Neighborhood-Know-It All: Jewish-Muslim Coexistence, Judge Rules Ethics Documents Should be Released, PBA Concerned About Crime

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Congregation Kol Ami Promotes Jewish-Muslim Coexistence

Though Jews and Muslims may quarrel abroad, Westchester residents say peace can start locally and spread overseas. held an interfaith Jewish-Muslim dialogue last week to help the two groups learn from each other. Click here to read the full story in The Daily White Plains. 

State Supreme Court Judge Rules that Bradley’s Ethics Documents Should Be Released 

The Journal News reports that The City of White Plains is deciding on whether or not they will appeal a New York State Supreme Court judge’s ruling, which said the City must release documents relating to former Mayor Adam Bradley’s ethics investigation.

The Journal News sued the City and the White Plains Board of Ethics after it denied the release of the documents citing that doing so would violate the local ethics code. However, the judge ruled that state law outweighed local laws regarding confidentiality.

Click here for the full story on the lawsuit, and ethics case, as well as what local officials had to say about the ruling.

March Edition of Inside Our Schools

Want to find out what been going on in your child’s school? Click here to read the March edition of the White Plains School District’s newsletter “Inside Our Schools.”

White Plains PBA Says the City Needs to Hire More Cops to Fight Crime

Police Benevolent Association President (PBA) says the City is short staffed, which has contributed to 15 burglaries city-wide in the past three months, and seven from November to January, according to The Daily White Plains. The City of White Plains declined to comment on the allegegations and cited statistics from the White Plains Department of Public Safety, which show that annual statistics have declined since officers were laid off in 2010. Click here to read the full story.

White Plains Has Something For Everything This Spring/Summer

Music, theatre, trips, active adult programs, summer camp, special needs recreation and more—the White Plains Department of Recreation and Parks has something for everyone. Click here to view the 2012 Spring/Summer Guide, here to register for a program and here to read the City’s press release. 

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