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... in Westchester County had knocked an Indian Point nuclear reactors offline, along with a crucial substation in Yonkers. Despite frantic efforts by Con Edison engineers to rebalance the grid, connections with upstate power lines began to fail, and a ...
A Westchester man is heading to prison after pleading guilty to strangling his neighbor to death bat last year over an ongoing dispute. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced on Thursday that Karmel Mills of Yonkers has been sentenced to a term of between 17 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to strangling his neighbor, David Pinnock, to death.
... George Latimer's transition team, was the first to announe there will be no gun show in January 2018. Jenkins, D-Yonkers, was the original sponsor of legislation banning gun shows. His bill was initially proposed after the deadly school shooting in ...
... resident, and a Democrat has also announced her candidacy for the 37th Senate District. The Daily News has reported Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano might also run for the seat. The 37th Senate District covers the cities of New Rochelle, Rye, White Plains, ...
Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer, D-Yonkers, announced Wednesday morning that she will run for a Westchester County state Senate seat that will be important to who controls the chamber in 2018. She is the second Democrat to announce a bid after Kat Brezler , a Bernie Sanders organizer, did so earlier this month.
State police are seeking the public's assistance as they continue their investigation into the 12-year-old homicide of Angel Serbay in Yonkers. In September 2005, Serbay went missing and her body was later found wrapped and discarded on the side of the Sprain Brook Parkway.
More than 75 community and government leaders from across Westchester met Sunday in Port Chester with County Executive-elect George Latimer to set the tone for his transition to office in January. Transition team co-chairs Ken Jenkins, a county legislator from Yonkers, and John Nonna, former Pleasantville mayor and county legislator, led "the process of restoring strong leadership and community-driven commitment to Westchester County government," according to Joseph Glazer, a spokesman for Latimer.
Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway employees were in the Christmas spirit, joining General Counsel Timothy Rooney Jr. at the inaugural "Wrapped with Love" volunteer event to assist those in need during the holiday season on November 13th in the casino's Good Time Room. The supportive staffers wrapped toys that will be donated to Catholic Charities and the Yonkers-based Aisling Irish Community Center as part of 11th Annual Christmas Spirit Coat & Toy Drive.
Clockwise from top left: A proposed affordable housing building in Greenwich, the Larkin Plaza development in Yonkers, the SoNo Collection mall in Norwalk, and outgoing Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino. Developer behind under-construction Norwalk mall faces buyout bid GGP, the developer behind the SoNo Collection mall in Norwalk, is facing a $15 billion buyout offer.
Hastings Police arrested a Yonkers man for second-degree attempted murder in connection with a stabbing on Saw Mill River Road. Police found the wounded victim around 9:30 p.m. Monday, after receiving a report of a stabbing at 150 Saw Mill River Road, said Lt.
Westchester County Legislator Ken Jenkins, a Yonkers Democrat defeated by state Sen. George Latimer during the September primary election, will lead Latimer's transition to become the next Westchester County executive. Another 15 members of the core transition team are expected to be named this week, according to a Latimer campaign aide.
Westchester County Legislator Ken Jenkins, a Yonkers Democrat defeated by state Sen. George Latimer during the September primary election, will lead Latimer's transition to become the next Westchester County executive. Latimer defeated Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, a two-term incumbent, by 57 to 43 percent in Tuesday's election..
Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano is contemplating seeking the Democratic nomination if Gov. Cuomo calls a special election to fill the Senate seat being vacated by fellow Dem George Latimer, who won his race for Westchester county executive last week, sources close to him say. "He loves being mayor of the city and would not be excited about not completing his term, but then again he is term limited and there's going to be a Democratic county executive ," one source said.
... the New York Health Care Act passed. The 37th Senate District covers the cities of New Rochelle, Rye, White Plains, Yonkers and the towns of Harrison, Mamaroneck, North Castle, Rye, Eastchester, and Tuckahoe.
The New York State Department of Transportation announced shortly before 11:30 a.m. on Thursday morning that both north and southbound lanes on the Saw Mill River Parkway have been reopened from the New York City line and Cross County Parkway following the accident investigation. WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. - The southbound side of the Saw Mill River Parkway has been reopened in both directions in Yonkers following a crash that left two with serious injuries.
The southbound side of the Saw Mill River Parkway has been reopened in both directions in Yonkers following a crash that left two with serious injuries. The New York State Department of Transportation announced that the northbound and southbound lanes of the parkway would be closed on Thursday morning as Westchester County Police conducted an accident investigation after the crash, which happened at approximately 3:15 a.m. One southbound lane remains closed, though the rest were reopened at approximately 7:15 a.m. The northbound lanes are expected to be closed for several hours, possibly through noon, according to the NYSDOT.
... gained name recognition while winning a Democratic Party primary in September over county Legislator Ken Jenkins of Yonkers en route to Tuesday's general election. Registered Democrats outnumber Republicans by nearly 2-to-1 in Westchester County. ...
... gained name recognition while winning a Democratic Party primary in September over county Legislator Ken Jenkins of Yonkers en route to Tuesday's general election. Registered Democrats outnumber Republicans by nearly 2-to-1 in Westchester County. ...
... to the virus as a result of eating at the restaurant. It was filed by a Rochester-based law firm on behalf of Yonkers resident Crystal Lopez. In an effort to assist residents, the Health Department provided vaccinations and preventative treatment ...
... about my car crash story: Ok. Can I get details on that please? I gather he had unpaid tickets? How does that work, Yonkers notifies DMV? Can I get a copy of what you got from them? I will go to them too but I figure they tell DMV details like ...
A class action lawsuit has been filed against bartaco, the popular Port Chester restaurant that had to be temporarily closed down last week because of a potential Hepatitis A exposure that may have left customers vulnerable to the disease. A lawsuit was filed by a Rochester-based law firm on behalf of Yonkers resident Crystal Lopez and the thousands of people who were required to obtain a blood test and receive a vaccination for Hepatitis recently following the outbreak.
Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano will be joined by Westchester County Public Safety Commissioner George Longworth, members of the police department and members of the DEA and Westchester County District Attorney's Office for a news conference at 2 p.m. at Yonkers Police Headquarters to discuss a "major narcotics operation" involving multiple arrests.
With eight days to go until Election Day, Senator George Latimer, the Democratic nominee for County Executive, is turning up the heat on his opponent, incumbent Rob Astorino. . At a press conference in Yonkers Monday, Latimer, a Rye resident, was joined by Curtis Sliwa, chairman of the New York Reform Party, calling on Astorino to resign as county executive for allegedly accepting bribes, including a Rolex watch, as part of a federal corruption probe.
... over the summer? Not paying taxes on a house in Rye listed under his wife's name? Not paying his parking tickets in Yonkers? The three months suspension of the registration on his Jeep? Some of it? All of it? While there is plenty of wiggle room for ...
... ke the highest salaries for government employees. As for city general employees, Westchester also came in first with Yonkers topping the list with 1,081 employees making an average $81,313 annually.