formulas last week could be running out so we have to try to get replacements for them.  

Alise Masterson, a former Greenburgh Covid Angel, organized the facebook page.  And Merav Gur of Ardsley has been very involved in matching donors with young parents. She set up an infant formula initiative in Ardsley.  Anne Richards has also helped residents who have asked for assistance in finding formulas for their babies.  I appreciate the hard work of dedicated volunteers. So far everyone who has asked my office for help in obtaining formulas for their baby has received the formula they need.  

If you make a donation of formulas it would be helpful if you could e mail me at pfeiner@greenburghny.com. Let me know what you donated.  When I hear from residents who need the formula i can advise them if we have the formula they need. Since some formulas look alike but the containers have different colors, please advise of your needs or what you are donating.  

We are also looking for vounteers who can search for formulas and possibly pick them up . Any formula we don't need will be donated to a food pantry.   The goal: to make the process of getting formulas as easy with as little stress as possible. 

PAUL FEINER

Greenburgh Town Supervisor

https://www.scarsdalenews.com/top_stories/formula-finders-step-up-to-help-families-during-shortage/article_3e4aeef0-d7bd-11ec-9e72-b35fd49df6cb.html

Greenburgh Insider: New Pollinator Garden at Hartsbrook Park.

 

On Saturday (and during the week) a group of dedicated volunteers fought the heat and created another pollinator garden at Hartsbrook nature center. A week earlier the team of volunteers planted a pollinator garden at AF Veteran park.

On Saturday (and during the week)  a group of dedicated volunteers fought the heat and created another pollinator garden at Hartsbrook nature center. A week earlier the team of volunteers planted a pollinator garden at AF Veteran park (near the food scrap recycling location).

Please enjoy the photos of the Hartsbrook Nature Preserve pollinator garden initiative and read the narrative. Pollinator gardens are great for the environment. We also have a pollinator garden at the Greenburgh Nature Center.

Thank you to our volunteer gardeners for educating us about the importance of pollinator gardens  and for your advocacy! You are inspirations.

PAUL FEINER

Greenburgh Insider: Greenburgh pool hours --opening day Sunday, May 29.

 

Our beautiful pool at AF Veteran park will open a week from Sunday May 29th. Pool schedule below..

Residents of unincorporated Greenburgh ---the pool at AF Veteran Park opens on Sunday, May 29th. Weekend hours till June 20th when the pool opens on weekdays.  It's going to be a great summer --stay cool and enjoy our beautiful pool.

ANTHONY F. VETERAN PARK

Dates and Hours of Operation:

Weekends: May 29 & 30, June 4 & 5, 11 & 12, 18 & 19, 10 am - 6 pm

June 20-23: Monday - Thursday 12 pm – 7pm J

June 24 - August 7: 9am – 7:30pm

August 8-12: Monday - Friday 10am – 7:30pm

August 13-14: Saturday - Sunday 9am – 7:30pm

August 15-19: Monday - Friday 10am – 7pm

August 20-21: Saturday - Sunday 9am – 7:30pm

August 22-26: Monday - Friday 10am – 7pm

August 27-28: Saturday – Sunday: 9am – 7pm

August 29 – September 2: 10am – 7pm

September 3– 5: Labor Day Weekend 9am – 7pm

 

“Early Bird” Lap Swimming only is available on July and August weekend mornings at 8:00am (season pass holders only).

PAUL FEINER

Greenburgh Insider: Job postings--Job Fair.

 

If you're looking for employment you are in luck. The Westchester Putnam Workforce Board has shared some jobs with me and job fairs. Good luck. See info below.

PAUL FEINER

Our Career Center Workforce Team works directly with employers to bring job seekers the most up to date job listings. Contact us if you have any questions:  Linda McKinzie-Daugherty — lqmj@westchestergov.com Nahshon Halevi — nqhe@westchestergov.com Laura Love — Laura.Love@labor.ny.gov ______________________________________________________________________   May Job List   05/13/22 / Glynwood Center for Regional Food and Farming / Farm Apprentice / Cold Spring, NY / To apply, email your resume to lkaplan@glynwood.org   05/13/22 / Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corporation / Customer Support Assistant / Poughkeepsie, NY / Click here for job description >   05/12/22 / Cabanillas & Associates P.C. / Administrative Assistant; Bilingual / White Plains, NY / To apply, email your resume to llopez@cabanillaslaw.com   05/12/22 / Harbor Freight Tools / Retail Stocking Associate (multiple positions) / Yonkers, NY / Click here for job description >   05/11/22 / Huntington Learning Center of Hartsdale / Tutor / Hartsdale, NY / To apply, email your resume to Allyce Bridges at har@hlcmail.com   05/11/22 / Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corporation / Program Manager - Distributed Energy Resources / Poughkeepsie, NY / Click here for job description >   05/10/22 / Touro College / Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy / Valhalla, NY / Click here for job description >   05/10/22 / The Garrison Valley Restaurant / Server / Garrison, NY / To apply, email your resume to adamcardonell@thegarrison.com   05/06/22 / Madison Approach Staffing / Document Scanner / Hawthorne, NY / To apply, email your resume to info@madisonapproach.com   05/05/22 / Osborn Home Care / Home Health Aide HHA (multiple positions) / Rye, NY / To apply, email your resume to cmagee@theosborn.org   05/05/22 / Westchester Community College / PT Jr. Office Assistant - Community Education (multiple positions) / Valhalla, NY / Click here for job description >

 

Upcoming Job Fairs    Hudson Valley Virtual Job Fair Join the New York State Department of Labor at their next virtual career fair! Positions are available in Dutchess, Orange, Rockland, Putnam, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester Counties.    Businesses that will be in attendance with open positions include: Garnet Health, Legoland Resort, Access Supports for Living, Maximus, Opengate, Preferred Home Care, Home Health Care, Amazon, Jawonio, Henry Kaufmann Campgrounds, St. Christopher's Inc., UPS, Charles River Labratories, St. Dominic's Family Services, Catholic Charities, The Arc, Gate Hill Day Camp, Independent Living Inc., Cornwall Central School District, and more.   Thursday, May 26, 11am – 2pm Click here to register / A preview day will be held on May 25 at 9am _______   Andrus’ In-Person Job Fair Join Andrus at their upcoming in-person job fair! Andrus is a private, non-profit organization that helps secure strong, promising futures for children, families, and communities by promoting stability, increasing resiliance, and rebuilding hope.  Andrus currently has opportunities as: Teachers, Social Workers, Clinicians, Direct Care Workers, Nurses, Recruiters, Administrative Assistants, Budget Analysts, and more!   This job fair is a great opportunity to meet management and learn about the current opportunities available across multiple departments and specialties. Sign on bonuses of up to $2,000 may apply.   Wednesday, June 1, 2pm – 6pm Location: Courtyard Marriott, 5 Executive Blvd., Yonkers, NY 10701 _______