Thursday, April 7, 2016

Catherine Mather Gardiner Webb (1924-2016): Last Mathers sibling took pride in legacy

She attended Maumee Valley Country Day School and then Miss Hall’s School in Pittsfield, Mass. She was a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College in Yonkers, N.Y. She married John J. Gardiner, Jr., on April 12, 1947. Her husband’s father was chairman of ...
Throughout the campaign, donors will also be able to bring their instruments to drop-off locations in all five New York boroughs, Westchester ... Stone Pony in Asbury Park on May 12. The concert will air live on the channel. Listeners will have the ...
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NY adds $13M to fight gun violence

The 17 counties enrolled in the initiative represent 85 percent of violent crime in the state outside of New York City ... Rochester Police Department in Monroe County and the Yonkers and Mount Vernon police departments in Westchester County.

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Yonkers man gets 25 years in slaying
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A Yonkers man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for his role in the 2014 ambush shooting death of Rodney Saunders. Edwin Palestina, 24, was sentenced Thursday by Westchester County Judge Barry Warhit. In February, Palestina pleaded guilty to ...
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Ex-fugitive gets prison for fatal ambush on New York streetKFDA

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YONKERS, NY - Talk about dominating. Not only did Bob Krivelin win five legs of the recently completed NAADA Trotting Series but he also was victorious in the series $15,000 Finale which was presented Thursday evening at Yonkers Raceway. In fact he won ...
ALBANY -- New York is doling out $13.3 million in grants to local communities to fight gun violence ... Rochester Police Department in Monroe County and the Yonkers and Mount Vernon police departments in Westchester County. Binghamton Police Department ...
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Active Shooter Training Reminiscent of Cold-War Era 'Duck and Cover'

While my mind was reliving those ridiculous drills, a public notice flickered on the television screen that the high school in Yonkers was going to conduct an 'active shooter' drill, an exercise that the Yonkers PD has done several previous times beginning ...
A man was shot outside a school in Yonkers Saturday night, police say. The shooting happened just after 9:30 p.m. outside the Martin Luther King School. News 12 is told the victim was found by police near 8 Lafayette Place with a gunshot wound in his stomach.
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Six New York harness trainers banned for high cobalt levels

New York State equine medical director Scott Palmer said low levels ... Nostadt raced five horses at Yonkers and Monticello in violation of the commission’s rule in regard to cobalt: Monticello, March 15; “JJ Romero;” cobalt blood concentration ...
Valhalla at North Salem, ppd. Hen Hud at Brewster, ppd. Fox Lane at Ketcham, ppd. Sleepy Hollow at Blind Brook, ppd. Yonkers Montessori at Irvington, ppd. Pelham at Keio, ppd. Edgemont at Woodlands, ppd. Brewster at Arlington, ppd. John Jay at Carmel ...
He lived there until he was 7, when he was sent to the Hebrew National Orphan Home in Yonkers, where he lived until he finished high school. He had aspirations to be a journalist, and for a time he worked as a copy boy for Women’s Wear Daily and as a ...
North Salem at P.Q. Elementary School, 4:30 p.m. Westlake at Blind Brook, 4:30 p.m. Briarcliff at Irvington, 4:30 p.m. Gorton at Tuckahoe, 4:30 p.m. Nanuet at Ardsley, 4:30 p.m. Non-region opponent at Yonkers Montessori, 4:30 p.m. Greenwich (Ct.)
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Tappan Zee tolls frozen until 2020

State Sen. David Carlucci says the predictability of the toll's rates will attract businesses and commuters to live in Rockland and Westchester counties. The $700 million plan was made official as New York Gov. Andrew...

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A former fugitive will spend 25 years in prison for a fatal ambush on a suburban New York street and the wounding of a witness. Acting Westchester County District Attorney James A. McCarty said Edwin Palestina, of Yonkers, was sentenced Thursday for ...

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NY adds $13M to fight gun violence
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"The GIVE initiative gives law enforcement agencies the resources necessary for fighting gun violence in our streets, and helps create a safer and stronger New York for all." The 17 counties enrolled in the initiative represent 85 ... The police ...

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NYS Gaming Commission suspends 6 harness horse trainers
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- New York's Gaming Commission says it has suspended six harness racing trainers after finding high levels of cobalt in horses' blood. The commission says high doses of cobalt salts can enhance athletic performance and also cause ...


