Friday, April 1, 2016

Mighty Quinn: April 1

“A Helping Hand For Our Friend, Jimmy (Poppa) Casey.” Danny Macs, 869 McLean Ave., in Yonkers will host a fundraiser on Saturday, with cash bar and complimentary buffet. $20 raffle tickets are being sold for lots of prizes. For further information ...

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Adrien Broner claims TKO of Ashley Theophane in ninth
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Easter had big fourth round, rocking Mendez (23-4-1, 12 KOs), 29, who is from the Dominican Republic and fighting out Yonkers, New York, with a left hand to the chin and then sent him staggering into the ropes moments later with another left hand. In ...
Adrien Broner claims TKO in ninth, calls out Floyd MayweatherWABC-TV

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Adrien Broner claims TKO in ninth, calls out Floyd Mayweather

Easter had big fourth round, in which he rocked Mendez (23-4-1, 12 KOs), 29, who is from the Dominican Republic and fights out Yonkers, New York, with a left hand to the chin and then sent him staggering into the ropes with another left hand. In the fifth ...
Easter had big fourth round, in which he rocked Mendez (23-4-1, 12 KOs), 29, who is from the Dominican Republic and fights out Yonkers, New York, with a left hand to the chin and then sent him staggering into the ropes with another left hand. In the fifth ...
For the fight to go on, Broner agreed to pay $50,000 from his purse ... who is from the Dominican Republic and fighting out Yonkers, New York, with a left hand to the chin and then sent him staggering into the ropes moments later with another left hand.

Yonkers: Blue Chip Matchmaker sweep for Stratton

A trio of New Zealand imports - For The Ladies N, Sell A Bit N, and Al Raza N - provided driver Jordan Stratton with a sweep of the three $40,000 splits of the third round of the Blue Chip Matchmaker Series for open pacing mares on Friday night at Yonkers ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - C'mon, you remember these poor guys, forced to spend the summer with their ditzy aunt, crooked uncle, and tyrannical grandmother in practically suburban Yonkers, of all places. And, on top of that, they have to wear knickers.
For the fight to go on, Broner agreed to pay $50,000 from his purse ... who is from the Dominican Republic and fighting out Yonkers, New York, with a left hand to the chin and then sent him staggering into the ropes moments later with another left hand.
A trio of New Zealand imports - For The Ladies N, Sell A Bit N, and Al Raza N - provided driver Jordan Stratton with a sweep of the three $40,000 splits of the third round of the Blue Chip Matchmaker Series for open pacing mares on Friday night at Yonkers ...

Westchester Knicks Win Regular Season Road Finale against Sevens

Down by three heading into the final quarter, the Knicks used a 12-0 run to ... and at the Westchester County Center Box Office. Playoffs ticket strips are available by calling 914-559-6889. Fans can stay up-to-date on team news by following the team ...

Yonkers: Blue Chip Matchmaker sweep for Stratton - Daily Racing Form


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Yonkers: Blue Chip Matchmaker sweep for Stratton
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A trio of New Zealand imports - For The Ladies N, Sell A Bit N, and Al Raza N - provided driver Jordan Stratton with a sweep of the three $40,000 splits of the third round of the Blue Chip Matchmaker Series for open pacing mares on Friday night at ...


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Where does Upstate New York begin? (poll)
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Apparently some in Yonkers, which borders the Bronx, believe that city is part of the region, according to New York Magazine. Others, including a Yonkers assemblywoman, most definitely do not. I think we can all agree that Yonkers is off the Upstate ...


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Medical marijuana dispensary to open in Yonkers
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Etain LLC is poised to open a medical marijuana dispensary in Yonkers, and Mayor Mike Spano said the city differed from other communities that tried to block access to the controversial business. “Many communities in New York state, and I think we all ...


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Nobody Knows Where 'Upstate New York' Actually Is
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Assembly Democrats have argued that Westchester shoud follow the same schedule as New York City. Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer of Yonkers says that "Mine is not an upstate community. It's a downstate, urban community on the border of the Bronx," ...


