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America 250: Our Week of Celebration Begins

We enter a momentous week of celebration and reflection. It's too easy to forget our nation's revolutionary heritage and to take for granted the...

Features

First Monday of the Summer!

The air was full of the laughter of kids,...

Having your Cake, and Not Quite Eating It Too!

As America approaches its 250th anniversary, artists from Yonkers...

Upcoming Music Events with Library Jazz Band

Yonkers’ local Library Jazz Band has announced their upcoming...

Soccer, Solidarity, and a Torta: World Cup, Day 1

World Cup Fever at Cantina 914 Mexican soccer fans filled...

Volunteer to Help Us Cover Yonkers

The Yonkers Ledger is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit newsroom. We cover this city because someone has to, and right now that someone is a small group of volunteers who think Yonkers deserves community-centered reporting and fearless journalism.

Opinion

Culture

Was our city’s most prominent early resident a rat, or is it more complicated?

Nobody wants to call the guy a rat. Why? It's awkward--he’s a big deal around here. In fact, he owned...

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Economy

Opinion

History

Revolutionary War Festival Returns to Yorktown Heights for Fourth Year

The fourth-annual Rochambeau Festival returns to Yorktown Heights on June 6–7 with free admission, Revolutionary War reenactments, and a ticketed Colonial Dinner Saturday night.

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