Saturday, February 27, 2016

Rosenfeld, Will

passed onward Thursday night after a brief illness.Born in Yonkers, New York on July 22, 1950, Will grew up playing baseball and basketball. Sought for his skill as an educator, he moved to Virginia in 1973 and attained his dream of becoming a kindergarten ...
Vestal’s Zayne Benedict was pinned by Yonkers’ Justin Lopez in 2:07 in wrestlebacks. 113: Tommy Cox (Deer Park-11) dec. Anthony Sulla (North Rockland-1), 4-0; Kelan McKenna (New Hartford-3) pinned Anthony Cirillo (Rocky Point-11), 6:34. 120 ...
passed onward Thursday night after a brief illness.Born in Yonkers, New York on July 22, 1950, Will grew up playing baseball and basketball. Sought for his skill as an educator, he moved to Virginia in 1973 and attained his dream of becoming a kindergarten ...

Polak A Repeats In Yonkers Open

Favoured Polak A (Brian Sears, $4.60) snapped Phil Your Boots (Tyler Buter) at the wire on Saturday night, winning Yonkers Raceway’s $32,000 Open Handicap Pace. Those two, leaving from post position Nos. 5 and 6, respectively, were sent toward the lead.
Tim Rooney sold all of his shares and Pat Rooney sold most of his in 2009 because of their controlling interests in Empire City Gaming at Yonkers Raceway in New York and the Palm Beach Kennel Club in Florida. Some of Pat Rooney’s remaining 2.5 percent ...
“You always need to problem solve in life,” explained Sarah McDonnell, 12, from Greenwich ... Like her mother, Ellen McDonnell, a middle school principal in Westchester County, N.Y., Sara wants to go into education, and sees these experiences with ...
Two people were allegedly attacked in Yonkers early Saturday morning. Witnesses tell News 12 a man and a woman were attacked around 3:30 a.m. near 10 Warburton Ave. They say both victims were bloodied and taken away by ambulance.

Drones take over Meadowlands expo center during Aero Modelers show - NorthJersey.com


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Drones take over Meadowlands expo center during Aero Modelers show
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Racing drones were only one of many different types of radio-controlled vehicles on display and for sale at the 48th Annual Westchester Radio Aero Modelers Show, which opened on Friday and continues 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. todaySunday. ... subjects ...

Porter County Museum looks to the future

Future workshops dates are Wednesday at the museum, Friday at the Kouts branch library, March 12, at the Westchester Public Library Service Center and March 16 at the Portage Library.

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Tyler, The Creator Attempted To Parody A New York Beat On “Yonkers
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Tyler, The Creator says the beat for his “Yonkers” record was actually his attempt “to make a shitty New York beat.” During a GOLF Radio interview with Vince Staples, Tyler, The Creator shared an unexpected piece of information about his 2011 record, ...
Tyler The Creator Reveals “'Yonkers' Was A Joke” In New Interview With Vince StaplesThe FADER
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Tyler, The Creator on "Yonkers": "I made that beat in literally eight minutes"HUH.

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Yonkers, New York apartment fire injures 9
Washington Times
YONKERS, N.Y. (AP) - A fire official says an apartment fire in Westchester County has left nine people with minor injuries, including eight firefighters. Assistant Fire Chief Brian Travers tells WNBC-TV (http://bit.ly/1opi2wz ) that 30 to 45 ...

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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 ...

NYSPHSAA Wrestling Championships — Division I Day 2 results

Matt Griffin (Jamesville Dewitt-3) pinned Garrett Semenetz (Mahopac-1), :50. Justin Lopez (Yonkers-1) pinned Zayne Benedict (Vestal-4), 2:07. Kevin Meloni (Shoreham Wading River-11) pinned Alex Samson (Victor-5), 2:27. Justin Vines (Wantagh-8) dec. Trent ...
YONKERS - As much as 600 gallons of oil drained into the Bronx River today as hazmat crews scrambled to clean up a large oil spill. "It's a major cleanup operation," said Yonkers Fire Department Chief of Operations Robert Capurso. The truck, carrying ...
Firefighters in Yonkers were cleaning up Saturday after a leak from an oil delivery truck. Authorities say the truck carrying 6500 gallons of heating oil began leaking at about 8:30 a.m. on Bronx River Road. The Yonkers Fire Department responded and slowed ...

