Friday, April 15, 2016

Photo Flash: Remembering Anne Jackson

and THE WALTZ OF THE TOREADORS, and went on to star in TWICE AROUND THE PARK, CAFE CROWN, LOST IN YONKERS and finally THE FLOWERING PEACH in the '80s and '90s. Jackson is survived by her daughters, Roberta and Katherine, her son, Peter, her sister ...
Krispy Apple and Yagonnakissmeornot backed up their wins in last week's fourth round of the Blue Chip Matchmaker Series for open pacing mares at Yonkers Raceway with repeat trips to the winners' circle in Friday night's fifth and final preliminary round.
Chip Taylor was born James Voight in Yonkers, New York. (Yes, he's actor Jon Voight's brother.) He couldn't read or write music, but he had a knack for songwriting, and he landed a job as a staff writer for April Blackwood Music at 1650 Broadway in New ...
YONKERS - Mayor Mike Spano unveiled a $1.1 billion budget Friday for the 2016-17 fiscal year that remains within the state tax cap for the fifth consecutive year. The proposed budget contains no cuts in city services, no layoffs of city or school workers ...
When Jason hit the stage running, he immediately created his character: a singer from Yonkers, New York named Aaron. Jason/Aaron proceeded to improvisepatter, showstoppers, rhythm and blues, Jason Robert Brown stylings and a Sondheim-styled parody ...
Representing Section 1, Yorktown and Suffern will be playing high-level competition at Cold Spring Harbor High School. As usual ... TopLaxRecruits.com has more information on the showcase. Rye Neck at Yonkers, 10 a.m. Keio vs. Croton-Harmon at Spencer ...

Andreatta: Why can't we vote before work on Primary Day?

where polls are open from 12 to 9 p.m. Exceptions are New York City, and the counties of Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Putnam and Erie, where polls open at 6 a.m. and close at 9 p.m. like they do for all elections everywhere. The law is a ...

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Bergman: How much do the odds really matter?
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Four Bay Area cities have greenest commutes in US - San Jose Mercury News


Four Bay Area cities have greenest commutes in US
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Of the 50 cities listed, 41 reside in Democratic-leaning states, according to Gallup polls. Six of which are in California and 13 in New Jersey - two stereotypically blue states. Of the nine remaining cities, one lies in a Republican-leaning state and ...

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According to The New York Times, the duo took the stage "together 13 times ... and THE WALTZ OF THE TOREADORS, and went on to star in TWICE AROUND THE PARK, CAFE CROWN, LOST IN YONKERS and finally THE FLOWERING PEACH in the '80s and '90s.
Chip Taylor was born James Voight in Yonkers, New York. (Yes, he's actor Jon Voight's brother.) He couldn't read or write music, but he had a knack for songwriting, and he landed a job as a staff writer for April Blackwood Music at 1650 Broadway in New ...

Varsity scores and schedule
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Ossining at Panas. Irvington at Bronxville. Clarkstown North vs. Nyack at Boulders Stadium. East Ramapo vs. Pearl River at Boulders Stadium, late. Yonkers tournament. Lincoln 13, Palisade Prep 5. Palisade Prep at Saunders. Gorton at Roosevelt. Softball.

How The Bronx's Uneven Border With Westchester Came to Be

Earlier that year, Yonkers, a port on the Hudson and the birthplace of the ... In 1873, the Legislature voted for New York City to take over the three most recent members of southern Westchester County: Kingsbridge, Morrisania, and West Farms.
ALBANY, N.Y. >> Ulster County, with a 3.8 percent growth in jobs during the 12 months ending in March, ranked as the top metropolitan region in the state for job growth. The state Labor Department reported Thursday that the Orange-Rockland-Westchester ...
On December 19, 1872, the Town of Kingsbridge seceded from the Town of Yonkers. Earlier that year, Yonkers, a port on the Hudson and the birthplace of the Otis Elevator Company, had received state approval to become the City of Yonkers. The southern ...
(2) ART CRITIC had a decent run as a freshman in the NYSS and she won her seasonal debut at Philly; clearly the Burke trainee makes the most sense in here. (4) IDEAL FANTASY gets post relief in her second 2016 start and she can be more involved. (5 ...

Home in NY, Trump aims for a rout but faces questions
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In this April 12, 2016 photo, humorous anti-Donald Trump campaign signs are displayed on Dr. Eric Rickin's yard, in Fox Chapel, Pa. Rickin decided to speak out against Trump's Pittsburgh campaign stop with some Pittsburgh-style digs, including Heinz ...


