Police Officer Disciplined For Offensive Facebook Post
PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- Pleasantville Police Officer Peter Burns will be suspended for two months for posting racist comments about President Barack Obama on his Facebook page. Burns was accused in...
View ArticleAccidents Lead To Delays On Sprain, Cross County, Hutchinson River Parkways
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- A pair of morning accidents have caused delays on Westchester County roadways Wednesday. An accident has blocked the left lane of the northbound Sprain Brook Parkway...
View ArticleNorthern Westchester Man Charged With DWI After Crashing Into Police Car
DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. -- A Westchester County police officer was hospitalized following an accident on the Saw Mill River Parkway in Dobbs Ferry with a driver accused of being drunk. County Police...
View ArticleNWH Nurse Setzer Speaks At School Nurses Conference
TARRYTOWN HOUSE, N.Y. -- Northern Westchester Hospital Emergency Department nurse Erika Setzer presented “When Students Go To The Emergency Department,” at the 2014 School Nurses Conference at Tappan...
View ArticleIt's Always More Than the House: The World of Fabulous Outbuildings
As winter presses on and depletes us in more ways than one, it is a respite to daydream about the warm seasons ahead of us. We promise ourselves that we will take advantage of every warm ray of...
View ArticlePatch Lays Off Two-Thirds Of Company, Including Westchester Staffers
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Two weeks after AOL gave up its controlling interest in its hyperlocal news website network, Patch, new owners Hale Global laid off as much as two-thirds of its editorial...
View ArticleMetro-North Employee Charged With Public Indecency
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- An engineer trainee was charged with public indecency after a passenger said he was masturbating in front of her in an incident that stopped the train and caused a police...
View ArticleAstorino To Propose Westchester's New 100 Day Challenge
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- County Executive Robert P. Astorino is joining the Westchester County Continuum of Care Partnership for the Homeless to announce the next "100 Day Challenge." The...
View ArticleClearwater Festival Remembers Seeger
CROTON, N.Y. -- Pete Seeger was the driving force behind the popular Clearwater Festival, held every summer at Croton Point Park. Seeger, who died Monday at the age of 94, helped start the festival to...
View ArticleCelebrate The Super Bowl At Westchester County Attractions
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Hotels and restaurants in Westchester have announced themed packages and menu options for those celebrating the Super Bowl. The following are featured attractions in...
View ArticleSuper Bowl Traffic Hasn't Reached Westchester Residents Yet
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – Westchester County commuters are reporting a relative “calm before the storm,” as New York and New Jersey prepare for an influx of tourists in preparation of Super Bowl...
View ArticlePace University Lecture To Commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr.
PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. – Pace University will hold its 14th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., commemoration from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 31. The keynote speaker will be Carl Hart, Ph.D., an...
View ArticleTarrytown's Volunteer Center Answers Call For MLK Day Of Service
TARRYTOWN, N.Y. – More than 430 volunteers donated time and energy to make The Volunteer Center of United Way's Martin Luther King Day of Service a success throughout Westchester and other nearby...
View ArticleGreenburgh Supervisor Says Tappan Zee Bridge Should Honor Seeger
GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- A move to rename the new Tappan Zee Bridge now under construction in honor of folk singer Pete Seeger is gaining some momentum. Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner made the...
View ArticleNorth Salem Company Handles Travel For Super Bowl Mascot
NORTH SALEM, N.Y. -- For North Salem's Dutta Corp, the Super Bowl's biggest moment took place on Thursday, Jan. 30 when they were tasked with flying Thunder, the Denver Broncos mascot from Denver to...
View ArticleYorktown Pushes For Full-Day Kindergarten
YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- The prospect of full-day kindergarten at the Yorktown School District has many potential positives. On Wednesday, Yorktown Schools Superintendent Ralph Napolitano hosted an...
View ArticleNWH Dietitians Host Stress Less, Snack Smart Table To Help Students
MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Northern Westchester Hospital registered dietitians Amy Rosenfeld and Elisa Bremner hosted a table at the Chappaqua Library to help high school students with stress during...
View ArticleMan Convicted In High-Speed Saw Mill Crash That Killed Two
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- A Mount Vernon man was convicted on two counts each of criminally negligent homicide and third-degree assault after a July 2012 car crash on the Saw Mill Parkway that...
View ArticlePace Basketball Set For White Out, Alumni Day
PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- The Pace University men's and women's basketball teams will play rival Bentley University on Saturday, Feb. 1 as part of a special day of activities. The women's game will...
View ArticleYorktown To Host Four Chaplains Ceremony On Sunday
YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Yorktown veterans and Mildred Strang Middle School students will come together on Sunday, Feb. 2 to celebrate the Four Chaplains, according to a LoHud report. This annual ceremony...
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