Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Mountain Lakes: Police Blotter, Feb. 17, 2016 - NorthJersey.com


Mountain Lakes: Police Blotter, Feb. 17, 2016
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On Jan. 12 at about 1:51 a.m., Mountain Lakes Police were dispatched to North Pocono Road for the motor vehicle crash. Officers located the vehicle on the front lawn of 85 North Pocono Road where the vehicle had hit a tree and come to rest. The male ...


Yorktown: 2 charged in alleged counterfeit cash scheme
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Police said she was arrested the next day after being held by security at the Sears in Yonkers. Then on Sunday ... The two face charges of criminal possession of a forged instrument and grand larceny in the fourth degree, both felonies. Nunez and Bejar ...


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Yonkers man pleads guilty to manslaughter
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A Yonkers man pleaded guilty Friday to manslaughter for a 2014 slaying on Woodworth Avenue. Edwin Palestina, 24, pleaded guilty to the felony charge along with first-degree attempted murder. Officials said Palestina was one of two shooters who ...

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Yonkers police investigation into school computer use to wind down
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Police say they hope to wrap up in the near future a months-long investigation that raised questions about the resignation of Yonkers Schools Superintendent Michael Yazurlo in November. "The investigation is still open," said Yonkers Detective ...

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Handle traffic better on big test days at Danbury High

I know from my volunteer work with a public school in the city of Yonkers, New York that all events after regular school hours have to be approved or “submitted” to the city for record. The city knows when these tests are, it’s not enough to have ...
Since it opened, locals say they haven't needed to travel to Westchester or Manhattan for supplies. Staff members say they're all artists and are passionate about spreading the opportunity...
That plan has since been abandoned. Off-duty Yonkers detective killed in crash with fire truck YONKERS >> An off-duty Yonkers police detective was killed when his SUV collided with a fire truck. Authorities say 45-year-old Frank Fernandez was pronounced ...
That plan has since been abandoned. Off-duty Yonkers detective killed in crash with fire truck YONKERS >> An off-duty Yonkers police detective was killed when his SUV collided with a fire truck. Authorities say 45-year-old Frank Fernandez was pronounced ...
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Storm Leaves Tree In Englewood Home, Tri-State Area Faces Flooding And Downed Power Lines

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Heavy rains closed roads and a storm ... The heavy rain brought lots of damage along with it. In Yonkers, crews dealt with downed power lines and a fallen tree, and in Livingston, New Jersey, a tree splintered as it fell across ...
New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli speaks in 2014 during the ... a non-profit housing provider based in Yonkers. Roberts said the door was being repaired when auditors arrived, while the infestation was immediately remedied and was in only one apartment.
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Yonkers detective in fatal crash to be laid to rest this week - The Journal News | LoHud.com


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Yonkers detective in fatal crash to be laid to rest this week
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A veteran Yonkers police detective who was killed in a collision with a city fire truck early Sunday morning will be laid to rest this week after a wake that begins tomorrow and a funeral service at Sacred Heart Church on Friday. Detective Frank ...
Friends, family mourn Yonkers detectiveNews 12 Westchester
Yonkers (NY) Police Officer Dies After Collision with Fire TruckFireEngineering.com
Investigation continues into crash that killed Yonkers copMid-Hudson News

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Weighing the future of the Yonkers Public Library
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YONKERS - How do you keep a library relevant in the digital age? That's the question Yonkers Public Library officials are trying to answer, and they're asking for public input to craft a proposal. There are several feedback sessions scheduled, plus an ...


The YO: A tree falls in Yonkers and traffic stops
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A tree fell this morning in Yonkers and traffic on the Cross County Parkway came to a halt. Hope you weren't stuck in it. Cop's funeral set. Yonkers Police Det. Frank Fernandez, who died in a horrible crash this weekend, will have a wake starting ...

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Despite the presence of three registered sex offenders living within five minutes of the disputed area and walking distance to the neighborhood schools, some residents feel that the mosque will bring down property values. (Yonkers Tribune) real estate OK ...
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Yonkers Residents Fight About Mosque

Claudius had ordered all Romans to worship twelve gods, and Coyote Spotted in Yonkers: Yonkers Voice Video is a local news agency that frequently documents crime scenes. In a rare moment, while on assignment, their camera captured an unusual suspect.
New Chemical Method to Neuter Dogs: A new method of neutering for dogs has recently been approved by the FDA. At a fraction of the cost of surgical neutering, the quick procedure provides a less painful and invasive method of taking the roam out of your ...
New Chemical Method to Neuter Dogs: A new method of neutering for dogs has recently been approved by the FDA. At a fraction of the cost of surgical neutering, the quick procedure provides a less painful and invasive method of taking the roam out of your ...
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Wesley Housman, Staten Island Bowling Hall of Famer, dies at 72