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Yonkers mayor proposes $1.1 billion budget
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The proposed budget contains no cuts in city services, no layoffs and increases contributions to the public schools. The proposed property tax rate increase is 0.95 percent. That translates to an annual increase of $77.29 for the average one- to three ...

Jason Kravits to Return in OFF The TOP at The Duplex This May

When Jason hit the stage running, he immediately created his character: a singer from Yonkers, New York named Aaron. Jason/Aaron proceeded to improvisepatter, showstoppers, rhythm and blues, Jason Robert Brown stylings and a Sondheim-styled parody ...
Christopher St. Lawrence told News 12 that he was going into work “to handle the business of the Town of Ramapo,” something he said he has been doing for the past 16 years. St. Lawrence was hit with a 22-count indictment accusing him of cheating Ramapo...

'Wild Thing': 50 years of an indestructible song

Why does it move us? In the beginning ... Chip Taylor was born James Voight in Yonkers, New York. (Yes, he's actor Jon Voight's brother.) He couldn't read or write music, but he had a knack for songwriting, and he landed a job as a staff writer for April ...
Van Der Donck Park (Yonkers), Ann Street (Yonkers), Hearst Street (Yonkers), Farragut Avenue (Hastings), Lawrence Street (Dobbs Ferry), Bridge Street (Ardsley) and VE Macy Woodlands Lake (Irvington). Ginsburg Development Companies is the lead sponsor and ...
WHITE PLAINS – A Yonkers man who was a New York City Police officer, was sentenced in Westchester County Court to nine years in state prison on each felony count for which he pled guilty last fall. Brendan Cronin, 29, was charged with two counts of ...
we were reminded that the boundaries of "upstate New York" are very much up for debate. Indeed, even politicians in Yonkers, right there on the border of the Bronx, couldn't form a consensus. And a new poll, conducted by Public Policy Polling, confirms ...
YONKERS, NY (04/14/2016)(readMedia)-- Visitors to the New York National Guard Armory in Yonkers on Friday, April 15, will get a first-hand look at the state-of-the-art communications gear used by the Citizen Soldiers of the 101st Expeditionary Signal ...
former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, decided not to run. She won a second term in 2006 with 67 percent to 31 percent for former Yonkers Mayor John Spencer. In Washington, Clinton accepted a small office on Capitol Hill, fetching coffee for colleagues ...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Police in Westchester County are trying to identify a man whose body was found on the side of the Bronx River Parkway in Yonkers. Police said the man’s body was discovered around 4:45 a.m. on April 2 by a passing motorist on the ...

Yonkers mayor proposes $1.1 billion 2017 budget

YONKERS - Mayor Mike Spano unveiled a $1.1 billion budget Friday for the 2016-17 fiscal year that remains within the state tax cap for the fifth consecutive year. The proposed budget contains no cuts in city services, no layoffs of city or school workers ...

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Sander won NYC Marathon but that pales to today's work
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He may muse he now runs like “Ol' Man River,” but after first racing as a 9-year-old for Sacred Heart Grammar School in Yonkers, he helped Fordham Prep win the city cross-country championship. He helped Fordham University break the Penn Relays' 4x100 ...

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Yonkers children get an introduction to theater Children from School 30 in Yonkers get an introduction to theater by students from Sarah Lawrence College. Check out this story on lohud.com: http://lohud.us/1Sg3KYS

How The Bronx's Uneven Border With Westchester Came to Be

On December 19, 1872, the Town of Kingsbridge seceded from the Town of Yonkers. Earlier that year, Yonkers, a port on the Hudson and the birthplace of the Otis Elevator Company, had received state approval to become the City of Yonkers. The southern ...
Her Broadway career spanned 50 years and included roles such as Grandma Kurnitz in Neil Simon’s “Lost in Yonkers” and Coralie Jones in Carl Leo’s “Never Say Never.” In 1956, she was nominated for a Tony for her part in Paddy Chaefsky’s ...
Police have released a sketch of the man found dead along the Bronx River Parkway in Yonkers April 2. Westchester County Public Safety Commissioner George N. Longworth said he was hoping a member of the public would recognize the man and help the County ...

