Saturday, April 16, 2016

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 ...
No bait and switch here. It was as advertised Saturday night, with Yonkers Raceway hosting the fifth and final preliminary round of the George Morton Levy Memorial Pacing Series. The highly-anticipated first matchup between Wiggle It Jiggleit and Bit of a ...

Pumped-up fans get to celebrate win with this Rangers great

“It was pretty electric,” Dan Viggiano of Yonkers said, during a viewing party at Empire City Casino in Yonkers that included Rangers great Ron Greschner. “As close to the Garden as you can get.” The two goals in less than a half-minute by Keith ...
But Democrats are divided, with 25 loyal to Minority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-Yonkers, five in the Independent Democratic Caucus headed by Jeff Klein, D-Bronx, that helped the GOP win control of the house, and one Democratic member who backs the ...
A fast-moving fire displaced a family of three in Pelham Saturday. The flames sparked around 10 a.m. Video of the fire shows plumes of white smoke coming from the top of the house on Pelhamdale Avenue. Neighbor Rose Marie Battaglia says fire crews from ...
KINGSTON >> Two weeks ago, hospital officials announced that Westchester Medical Center Health Network had ... larger emergency room on the Broadway Campus for $12 million. The renovated emergency room opened in 2010. The Mary’s Avenue Campus now needs ...

Varsity scores and schedule

Lindsey School, 4:30 p.m. Pawling at Pleasantville ... Dobbs Ferry at Springhurst Elementary, 4:30 p.m. Arlington at Suffern, 4:30 p.m. Yonkers vs. Croton-Harmon at Upper Village Field, 4:30 p.m. Albertus Magnus at Harrison, 4:30 p.m. Albertus Magnus ...
Yonkers police are boosting their strategies to combat heroin ... Additional tactics the YPD will use to combat heroin addiction include presenting at local schools and community groups, producing educational public service announcements and distributing ...

'Lost in Yonkers' performances - Wicked Local


'Lost in Yonkers' performances
Wicked Local
MIDDLEBOROUGH – Neil Simon's “Lost in Yonkers,” 8 p.m. April 15-16, 22-23 and 29-30; and at 2 p.m. April 17, at The Alley Theatre, 133 Centre St., Middleborough. Presented by Nemasket River Productions, directed by Michael Pevzner. Tickets are $20 ...

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New York primary: Sanders opens campaign office in downtown Yonkers
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YONKERS - Bernie Sanders has an official presence in Westchester. Sunday afternoon, campaign staffers and volunteers opened a campaign office at 66 Main Street in the city's downtown ahead of the New York primary on April 19. “The campaign jumped in ...

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Rye at Disbrow Park, 4:30 p.m. Carmel at Panas, 4:30 p.m. Scarsdale at Nanuet, 4:30 p.m. Roosevelt at Bronxville, 4:30 p.m. Yonkers at Pelham, 4:30 p.m. Haldane at Edgemont, 4:30 p.m. Gorton at Rye Neck, 4:30 p.m. Blind Brook at Valhalla, 4:45 p.m. Tappan ...

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 ...
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
which includes no layoffs and historic aid to Yonkers Public Schools. The $1.1 billion spending plan could mean that property taxes may go up about $77 a year for homeowners. And even with an increase of about $14 million for city schools, the ...

For a change, presidential hopefuls in New York state of mind
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Also Tuesday, a special election in a Downstate district will help decide whether New York's increasingly outnumbered Republicans can hang on to their only remaining state government stronghold — control of the state Senate. ... But Democrats are ...

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Heroin: Yonkers launches initiative against epidemic - The Journal News | LoHud.com


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Heroin: Yonkers launches initiative against epidemic
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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 ...

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 ...
A tractor-trailer flipped over on Interstate 87 in Yonkers early Saturday morning. Sources tell News 12 the truck was carrying cement. They say the truck hit a guardrail and crashed just before 3 a.m. near Exit 6. Luckily, no one was seriously hurt. ...
But Democrats are divided, with 25 loyal to Minority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-Yonkers, five in the Independent Democratic Caucus headed by Jeff Klein, D-Bronx, that helped the GOP win control of the house, and one Democratic member who backs the ...
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 ...