Leaky Tanker Truck Causes Oil Spill in Yonkers

An Upstate New York community found itself dealing with an oil spill Saturday morning after a tanker truck sprang a leak. An oil delivery truck carrying 6,500 gallons of heating fuel developed a leak at about 8:15 a.m. in a neighborhood in Yonkers, city ...
Every once in a while, everything falls in place and you have a truly memorable evening. Last night was one of those nights, thanks to ACTA Theatre in Trussville. Starting with the warm welcome I received at the door all the way until after ACTA's fine ...
An Upstate New York community found itself dealing with an oil spill Saturday morning after a tanker truck sprang a leak. An oil delivery truck carrying 6,500 gallons of heating fuel developed a leak at about 8:15 a.m. in a neighborhood in Yonkers ...

Two Binghamton schools get poor grades

The schools were mainly in the state's largest cities, including Rochester, Yonkers, Buffalo, Syracuse and New York City. Overall, 188 schools were on the priority schools list "as a result of being among the lowest-performing schools in the state."
YONKERS A truck carrying 6,500 gallons of oil leaked into a roadway adjacent to the Bronx River, with some oil making its way into the river itself, officials said. "It's a major clean-up operation," according to Yonkers Fire Department Chief of ...
After graduating from the New York University School of Law in 1975 ... and village justice in Ossining and as an acting City Court judge in Mount Vernon and Yonkers. Before joining the bench, Connolly was an associate with MacCartney, MacCartney, Kerrigan ...
“Lie went to a New York movie house and saw a very ... because they’re not really set up for fine-art appreciation there,” Mr. Bland said. That makes the Yonkers show, which also includes three lithographs on paper borrowed from Vesterheim: The ...
I can't say that I get this. It is rather minimal in structure, and discordant in a way that feels manufactured to sound creepy. Some other stuff I looked into by this band reminds me of newer Shining (Norway) if they lost their saxophone. This band is ...
YONKERS, N.Y. -- A former New York City police officer and ex-Yonkers resident faces up to six years in prison after pleading guilty to defrauding insurance companies, according to lohud.com. Jose Urena, formerly of Yonkers, made fraudulent auto insurance ...
A state police spokesman says a pickup truck driven by 32-year-old Paterson resident Mario Funes was westbound in an eastbound lane when he crashed into a car driven by 64-year-old Luis Feliz, of Yonkers, New York. The impact caused Feliz’s car to ...
Tyler, The Creator says the beat for his “Yonkers” record was actually his attempt “to make a shitty New York beat.” During a GOLF Radio interview with Vince Staples, Tyler, The Creator shared an unexpected piece of information about his 2011 ...
Yonkers, just north of New York City, can be a noisy place. Kendra Rose grew up here—on Ashburton Avenue, which divides the city’s hard-up south from its middle-class north, and then on Beech. Those who know the area know to avoid roads like Beech ...

Kids sing for chance at Yonkers Idol crown - News 12 Westchester


Kids sing for chance at Yonkers Idol crown
News 12 Westchester
Children from ages 10 to 19 were able to showcase their talent for judges at the auditions, held at the Nodine Hill Community Center. The auditions Saturday were the first of three rounds in the competition. The winner of the competition will hold the ...

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Firefighters in Yonkers were cleaning up Saturday after a leak from an oil delivery truck. Authorities say the truck carrying 6500 gallons of heating oil began leaking at about 8:30 a.m. on Bronx River Road. The Yonkers Fire Department responded and slowed ...
YPD responded to a call reporting an assault in progress taking place on 10 Warburton Ave (in front of GUAPO COCINA MEXICANA) today (2/27/16 at 3:20AM) When they arrived they encounter a male & a female with lacerations to the face. No arrests had been ...
Two people were allegedly attacked in Yonkers early Saturday morning. Witnesses tell News 12 a man and a woman were attacked around 3:30 a.m. near 10 Warburton Ave. They say both victims were bloodied and taken away by ambulance. No word from police on ...

