Yorktown's Support Connection Picks Honorary Chairs For Walk
YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- Support Connection has announced the selection of three honorary chairpersons for its 20th anniversary Support-A-Walk for Breast and Ovarian Cancer, scheduled for Sunday,...
View ArticleLLS Light The Night Walk Honors Westchester Residents
PURCHASE, N.Y. – Nearly one year after Port Chester’s William Cervinka, 6, and New Rochelle’s Savanna DiFatta, 7, were both diagnosed with leukemia, they played and laughed and smiled with their...
View ArticleAccident Blocks Lane On Bear Mountain State Parkway
CORTLANDT, N.Y. -- An accident has resulted in the right lane of the eastbound Bear Mountain State Parkway being blocked on Friday afternoon. The accident, at Route 6/Main Street in Cortlandt, was...
View ArticleVideo Of Rare White Deer Sighting Taken In Area
DANBURY, Conn. -- A rare white deer was filmed grazing in Danbury this week by resident Shelley Lowell. Lowell posted the video on YouTube and filmed the deer in her backyard. She said she put some...
View ArticleAccidents Cause Delays On Bear Mountain, Taconic Parkways
This story has been updated. WESTCHESTER, N.Y. -- A pair of accidents caused delays on the Bear Mountain and Taconic State Parkways Friday afternoon. An accident on the southbound Taconic State...
View ArticleMulti-Vehicle Accident Ties Up Traffic On I-287
This story has been updated. WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- A multi-vehicle accident resulted in delays on I-287 in White Plains on Saturday morning. The accident, on the eastbound Cross Westchester...
View ArticleTwo Homeless Men Charged In Killing Of Westchester Philharmonic Violinist
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Two homeless men were arrested late Friday in the Wednesday slaying of Westchester County Philharmonic violinist Mary Whitaker in her summer home in upstate Westfield,...
View ArticleOpen Houses In Yorktown This Weekend
YORKTOWN, N.Y. – House hunting in Yorktown? There will be several open houses on the market this weekend. The houses on display include a four-bedroom house at 880 Hanover St. in Yorktown Heights...
View ArticleWestchester Kids 'Follow Yellow Brick Road' To First Wiz-Fest
PEEKSKILL, N.Y. – With the help of the scarecrow, tin man and cowardly lion, three young ladies were granted their wish to sing “Wizard of Oz” songs karaoke style at the first Wiz-Fest in Peekskill on...
View ArticleWestchester Mental Health Association Seeks Volunteers
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – The Mental Health Association of Westchester is seeking volunteer advocates for New York state’s Long Term Care Ombudsman Program. Ombudsmen resolve complaints, monitor...
View ArticlePublic Lewdness Arrest In Yorktown Tops Week's News
YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Here are some of the stories that topped the news in Yorktown last week: Arthur H. Boyington, a 69-year-old Millwood resident, was charged by Yorktown Police with public lewdness and...
View ArticleYorktown Firefighters Part Of Mahopac Parade
MAHOPAC, N.Y. -- Firefighters from around the region participated in the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department's 100th Anniversary Dress Parade. The parade was held on Route 6, with folks gathered on the...
View ArticleAccident Slows Traffic On Taconic State Parkway
This story has been updated. PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- An accident resulted in the right lane being blocked on the southbound Taconic State Parkway in Carmel on Sunday afternoon. The accident, between...
View ArticleJohn Akers, Icon Of Westchester-Based IBM, Dies At 79
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- John Akers, who guided multi-national, Armonk-based tech giant IBM as chief executive officer during a critical time in its history, died Friday in Boston at age 79,...
View ArticleTeachout Says Cuomo Has Ethical Obligation To Debate
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Democratic rival is saying the incumbent has a "moral obligation" to engage in a debate with her, according to NY State of Politics. Cable outlet Time...
View ArticleAstorino, Teachout Agree To Debate If Cuomo Declines
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Republican gubernatorial hopeful and Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino has said if Gov. Andrew Cuomo decides not to debate Zephyr Teachout, he will step up and...
View ArticleWedding Guest Charged In Hilton Westchester Accidental Shooting
RYE BROOK, N.Y. – A man staying in the Hilton Westchester in Rye Brook for a wedding accidentally shot a man in the next room who was attending another wedding Saturday afternoon, Rye Brook Police...
View ArticleWestchester Residents With Cablevision Pay Highest Monthly Bill In Nation
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Westchester County residents who have Cablevision as their provider are paying the highest monthly bill in the country on average, according to the International Business...
View ArticleCarmel Man Arrested On Bench Warrant In Yorktown
YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Yorktown police arrested a Carmel man on Thursday, Aug. 21, on charges of failing to appear in court for a previous arrest, officials said. Kevin Ryan, 26, was being held by the...
View ArticleAstorino Will Campaign With Former GOP Candidate Paladino
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Republican gubernatorial hopeful and Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino will campaign with former gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino starting Saturday, Sept. 6,...
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