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Westchester youth programs get $1.3M from feds

Published: December 7, 2012 12:45 PM
By NEWSDAY.COM

Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino and President Francesco

Photo credit: Provided by Westchester County | Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino and President Francesco Schittulli of the Italian province of Bari sign an agreement to increase ties between the two regional governments. (Nov. 15, 2012)

Westchester County has received $1.3 million in federal grant money to help economically disadvantaged youth in Yonkers, Peekskill and Mount Vernon, County Executive Rob Astorino announced Friday.

The money from the U.S. Department of Labor will go to fund two programs and is being funneled through the Westchester County One-Stop Employment Center, Astorino said in a statement.

"We are...

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