A  group of mostly mothers and children walked through the village of Brewster yesterday to commemorate the one-month anniversary of the deaths of Lori Donohue and her daughter Kayla, 8.

If you are unfamiliar with the story, the two were struck by alleged drunk driver, Zacaria Conses-Garcia, who police say is unlicensed and in the country [...]

It’s a real shame that on the immigration story related to Brewster High School students learning English and assimilating, the majority of the comments following the article are so negative, and in many cases, racist.

These are kids, who are here to get a better education, to go to college and become productive citizens of the [...]

When Matthew Neuringer, a 21-year-old graduating Fordham student, ran for Southeast Town Board two years ago, tackling illegal immigration was at the forefront of his campaign. Neuringer ran alongside now Supervisor Michael Rights and Councilman Dwight Yee on the Save our Southeast line. He lost to current Councilman Roger Gross.

Now that Neuringer is running again [...]

Update: Ed Kowalski will not be appearing at the upcoming Greg Ball press conference. Ball’s media contact, Chris Arnold, said he made an error when sending out the press release.

On the heels of a trespassing program state Assemblyman Greg Ball unveiled in Mahopac last week, Ball is again expected to hold another immigration related press [...]

State Assemblyman Greg Ball was out today, along with Carmel Supervisor Ken Schmitt, to introduce a plan to crackdown on Hispanic day laborers hanging around downtown Mahopac in search of employment.

The Trespass Affidavit Program works by getting local merchants would sign an affidavit that would effectively allow cops to break up large crowds standing in [...]

The Fiscal Policy Institute has released data on the number of immigrants in Binghamton, in light of the mass shooting incident that occurred at the American Civic Association.

As of now, some 15 have been reported dead as well as the gunman, Jiverly Voong, a 42-year-old Vietnamese who was recently laid off from his job at [...]

There’s an interesting article that ran in Yahoo News today concerning skilled immigrants. It says that these immigrants, including doctors, engineers and scientists are leaving the U.S. and returning home for better opportunities and security.

An interesting note about this story showed that while immigrants make up 12 percent of the population, they make up far [...]

The Emergency Shelter Partnership has seen a sharp increase in participation this season. The program, which serves the homeless of northern Westchester is accommodating an average of 22 guests per night, up from about 12 last winter.

Shelter officials said the economic downturn is not only driving that growth but bringing in a diverse population from [...]

I’ve been working on a couple of stories over the last few days about a Guatemalan immigrant from Brewster who died recently and whose family consented to having his organs donated.

Benigno Lopez died on Dec. 30 of causes that are unclear though elevated blood sugar levels may have contributed to his passing. The 32-year-old had [...]

The killings of two Ecuadorean immigrants on Long Island and last week in Brooklyn, has prompted a national organization to call for the passage of a hate crimes bill.

The National Council of La Raza, together with the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda on Capitol Hill, are urging Congress and the new administration under Barack Obama to [...]