The couple had been together for 49 years. A graduate of McKee High School, Mr. Housman worked as an office manager for the former Merberg and Sons, a Yonkers, N.Y., food distributor, from 1967 to 1990, when he retired. He co-founded the Staten Island ...
A veteran Yonkers police detective who was killed in a collision with a city fire truck early Sunday will be laid to rest after a wake that begins Wednesday and a funeral service at Sacred Heart Church on Friday. Detective Frank Fernandez ...
Detective Frank Fernandez was off duty when he crashed early Sunday YONKERS - City firefighters tried desperately to save an off-duty police detective after the veteran cop's SUV crashed head-on into a ladder truck early Sunday, officials said Monday.
YONKERS - Police are continuing to investigate an auto crash between an SUV and a Yonkers fire truck that claimed the life of the police officer. The accident, in the area of Palmer and Sunnybrook roads, resulted in the death of Det. Frank Fernandez ...
Investigators say off-duty detective Frank Fernandez was killed after crashing his SUV into a fire truck early Sunday morning. Authorities say 45-year-old Frank Fernandez was pronounced dead at the scene in Yonkers at about 3 a.m. Sunday. The accident ...
Investigators say off-duty detective Frank Fernandez was killed after crashing his SUV into a fire truck early Sunday morning. The crash occurred around 2:30 a.m. near the intersection of Palmer and Sunnybrook roads in Yonkers. "It is with a very heavy ...
The Yonkers Police Department, as well as the whole community, is mourning the loss of a police detective killed in a car crash Sunday. Lohud.com said Detective Frank Fernandez, 45, died at the scene after his SUV crashed into a Yonkers firetruck.
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Schumer seeks federal funds to combat heroin abuse

(Credit: News 12) Sen. Chuck Schumer is seeking federal funds to fight the problem of heroin and opiate abuse. Schumer was in Tarrytown on Tuesday to push for $600 million of emergency federal funding to fight the war on heroin, both locally and nationwide.
A storm system making its way to Westchester and the Hudson Valley is packing some ... weather advisory for the region to be in effect through early Tuesday morning. News 12 Meteorologist Brysen Van Eck says he expects snow to develop between 12 p.m ...
Both of the party’s previous two candidates — Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino and ... But in December, Paladino — now a Buffalo school board member — told The Buffalo News he is “seriously considering” another gubernatorial run ...
Brian Scott, the owner of Oprandy's, tells TWC News that employees were filling breathing tanks ... The employees were flown in helicopters to Westchester Medical Center. State police say Christopher Foust, 35, of Warwick suffered severe injuries to ...
OPP have shutdown 406 SB at QEW due to weather. A crash on highway 406 southbound, south of Westchester in St. Catharines left all lanes blocked before the closure. The crash included five vehicles. It is unknown when it will reopen. There is also a ...
A number of Met PGA professionals will be on hand for the 11th Journal News Golf Show March 12 and 13 at the Westchester Marriott, providing seminars and instruction. (Photo: Mike Dougherty/The Journal News) We took a mulligan. After spending a year to ...
DES MOINES - The Westchester Knicks (18-14), the official NBA Development ... Fans can stay up-to-date on team news by following the team at: @wcknicks on Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat and on Facebook at facebook.com/wcknicks.
(NEWS 12 WESTCHESTER/CNN) - Rapper DMX was reportedly found unconscious in a New York hotel parking lot Monday. First responders rushed to a Ramada Inn in Yonkers to aid DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons. An emergency crew reportedly administered Narcan ...
WHITE PLAINS, NY (KWSN) – The Westchester Knicks (18-12), the official NBA Development League affiliate of the New York Knickerbockers, defeated the league-leading Sioux Falls Skyforce (22-7), the Miami Heat affiliate, taking the season series 3-1 with a ...
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John D'hont

D'hont, 97, of Hillsdale, NY passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 13, 2016 at his residence. He was born on September 23, 1918 in Yonkers, NY the son of Julius and Mable (Brown) D'hont. A local resident since 1946, Mr. D'hont served his country ...
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State in Brief: Feb. 16

Martins says New York City had planned to reopen nearly two dozen closed Queens wells that would’ve dipped into the aquifer system. That plan has since been abandoned. Off-duty Yonkers detective killed in crash with fire truck YONKERS >> An off-duty ...
That plan has since been abandoned. Off-duty Yonkers detective killed in crash with fire truck YONKERS >> An off-duty Yonkers police detective was killed when his SUV collided with a fire truck. Authorities say 45-year-old Frank Fernandez was pronounced ...
YONKERS - How do you keep a library relevant in the digital age? That's the question Yonkers Public Library officials are trying to answer, and they're asking for public input to craft a proposal. There are several feedback sessions scheduled ...