Varsity scores and schedule
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Dobbs Ferry vs. North Salem at P.Q. Elementary School, 4:30 p.m.. Westlake at Blind Brook, 4:30 p.m.. Briarcliff at Irvington, 4:30 p.m.. Gorton at Tuckahoe, 4:30 p.m.. Nanuet at Ardsley, 4:30 p.m.. Non-region opponent at Yonkers Montessori, 4:30 p.m..

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Y-O lohud digital newsletter launch party in Yonkers

Y-O lohud digital newsletter launch party in Yonkers Ernie Garcia, center, chats with guests as the Y-O launch party was held at the Blue Door Art Center and Gallery in Yonkers, April 7, 2016. The Y-O is a week-daily newsletter from lohud.com, curated by ...
Even she didn’t know where Yonkers, the next town over, was until she was in high school. What she found in books introduced her to territory far from that inhabited by those living around her. From them, she said, “I understood there was more I could ...
Acting Westchester County District Attorney James A. McCarty says Edwin Palestina of Yonkers, New York was sentenced Thursday for manslaughter and attempted murder. He was arrested in Houston, Texas, in June 2015. Rodney Saunders was walking into his ...
Angela Marquez from Westchester, Illinois, told of seeing a manatee for the ... “Manatees are such UNIQUE animals!,” she wrote in a Feb. 12 post. “It is beyond my comprehension that Florida would hesitate to provide the utmost protection and support ...
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Trion picks up four Washington Heights buildings for $31M

Carmelo Milio’s Trion Real Estate Management, a Yonkers-based investment firm, picked up a four-building Washington Heights portfolio for $31.2 million Thursday, less than two years after it last sold, sources told The Real Deal. The package includes ...
An elderly woman from Pearl River says she was scammed out of thousands of dollars. The woman, who only wanted to be identified as Theodora, says on Wednesday she received a call from someone claiming to be from the Treasury Department. She says the caller ...
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Yonkers man gets 25 years in prison in 2014 slaying

A Yonkers man was sentenced to 25 years in prison Thursday for fatally shooting a man two years ago. Edwin Palestina shot and killed 23-year-old Rodney Saunders on Woodsworth Avenue near Gold Street in Yonkers in May 2014. Authorities arrested Palestina in ...
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Round three of the GIVE crime-fighting program doles out funds

The initiative – the Gun Involved Violence Elimination program, provides funds to fight crime through training ... in the region with over $1.2 million to be split between the Yonkers and Mount Vernon Police departments, District Attorney’s Office ...
crime analysts, overtime and equipment. The new round runs from July 1 through June 31 of next year. Westchester County will receive the biggest chunk of funding in the region with over $1.2 million to be split between the Yonkers and Mount Vernon Police ...
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NY Gaming Agency Suspends Six Trainers For Doping Horses

Law360, New York (April 7, 2016, 3:07 PM ET ... Saratoga Casino and Raceway and Yonkers Raceway, according to a Wednesday release. This is the first action the... To view the full article, register now.
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Fugitive sentenced in shooting death of Yonkers man

The two shooters ran to a waiting minivan and fled the area. An intensive investigation led to Palestina as one of the perpetrators. He was arrested by Yonkers Police and the FBI in Houston, Texas on June 16, 2015.
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Three Queens boxers fight for Golden Gloves

The trio of borough fighters competed in last Wednesday’s championship matches during the prestigious New York Daily News Golden Gloves boxing tournament at Empire City Casino in Yonkers, with one winning by way of a forfeit. In the 112-pound weight ...

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Yonkers man sentenced to 25 years in prison for manslaughter
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A Yonkers man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for his role in the 2014 shooting death of Rodney Saunders. Edwin Palestina, 24, was sentenced Thursday by Westchester County Court Judge Barry Warhit. In February, Palestina pleaded guilty to ...

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Yonkers man sentenced to 25 years in prison for manslaughter Edwin Palestina of Yonkers was sentenced to 25 years in prison for the 2014 shooting death of Rodney Saunders. Check out this story on lohud.com: http://lohud.us/1RZVqwf
The trio of borough fighters competed in last Wednesday’s championship matches during the prestigious New York Daily News Golden Gloves boxing tournament at Empire City Casino in Yonkers, with one winning by way of a forfeit. In the 112-pound weight ...
The trio of borough fighters competed in last Wednesday’s championship matches during the prestigious New York Daily News Golden Gloves boxing tournament at Empire City Casino in Yonkers, with one winning by way of a forfeit. In the 112-pound weight ...
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) - A former fugitive will spend 25 years in prison for a fatal ambush on a suburban New York street and the wounding of a witness. Acting Westchester County District Attorney James A. McCarty says Edwin Palestina of Yonkers ...
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Ex-fugitive gets prison for fatal ambush on New York street