Maynard W. Krug, 88, train enthusiast - Philly.com


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Maynard W. Krug, 88, train enthusiast
Philly.com
Maynard Webster Krug, 88, of West Chester and Dyken Pond, N.Y., a railroad company engineer and longtime train enthusiast, died Friday, Feb. 19, of dementia at home. Born in Yonkers, N.Y., he was the son of John Alfred and Martha Beatrice Fine Krug.

The schools were mainly in the state's largest cities, including Rochester, Yonkers, Buffalo, Syracuse and New York City. Overall, 188 schools were on the priority schools list "as a result of being among the lowest-performing schools in the state."
The schools were mainly in the state's largest cities, including Rochester, Yonkers, Buffalo, Syracuse and New York City. Overall, 188 schools were on the priority schools list "as a result of being among the lowest-performing schools in the state."

Pleasantville Students Participate In Robotics Competition

Local teams included students from Pleasantville, Yorktown, Somers, Ardsley, and Yonkers, with other qualifiers coming from as far away as the Bronx, New Jersey, and Connecticut. First Tech Challenge is for students from grades seven through 12 who design ...
says News 12. Police told News 12 Westchester that they found poker machines, sports betting materials and about $6,000 in cash.
YONKERS, N.Y. -- An oil delivery truck carrying 6,500 gallons of heating oil developed a leak at the above address ‎at 125 Bronx River Road early Saturday morning resulting in hundreds of gallons of oil spilling into the adjacent Bronx River. The Yonkers ...

Two Accused Of Running Gambling Operation At Yonkers Store

YONKERS, N. Y. -- Two Yonkers men who work at the Riverview Stationery store are facing criminal gambling charges after Yonkers police say they found evidence of a gambling operation during an early Friday raid, according to a News 12 report. Owner Wilbert ...

Winsted police seek burglars of pizza restaurant, cottages
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Islamic State holds out in Ramadi · Street gangs pivot to white-collar crimes · Case tests banking rules for legal pot proceeds · See through walls for about $300 · Israel cracks down on domestic dissent · 'Pink Sisters' mark 100 years of nonstop ...

Y. -- Two Yonkers men who work at the Riverview Stationery store are facing criminal gambling charges after Yonkers police say they found evidence of a gambling operation during an early Friday raid, according to a News 12 report. Owner Wilbert Hernandez ...

Two Westchester Fugitives Apprehended By Police, U.S. Marshals

... in the second degree and resisting arrest from the City of Yonkers Police Department. Jessamy Turhan, 51, of Mount Vernon was arrested on a warrant for violation of his New York State Parole after a conviction for criminal possession of a controlled ...
Elizabeth Campbell, 32, of Yonkers was arrested on a warrant for assault in the second degree and resisting arrest from the City of Yonkers Police Department. Jessamy Turhan, 51, of Mount Vernon was arrested on a warrant for violation of his New York State ...
Two people were allegedly attacked in Yonkers early Saturday morning. Witnesses tell News 12 a man and a woman were attacked around 3:30 a.m. near 10 Warburton Ave. They say both victims were bloodied and taken away by ambulance. No word from police on ...
Access to and from Tapp Road from Yonkers Street will be permanently closed in early March, according to a news release from I-69 Development Partners. Yonkers Street will be closed to through traffic from Indian Creek Drive to Tapp Road.
Two people were allegedly attacked in Yonkers early Saturday morning. Witnesses tell News 12 a man and a woman were attacked around 3:30 a.m. near 10 Warburton Ave. They say both victims were bloodied and taken away by ambulance.
FDNY EMS members have shouldered 12-hour assignments and additional rotations since Transcare ... An email that was sent to Transcare employees Thursday night around 10 p.m. and forwarded to the Daily News made that clear. “Guys, we just received ...
Local teams included students from Pleasantville, Yorktown, Somers, Ardsley, and Yonkers, with other qualifiers coming from as far away as the Bronx, New Jersey, and Connecticut. First Tech Challenge is for students from grades seven through 12 who design ...
of Yonkers was arrested on a warrant for assault in the second degree and resisting arrest from the City of Yonkers Police Department. Jessamy Turhan, 51, of Mount Vernon was arrested on a warrant for violation of his New York State Parole after a ...
YONKERS A truck carrying 5,000 gallons of oil is leaking into a roadway adjacent to the Bronx River. Yonkers police and firefighters are at Bronx River Road and New Place, where the truck is leaking. Officials from the Department of Environmental ...