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$2.4 Billion Subway Stop Was Leaking Before It Opened
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But a 2011 letter that was sent to Yonkers Contracting discouraged the use of shotcrete because it could increase the potential for leaks. The letter, which was obtained by The New York Times, was sent from Cetco Building Materials to KJC Waterproofing ...

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Yonkers' $2B schools plan out of NY budget
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ALBANY - A $2 billion capital plan for Yonkers schools likely won't be part of the state budget for the fiscal year that starts April 1. Mayor Mike Spano and state lawmakers who represent Yonkers are resigned to trying to get a bill passed before the ...


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Yonkers Cabbie Critical after Violent Carjacking
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A livery cab driver is fighting for his life in a Westchester County hospital after being slashed across the face and neck in a carjacking. Cristian Amparo, 40, a driver from Yonkers, was attacked Wednesday by a passenger armed with a knife who slashed ...
Reward Offered For Information In Brutal Attack On Yonkers Livery Cab DriverCBS Local
Yonkers Cabbie Injured In Violent Carjacking; Reward OfferedDaily Voice

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Snack Pak 4Kids is located in the north end of the PISD Education Complex at 24th and Yonkers. Applications for the Hale County ... hosts the cancer survivors prayer support group “We Fight to Live” from 7-8 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month in ...

Recognition Day to include proclamation, service

Snack Pak 4Kids is located in the PISD Complex, north end, 24th and Yonkers Streets. The proclamation in part reads: WHEREAS, service to others is a hallmark of the American character, and central to how we meet our challenges; and WHEREAS, the nation’s ...

Lost in Yonkers, But Found at Playhouse 22

Set in Yonkers, New York in 1942, Lost in Yonkers is the coming-of-age story of Jay, a 15 year old boy, living with his younger brother, Arty, their Featured performer Ryan Gordon, last seen onstage as Peter Cratchitt in the P22 production of A Christmas ...
A hood-wearing man suspected in several armed robberies throughout Westchester and New York City is on the loose and dangerous, police say. Police say surveillance cameras photographed the suspect at a robbery at the Dunkin' Donuts on Central Park Avenue ...
A hood-wearing man suspected in several armed robberies throughout Westchester and New York City is on the loose and dangerous, police say. Police say surveillance cameras photographed the suspect at a robbery at the Dunkin' Donuts on Central Park Avenue ...
Vincent Didavide, 52, of Yonkers, was arrested March 28 on a warrant. Police said that on a prior date Didavide was at Stop and Shop in Orangeburg. Employees there alleged that he manipulated the bottle recycling machine to produce false receipts that ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - C'mon, you remember these poor guys, forced to spend the summer with their ditzy aunt, crooked uncle, and tyrannical grandmother in practically suburban Yonkers, of all places. And, on top of that, they have to wear knickers.
A hood-wearing man suspected in several armed robberies throughout Westchester and New York City is on the loose and dangerous, police say. Police say surveillance cameras photographed the suspect at a robbery at the Dunkin' Donuts on Central Park Avenue ...

Softball: Scoreboard for Thursday, Mar. 31

30 p.m. Yonkers Montessori at Hastings, 4:30 p.m. Eastchester at John Jay, 4:30 p.m. Dobbs Ferry at Albertus Magnus, 4:30 p.m. Friday’s plans: I’ll be wrapping up my coverage of the DICK’S National High School basketball tournament at Christ The ...
and Westchester will eventually see the minimum wage hit $15 an hour -- this isn't the case in upstate New York. The agreement reached between Gov. Cuomo, the assembly, and senate majority leaders has the rest of New York reaching $12.50 an hour by 2021.
The deal between Cuomo and top lawmakers would see the state's current $9-an-hour minimum wage gradually increase to $15 in New York City by the end of 2018, while Westchester and Long ... the minimum wage would hit $12.50 by 2021 with future increases ...
(5) WIN WIN HANOVER has gotten progressively better with each start up at Monticello and she ships in facing a weak field. (3) LILMISSTALKSALOT qualified fast enough to contend here. (2) SEAFOOD PATTY rallied nicely last out to be second best. (2) ITS JUST ...
BEDFORD, NY - A Yonkers man faces harassment charges from an alleged domestic dispute in Bedford Hills. Bedford police said David Cooper, 47, was arrested March 21 after a verbal dispute with an ex-girlfriend, with whom he shares a child. The dispute ...

