Yorktown Opens Cooling Center During Heat Wave
YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- The Yorktown Community and Cultural Center will be open through the week as a cooling center, Yorktown officials said Monday. The center at 1974 Commerce St. in Yorktown...
View ArticleSeat-belt Crackdown Results In 61 Tickets In Six Hours In Yorktown
YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- More than 60 tickets were issued in a six-hour period at FDR State Park in Yorktown, according to New York State Police. State Police in Somers conducted an "Occupant Safety...
View ArticleNew York Times Reviews Pianist At Katonah's Caramoor Center
KATONAH, N.Y. -- A performance of Beethoven sonatas by pianist and Curtis Institute of Music instructor Jonathan Biss at the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts in Katonah was praised in Sunday's...
View ArticleYorktown Athletes Compete In Maccabiah Games
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- More than 30 Westchester County residents will compete in the 19th Maccabiah Games in Israel, which begin Wednesday. The Maccabiah Games, also knowns as "The Jewish...
View ArticleRabbi Accused Of Impersonating Cop Blames Bipolar Disorder
LARCHMONT, N.Y. – A Larchmont rabbi accused of impersonating a police officer on several occasions apologized for any alarm or discomfort his behavior may have caused, citing bipolar disorder as the...
View ArticleRichard L. Tocci, 76, Of Yorktown Heights
YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. - Richard L. Tocci died July 14. He was 76. Tocci was born born Nov. 18, 1936, son of Isadore and Rose Tocci. He was a long time resident of Yonkers and lived in Palm Coast,...
View ArticleHarrison's Mariano Rivera Named Baseball All-Star Game MVP
HARRISON, N.Y. - New York Yankees relief pitcher Mariano Rivera, a Westchester resident from Purchase, was named the 2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game's Most Valuable Player Tuesday at New York...
View ArticleSomers Expert To Speak At International ADHD Conference
SOMERS, N.Y. -- Virginia Hurley, of Somers, considered a top attention deficit hyperactivity disorder expert, is scheduled to speak at the 14th International Adult ADHD Conference later this week....
View ArticleU.S. News Names Northern Westchester Hospital Among Best In New York
MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco has been ranked among the best in New York state overall and in several specialties, according to a study published in U.S. News &...
View ArticleWestchester Pools, Beaches Stay Open An Hour Later During Heat Wave
WESTCHESTER, N.Y. – Westchester County-operated swimming areas will be opened one hour longer than usual beginning Wednesday through the end of the heat wave. “We can’t do anything about the heat, but...
View ArticleDisabled Train Near Purdys Caused AM Delays On Harlem Line
NORTH SALEM, N.Y. – A Wednesday morning Metro-North Harlem Line train that left Grand Central at 7:51 a.m. became disabled around 10 a.m. near Purdys and waited more than two hours until a rescue...
View ArticleHudson Valley Hospital Center Docs Issue Heat Advisory
CORTLANDT MANOR, N.Y. -- With the heat wave causing sweltering temperatures in Westchester, doctors at Cortlandt Manor's Hudson Valley Hospital Center are letting residents know that prevention is the...
View ArticleTeen In Yorktown Crash Wakes From Coma, Father Says
YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- A Yorktown teen who suffered severe injuries in a crash on July 9 on Crompound Road has awakened from his medically-induced coma, the teen's father said Wednesday. Christopher...
View ArticleSaturn To Be Visible In Yorktown Friday
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – Stargazers, astronomers and photographers alike will have a unique opportunity on Friday, when Saturn will be back-lit by the sun, providing a chance to view the planet...
View ArticleWestchester Community College Tuition Remains Flat Next Year
MOUNT PLEASANT, N.Y. -- Tuition for Valhalla's Westchester Community College will remain the same for its 14,000 students under a proposed budget submitted this week by County Executive Robert P....
View ArticleMount Kisco Greek Restaurant Hoping To Attract Yorktown Foodies
MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Westchester residents are saying "Opa!" at a new Greek restaurant in Mount Kisco. Taverna Pandesia is a new Greek restaurant that recently opened at 36 E. Main St. The restaurant...
View ArticleRachael Ann Gulick, 84, Of Yorktown Heights
YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. - Rachael Ann Gulick of Yorktown Heights died July 14. She was 84. Gulick was born Jan. 4, 1929, in Yonkers, to Joseph and Caroline Chiaverini. Gulick is survived by sons,...
View ArticleCops: Larchmont Rabbi Arrested In Road Rage Incident
YONKERS, N.Y. -- A 49-year-old White Plains resident who is a rabbi of a congregation in Larchmont was arrested by the New York State Police in Hawthorne following an incident which occurred on the...
View ArticleYorktown, Mount Kisco Thespians Head Cast of Mount Pleasant Play
MOUNT PLEASANT, N.Y. -- Mount Pleasant Community Theater has selected the cast of "Fiddler on the Roof," the 43rd production by the local group since its founding in 1970, which the group will stage...
View ArticleEnjoy A Free Outdoor Concert And Movie In Yorktown
YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- The Yorktown Department of Parks and Recreation and the Alliance for Safe Kids invite residents down to the Yorktown Community & Cultural Center Athletic Field on Veterans Road...
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