Witnesses: Man, woman attacked in Yonkers - News 12 Westchester


Witnesses: Man, woman attacked in Yonkers
News 12 Westchester
Two people were allegedly attacked in Yonkers early Saturday morning. Witnesses tell News 12 a man and a woman were attacked around 3:30 a.m. near 10 Warburton Ave. They say both victims were bloodied and taken away by ambulance. No word from ...

Maynard W. Krug, 88, train enthusiast

Born in Yonkers, N.Y., he was the son of John Alfred and Martha Beatrice Fine Krug. Mr. Krug graduated from Gorton High School, Yonkers, in 1945 and enlisted in the Army Air Corps, serving in World War II until November 1946. He attended Rensselaer ...
A state report released this afternoon removes five Yonkers city schools from a list identifying schools as "failing" and "persistently failing." Because those five schools are no longer considered priority – priority being the worst status, then "focus ...
30 a.m. today in the 106-pound Division I semifinals against senior Trey Wardlaw of Section I's East Ramapo High School. Scapelliti said Wardlaw's 2-1 quarterfinal upset win over the tourney's 106-pound No. 3 seed Justin Lopez of Yonkers was huge.
The schools were mainly in the state's largest cities, including Rochester, Yonkers, Buffalo, Syracuse and New York City. Overall, 188 schools were on the priority schools list "as a result of being among the lowest performing schools in the state."
ELMSFORD, N.Y. -- The Elmsford Union Free School District is excited to partner with Teens ... The initiative, which began as Teens Run Yonkers, is intended to transform students’ lives through running and positive adult mentorship.
Finance board member Kim Yonkers said she was “concerned we’ve talked about having a plan for what should happen to the schools, and it’s now been two years talking about this. The lack of a plan contributes to a lot of indecisiveness and difficulty ...
Weekend reads: $23 million house, Yonkers moon paintings, break into the movies Some weekend must reads: Westchester's $23 million home, Yonkers moon paintings, breaking into the movies Check out this story on lohud.com: http://lohud.us/211xWsB

Former NYC Cop, Ex-Yonkers Resident Gets Prison Term For Insurance Fraud - Daily Voice


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Former NYC Cop, Ex-Yonkers Resident Gets Prison Term For Insurance Fraud
Daily Voice
YONKERS, N.Y. -- A former New York City police officer and ex-Yonkers resident faces up to six years in prison after pleading guilty to defrauding insurance companies, according to lohud.com. Jose Urena, formerly of Yonkers, made fraudulent auto ...

Donuts and Demonism: tracking the influence of Odd Future

Watching the video for Tyler, The Creator’s “Yonkers” five years after its release ... leader of the then-burgeoning Los Angeles hip-hop collective Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All—seemed far beyond his 19 years, and seeing something so perfectly ...
YONKERS, N.Y. -- Steven Knowles, 27, a member of the Elm Street Wolves Gang, was sentenced to life in prison plus 35 consecutive years for a litany of charges involving murder, narcotics conspiracy and firearms, according to Preet Bahara, the United ...
Eleven members and associates of the Yonkers street gang Cruddy 650 were recently indicted on a multitude of charges including murder, bank robbery and witness tampering, United States Attorney Preet Bharara and authorities announced Monday. All but two of ...
Downtown Yonkers Store Robbed at Gunpoint: Three masked suspects were caught on surveillance video Thursday robbing a family-owned meat market in Yonkers, police say. Investigators say the suspects held up the Yonkers Corp. Meat Market on Elm Street at ...
Yonkers residents express relief that suspects are off streets, sadness over lives lost Two suspected gang members at large, 11 others being in custody without bail Advocates cite need for more violence prevention programs to keep youth off the streets
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JOSE CRUZ, a/k/a “Chili,” a member of the violent Yonkers street gang known as the “Strip Boyz,” was sentenced yesterday in Manhattan federal court to ...