Heroin: Yonkers launches initiative against epidemic

YONKERS - Yonkers launched a new anti-heroin initiative Thursday to address what officials described as a growing epidemic. The Heroin Enforcement and Assistance Response Team, or H.E.A.R.T., was developed by the Yonkers Police Department with help from ...
The Heroin Enforcement and Assistance Response Team, or H.E.A.R.T., was developed by the Yonkers Police Department with help from St. John's Riverside Hospital. The H.E.A.R.T. team includes Yonkers police officers, caseworkers and trained substance abuse ...
Westchester County Police arrested a man from the Bronx after he allegedly ... a traffic violation on the eastbound Cross County Parkway at Central Park Avenue in Yonkers. When the patrol car’s lights and sirens were activated, the BMW slowed down ...
VALHALLA – Westchester County Police Wednesday released a sketch of a man who was found dead along the Bronx River Parkway in Yonkers earlier this month. His body was spotted by a passing motorist about 4:45 a.m. on April 2 alongside the southbound Bronx ...
A NYPD officer who got drunk after a day at the police shooting range and then shot two motorists in Pelham was sentenced to 9 years in prison on Wednesday by a judge in White Plains. Brendan Cronin, 29, of Yonkers, who pleaded guilty to attempted murder ...

Democrat Debate Draws 5.4 million on CNN
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Debates have been driving ratings for cable news. Close to 12 million viewers watched the GOP primary debate on CNN March 10, a week after 16.9 million watched the GOP leaders on Fox News Channel. Fox News Channel's Democratic Town Hall ...

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Anne Jackson, Tony nominee who often performed with husband, Eli Wallach, dead at 90 - Berkshire Eagle (subscription)


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Anne Jackson, Tony nominee who often performed with husband, Eli Wallach, dead at 90
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NEW YORK >> Anne Jackson, a Tony Award-nominated theater actress who often appeared onstage with her husband, Eli Wallach, in comedies and classics, died early Tuesday of natural causes at her home in Manhattan, said her son, Peter Wallach. She was 90 ...
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How The Bronx's Uneven Border With Westchester Came to Be
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On December 19, 1872, the Town of Kingsbridge seceded from the Town of Yonkers. ... In 1873, the Legislature voted for New York City to take over the three most recent members of southern Westchester County: Kingsbridge, Morrisania, and West Farms.

Chip Taylor was born James Voight in Yonkers, New York. (Yes, he's actor Jon Voight's brother.) He couldn't read or write music, but he had a knack for songwriting, and he landed a job as a staff writer for April Blackwood Music at 1650 Broadway in New ...
Earlier that year, Yonkers, a port on the Hudson and the birthplace of the ... In 1873, the Legislature voted for New York City to take over the three most recent members of southern Westchester County: Kingsbridge, Morrisania, and West Farms.

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Softball: Scoreboard for Thursday, Apr. 14
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The goal of a sportswriter — or at least mine — is to find the uniqueness in each game covered. Find something different, something not seen at every other game. What I found during Panas at Fox Lane didn't happen in any of the seven innings played ...

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North Salem at P.Q. Elementary School, 4:30 p.m. Dobbs Ferry at Pleasantville, 4:30 p.m. Rye Neck at Valhalla, 4:30 p.m. Hamilton vs. Woodlands at Rumbrook Park, 7 p.m. Nyack Red and Black tournament White Plains vs. Rye, 4:30 p.m. Sleepy Hollow vs.
My name is Anthony Nicodemo and I am the boy's varsity basketball coach at Saunders High School in Yonkers, NY. I also happen to be openly gay. I have admired all three of you as coaches for the duration of my career. I like to consider myself a student of ...

Small Male Dog Found In Yonkers

YONKERS, N.Y. -- A small, male dog was found this morning in the vicinity of Shonnard Place and Park Avenue, according to Lost Pets of Westchester. The small terrier-mix will be taken to the Yonkers Animal Shelter at 1000 Ridge Hill Blvd. For information ...
and THE WALTZ OF THE TOREADORS, and went on to star in TWICE AROUND THE PARK, CAFE CROWN, LOST IN YONKERS and finally THE FLOWERING PEACH in the '80s and '90s. Jackson is survived by her daughters, Roberta and Katherine, her son, Peter, her sister ...
She also returned to Broadway in the mid-1990s in “The Flowering Peach” and played Grandma Kurnitz in “Lost in Yonkers.” She and the Tony-winning ... “Even sometimes when they’d fight, they would kind of step back from the fight and go ...
BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. -- Kelly, a young dog recently found abandoned in the woods, is the SPCA of Westchester County's Pet of the Week ... home with a family with children older than 12. To schedule an appointment to meet Kelly or any of the shelter's ...
Also on hand was Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino ... The Empire State, however, is not expected to be a significant battleground for the Republicans. An NBC News/Marist College poll released this week gave the Manhattan billionaire a 33-point ...

