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A 60-year-old Armonk resident was arraigned Monday on two felonies for allegedly stealing more than $280,000 from the City of Yonkers for bus services to the Nepperan Community Center that were never provided for almost two years. William Ahearn, owner of Yonkers-based A Plus Transportation, was charged with grand larcency and rewarding official misconduct, a Class E felony Ahearn and Anna Sollozzo, transportation supervisor for the Yonkers Board of Education, created a phantom bus route by invoicing the Board of Education for bus pickups at the Nepperhan Community Center, when in fact no buses were ever dispatched, according to the Westchester County District Attorney's Office.
A late-night walk on the Westchester County Trailway in Yonkers turned dangerous Saturday when a man was robbed, stabbed and left with a wound in his leg, according to News 12. Yonkers police are investigating the incident, looking for one suspect.
Westchester County police say the unidentified woman's car ended up in the river about 4 a.m. on the southbound side of the Saw Mill River Parkway in Yonkers.
Westchester County police say the woman's car ended up in the water at around 4 a.m. today on the southbound side of the Saw Mill River Parkway in Yonkers.
According to police, a man from Westchester County was seriously injured Friday night when he crashed an ATV into a tree on West Stony Creek Road. 48-year-old Joseph Mahoney of Yonkers went off the road near Wolf Pond Road and hit a large tree.
Riverdale and Yonkers residents are joining forces to try to stop the construction of a proposed heliport on the Ludlow waterfront area in Yonkers. HeliNY, a helicopter tourism company that flies customers to and from the Statue of Liberty, is seeking to buy a parcel of land just north of the Westchester County Sewage Treatment Plant on Fernbrook Street.
The evening cocktail party will highlight the success of Open Hiring and honor the Yonkers community, core to all Greyston programs. Special honorees at this year's benefit are Sobeida Cruz, founder of Charter School of Educational Excellence and Westchester County Legislator Ken Jenkins, .
NYPD Detective Paul Duncan was killed in a crash on the Sprain Brook Parkway on Friday, Feb. 27. WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - A Westchester County driver will spend four to 12 years in prison for a high-speed, wrong-way parkway crash that killed an NYPD detective. Acting Westchester County District Attorney James A. McCarty says Efren Moreano of Yonkers was sentenced Wednesday in the February 2015 death of Detective Paul Duncan.
A Yonkers man may see more than a decade behind bars for his role in a accident that left a New York Police Department detective dead after driving the wrong way on the Sprain Brook Parkway. On Wednesday, acting Westchester County District Attorney James McCarty announced that Yonkers resident Efren Moreano, 22, has been sentenced to a prison term of between four to 12 years after pleading guilty earlier this year to a three-count indictment that includes manslaughter.
Former Yonkers Board of Education transportation supervisor Anna Sollozzo has been sentenced to prison time for her role in a scheme that defrauded the city of nearly $300,000. On Wednesday, acting Westchester County District Attorney James McCarty announced that Anna Sollozzo, 54, will spend between two and six years behind bars after pleading guilty to felony charges of grand larceny and criminal tax fraud.
The evening cocktail party will highlight the success of Open Hiring and honor the Yonkers community, core to all Greyston programs. Special honorees at this year's benefit are Sobeida Cruz, Founder of Charter School of Educational Excellence and Ken Jenkins, Westchester County Legislator.
Officials say a suburban New York City commissioner is resigning, and now local lawmakers must decide whether to waive a law that bars county workers from joining companies for at least a year if those companies work with the county. A spokesman for Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino tells the Journal News in White Plains that public works and transportation commissioner Jay Pisco will resign on July 1. Pisco has requested a waiver so he can work with Holzmacher, McLendon and Murrell Consulting Engineers, which has two agreements for work at wastewater-treatment plants in Yonkers and Port Chester.
Trolley tracks once criss-crossed lower Westchester County carrying clattering streetcars throughout the region. By 1899, travelers could journey between the Battery and any of New Rochelle, Pelham, Mount Vernon or Yonkers for a single fare of eight cents.
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Westchester's Industrial Development Agency unanimously approved the sale of Austin Avenue property in Yonkers to Morris Builders, LP on Thursday. "This agreement is an example of how county assets can be unlocked to create benefits for our residents and businesses," said Westchester County Executive Robert P. Astorino.
A Yonkers man has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for his role in killing his passenger while driving under the influence of multiple drugs two years ago. On Thursday, acting Westchester County District Attorney James McCarty announced that Antoine Simmons, 36, was sentenced to a term of between three and a half to seven years in prison after being found guilty of multiple felony and misdemeanor charges.
A proposal for a land purchase for a new Target in Yonkers met with approval Wednesday, according to lohud.com. Of that amount, $13 million will go to the city, while $19 million will go to Westchester County, according to lohud.com.
... Industrial Development Agency (IDA) unanimously approved the $32 million sale of property on Austin Avenue in Yonkers to Morris Builders, L.P. The County will receive $19 million, with the City of Yonkers receiving the remaining third of the ...
... Westchester County Industrial Development Agency approved the $32 million sale of the property on Austin Avenue in Yonkers near Sprain Road. The settlement requires about eight acres for the Target and possibly other retail stores. Eleven additional ...
A Yonkers man may spend the rest of his life in prison after being sentenced for committing a daytime murder in broad daylight nearly three years ago. On Tuesday, acting Westchester County District Attorney James McCarty announced that Pedro Delacruz, 26, has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison after being convicted by a jury that found him guilty of felony counts of second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon last month.
A Yonkers man may spend the rest of his life in prison after being sentenced for committing a daytime murder in broad daylight nearly three years ago. On Tuesday, acting Westchester County District Attorney James McCarty announced that Pedro Delacruz, 26, has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison after being convicted by a jury that found him guilty of felony counts of second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon last month.
... Vernon into a destination for jobs, homes, and an impressive quality of life." The news site asked residents from Yonkers, Mount Vernon, White Plains, Peekskill, Port Chester and New Rochelle - to fill out resumes describing what each city had to ...
... drinking water standards. Westchester's Water District No. 1, which was created in 1964, services White Plains, Yonkers, Mount Vernon and Scarsdale. The district uses water from the Kensico Reservoir, which is unfiltered and open to the atmosphere. ...
Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino announced on Earth Day that residents of the county's Refuse Disposal District will be able to include beverage cartons when they put their recyclables out to the curb for collection. The Daniel P. Thomas Material Recovery Facility in Yonkers processes residential recyclables for the municipalities that are within the RDD, which comprises over 90 percent of the county's population.
... fair for the taxpayers of all of Westchester County to fund construction of a replacement City Island Bridge. The Yonkers Gazette was the first to raise an alarm regarding Pelham's shenanigans. It published a story reporting that Pelham was trying ...