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Yonkers detective in fatal crash to be laid to rest this week
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A veteran Yonkers police detective who was killed in a collision with a city fire truck early Sunday morning will be laid to rest this week after a wake that beings tomorrow and a funeral service at Sacred Heart Church on Friday. Detective Frank ...
Yonkers (NY) Police Officer Dies After Collision with Fire TruckFireEngineering.com
Investigation continues into crash that killed Yonkers copMid-Hudson News

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That plan has since been abandoned. Off-duty Yonkers detective killed in crash with fire truck YONKERS >> An off-duty Yonkers police detective was killed when his SUV collided with a fire truck. Authorities say 45-year-old Frank Fernandez was pronounced ...
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Audit rips condition of NY’s homeless shelters

New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli speaks in 2014 during the ... a non-profit housing provider based in Yonkers. Roberts said the door was being repaired when auditors arrived, while the infestation was immediately remedied and was in only one apartment.
Westchester Capital Management Llc who had been investing in Hertz Global Holdings Inc. (Put) since many months, is probably bullish the $3.62B market cap company. The stock is up 3.20% or $0.24 after the positive news ... invested 3.12% in the stock.
The library also got the most taxpayer support in 2014, totaling more than $8.2 million. Esther Shaji, 16, a junior at Yonkers High School, was studying for her SAT test Tuesday at the Will branch, at 1500 Central Park Ave., and said not many of her ...
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Yonkers detective crash victim to be laid to rest this week

A veteran Yonkers police detective who was killed in a collision with a city fire truck early Sunday will be laid to rest after a wake that begins Wednesday and a funeral service at Sacred Heart Church on Friday. Detective Frank Fernandez ...
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Yonkers detective crash victim to be laid to rest this week

A veteran Yonkers police detective who was killed in a collision with a city fire truck early Sunday will be laid to rest after a wake that begins Wednesday and a funeral service at Sacred Heart Church on Friday. Detective Frank Fernandez, 45, will ...
Roy McLaughlin Scholarship Fund. In a statement released Monday, Yonkers police provided a photo of Fernandez at a St. Baldrick's fundraiser where he had shaved his head to raise money to fight childhood cancer. The fundraisers were "something very typical ...
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SCHOOL STRAIN: NY teacher ranks plummet

There was a similar drop in Yonkers: the staffing fell from 2,329 in 2006 to 2,052 in 2015, a 12 percent decline. The retirements are expected to continue to grow: The state’s largest teachers union has estimated that about 20 percent of teachers were ...
Detective Frank Fernandez was off duty when he crashed early Sunday YONKERS - City firefighters tried desperately to save an off-duty police detective after the veteran cop's SUV crashed head-on into a ladder truck early Sunday, officials said Monday.
The P.C. Richards Boxer of the Night went to 132 pounder Jaison Thompson of John’s Gym, who beat Lawrence Bautista of Yonkers PAL, 3-0. Thompson showed sharp skills, landing his uppercuts at will. The Empire Casino Punch of the Night was thrown by Efrain ...
Investigators say off-duty detective Frank Fernandez was killed after crashing his SUV into a fire truck early Sunday morning. Authorities say 45-year-old Frank Fernandez was pronounced dead at the scene in Yonkers at about 3 a.m. Sunday. The accident ...
YONKERS, N.Y. (AP) An off-duty Yonkers police detective was killed when his SUV collided with a fire truck. The crash occurred around 2:30 a.m. near the intersection of Palmer and Sunnybrook roads in Yonkers. Fernandez was a member of the Yonkers Police ...
Off-duty Yonkers cop killed in crash with fire truck An off-duty Yonkers police detective was killed early Sunday when his SUV crashed into a Yonkers fire truck. Check out this story on lohud.com: http://lohud.us/1XrYbbv
Detective Frank Fernandez was off duty when he crashed early Sunday YONKERS - City firefighters tried desperately to save an off-duty police detective after the veteran cop's SUV crashed head-on into a ladder truck early Sunday, officials said Monday.
3:38 a.m. EST Tuesday: More than 3,000 New York state customers are without electricity at this ... 10:44 p.m. EST Monday: Vehicle crash blocks part of the Cross County Parkway westbound at Yonkers, 511NY reports.
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The City's Sharpest Transit Mind Doesn't Even Work for the MTA — and He's 19 - Village Voice


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The City's Sharpest Transit Mind Doesn't Even Work for the MTA — and He's 19
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Before the train is even halfway into the station, he smiles. "It's an R160," he says. "Probably in the 8000 or 9000 series." Diamond knows he's right before he opens his eyes; the tritone hum of an electrical component was the giveaway. And he is ...