Robert L. Crain, TC Expert on Desegregation, Dies at 82

Arlington County School Board, a Virginia case which considered whether ... “I’ll be forever indebted to Bob for involving me in the Yonkers Project on Families and Communities, which he co-PI’d,” says Carter. “It was my first year as a graduate ...
Why does it move us? In the beginning ... Chip Taylor was born James Voight in Yonkers, New York. (Yes, he's actor Jon Voight's brother.) He couldn't read or write music, but he had a knack for songwriting, and he landed a job as a staff writer for April ...
Why does it move us? In the beginning ... Chip Taylor was born James Voight in Yonkers, New York. (Yes, he's actor Jon Voight's brother.) He couldn't read or write music, but he had a knack for songwriting, and he landed a job as a staff writer for April ...

'Wild Thing': 50 years of an indestructible song - CNN


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'Wild Thing': 50 years of an indestructible song
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Chip Taylor was born James Voight in Yonkers, New York. (Yes, he's actor Jon Voight's brother.) He couldn't read or write music, but he had a knack for songwriting, and he landed a job as a staff writer for April Blackwood Music at 1650 Broadway in New ...

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Favorite Food Instagrammers: BreakfastAteTiffany
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Editor's note: This is one of a series of stories profiling the people behind some of our favorite local foodie Instagram accounts. Watch their takeovers on the @lohud_food Instagram account. @Breakfastatetiffany will be featured April 15-17.

Chip Taylor was born James Voight in Yonkers, New York. (Yes, he's actor Jon Voight's brother.) He couldn't read or write music, but he had a knack for songwriting, and he landed a job as a staff writer for April Blackwood Music at 1650 Broadway in New ...
Since 2004, the blazing Minneapolis garage-rockers have put out 20 releases, including two collaborations with local experimental wizard Michael Yonkers and one with Rocket from the Crypt leader John Reis. The Reis collab, Modern Surf Classics, and their ...

'Wild Thing': 50 years of an indestructible song

Chip Taylor was born James Voight in Yonkers, New York. (Yes, he's actor Jon Voight's brother.) He couldn't read or write music, but he had a knack for songwriting, and he landed a job as a staff writer for April Blackwood Music at 1650 Broadway in New ...

Regional calendar of events: April 15-30

Donation: $20. For information: 508-660-2223, www.laughterwellness.org. Neil Simon’s “Lost in Yonkers”: 8 p.m. at The Alley Theatre, 133 Centre St., Middleborough, presented by Nemasket River Productions. Shows are at 8 p.m. April 15-16, 22-23 and 29 ...

Columbia County Vietnam vet receives Silver Star

“We are forever in his debt.” DeRuggiero, who grew up in Yonkers, is a retired carpenter, who lives in Columbia County with his 90-year-old father, Stanley Sr., who served in the Marine Corps during World War II.
and THE WALTZ OF THE TOREADORS, and went on to star in TWICE AROUND THE PARK, CAFE CROWN, LOST IN YONKERS and finally THE FLOWERING PEACH in the '80s and '90s. Jackson is survived by her daughters, Roberta and Katherine, her son, Peter, her sister ...
My name is Anthony Nicodemo and I am the boy's varsity basketball coach at Saunders High School in Yonkers, NY. I also happen to be openly gay. I have admired all three of you as coaches for the duration of my career. I like to consider myself a student of ...
The practical part of the program is based on the hospital internship model. Veterans will be assigned to classes in grades 7 to 12 in the Yonkers public schools. They will work with a mentor teacher, learn how to manage a classroom and will eventually ...
"Lost in Yonkers" (drama): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse ... Langley Ukulele Ensemble: 2:30 p.m., Bellingham High School, 2020 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham. $10-$20. 360-739-1528 or rcob.brownpapertickets.com.

