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Westchester News - Thanksgiving travel plans? We'd

NYNY — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:00:04 +0000

Thanksgiving travel plans? We'd love to hear about them.
Are you driving or flying somewhere for Thanksgiving? Are your college-age children flying home for the weekend? If you'd like to share your weekend travel plans for a news article, please contact Ken Valenti at 914-696-8255 or klvalent@lohud.com.

Comptroller's audit flags administrator costs at Katonah-Lewisboro
An audit by the state comptroller of the payroll systems and administrative salaries in the Katonah-Lewisboro school district concluded that the district spent significantly more on administrators than similarly sized districts and could save more than a million dollars annually by cutting back.

Westchester News - Tralli brothers making big

NYNY — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:00:03 +0000

Tralli brothers making big plays for Croton
Joe and Matt Tralli have become a strong receiving tandem for Croton-Harmon quarterback Nick Mainiero, helping the Tigers advance in the Class S playoffs.

Mamaroneck school board will announce bond amount, vote date
MAMARONECK - The Mamaroneck Board of Education tonight will announce its decision on the amount of a bond to be brought before the public.

Westchester News - DATABASE: Proposed budget cuts

NYNY — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:00:03 +0000

DATABASE: Proposed budget cuts for every New York community
The city of Yonkers could lose nearly $1 million this fiscal year under a municipal spending cut plan proposed by Gov. David Paterson.To view all of the proposed municipal cuts, click on the hyperlink below:Proposed cuts for every New York community

Maryknoll priest faces excommunication
Maryknoll priest the Rev. Roy Bourgeois is heading for excommunicated for taking part in an"ordination" ceremony for a woman, but vows to continue his crusade to close the School of the Americas at Fort Benning, Ga., as a layman.

Iona to debate football program's future today
A meeting is scheduled today on campus between Iona president Brother James Liguori, the school's president, and some unhappy parents of football players, concerned over whether the program is about to be dropped.

Westchester News - Astor's Westchester estate comes

NYNY — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:00:09 +0000

Astor's Westchester estate comes on the market for $12.9 million
Holly Hill, the Briarcliff Manor home of the late Brooke Astor, came on the market yesterday for $12.9 million. The house sits on 64.5 acres of prime Lower Hudson Valley real estate.

Fordham men are young and hungry
The Fordham men's basketball team went just 12-17 a year ago, and now coach Dereck Whittenburg's team starts over with a young team, led by highly regarded point guard Jio Fontan.

Westchester News - Spend the day with

NYNY — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:00:02 +0000

Spend the day with wolves
The Wolf Conservation Center is holding a Wolves of North America on Veterans Day program from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Learn about the mythology, biology and ecology of wolves in North America and visit with the Ambassador wolves Kaila, Apache, Lukas and Atka. Call ahead to reserve your spot. $12, $10 for children under 12. Route 35, South Salem, 914-763-2373.

Tonight on TV: Surprising Knicks visit struggling Spurs
If you had told NBA fans before the season that tonight's Knicks-Spurs game would feature a team above .500 vs. a last-place team, they probably wouldn't have been surprised.

Westchester News - Judge discusses memo about

NYNY — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 12:00:02 +0000

Judge discusses memo about alleged police corruption during Spring Valley cop's trial
A law enforcement memo raising questions about whether Spring Valley officers other than David Lebron tipped off bars about raids and possibly committed other illegal acts was introduced in court yesterday by the trial judge.

Today on TV: A busy college football schedule, highlighted by Oklahoma State at Texas Tech
With the regular season in its final weeks, college football again dominates the Saturday airwaves.

Football titles and more promise banner day for area varsity athletes
Today's a day you might wish you had some clones, because it will be impossible to be at more than one site at the same time - and that's what would be required to catch even a fraction of today's tournaments, involving every varsity sport except swimming.

Westchester News - Yonkers poised to give

NYNY — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:00:04 +0000

Yonkers poised to give key approval to redevelopment project
YONKERS - The City Council late last night appeared poised to turn down the landmarking of an Art Deco city office building on its way toward a key approval of a massive downtown redevelopment project.

Mount Vernon activist, 71, takes pride in outcome of historic vote
Joan Horton savored every moment of Election Day, beginning at 12:01 a.m.

Westchester News - Greenburgh residents question council

NYNY — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:00:03 +0000

Greenburgh residents question council members about proposed cuts in budget
More than 50 residents attended a civic association meeting last night to question the Greenburgh Town Board for cutting basic services from next year's budget.

New Rochelle to clarify density law for developers
NEW ROCHELLE - The City Council is hoping to amend a never-used law created to encourage more development downtown, and the change could impact a major project on the table.

Two Nyack parents want after-hours school bus policy modified
NYACK - Two village parents have taken their request for a middle school after-hours bus to Village Hall even though there's little Mayor John Shields can do.

Westchester News - Borgia appreciates town's diversityDaysi

NYNY — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 11:00:03 +0000

Borgia appreciates town's diversity
Daysi L. Briones, Ossining

Retired minister to get justice award
Known as a Gospel-inspired provocateur and, at 79, perhaps the best-known Methodist minister in New York, the Rev. John Collins will recieve the John Collins Justice Fund Award in White Plains.

Bogria has earned election as supervisor
Patrick Lofaro, Ossining

Westchester News - 200 students at Tarrytown

NYNY — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:00:03 +0000

200 students at Tarrytown school sickened by stomach virus
TARRYTOWN - About 200 youths - or a quarter of the student population - who attend the private Hackley School have contracted a norovirus, spawning a health investigation into the viral infection, officials said.

Cops: Montrose man hid on roof in bid to avoid arrest
MONTROSE - Putnam County Sheriff's Office deputies went to the home of Glenn M. Tegeler, 41, of 24 Lent Ave. to execute an arrest warrant. Tegeler tried to escape arrest by hiding on the roof of the house, but deputies soon found and arrested him, police said.