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Yonkers, New York
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After years of dissent, racial and economic woes and political infighting, Yonkers, Westchester County's largest city and New York State's fourth most populous town, has transformed itself into a vibrant residential community and a prime destination ...

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Weather: Snow to change over to rain

A storm system making its way to Westchester and the Hudson Valley is packing some ... weather advisory for the region to be in effect through early Tuesday morning. News 12 Meteorologist Joe Rao says he expects it to snow for most of the afternoon.
A storm system making its way to Westchester and the Hudson Valley is packing some ... weather advisory for the region to be in effect through early Tuesday morning. News 12 Meteorologist Brysen Van Eck says he expects snow to develop between 12 p.m ...
Both of the party’s previous two candidates — Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino and ... But in December, Paladino — now a Buffalo school board member — told The Buffalo News he is “seriously considering” another gubernatorial run ...
The Baton Rouge (La.) Marriott will expand all 299 rooms and remain open during a $23 million renovation. The hotel was purchased for $21.8 million in April by AVR Realty Co., an investment company based in Yonkers, N.Y., and the Natchitoches, La.,

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DMX Performs Days After Reportedly Being Found With No Pulse (PHOTOS)
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DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons, was reportedly found unconscious and without a pulse in the parking lot of a Ramada Inn in Yonkers, N.Y., as HNGN previously reported. When cops arrived, they determined he was lifeless and quickly began CPR, ...

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Here are the Best, Worst U.S. Cities for Real Estate Agents

the city with the lowest, 2.0%. • Henderson, Nev., has the highest home turnover rate, 9.80%, which is four times greater than in Yonkers, N.Y., the city with the lowest, 2.58%. • Properties in Newark, N.J., have the highest number of days on the ...
In western New York, Erie County had 10,291 retirees and beneficiaries and Monroe County had 8,200. The system included 4,664 active members from Buffalo schools, 3,878 from Rochester and 2,052 from Yonkers, the annual report said. Overall, there were ...
Rapper DMX is on the mend after being resuscitated near a Yonkers, New York, Ramada Inn on Feb. 8. According to his lawyer, the performer, born Earl Simmons, suffers from asthma and was revived after receiving CPR and oxygen. Other published reports claim ...
The Yonkers Police Department, as well as the whole community, is mourning the loss of a police detective killed in a car crash Sunday. Lohud.com said Detective Frank Fernandez, 45, died at the scene after his SUV crashed into a Yonkers firetruck.
Until about a year ago, the name most associated with beer in Yonkers was probably that of the notorious ... big beer wave during prohibition,” as Meyer Berger put it in The New York Times in October 1935, after Schultz was murdered in a Newark saloon.
YONKERS - A New York Lottery ticket worth more than $164,000 was sold in Yonkers this weekend. The lucky ticket for the Lotto drawing on Saturday was sold at Yonkers Gas & Convenience, 1230 Nepperhan Ave., according to state lottery officials. The ticket ...

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Jonathan Pellot wins at Golden Gloves with third-round TKO

The P.C. Richards Boxer of the Night went to 132 pounder Jaison Thompson of John’s Gym, who beat Lawrence Bautista of Yonkers PAL, 3-0. Thompson showed sharp skills, landing his uppercuts at will. The Empire Casino Punch of the Night was thrown by Efrain ...
The Cross County Parkway is closed eastbound this morning after a tree fell across the road in Yonkers. The parkway is shut between the Saw Mill River Parkway and Yonkers Avenue, Westchester County police said. The tree came down around 7:40 a.m. and ...
YONKERS - Police are continuing to investigate an auto crash between an SUV and a Yonkers fire truck that claimed the life of the police officer. The accident, in the area of Palmer and Sunnybrook roads, resulted in the death of Det. Frank Fernandez, 45, a ...
Water service is back on for hundreds of homes in New Rochelle this morning. Officials says a water main break happened around 7 p.m. Monday on Cedar Street, just behind the Radisson hotel. The streets of New Rochelle and parts of Pelham were flooded after ...
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SCHOOL STRAIN: NY teacher ranks plummet

