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Stepinac Welcomes Prospective Students At Winter Open House This Thursday

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Archbishop Stepinac High School will host its winter open house this February.

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Archbishop Stepinac High School, will hold its winter Open House from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4.

The Open House will feature a welcome from school officials, presentations and displays. Visitors will be able to to learn about the innovative personalized blended learning e...


Student From Fordham Prep Second To Be Killed By Train In Last Month

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Another apparent suicide created travel delays on Metro-North on Monday.

The teenager who appears to have jumped in front of a Metro-North train in the Bronx is the second Fordham Prep student to die this way in less than a month.

The incident occurred at roughly 3:30 p.m. and created travel backups in excess of an hour well into the evening commute. 

Authorities believ...

Montalto Joins Mount Kisco Medical Group As Chief Of Staff

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Donna Montalto, MPP has joined Mount Kisco Medical Group as the Senior Director of Special Projects and Chief of Staff.

MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Mount Kisco Medical Group (MKMG) announced the appointment of Donna Montalto, MPP as the Senior Director of Special Projects and Chief of Staff to the President and CEO of MKMG, Scott D. Hayworth, MD.

Mount Kisco Medical Group is a multi-specialty medical group practice servi...

Siena Poll: Upstate NY CEO Confidence Drops

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A majority of CEOs in upstate New York say confidence is down, a Siena College poll reveals.

Confidence among CEOs in upstate New York has dropped, according to a poll by Siena College Research Institute.

CEO confidence fell more than 15 points this year demonstrating "more pessimism than optimism" among leaders of private for-profit companies according to the survey conducted by the Busi...

Marist's Jarosz Named Conference Player Of The Week

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Tori Jarosz continues to impress for the Red Foxes.

CORTLANDT MANOR, N.Y. -- Cortlandt Manor native Tori Jarosz has been named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Player of the Week for the fifth time in her career and third time this season, the conference announced Monday. 

The hot stretch continued for Jarosz and the Red Foxes as the team wen...

Cortlandt Dancers Raise Funds To Fight Cancer In Somers

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John F. Kennedy Catholic will host a dance show.

CORTLANDT, N.Y. -- Street Beatz Dance Studio of Cortlandt Manor will be hosting a benefit performance on Feb. 19 at Kennedy Catholic High School in Somers.

The benefit will feature performances by Street Beatz, Dance Expression, Spotlight Studios of Performing Arts and Star Struck. All proceeds wi...

American Cancer Society Seeks Volunteers From Westchester, Rockland

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The American Cancer Society is looking for drivers for the Road to Recovery program in Westchester and Rockland counties.

The local branches of the American Cancer Society in Westchester and Rockland counties are looking for volunteer drivers for their Road to Recovery program.

The nationwide program helps cancer patients by transporting them to and from their treatment when they may be too sick to drive.

The local br...

New York Ranks Among Worst States To Retire

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Kayaks at the shoreline of the Hudson River in Tarrytown. New York is ranked as one of the worst states to retire because of affordability, but the state ranks rather high in terms of quality of life.

It'll come as no surprise to those living there, but New York ranks as one of the worst states for retirement because many people of retirement age cannot afford to live there, according to wallethub.com.

Wallethub, a website calling itself "The Web's Best Personal Finance Resource," ranked the 50...


Westchester Medical Center Helps Keep Hips Moving With Joint Replacement

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Lise Crapella, 64, of Suffern is ready to climb the Grand Canyon thanks to her new hip, courtesy of Westchester Medical Center.

VALHALLA, N.Y. -- Marathons, Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Everest and a half Ironman couldn't slow down Suffern grandmother, Lise Crapella, What could, however, was her hip. 

Recently, Crapella, 64, couldn’t seem to shake the pain in her hip. She had put her body through a lot over the years, but a pa...

Employee Charged With Stealing $25K From Cortlandt Dunkin' Donuts

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Jessica Vargas of Cortlandt.

CORTLANDT, N.Y. -- A Cortlandt woman was charged with grand larceny on Monday after reportedly stealing more than $25,000 from the Dunkin Donuts she worked at, according to New York State Police. 

Jessica Vargas, 36, allegedly stole the money while working at the Albany Post Rd. location between D...

Increased Water Rates Top Yorktown Town Board Meeting

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A public meeting will be held before the water-rate increase takes effect.

YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- A recent meeting of the Yorktown Town Board informed residents that they will be raising water rates by $1.25 per 1,000 gallons to $6.26 per 1,000 gallons. A public hearing will be held before the increase is official, according to Citizens for an Informed Yorktown.

In addition t...

Convicted Murderer David Sweat Sentenced For Upstate Prison Escape

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David Sweat was sentenced to up to another seven years in prison on Wednesday.

Convicted murderer David Sweat was sentenced to up to seven more years in prison on Wednesday after escaping from a maximum security prison in upstate New York last year, according to multiple reports.

Sweat escaped from he Clinton Correctional Facility with fellow inmate Richard Matt, who was sho...

Husband Of Train Crash Victim Sues Metro-North, Mount Pleasant

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Alan Brody of Edgemont with his wife, Ellen, who died when her Mercedes SUV was hit by a Metro-North train in Valhalla. Brody is now suing the commuter rail line and the town of Mount Pleasant alleging negligence.

VALHALLA, N.Y. -- Metro-North and Mount Pleasant officials have been hit by a wrongful death lawsuit bought by the husband of a woman killed last year when her SUV was broadsided by a train at the Valhalla crossing, according to a report by lohud.

Edgemont resident Alan Brody is also alleging negl...

Animals Rights Activists Call For Closure Of Mohegan Lake Pet Store

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Protesters hold signs outside American Breeders in Mohegan Lake to call for the store's closure.

MOHEGAN LAKE, N.Y. -- A Mohegan Lake pet store owner already facing animal cruelty charges is now drawing the ire of animal rights activists, pet owners and more than 2,400 Facebook users, according to theexaminernews.com.

Richard Doyle, 55, of Mahopac, is accused of animal cruelty and has been ch...

Daughter's Future In-Law Asked Chappaqua's Bill Clinton For Pardon

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Ed Mezvinsky, who would later become Chelsea Clinton's father-in-law, once asked then-President Clinton to head off a possible prison term.

CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- President Bill Clinton was once asked by his daughter’s future father-in-law to help spare him from prison, according to a report in politico.com.

Edward Maurice "Ed" Mezvinsky, the father of Marc Mezvinsky, who Chelsea Clinton married in 2010, and his wife, had written to the p...


Pace's Online Criminal Justice Program Named One Of Country's Elite

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Pace's graduate online Criminal Justice program has been named one of the nation's best.

PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- U.S. News University Directory has listed Pace University as one of the Top 11 Online Criminal Justice Graduate programs in the country, according to a report.

According to the website's Pace profile, the school developed its online program in the 2010-11 academic year and c...

With Tax Season Here, Watch Out For New Phone Scams, Cuomo Warns

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Phone scams targeting New Yorkers are on the rise now that tax season is here.

With the tax season here, consumers need to be wary of fraudulent calls from individuals posing as Treasury representatives, according to an announcement by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Over the past several weeks, taxpayers and tax preparers have received calls from scammers claiming to be from the U.S. an...

Marist's Jarosz Of Cortlandt Manor Named Conference Player Of The Week

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Tori Jarosz continues to impress for the Red Foxes.

CORTLANDT MANOR, N.Y. -- Tori Jarosz, a Cortlandt Manor native, has been named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Player of the Week for the fifth time in her career and third time this season, the conference announced Monday. 

The hot stretch continued for Jarosz and the Red Foxes as the team...

Yorktown Schools Named 'District Of Character'

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Yorktown Schools Superintendent Ralph Napolitano. The district has been selected as a New York State School District of Character for 2016.

YORKTOWN, N.Y. --The Yorktown Central School District has been selected as a New York State School District of Character for 2016. 

This prestigious award recognizes the district’s ongoing emphasis on and commitment to character education. Yorktown CSD is the only district in New York State to rec...

Registration Open For Hudson Valley Restaurant Week

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Westchester County Executive, Robert Astorino attended the kickoff event for Fall Hudson Valley Restaurant Week (HVRW) last October at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY.

HUDSON VALLEY, N.Y. -- Registration is now open for restaurants to participate in the highly anticipated Spring Hudson Valley Restaurant Week. Celebrating its 10th year, this culinary event has celebrated the region’s distinct and diverse cuisine, emphasizing New York State sustainable, seasonal ...

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