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Maynard W. Krug, 88, train enthusiast
Philly.com
Maynard Webster Krug, 88, of West Chester and Dyken Pond, N.Y., a railroad company engineer and longtime train enthusiast, died Friday, Feb. 19, of dementia at home. Born in Yonkers, N.Y., he was the son of John Alfred and Martha Beatrice Fine Krug.

After graduating from the New York University School of Law in 1975 ... and village justice in Ossining and as an acting City Court judge in Mount Vernon and Yonkers. Before joining the bench, Connolly was an associate with MacCartney, MacCartney, Kerrigan ...

Yorktown Students Participate In Robotics Competition

Local teams included students from Pleasantville, Yorktown, Somers, Ardsley, and Yonkers, with other qualifiers coming from as far away as the Bronx, New Jersey, and Connecticut. First Tech Challenge is for students from grades seven through 12 who design ...

Maynard W. Krug, 88, train enthusiast

Born in Yonkers, N.Y., he was the son of John Alfred and Martha Beatrice Fine Krug. Mr. Krug graduated from Gorton High School, Yonkers, in 1945 and enlisted in the Army Air Corps, serving in World War II until November 1946. He attended Rensselaer ...

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Wrestling: Videos and results from states on Friday
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99 – Garrett Semenetz (Mahopac) pin Terry Adams (Monsignor Farrell), 1:30; Anthony Sciotto (Rocky Point) pin Dennis Robin (Arlington), 1:09. 106 – Justin Lopez (Yonkers) maj. dec. Christian Bradshaw (Liverpool), 15-2; Trey Wardlaw (East Ramapo) dec.


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Tyler, The Creator Attempted To Parody A New York Beat On “Yonkers
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Tyler, The Creator says the beat for his “Yonkers” record was actually his attempt “to make a shitty New York beat.” During a GOLF Radio interview with Vince Staples, Tyler, The Creator shared an unexpected piece of information about his 2011 record, ...
Tyler, The Creator Reveals 'Yonkers' Beat Was A 'Joke': 'Trying To Make A S**tty New York Beat'Design & Trend
Tyler The Creator Reveals “'Yonkers' Was A Joke” In New Interview With Vince StaplesThe FADER
Tyler, the Creator Says the Beat for "Yonkers" Was Made as a "Joke"Complex
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Yonkers, New York apartment fire injures 9
Washington Times
YONKERS, N.Y. (AP) - A fire official says an apartment fire in Westchester County has left nine people with minor injuries, including eight firefighters. Assistant Fire Chief Brian Travers tells WNBC-TV (http://bit.ly/1opi2wz ) that 30 to 45 ...

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Born in Yonkers, N.Y., he was the son of John Alfred and Martha Beatrice Fine Krug. Mr. Krug graduated from Gorton High School, Yonkers, in 1945 and enlisted in the Army Air Corps, serving in World War II until November 1946. He attended Rensselaer ...
As many as 27 public officials were served subpoenas Friday following the demolition of a property at 136 Park Ave. in January. Documents obtained by News 12 include a letter from the Asbestos Control Bureau to city Commissioner Mark...
FDNY EMS members have shouldered 12-hour shifts and double rotations since Transcare ... An email that was sent to Transcare employees Thursday night around 10 p.m. and forwarded to the Daily News made that clear. “Guys, we just received direction ...
They say a so-called bus bulb at Zerega and Westchester avenues is part of the problem. The city installed sidewalk extensions throughout the Bronx in an effort to make pedestrian travel safer, but...