Report Shows More Than 7,000 Metro-North Defects Over Last Decade
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- A recent open information request by Hearst Media into Metro-North revealed the commuter railroad found more than 7,100 defects over the last decade, according to...
View ArticleChappaqua's Hillary Clinton Has Impact On Other Presidential Hopefuls
CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- It should come as no surprise that Chappaqua resident Hillary Clinton has not made a decision if she will run for president in 2016. Should Clinton run, experts believe she would...
View ArticleTrain Engineer In Fatal Metro-North Derailment Reportedly Has Sleep Apnea
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- The engineer who was at the controls of the Metro-North train that derailed in the Bronx last year and killed four people reportedly has sleep apnea, according to The New...
View ArticleStudent Earns Prestigious Westchester Community College Scholarship
Lizbeth Falsetti, who majors in Liberal Arts and Science/Social Sciences, is a recipient of Westchester Community College's Kathryn W. Davis Global Community Scholarship. Falsetti works with other...
View ArticlePace Softball, Baseball Teams Split Doubleheaders
PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- Pace University women's softball and men's baseball teams competed in doubleheaders and ended with splits on Sunday, April 6. In the opener for the Lady Setters, freshman...
View ArticleBrawl Mars Annual NYPD, FDNY Charity Hockey Game
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- The NYPD and FDNY, both of whom have several Westchester residents serving in their ranks, have always enjoyed a healthy rivalry. During Sunday's charity hockey game...
View ArticleNine Westchester Towns Among 25 Richest Suburbs Of New York City
WESTCHESTER, N.Y. -- Nine Westchester neighborhoods have made the list of the Top 25 Richest Neighborhoods In the New York City Suburbs. Stephen Higley, a professor emeritus of urban social geography...
View ArticleSusan W. Sheedy, 72, Of Yorktown Heights
YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. - Susan W. Sheedy of Yorktown Heights died Friday, April 4. She was 72. Sheedy was born in Reading, Pa., she was the daughter of Walter L. Wolf and Margaret E. Shaner. She was a...
View ArticleFog, Rain Will Give Way To Partly Sunny Skies In Yorktown
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – Scattered showers and thunderstorms and areas of fog will give way to mostly sunny skies Tuesday in Westchester. The rain, which started late Monday afternoon, washed away...
View ArticleTips For Selling Your Home This Spring
With crocuses finally about to burst into bloom, now is the best time to list your home for sale. A small investment of time and money can make your house stand out from the crowd and help attract...
View ArticlePace University Names Farina Cheerleading Head Coach
PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- Cheerleading expert Christine Farina has been named as the cheerleading head coach at Pace University. Farina is currently the head cheerleading coach at Hofstra University, a...
View ArticleMildred Strang Middle School Students Perform 'Peter Pan Jr.'
YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- Students from Mildred E. Strang Middle School recently performed "Peter Pan Jr." in the Yorktown High School Auditorium. The musical included more than 50 students in the...
View ArticleWoman Inquiring About Accident On Route 116 Is Charged With DWI
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- New York State Police from Somers charged a North Salem woman with driving while intoxicated while investigating a car accident, police officials said. Linda L. Brown,...
View ArticleTeen Charged With Driving While Impaired In Walter Panas Parking Lot
CORTLANDT, N.Y. -- New York State Police charged a Cortlandt Manor man with driving while ability impaired and multiple drug charges on Saturday, April 5, police officials said. Troopers found Jesse...
View ArticleHarvey School Grad To Return As Manhattan Coach After Earning Degree
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Manhattan College will reinstate White Plains native Steve Masiello as the men's basketball head coach once Masiello has finished his undergraduate degree from the...
View ArticleNorth Salem Family Remains Optimistic Missing Wallaby Will Be Found
NORTH SALEM, N.Y. -- The owners of a wallaby that went missing in North Salem are holding out hope he will be found. Sightings of Indy have been reported throughout North Salem since he went missing...
View ArticleStudy Names 17 Westchester Schools Among Most Challenging In New York
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- A new national study of public and private high schools named 17 schools in Westchester County among the most challenging in New York State. According to the report, the...
View ArticleIndian Point Training Exercises To Include Simulated Attack Scenarios
BUCHANAN, N.Y. -- The Indian Point Nuclear facility in Buchanan will be conducting security training on Thursday, April 10 and again on Tuesday, April 15. During the drills, residents near the...
View ArticleScarsdale Man, 29, Dies After Jumping From Tappan Zee Bridge
Update, 11 a.m. TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- The man who died Wednesday morning after jumping from the Tappan Zee Bridge has been identified as 29-year-old Karl Peterson of Scarsdale, according to a report on...
View ArticleAstorino Calls For Resignation Of State Health Chief
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Westchester County Executive and gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino is calling for the resignation of state Health Department Commissioner Dr. Nirav Shah, he announced in...
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