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California, New York poised to raise minimum wage to $15
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In the suburbs of Long Island and Westchester County, the wage would rise to $15 by the end of 2022. The increases are even more drawn out upstate, where the wage would hit $12.50 in 2021, then increase to $15 based on an ... AP National News Video ...

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Editorial: NY budget offers justice, for some - The Journal News | LoHud.com


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Editorial: NY budget offers justice, for some
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New York's new state budget was hailed for its focus on economic justice: it boosts the minimum wage, institutes paid family leave, offers an income tax cut and provides record education aid that offers extra help for failing schools. But opacity still ...

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Chef Xurro Collaboration Kicks Off Today at 180 Xurreria - Eater Portland


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Chef Xurro Collaboration Kicks Off Today at 180 Xurreria
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"As a kid growing up in New York," says Gencarelli, "I ate a lot of cannoli. My dad used to take me to a bakery in Yonkers most Sundays called Puglia Bakery. It will always be my favorite dessert and one of my favorite childhood taste memories ...

Thieves go 'fishing' for checks in mailboxes - The Riverdale Press


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Thieves go 'fishing' for checks in mailboxes
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After visiting the Kingsbridge Post Office, she was told she may have been the victim of a crime known as mailbox fishing. “When I ... “In my previous life as a grand larceny detective I used to meet them up in Yonkers, at their head quarters,” Capt. O ...

North White High School will be performing the Neil Simon comic drama “Lost in Yonkers” this Friday and Saturday. The Pulitzer-winning play follows the story of teenagers Jay and Arty, who are sent to live with their stern grandmother and zany aunt in ...
Yonkers non-public school bus applications due April 1 the deadline for Yonkers Non-Public School Transportation applications for the 2016-2017 school year. Check out this story on lohud.com: http://lohud.us/1MSdqnX
Jamie Baio, a junior at Sayville High School, is playing Jay ... Along with the new faces, Yonkers will also feature HTC veterans Rebecca Edana, Edward Kassar and Russell Weisenbacher in the roles of Aunt Bella, Uncle Louie and Jay and Arty’s father ...
The honorees include homeless outreach advocate Chasity Bailey, Janice Lubin Kirschner from Family Service Society of Yonkers, Carmen Gomez Goldberg, of the Charter School of Educational Excellence, the...
On the other hand, school administrators have repeatedly said per-pupil metrics are misleading, because Redding has a large number of late-career teachers who earn substantially more than new teachers. Nonetheless, Board of Finance member Kim Yonkers said ...
Jamie is a junior at Sayville High School where he has played numerous roles ... lighting is by Sebastian Paczynski and costumes are by Teresa LeBrun. "Lost in Yonkers" opens on March 31and runs through April 17 at the Quogue Community Hall on Jessup ...
YONKERS, N.Y. -- Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano, who was in Albany last week to lobby for state funding to fix Yonkers schools, said he still plans to pursue it even though it is not in the state's proposed $145 billion budget, according to a report by lohud.com.
The former Northport High School music teacher accomplished both of these aims ... brothers Albert Schneider of upstate Oxford and Edward Schneider of Yonkers; and six grandchildren. A funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic ...

New Partnership with Whole Foods Market Helps Support Westchester County Parks

On Wednesday, April 6, five percent of net sales from purchases at Whole Foods Market’s Westchester County locations, which include Port Chester, White Plains and Yonkers, will go to Friends of Westchester County Parks, which engages the public in ...

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Photos: Yonkers police seek help ID'ing Dunkin' Donuts robbery suspect
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Yonkers police are asking for the public's help identifying a man they say robbed a Dunkin' Donuts in February. Police released surveillance photos of a man they say held up the store at 680 Central Park Ave. at gunpoint on Feb. 9. He also fits the ...

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Westchester and Long Island will reach $15 an hour by the end of 2019. And for the rest of the state it will only go to $12.50 an hour by the end of 2020. Other major provisions include a paid family leave plan. "I think the challenge in this budget ...
In upstate, the hourly wage level would rise 70 cents each year until it reaches $12.50 in 2021. At that point ... Another caveat involves Westchester County and Long Island. The $15 level would not be attained there until the end of 2022.

