Yorktown Assemblyman Katz Invests In Marijuana Business
YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Yorktown Assemblyman Steve Katz, who was arrested earlier this year on a marijuana charge, has announced he will partner with a venture-capital firm to seek funding for...
View ArticleOrlando, Guiding Eyes Dog, Receives Praise For His Dedication To Owner
YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- Guiding Eyes dog Orlando is receiving widespread praise for his dedication to blind handler Cecil Williams, who lost consciousness and fell onto a Manhattan subway track on...
View ArticleMetro-North Releases Christmas, New Year's Eve Schedules
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Metro-North has released the special holiday schedule that will be in effect for Westchester County residents on Christmas New, Year's Eve and New Year's Day. The Hudson,...
View ArticleSanta Gets Secret Service Protection At Arc Of Westchester
HAWTHORNE, N.Y. -- Santa Claus was under the protection of a full Secret Service detail and Westchester County Police officers as he made a special visit to Arc of Westchester in Hawthorne on Friday...
View ArticleYorktown, Lakeland Keeping Close Eye On Remaining Snow Days
CORTLANDT, N.Y. -- Some school districts throughout Westchester County are already stressing about using their snow days. Some school districts, particularly in Northern Westchester, have already had...
View ArticleRing In 2014 In Westchester With Fine Dining
WESTCHESTER, N.Y. -- If you haven't made plans for New Year's Eve, look no further than Westchester's restaurants to help you ring 2014 in delicious style. It's not too late to make reservations. Here...
View ArticleWestchester's Will Shortz Marks 100th Anniversary Of Crossword Puzzle
PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- New York Times crossword editor and Pleasantville resident Will Shortz will be celebrating the 100th birthday of the crossword puzzle on Saturday. Shortz discussed the history...
View ArticleClub Fit Sponsors Middle Schooler To Raise Funds For Blythedale Hospital
BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. -- Club Fit is sponsoring Hannah Nemerever, a middle schooler who is studying for her Bat Mitzvah, in an effort to raise funds for Blythedale Children's Hospital in Valhalla....
View ArticleHero Dog Nero’s Last Rites Tops Yorktown News This Week
YORKTOWN, N.Y. - Here are some of the stories that topped the news in Yorktown this week: Nero, a 10-year old Newfoundland who played a key role in the rescue of two of Eliseo family members before...
View ArticleNorthern Westchester's Murphy's Masters Donates To Sandy Relief
NORTH SALEM, N.Y. -- Westchester's Murphy's Masters recently made a $28,685 donation from a North Salem golf tournament to the Robin Hood Relief Fund to help people recover from Superstorm Sandy....
View ArticleWestchester Struggles To Find Solution For Wrong Way Driving
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- You are driving southbound down the highway as the sun begins to go down. Suddenly, you see the bright lights of another car coming northbound toward you. Despite your...
View ArticleWestchester Community College Dance Company Plans Program For Kids
VALHALLA, N.Y. -- Danceworks, the dance company of Westchester Community College, will perform a special program for children on Sunday, Feb. 2. Danceworks for Children will be presented at the...
View ArticleEdgar Bronfman, Seagram Chair, Summered In Westchester
TARRYTOWN, N.Y. - Edgar M. Bronfman, the billionaire Seagram Company chair and philanthropist who summered with his family in Tarrytown, died Saturday in his home in Manhattan. He was 84. Bronfman...
View ArticleSnow Showers Possible Christmas Eve Before Giving Way To Sunny Skies
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Those hoping for a white Christmas in Westchester County will almost certainly not be getting their wish this year. After rain moves through the area on Monday, there is a...
View ArticleCortlandt State Police Seek Witnesses To Accident
CORTLANDT, N.Y. -- New York State Police from the Cortlandt barracks are looking for witnesses to an automobile accident that took place at approximately 4:10 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 22, officials said....
View ArticleState Police In Cortlandt Make Leandra's Law Arrest
CORTLANDT, N.Y. -- New York State Police from the Cortlandt barracks arrested a Putnam Valley man and charged him with felony DWI under Leandra's Law on Friday, Dec. 20, police officials said. Keith...
View ArticlePolice Issue 22 Traffic Tickets In Westchester DWI Detail
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- New York State Police arrested a man and issued 22 traffic tickets during a DWI detail throughout Westchester County on Friday, Dec. 20, according to police officials....
View ArticleMontrose Fundraiser Lifts Derailment Widow's Spirits
MONTROSE, N.Y. -- A fundraiser thrown by the local Lions Club in Montrose helped raise more than $5,000 to support the family of James Ferrari, a victim of the Metro-North train derailment, and and...
View ArticleYorktown Approves 2014 Budget
YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- The 2014 Yorktown town budget that includes a 1.62 percent property tax increase was approved by the Town Board on Tuesday, Dec. 17, according to Patch.com. The $54,811,628 budget...
View ArticleRegistration Now Open For Westchester County Volleyball Tournament
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Registration is now open for the Westchester County Coed Volleyball Tournament as it returns to the County Center on Tuesday, Jan. 7 and Wednesday, Jan. 8 from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m....
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