Westchester County Today

Get afterschool homework help for your child at the Will Library with a certified teacher when Yonkers schools are in session. Grades 1-6.

Mon. thru Thurs.
Free. 4-6pm

Grinton I. Will Library
1500 Central Park Ave., Yonkers.

Info: 914.337-1500 x306.

100 MPG equivalent or higher? It’s possible with electric scooters. And if you’re shopping around, “Just about everyone seems to like the Zapino electric scooter by ZAP,” writes Metaefficient.com, a leading Web site on the topic. “Style conscious … a touch of Italian èlan,” say CNN and AOL Autos. A “hefty steed,” write others, with [...]

The comfort of your own bed is a precious thing. After a few days of traveling, most of us start missing our favorite pillow, sheets, mattress and even alarm clocks. Familiarity helps make it easier to relax. Even if you travel often and are used to staying in hotels and adjusting to new settings, you’re [...]

Glistening metal discretely mounted beneath acres of gleaming granite – clearly, this is not the utilitarian stainless steel sink your grandmother washed dishes in decades ago. Briefly deemed too industrial-looking by some designers to be included in contemporary, upscale kitchens, stainless steel is back, better and more beautiful than ever. “A well-made stainless steel sink [...]

Whether you have rooms filled with houseplants or a choice few displayed throughout your home, growing houseplants is a great way to decorate and is good for both body and soul. But did you know that the No. 1 reason indoor plants die is people drown them with love? That’s right. They overwater them. If [...]

Gerry Whiteside, of Fleetwood in Westchester County, is featured on Fox News’ Good Day Cafe. Whiteside, a systems analyst, says he got a cookbook as a gift from his wife years ago. He played with the gumbo recipe eventually creating his own concoction from a combination of 10 different recipes. Try it out.