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Westchester News - No encore: Perlman leaves

NYNY — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 12:00:03 +0000

No encore: Perlman leaves Philharmonic
Renowned violinist Itzhak Perlman has resigned as artistic director of the Westchester Philharmonic.

Traffic stop, manhunt ends in heroin bust
Documents: Two men were arrested Wednesday after police found 18,000 envelopes of suspected heroin and $17K in cash.

Westchester News - Mamaroneck Democrats push to

NYNY — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 12:00:02 +0000

Mamaroneck Democrats push to restore village term limits
MAMARONECK— Democrats on the village Board of Trustees are pushing to restore term limits six months after the Republican mayor succeeded in getting them overturned.

Putnam's oldest volunteer firefighter dies at 104
PATTERSON— The oldest volunteer firefighter in Putnam County, S. Delvalle"Del" Goldsmith of the Patterson Fire Department, died Saturday, two weeks shy of his 105th birthday.

Westchester News - DATABASE: New York Regents

NYNY — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 12:00:03 +0000

DATABASE: New York Regents exam test scores, 2008-2010
This database provides the Regents test scores for every county, school district and school in New York state.

DATABASE: Foreclosures plunge in Lower Hudson Valley
Initial foreclosure filings have dropped more than 50 percent in Putnam and Westchester and nearly 40 percent in Rockland between Oct. 2010 and Jan. 2011.

Body found in Hudson is missing Yonkers man Chavez
Irene Lemus remembered her son, Heriberto Chavez, as a kind man who loved his family and who enjoyed writing poetry.

Westchester News -

NYNY — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 12:00:03 +0000

Ramapo inspectors find evidence of 22 illegally occupied units at congregation's development
Ramapo building and fire inspectors have found evidence of 22 apartments being occupied in violation of a state judge's order and town regulations at a congregation's adult student housing project off Grandview Road outside New Hempstead.

Humans hold their own against Watson
The IBM monster computer came out strong and looked like he would run the table in the Jeopardy Man vs. Machine challenge.

Westchester News - Putnam man suffers from

NYNY — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 12:00:03 +0000

Putnam man suffers from mistaken identity
Cold Spring dad Robert Viggiano wants to clear his name, confused with a Robert Viggiano who faces an attempted child rape charge.

Fundraiser to benefit Putnam Valley college student with melanoma
PUTNAM VALLEY— A spaghetti dinner fundraiser will be held Sunday to help Bailey O'Brien, a Putnam Valley college student battling Stage 4 melanoma.

Westchester News - Ex-Ridgeway club sought as

NYNY — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 12:00:02 +0000

Ex-Ridgeway club sought as home of French-American School
Under the lighthearted, sometimes sarcastic guidance of teacher Lauren Weisholz, a class of 14 students parsed the particulars of poetic patterns: iambic, anapestic, end-stopping, enjambment.

White Plains Councilman Dennis Power won't seek re-election
Ben Rubin

Westchester News - Nyack bar scene leaves

NYNY — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 12:00:02 +0000

Nyack bar scene leaves morning mess
Daytime merchants have complained about bar patrons who used the streets as a toilet overnight. Above, file photo: a man walks downtown.

Weather forecast: Flurries and wind gusts today; warmer weather this weekend
Flurries, rain, freezing temperatures and high winds are on their way today— but we can look forward to a warmer weekend with temperatures in the 40s.

Miami man arrested, accused of making prostitutes of 3 women
A missing license plate led to a human trafficking case and a Florida man being charged with forcing three women into prostitution. Nicholas Alvarez, 35, of Miami was accused of illegally transporting the women for sex after a Westchester County police officer stopped a van he was riding in on the Saw Mill River Parkway in Yonkers.

Westchester News - Harrison student returns safely

NYNY — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 12:00:02 +0000

Harrison student returns safely from Egypt
Nick Kourides, a student at American University in Cairo, is reunited Friday with his mother at JFK International Airport.

Girls basketball notebook: League titles still up in air
Usually this late in the season, most leagues are clinched. But because of all the cancellations, many are still to be determined. Still, many leagues have strong leaders that should clinch soon.

Westchester News -

NYNY — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 12:00:02 +0000

Michele Aviles' mother charged with murder
Murder charges are filed against the mother of an infant Haverstraw girl whose father already is accused of beating her to death.

College basketball: Syracuse ends losing streak
HARTFORD, Conn.— Rick Jackson had 13 points and 13 rebounds to lead No. 17 Syracuse to a 66-58 victory over No. 6 Connecticut on Wednesday night and the Orange avoided the first five-game losing streak in coach Jim Boeheim's 35 seasons.

Varsity scores and schedule
Wednesday's results

Westchester News - Haverstraw blaze calls attention

NYNY — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 12:00:03 +0000

Haverstraw blaze calls attention to illegal dwellings
A firefighter's close call has again focused attention on illegal rooming houses and subdivided apartments throughout Rockland.

Tortilla factory shuttered after fatal accident
NEW YORK (AP)— A Brooklyn tortilla factory where a worker died after falling into a waist-high dough mixing machine has been shuttered by state authorities.

Mall security officers suspended
Some Palisades Center security officers have been suspended after the discovery of a body inside a car parked for days at the mall.