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Photos: Yonkers police seek help ID'ing Dunkin' Donuts robbery suspect
The Journal News | LoHud.com
Yonkers police are asking for the public's help identifying a man they say robbed a Dunkin' Donuts in February. Police released surveillance photos of a man they say held up the store at 680 Central Park Ave. at gunpoint on Feb. 9. He also fits the ...

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BEDFORD, NY - A Yonkers man faces harassment charges from an alleged domestic dispute in Bedford Hills. Bedford police said David Cooper, 47, was arrested March 21 after a verbal dispute with an ex-girlfriend, with whom he shares a child. The dispute ...
BEDFORD, NY - A Yonkers man faces harassment charges from an alleged domestic dispute in Bedford Hills. Bedford police said David Cooper, 47, was arrested March 21 after a verbal dispute with an ex-girlfriend, with whom he shares a child. The dispute ...

Chef Xurro Collaboration Kicks Off Today at 180 Xurreria

"As a kid growing up in New York," says Gencarelli, "I ate a lot of cannoli. My dad used to take me to a bakery in Yonkers most Sundays called Puglia Bakery. It will always be my favorite dessert and one of my favorite childhood taste memories." Gencarelli ...

Things to Do on Long Island, April 2 Through April 10 - New York Times


New York Times

Things to Do on Long Island, April 2 Through April 10
New York Times
Credit Sam Hodgson for The New York Times. A guide to cultural .... QUOGUE Rebecca Edana, left, and Diana Marbury arein the Neil Simon comedy “Lost in Yonkers” at the Quogue Community Hall, 125 Jessup Avenue, through April 17. Tickets: $10 to $30.

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Only Brooklyn Democrat Simcha Felder voted against it. “We knew we could lift millions out of poverty if we just stayed focused,” said Democratic minority leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins of Yonkers. “There’s not a lot of things that are worth working ...
"As a kid growing up in New York," says Gencarelli, "I ate a lot of cannoli. My dad used to take me to a bakery in Yonkers most Sundays called Puglia Bakery. It will always be my favorite dessert and one of my favorite childhood taste memories." Gencarelli ...

2016 season to start with Neil Simon's 'Lost in Yonkers'

It is New York, 1942. After the death of their mother ... But it is Bella's hunger for affection and her refusal to be denied love that saves the boys. “Lost in Yonkers” opens Friday, April 15 at the Alley Theatre, 133 Center Street, Middleboro.
#THECONGLOMERATE #Staytuned..." Shaquille O'Neal will also star as himself in the episode featuring Busta. Last year, Yonkers, New York lyricist DMX starred in an episode of "Fresh Off The Boat." "Fresh Off The Boat" is based on a memoir penned by ...
30 p.m. Yonkers Montessori at Hastings, 4:30 p.m. Eastchester at John Jay, 4:30 p.m. Dobbs Ferry at Albertus Magnus, 4:30 p.m. Friday’s plans: I’ll be wrapping up my coverage of the DICK’S National High School basketball tournament at Christ The ...
30 p.m. Yonkers Montessori at Hastings, 4:30 p.m. Eastchester at John Jay, 4:30 p.m. Dobbs Ferry at Albertus Magnus, 4:30 p.m. Friday’s plans: I’ll be wrapping up my coverage of the DICK’S National High School basketball tournament at Christ The ...
MIDDLEBORO — Nemasket River Productions first show of its 2016 Season will be Neil Simon’s inimitable play about the trials and tribulations that test family ties and winner of the 1991 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, “Lost in Yonkers.” What happens to ...

Busta Rhymes To Appear In "Fresh Off The Boat" Episode

#THECONGLOMERATE #Staytuned..." Shaquille O'Neal will also star as himself in the episode featuring Busta. Last year, Yonkers, New York lyricist DMX starred in an episode of "Fresh Off The Boat." "Fresh Off The Boat" is based on a memoir penned by ...
Terrence Murphy, R-Yorktown, said. "We’ve gotten together, and we pushed back, and we’ve gotten six and a half years for the $15 in Westchester County and five years for $12.50 in upstate." In New York City, there will be a carve out for businesses ...

