📋 SAMPLE ISSUE — every story below is summarized + linked from real Aug 28–29, 2026 Yonkers sources (News 12 Westchester, Yonkers Times, YPL, HRM). Not yet published.
Issue #001Saturday, August 29, 2026 · Yonkers, NY · By Alex Tiratsuyan
Yonkers water is safe to drink again — boil-water advisory lifted after Saw Mill water-main break
☀️ Saturday: a nice start to the weekend — sunshine and comfortable temperatures (News 12 forecast) · 💡 Yonkers is Westchester's largest city — 211,000+ neighbors · 4-minute read
Good news first: the boil-water advisory that had parts of Yonkers boiling tap water since last weekend is over, News 12 reported Friday night. The advisory went in after a major water main break caused by a state contractor working on the Saw Mill Parkway. The break — which also snarled traffic on Nepperham Avenue between Lake and Ashburton — was fixed Wednesday, and tests cleared the water for drinking.
Officers responded to 171 North Broadway around 2:30 AM Friday after reports of a shooting. The victim was hit in both ankles and taken to a local hospital — his injuries are not considered life-threatening. A section of North Broadway stayed taped off into the morning. Authorities haven't released suspect information; multiple YPD units are continuing the investigation.
The Yonkers Times covered Healthfirst's Family Fun Day, which brought health information and access to social services directly to Yonkers families — with State Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins among those attending. It's the kind of resource event we track weekly; a few more are listed below.
The Children's Department (2nd floor) is giving away free books all summer — anything with a "Free Book" sticker is yours to keep. A perfect Saturday stop before the school year starts. The 4th-floor art gallery's current exhibit, When Color is Not Enough, is also free during library hours.
The HRM's free summer evening admission ended Friday — but the museum is still open regular hours, and Sunday's family workshops (12–4 PM) are on tomorrow's list below. Members and planetarium fans, check the calendar for the fall schedule.
The W.E.A.L.T.H. Lab's free financial literacy workshops run Saturdays 2–4 PM at the Riverfront Library (1 Larkin Center) — today included, with more sessions September 5, 19, and 26. Free, with an online option. If sleeping money and exposure are new ideas to you, this is the hour.
The first spotlight is reserved for a local business — a Crestwood bakery, a Getty Square barber, a Nod Hill gym. Want it free? Reply SPOTLIGHT to this email.