Acting Westchester County District Attorney James A. McCarty says Edwin Palestina of Yonkers, New York was sentenced Thursday for manslaughter and attempted murder. He was arrested in Houston, Texas, in June 2015. Rodney Saunders was walking into his ...
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Iona College prepares for John Kasich visit

John Kasich. Students at the school on Wednesday registered to be in the audience for Kasich's stop in Westchester County. His town hall-style event will be held inside the Mulcahy Gymnasium within the Hynes Athletics Center on campus. It is the same place ...
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Six trainers banned from racing horses at NY harness tracks

The New York State Gaming Commission has banned six trainers from ... The violations occurred last month at Saratoga Casino and Raceway, Monticello Casino and Raceway and Yonkers Raceway. Joseph Carubba was the only trainer on the list who raced at ...
The plan also lays the groundwork for a resident toll discount on the new span for Rockland and Westchester residents. The $700 million plan was passed as part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's...
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Works by Miller, Simon & More Set for Theater J's 2016-17 Season

Neil Simon's poignant and joyful coming-of-age dramedy, the Tony Award-winning Brighton Beach Memoirs, appears in the Spring following the success of previous Simon hits (Lost in Yonkers and The Odd Couple) at Theater J. The season will culminate with ...
"Lost in Yonkers" (drama): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com. "Lost in Yonkers" (drama): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360-679-2237 or ...
Another look at Tiger. On his LinkedIn page, Sherwood is described as a New Jersey Institute of Technology graduate who worked at Lockheed Martin's Yonkers, New York facility prior to landing a gig as the director of systems development for Prudential ...
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John Sherwood, R.I.P.: NJ Skier Killed in Breckenridge Collision, Witnesses Sought

Sherwood is described as a New Jersey Institute of Technology graduate who worked at Lockheed Martin's Yonkers, New York facility prior to landing a gig as the director of systems development for Prudential Financial in Newark. “We are very, very ...
Washington, Sean M. Campbell, Megan M. Gilmour and Dawn M. DeVaux have been suspended for alleged violations at Monticello Casino and Raceway, Saratoga Casino and Raceway and Yonkers Raceway in March. They will be provided a hearing to defend themselves ...
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College students accused of running bogus credit card scheme - seattlepi.com


College students accused of running bogus credit card scheme
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The Erie County District Attorney's Office announced Tuesday that two 23-year-old students and a 25-year-old student, all from Yonkers, were charged with criminal possession of a forged instrument and criminal possession of a forgery device. Police say ...

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Video: Slain Iona student remembered by sister, aunt
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Lawrence, a Yonkers resident who commuted to Iona, and Desir were among a group of five young men who went to the New Rochelle park around 3 a.m. so two of the men could settle some sort of conflict that had been building all night, Gazzola said. "It ...
19-Year-Old Charged In Fatal Shooting Of Iona College StudentDaily Voice
Man, 19, accused in slaying of man found in New York parkBeaumont Enterprise

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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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Police ID Yonkers man charged in bank robbery
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Sarube, a resident of Nassau Road, was charged with felony counts of first-degree robbery and fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property. Sarube, who is also facing a separate felony charge of third-degree grand larceny in Harrison, is being ...


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Reisman: The most dangerous job in America
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Mayor Mike Spano proclaimed in his State of the City Address that Yonkers is the third safest city of its size in the nation, an improvement over 2011 when it ranked sixth. “A great city must be a safe city,” he said. “For the past three years I have ...

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Yonkers fire officers to get 2 percent raises
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YONKERS - The city has negotiated a 10-year contract with its fire officers' union. The Yonkers Uniformed Fire Officers Association will get a yearly raise of about 2 percent through 2019. The raise is also retroactive to 2009 when the last contract ...

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Yonkers cab driver stabbed in neck by fare and cab stolen, abandoned
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YONKERS - A taxi cab driver was stabbed in the neck by his fare but was able to run from the cab into nearby St. John's Riverside Hospital, police said Thursday. Police didn't reveal a motive for the stabbing but the passenger drove off in the cab. The ...

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Yonkers police seek Atlantic Bank robber
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YONKERS - The police are seeking the person who robbed the Atlantic Bank on Friday. At about 5:50 p.m., the robber passed a note to a teller at the bank at 2320 Central Park Ave. and then fled on foot with about $6,000, according to the police. A ...


