Westchester Real Estate Shows Strong Quarterly, Yearly Growth
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – Tuesday’s report from the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors painted a positive picture for the year and the fourth quarter in Westchester real estate. Sales of single...
View ArticleWestchester CC Plans Grand Opening Of Extension Center In Mount Vernon
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. - , Westchester Community College will hold a grand opening at its new 22,000-square-foot Extension Center at 17 S. Fifth Avenue in Mount Vernon on Wednesday, Jan. 22, at...
View ArticleYorktown, Lakeland, Hen Hud Schools Are On Two-Hour Delays Wednesday
YORKTOWN, N.Y. and CORTLANDT, N.Y. -- The Yorktown, Lakeland and Hendrick Hudson school districts are all on two-hour delays on Wednesday morning as a result of icy road conditions. There will be no...
View ArticleAccidents Cause Delays On I-684, I-287, Saw Mill, Sprain, Taconic
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – Numerous accidents Wednesday morning have snarled traffic on major Westchester County roadways. The northbound Saw Mill Parkway is closed between Odell Avenue and Palmer...
View ArticleDense Fog Advisory In Effect Until 9 a.m. Wednesday In Yorktown
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – A Dense Fog Advisory is in effect for Westchester County and the entire tristate area until 9 a.m. on Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. Reduced...
View ArticleMetro-North Derailment Leads To $15M Increase For Inspectors, Safety
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) announced Tuesday that the Federal Railway Administration is expected to receive a $15 million budget...
View ArticleA New Liver For A Better Life
Thanks to a surgical innovator, transplant recovery times at Westchester Medical Center are now among the nation's fastest. In late 2012, Ebony White, a hair stylist and single mother of three who...
View ArticleWestchester's Astorino Says He's 'Leaning Toward' Running For Governor
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Westchester County Executive Robert Astorino still hasn't made a firm decision about running for Governor this year, but made a strong indication that he would during a...
View ArticlePlayland Summer Job Fair Scheduled For Saturday
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Rye Playland will be holding a summer employment job fair on Saturday, Jan. 18 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Westchester County Center in White Plains. On-the-spot interviews are...
View ArticleSomers Child Sex Case Is Adjourned To Next Month
SOMERS, N.Y. – A college professor from Danbury charged with having sex with a 15-year-old Somers boy is due back in court Feb. 3. Paul Hines, 73, was scheduled to appear in Somers Town Court this...
View ArticleAOL Unloads Most Of Patch Hyperlocal Websites
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- AOL announced it has given up its controlling interest in Patch.com, a national hyperlocal website that includes coverage of several communities in Westchester County, to...
View ArticlePace Actors Studio Alum Bradley Cooper Gets Oscar Nomination
PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. - Bradley Cooper, an alumnus of what is now Pace University's Actors Studio Drama School, was nominated Thursday morning for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar. Cooper received the nod...
View ArticleJudge Blocks Lawsuit To Stop Plan To Hunt Deer In Ossining's Teatown
OSSINING, N.Y -- The plan to hunt deer over four nights on Ossining's Teatown Lake Reservation due to their overabundance has been allowed to move forward, according to LoHud.com. A state judge...
View ArticleRoad Construction, Lane Closures On Sprain Brook, Taconic State Parkways
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – With the arrival of winter pothole season, there are several lane closures on Westchester County roadways on Thursday afternoon. The left lane of the Sprain Brook Parkway is...
View ArticleTape Reveals Adam Lanza Called In To Radio Station Year Before Sandy Hook
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- An audiotape of a radio interview that is believed to be Adam Lanza made one year prior to the Sandy Hook shootings in Newtown, Conn., was published by the New York Daily...
View ArticleYorktown Superintendent Shares Inspiration, Well Wishes For New Year
Dear Parents and Community Members, I hope that this finds all of you well. I wanted to wish you a very happy, healthy and peace-filled new year. At a recent holiday gathering, the host began telling...
View ArticleYorktown High School, Middle School Named As Reward Schools
YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Mildred E. Strang Middle School and Yorktown High School have been named as state Reward Schools. Commissioner John King and the Board of Regents designated the two schools as...
View ArticleNRC Will Monitor Indian Point Closely If Union Members Strike
BUCHANAN, N.Y. – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said it will monitor Indian Point closely in the event union members strike when their contract expires at midnight Friday, Jan. 17. The...
View ArticleDriver Going 90 MPH On I-684 Crashes Into Trooper's Car
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- New York State Police from the Somers barracks arrested a Danbury, Conn., man who was speeding along I-684 at approximately 90 miles per hour before crashing into a...
View ArticleFriends Of Westchester County Announces Honorees For Best Friends Awards
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Friends of Westchester County Parks announced the honorees for the annual Best Friends Awards reception to be held on Wednesday, April 9 at the Glen Island Harbour Club in New...
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