Woman Heads To Prison For Stealing Nearly $1M After Arrest In Mamaroneck

A Westchester woman will be heading to state prison for stealing nearly $1 million from her employer while serving as a part-time personal assistant for five years. Yonkers resident Joann Perrino has been sentenced to a term of between one and three years, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced on Thursday.

Mayer Wins Westchester State Senate Seat In Special Election

Democratic Assembly Member Shelley Mayer defeated Republican Jillian Killian in a special election Tuesday for the state senate seat in the 37th district vacated by George Latimer, who was elected Westchester County Executive. The 37th Senate District covers the cities of New Rochelle, Rye, White Plains, Yonkers and the towns of Bedford, Harrison, Mamaroneck, North Castle, Rye, Eastchester.

With 2 Special Election Wins, Democrats Gain State Senate Edge*

In a special election in New York that was thought to hold the key to Democrats' capturing the State Senate, Shelley B. Mayer, the Democratic candidate, sailed to victory in Westchester County on Tuesday, buoyed by a large turnout of progressive voters angered by the Trump presidency. Ms. Mayer, a state assemblywoman from Yonkers, defeated her Republican challenger, Julie Killian, a deputy mayor of Rye, in the 37th District, which covers much of the eastern portion of the county.

Stillman Property Management Adds High-Rise and Waterfront Properties…

Stillman Property Management - the full-service property management company based in Harrison and serving the greater New York metropolitan area - has added three new properties to its portfolio. The first of the new properties is Hudson View Owners Corp., a 249-unit cooperative located at 632, 650 and 678 Warburton Avenue in Yonkers.

Suspect Nabbed In Hit-Run Westchester Crash That Killed Tow-Truck Operator

Following a three-month investigation, state police have arrested a man in connection with the fatal hit-and-run accident on I-95 that took the life of Yonkers tow-truck operator Salvator Brescia in December. New York State Police announced the arrest Thursday of 51-year-old Queens resident Anthony Mangano, who was charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident , a felony.

Westchester Mom Takes A Stand On Facebook To Help Syrian Refugees

Amber Lewis has never been to Syria or had any prior personal connections to its people but, as a humanitarian -- and a mom -- she felt she could no longer sit idly by. And so, in late December 2016, the Yonkers resident made a post in a Facebook Mom's group proposing small but positive actions to combat the horrific images coming out of this Middle Eastern country.