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Mount Vernon: Teen arrested in police chase, crash
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A Yonkers teenager has been arrested after a high-speed chase that ended in a crash in Mount Vernon, critically injuring a woman on Tuesday, police said. Xavier Wilson, 18, was arrested Tuesday night and taken back to the Bronx, where he had fled New ...

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Works by Miller, Simon & More Set for Theater J's 2016-17 Season

Neil Simon's poignant and joyful coming-of-age dramedy, the Tony Award-winning Brighton Beach Memoirs, appears in the Spring following the success of previous Simon hits (Lost in Yonkers and The Odd Couple) at Theater J. The season will culminate with ...
The violations occurred last month at Saratoga Casino and Raceway, Monticello Casino and Raceway and Yonkers Raceway. Joseph Carubba was the only trainer on the list who raced at Saratoga last month. His horses were Our Angel Hayleigh and Post Time Terror.
John Jay-EF at Putnam Valley, 4:30 p.m. North Salem at Yonkers Montessori, 4:30 p.m. Pleasantville at Tuckahoe, 4:30 p.m. Briarcliff at Rye Neck, 4:30 p.m. Croton-Harmon at Keio, 4:30 p.m. Ardsley at Valhalla, 4:30 p.m. Westlake at Dobbs Ferry, 4:30 ...
John Kasich. Students at the school on Wednesday registered to be in the audience for Kasich's stop in Westchester County. His town hall-style event will be held inside the Mulcahy Gymnasium within the Hynes Athletics Center on campus. It is the same place ...
Westchester County had 25 pedestrian fatalities over that ... (Photo: File photo by Matt Spillane/The Journal News) In Rockland County, there were 11 fatalities, mostly clustered in the area around Spring Valley, Kaser and Monsey. There, 2014 was the ...
The Westchester Knicks, the official NBA Development League affiliate ... Jarnell Stokes finished with a game-high 28 points, hitting 12-of-16 shots and nabbing a double-double with 11 rebounds. DeAndre Liggins provided a double-double of his own in ...
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NY commission suspends 6 harness horse trainers

Washington, Sean M. Campbell, Megan M. Gilmour and Dawn M. DeVaux have been suspended for alleged violations at Monticello Casino and Raceway, Saratoga Casino and Raceway and Yonkers Raceway in March. They will be provided a hearing to defend themselves ...

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York's Gaming Commission says it has suspended six harness racing trainers after finding high levels of cobalt in horses' blood. The commission says high doses of cobalt salts can enhance athletic performance and also cause ...

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Lawrence, a Yonkers resident who commuted to Iona ... Sharon Lawrence said it was her understanding from police that Desir wanted Brandon to join the fight, but that her son refused. She said Desir then punched Brandon and shot him in a "random, senseless ...
Meanwhile, Abraham’s bills to the county, examined by The Buffalo News, show that the anti-CWM effort has cost taxpayers $728,801 since Abraham was hired in 2004 to fight CWM ... Anirban De of Yonkers, on landfill engineering; Marvin Resnikoff of ...
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, N. Y. -- Yonkers police are investigating a fight Wednesday night in Yonkers that left a man with a cut in the face that required medical attention, News 12 reports. The man is expected to recover from being slashed in the face during a fight ...
On Thursday night, friends and family of the victim gathered with dozens of drivers in front of the Family Car Service in Yonkers. “We are constantly being attacked and we will fight back every single time. Together we will expose those who prey on use ...
Two teenagers were hospitalized with stab wounds after a violent street fight in Yonkers. Both male victims are 17 years old. One victim was stabbed in the chest and the other was slashed in the leg and head. The incident occurred on Halstead Avenue around ...
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Albert Figueroa Shares THE AL FIGUEROA STORY

Albert Figueroa, a dedicated author and father, has completed his new book "The Al Figueroa Story: SOS": a gripping and unforgettable chronicle of growing up on the streets of Yonkers in the 1970's and learning how to survive. Mr. Figueroa holds his family ...
Gaming Commission suspends Yonkers trainers for cobalt The state Gaming Commission has suspended 6 horse trainers, including two who entered horses at Yonkers Raceway. Check out this story on lohud.com: http://lohud.us/1MSYcUX
According to New York State Equine Medical Director Scott E ... Nostadt raced five horses at Yonkers and Monticello in violation of the Commission’s rule in regard to cobalt: · Monticello, March 15; “JJ Romero;” cobalt blood concentration of ...
New York State Equine Medical Director Scott E ... Nostadt raced five horses at Yonkers and Monticello that tested in violation of the commission’s cobalt rule: Monticello, March 15—“JJ Romero” had a cobalt blood concentration of 374 ng/ml on ...
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