Lost in Yonkers, But Found at Playhouse 22 - TAPinto.net


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Lost in Yonkers, But Found at Playhouse 22
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EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - C'mon, you remember these poor guys, forced to spend the summer with their ditzy aunt, crooked uncle, and tyrannical grandmother in practically suburban Yonkers, of all places. And, in addition to that, they have to wear knickers.

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Supermarket Crime Report: Orangetown Police

Vincent Didavide, 52, of Yonkers, was arrested March 28 on a warrant. Police said that on a prior date Didavide was at Stop and Shop in Orangeburg. Employees there alleged that he manipulated the bottle recycling machine to produce false receipts that ...

Tappan Zee Bridge Toll Takers Prepare For Final Weeks On Job
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TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- You would think the days of a bridge toll taker are solitary and lonely. And dull. Not so, says Dwayne Redman and Henry Gregorio, veteran toll-takers who work at the Tappan Zee Bridge booth. "It's just the opposite," says Redman, ...

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Supermarket Crime Report: Orangetown Police
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Vincent Didavide, 52, of Yonkers, was arrested March 28 on a warrant. Police said that on a prior date Didavide was at Stop and Shop in Orangeburg. Employees there alleged that he manipulated the bottle recycling machine to produce false receipts that ...

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Transportation center’s passenger drop-off area to close

One lane of South State Street will remain open to vehicle traffic and no stopping will be permitted. This work is part of a $8,779,000 contract awarded to Ecco III Enterprises, Inc of Yonkers, N.Y. It’s scheduled for completion in late December.

Supermarket Crime Report: Orangetown Police

Vincent Didavide, 52, of Yonkers, was arrested March 28 on a warrant. Police said that on a prior date Didavide was at Stop and Shop in Orangeburg. Employees there alleged that he manipulated the bottle recycling machine to produce false receipts that ...

The Latest: Budget raises aid to schools to $24.8 billion

Now $9, the wage would rise to $15 in New York City in three years and on Long Island and in Westchester County in six years. The wage would increase more gradually upstate, hitting $12.50 in six years. Further increases to $15 tied to economic indicators ...
In the New York City suburbs of Long Island and Westchester County, the wage would rise to $15 by the end of 2022. The increases are even more drawn out upstate, where the wage would hit $12.50 in 2021 and then increase to $15 based on an undetermined ...

Show Me a Hero box set review: David Simon makes public housing as thrilling as The Wire

... of the corrupting power of politics – and Catherine Keener’s great as a casual racist Set in the late 1980s in Yonkers, New York, Show Me a Hero tells the story of Nick Wasicsko, an ambitious smooth-talker with an eye for the ladies, who at the ...
The story of a Yonkers mayor’s vitriolic battle for fair housing is a gripping exposé of the corrupting power of politics – and Catherine Keener’s great as a casual racist Set in the late 1980s in Yonkers, New York, Show Me a Hero tells the story of ...

Softball: Scoreboard for Wednesday, Mar. 30

30 p.m. Sleepy Hollow at Yonkers, 4:30 p.m. Thursday’s plans: I’ll be pinch-hitting (pardon the pun) for the good folks at USA TODAY High School Sports today and tomorrow, covering the DICK’S National High School basketball tournament at Christ The King.
YONKERS Planetarium show ... BETHEL Barbara Villet and the New York Times photojournalists Stephen Crowley and Todd Heisler discuss Grey Villet’s photojournalistic work. April 2 at 4 p.m. Free. Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, 200 Hurd Road.
Ages 8 and up. April 17 at 2 p.m. $14. Levity Live, 4210 Palisades Center Drive. 845-353-5400; levitylive.com. YONKERS Planetarium show: “The Girl Who Walked Upside Down.” Ages 4 through 7. “The Sky Tonight.” “Moons: Worlds of Mystery.”
New York City's minimum wage would jump to $15 over three years under the emerging state budget deal, sources told the Daily News. Under the plan ... On Long Island and Westchester County, the current $9 minimum wage would increase to $15 an hour over ...