In western New York, Erie County had 10,291 retirees and beneficiaries and Monroe County had 8,200. The system included 4,664 active members from Buffalo schools, 3,878 from Rochester and 2,052 from Yonkers, the annual report said. Overall, there were ...
3:38 a.m. EST Tuesday: More than 3,000 New York state customers are without electricity at this ... 10:44 p.m. EST Monday: Vehicle crash blocks part of the Cross County Parkway westbound at Yonkers, 511NY reports. 10:33 p.m. EST Monday: Storm-related ...
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Analysis: Discord grows over bus terminal

In addition to millions of square feet of Manhattan real estate, Rechler’s company has made a play for high-density developments in suburban downtowns like Yonkers and New Rochelle, N.Y., that have good access to mass transit links into Manhattan.
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Father Kenneth Joseph Ciano

He graduated from high school in Yonkers, New York. He attended undergraduate school at John Carroll University and later earned his undergraduate degree from The American University in Beirut, Lebanon. He taught English in a host of Middle Eastern ...
In western New York, Erie County had 10,291 retirees and beneficiaries and Monroe County had 8,200. The system included 4,664 active members from Buffalo schools, 3,878 from Rochester and 2,052 from Yonkers, the annual report said. Overall, there were ...
The Yonkers Police Department, as well as the whole community, is mourning the loss of a police detective killed in a car crash Sunday. Lohud.com said Detective Frank Fernandez, 45, died at the scene after his SUV crashed into a Yonkers firetruck.
Until about a year ago, the name most associated with beer in Yonkers was probably that of the notorious ... big beer wave during prohibition,” as Meyer Berger put it in The New York Times in October 1935, after Schultz was murdered in a Newark saloon.
YONKERS - A New York Lottery ticket worth more than $164,000 was sold in Yonkers this weekend. The lucky ticket for the Lotto drawing on Saturday was sold at Yonkers Gas & Convenience, 1230 Nepperhan Ave., according to state lottery officials. The ticket ...
There was a similar drop in Yonkers: the staffing fell from 2,329 in 2006 to 2,052 in 2015, a 12 percent decline. The retirements are expected to continue to grow: The state’s largest teachers union has estimated that about 20 percent of teachers were ...
... schools had 10 percent fewer staff members than in 2006 and down 18 percent in the Greece schools in the city’s suburbs. There was a similar drop in Yonkers: the staffing fell from 2,329 in 2006 to 2,052 in 2015, a 12 percent decline. The ...
WEST NYACK, N.Y. - Section 1 wrestlers who will compete in the state tournament were decided on Sunday as Clarkstown South High School hosted the Section 1 ... Justin Lopez of Yonkers fought his way to a title, and Alex Melikian of Lakeland/Panas took ...
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Investigation continues into crash that killed Yonkers cop

YONKERS - Police are continuing to investigate an auto crash between an SUV and a Yonkers fire truck that claimed the life of the police officer. The accident, in the area of Palmer and Sunnybrook roads, resulted in the death of Det. Frank Fernandez ...
YONKERS - Police are continuing to investigate an auto crash between an SUV and a Yonkers fire truck that claimed the life of the police officer. The accident, in the area of Palmer and Sunnybrook roads, resulted in the death of Det. Frank Fernandez, 45, a ...

Investigation continues into crash that killed Yonkers cop
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YONKERS - Police are continuing to investigate an auto crash between an SUV and a Yonkers fire truck that claimed the life of the police officer. The accident, in the area of Palmer and Sunnybrook roads, resulted in the death of Det. Frank Fernandez ...

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HRHCARE AWARDED $2 MILLION TO PREVENT AND CONTROL CHRONIC DISEASE IN NEW YORK STATE

HRHCare operates five facilities in Westchester and Rockland Counties (at Haverstraw, Spring Valley, Peekskill and Yonkers), where residents suffer ... disability and rising health care costs in New York.
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Yorktown: 2 charged in alleged counterfeit cash scheme - The Journal News | LoHud.com


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Yorktown: 2 charged in alleged counterfeit cash scheme
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Police said she was arrested the next day after being held by security at the Sears in Yonkers. Then on Sunday ... The two face charges of criminal possession of a forged instrument and grand larceny in the fourth degree, both felonies. Nunez and Bejar ...

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