Varsity scores and schedule

North Salem at P.Q. Elementary School, 4:30 p.m. Dobbs Ferry at Pleasantville, 4:30 p.m. Rye Neck at Valhalla, 4:30 p.m. Hamilton vs. Woodlands at Rumbrook Park, 7 p.m. Nyack Red and Black tournament White Plains vs. Rye, 4:30 p.m. Sleepy Hollow vs.
The Heroin Enforcement and Assistance Response Team, or H.E.A.R.T., was developed by the Yonkers Police Department with help from St. John's Riverside Hospital. The H.E.A.R.T. team includes Yonkers Police officers, caseworkers and trained substance abuse ...
and THE WALTZ OF THE TOREADORS, and went on to star in TWICE AROUND THE PARK, CAFE CROWN, LOST IN YONKERS and finally THE FLOWERING PEACH in the '80s and '90s. Jackson is survived by her daughters, Roberta and Katherine, her son, Peter, her sister ...
Properties in Westchester County’s gateway to New York City towns flew in the first quarter. Sales of single family homes rose 40 percent in Yonkers, 31 percent in Pelham, 27 percent in Mount Vernon and 16 percent in New Rochelle, according to statistics ...
In fact, it has recently become the norm. Jennifer Garcia, a Yonkers, New York resident who attended the anti-Trump rally with her cousin, told ThinkProgress that Trump is inspiring “more hatred” and “more discrimination” in her neighborhood.
we were reminded that the boundaries of "upstate New York" are very much up for debate. Indeed, even politicians in Yonkers, right there on the border of the Bronx, couldn't form a consensus. And a new poll, conducted by Public Policy Polling, confirms ...
The city of Yonkers launched a new program to prevent heroin abuse from starting and spreading. (Credit: News 12 ) The city of Yonkers launched a new program to prevent heroin abuse from starting and spreading. The new Heroin ...
Private-sector employment rose in Ulster County and in the metro area that includes Orange County for the 12-month period ending in March ... The metro area, including Orange, Rockland and Westchester counties, registered a 2.6 percent increase for ...

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Bergman: How much do the odds really matter?
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To those that have witnessed thousands of races over the course of decades, Campbell's decision was far less shocking and light years away from criminal. The reality in our sport today is that the betting public's visionary power is no ... JAYWALKING ...


FACT SHEET: White House Launches the Fair Chance Business Pledge
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The pledge represents a call-to-action for all members of the private sector to improve their communities by eliminating barriers for those with a criminal record and creating a pathway for a second chance. .... Greyston also takes action in our local ...

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Services set for slain Iona College student
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Services have been finalized for Brandon Lawrence, an Iona College student shot to death in New Rochelle on April 3. On Friday, May 6, a viewing will be held at 6 p.m. and a service at 7 p.m. at Yonkers Central Church of God at 21 Hudson St., said ...

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Yonkers man gets 25 years in slaying
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THE CRIME: Bakery worker shot dead. Saunders, who worked at the Greyston Bakery in Yonkers, was walking on Woodworth Avenue near Gold Street around 2 a.m. when the shooters pulled up in a minivan and opened fire on him, officials said. He tried to ...

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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 ...
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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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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 ...

Chinese Investment Firm Secures $96M for Yonkers Multifamily

YONKERS, NY—The two properties were the first new multifamily properties built in what has been an ongoing revitalization of the Yonkers waterfront. Get alerted any time new stories match your search criteria. Create an alert to follow a developing story ...

Bitterly feuding, Clinton, Sanders clash in NY debate

(AP) -- Deepening their increasingly bitter feud, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders aggressively challenged each other's judgment to be president in Thursday night's Democratic debate, sparring over Wall Street banks, how high to raise the minimum wage ...
The unclaimed Harrison prize won by matching five out of six numbers plus the bonus number, The winning numbers for the Wednesday April 13 Lotto drawing were 12-23-25-29-42-46 with a Bonus Number if 9. Winning tickets expire one year after the game’s ...
Andy Dorman will work with the U-12 Development Academy team with Director Dan Colwell ... Jacksonville FC is currently the fourth-largest Florida youth soccer club. Everton FC Westchester U-14s dominate USSF Futsal Showcase After breaking up into two ...
A man is under arrest after an overnight police chase in Mount Vernon. Westchester County Police say the driver took off when officers tried pulling him over for a traffic violation on the Cross County Parkway around 2:30 a.m. today. They say the driver ...
The incident took place at Northwood Elementary School on West Lexington Avenue near Westchester Drive in High Point. The guns weren't loaded, and all the students involved were fourth graders, Guilford County Schools officials said. One student was found ...
And Trump appeared to take a step toward thawing the chilly standoff with Fox News Channel's Megyn Kelly ... Troy and Saratoga and spent the weekend in Syracuse, Rochester and Westchester County. Cruz has spent less time in the state, focusing on peeling ...
She also returned to Broadway in the mid-1990s in The Flowering Peach and played Grandma Kurnitz in Lost in Yonkers. She and the Tony-winning Wallach acted together onstage in such plays as Cafe Crown, Harlequinade, The Typist and the Tiger ...