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Franciscan Father Andrew Apostoli listens to a woman's confession outside St. Crispin Friary in the Bronx borough of New York June 13. Father Apostoli, who was host of the the Eternal Word Television Network's "Sunday Night Prime" and a founder of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal community, died Dec. 13 at age 75, after a months-long battle with cancer. YONKERS, N.Y. - At his funeral Mass Dec. 20, Fr.
... a battalion of two hundred soldiers from Camp Merritt marched in close formation across the river from Alpine to Yonkers. They went to a restaurant and later marched back across the river. It was said that the river had only frozen over three times ...
A 41-year-old Westchester man has been arrested for the murder of a man found stabbed to death on June 27, 2013, according to New York City Police. Efijenio Deletorre, 62, of Yonkers was found after police responded to a report of a possible dead person inside of Van Cortlandt Park.
... how to speak, walk and write. The Knicks showed the crowd a short video featuring Jaheem being visited at his Yonkers home last week by three Knicks "He's really intent on the game," Holmes said of Jaheem, who spent countless hours working to ...
... installment payments that run into 2018. That's also the case with the so-called Big Five city districts including Yonkers, Rochester, Syracuse, Buffalo and NYC. "For the majority of the rest of the districts in the state, we're more than half a ...
Two stories topped the news of the week including the death of a teen in Yonkers by a man she knew and the arrest of two FedEx employees in a package stealing scheme. A 21-year-old Yonkers man has been charged with felony manslaughter after running over a 16-year-old girl and killing her following an argument on Nepperhan Avenue, according to the Yonkers Police.
A 33-year-old woman and a man from Westchester are facing a variety of drug charges after a traffic stop in Orange County. Troopers stopped a vehicle on Route 17 in the Town of Monroe for a violation of the vehicle and traffic law at about 1:10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 23. The driver of the vehicle, 37-year-old Mykell Gray of Yonkers, was found to be in possession of marijuana and charged with criminal possession of marijuana and unlawful possession of marijuana.
... a hate crime, but the disposition of that case was not immediately clear. Deletorre's last-known address also was in Yonkers, according to original reporting by The Press , and had been arrested a dozen times over the years, primarily for property ...
Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano announced this week that the city has approved the final design plans for the constructions of Yonkers Fire Department Station 1, which will be erected on School Street next year. The $15 million is the first firehouse to be built in Yonkers since 1980.
... installment payments that run into 2018. That's also the case with the so-called Big Five city districts including Yonkers, Rochester, Syracuse, Buffalo and NYC. "For the majority of the rest of the districts in the state, we're more than half a ...
... at age 75, after a battle with cancer during the last several months. (CNS photo/Nellie Gould, The Catholic Post ) YONKERS, N.Y. (CNS) - At his funeral Mass Dec. 20, Father Andrew Apostoli, a co-founder of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, was ...
... director. As for schools, Mujica acknowledged that only the state's five biggest urban districts (New York City, Yonkers, Syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo) would be able to participate because they already allowed homeowners to make installment ...
... Office Building, CircleRx Pharmacy on Gramatan Avenue in Mount Vernon and Walgreens Pharmacy on Nepperhan Avenue in Yonkers. This coincides with a national movement to highlight the dangers of prescription drugs and opioids. "We must attack this ...
... assigned Rhony as a level two threat, which means he is at "moderate risk of a repeat offense." Sanchez, a former Yonkers resident, served as a swimming instructor at the JCC for more than a decade. According to reports, an investigative team from ...
... been here ever since except for a couple of excursions off for a few months each." Dominick came later. Moving from Yonkers, New York, to the Island in 1991. Brenda spent her first summer packed into a relative's house that also saw a steady flow of ...
A 21-year-old Yonkers man has been charged with felony manslaughter after running over a 16-year-old girl and killing her following an argument on Nepperhan Avenue, according to the Yonkers Police. The killing took place at 9:40 a.m. Wednesday, when police responded to a call for a dispute in the vicinity in the area of Neppherhan and Ashburton avenues, said Dean Politopoulos.
And, thanks to Stew Leonard's i n Yonkers, there's an extra special treat for the jolly St. Nick. New this season -- for a limited time only -- Stew Leonard's Christmas Cookie Milk, a sweet, creamy milk that has the same flavor as a sugar cookie dunked in milk.
The overcrowded city school system can finally begin to plan construction of three new buildings with the promised help of about $78 million in new reimbursements from the state. Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill this week that accelerates Yonkers' ability to get state aid so the district can build two new schools near Ravine and Ashburton avenues, and tear down and rebuild Gorton High School next door to its current location.
Clockwise from top left: The UBS property in Stamford, construction on the waterfront in Yonkers, the Glenwood Power Plant on the Hudson River, and the Wescott apartment community in Stamford. Former UBS site, Stamford's largest vacant office complex, sold for $33M The 700,000-square-foot office complex that once housed UBS has sold for $33 million.
... Ave., has become an emotional crime scene as family members and friends gather to mourn, the news outlet said. Yonkers police, who are on scene investigating the crime, have not confirmed the information, but family members told News 12 reporters ...
A grand jury has indicted White Plains residents Trevon Major, 16, his brother, Vance, 18, and Yonkers resident Timothy Whitney, 19, for their roles in the death of Joseph Smith III in August. The trio are scheduled to be arraigned in Westchester County Court on Wednesday.
A bill sponsored by State Senator Andrew Stewart-Cousins and Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer was signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo Tuesday. The $78 million will help build three new schools in Yonkers.
A father is heading to prison after pleading guilty to beating his 2-year-old son to death on Christmas Eve last year in Yonkers. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced on Wednesday that Blair Robinson, 27, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty earlier this year to first-degree manslaughter, a violent felony.
Yonkers police are asking motorists to avoid the area near Nepperhan Avenue as police investigate the death of a woman who was struck by a car. The incident took place around 10 a.m., Wednesday, on Nepperhan Avenue near Ashburton Avenue, according to Yonkers Police Spokesman Sgt.
At least one real-life Scrooge has been wreaking havoc on Christmas preparations in the New York City suburbs by stealing Toys for Tots donations. Police said toys intended for children in need have been swiped this week from a Toys R Us in White Plains and a Toys R Us and Modell's store in Yonkers.