EXCLUSIVE: Hip hop legend Afrika Bambaataa accused of sex abuse by three more men: 'He is a pervert — he likes ... - New York Daily News


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EXCLUSIVE: Hip hop legend Afrika Bambaataa accused of sex abuse by three more men: 'He is a pervert — he likes ...
New York Daily News
He said he wants to keep talking about his experiences to pressure state lawmakers to reform New York's statute of limitations for sex abuse cases, which bars child victims from pursuing criminal charges or civil litigation after their 23rd birthday ...

One of the more popular fighters throughout the local New York fight scene, Bujaj, who just recently relocated to nearby Yonkers, NY, was a two-time NY Golden Gloves champion before successfully turning pro in 2010. The lone blemish on Bujaj's record is a ...

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.

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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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Home in NY, Donald Trump aims for a rout but faces questions
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And Trump appeared to take a step toward thawing the chilly standoff with Fox News Channel's Megyn Kelly, meeting with her Trump Tower. But Trump is also facing a strong challenge from rivals who are working strategically to deny Trump delegates ...

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View: Nyack's Hudson views belong to all of us
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By Arthur H. Gunther III 3 p.m. EDT April 12, 2016 ... A more involved plan was to connect Memorial Park with land owned by the village near the River Club restaurant, building a small bridge over the channel, offering a river walk. ... learned in Fort ...

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Craig, Skyforce Enjoy Target, Win At Westchester
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The Westchester Knicks, the official NBA Development League affiliate of the New York Knickerbockers, fell 109-95 to the Sioux Falls Skyforce, the Miami Heat affiliate, in game one of the 2016 NBA D-League Eastern Conference Semi-Finals.

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Horse farm holding adoption open house

The First Go Farm in Wallkill is holding an open house event Saturday to show people how the farm helps horses that are rescued. The farm is looking for people to adopt the horses and says 10 to 12 will be up for adoption Saturday.

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Yonkers Police announce new heroin prevention measures
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Yonkers police are boosting their strategies to combat heroin addiction. On Thursday, Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano and Yonkers Police Commissioner Charles Gardner announced the launch of a new multi-faceted heroin prevention program meant to help ...


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Yonkers Police announce new heroin prevention measures
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On Thursday, Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano and Yonkers Police Commissioner Charles Gardner announced the launch of a new multi-faceted heroin prevention program meant to help addicts even after their arrests. Developed ... Additional tactics the YPD will ...


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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 ...

Yonkers Police announce new heroin prevention measures

Yonkers police are boosting their strategies to combat heroin addiction. On Thursday, Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano and Yonkers Police Commissioner Charles Gardner announced the launch of a new multi-faceted heroin prevention program meant to help addicts ...
Yonkers police are boosting their strategies to combat heroin ... assistance and outreach information brochures to those arrested because of heroin related crimes.
Yonkers police are boosting their strategies to combat heroin addiction. On Thursday, Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano and Yonkers Police Commissioner Charles Gardner announced the launch of a new multi-faceted heroin prevention program meant to help addicts ...
Yonkers police are boosting their strategies to combat heroin ... Additional tactics the YPD will use to combat heroin addiction include presenting at local schools and community groups, producing educational public service announcements and distributing ...

Fire in Pelham displaces family

The flames sparked around 10 a.m. Video of the fire shows plumes of white smoke coming from the top of the house on Pelhamdale Avenue. News 12 is told no one was injured, but a pet rabbit was killed in the fire.
"New York is not used to being in play at all." County election officials said more than 35,000 new voters have registered to vote in Rockland and Westchester counties over the past 10 months — many of them filing right up to the deadlines for doing so.
The new law calls for New York's minimum hourly wage to increase to $15 on the last day of 2018 in New York City and the last day of 2021 in Westchester County and Long Island. The rest of the state will go to $12.50 by the end of 2020, with future ...
Westchester Capital Management Inc. reduced its position in ... The company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $124.51. In other McDonald's Co. news, insider Douglas M. Goare sold 32,230 shares of the stock in a transaction ...
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 ...
Small groups of people walk by bodegas and cafes. Different languages are spoken, and traffic moves in every direction at the intersection of Westchester Avenue and Main Street. Because 27 percent of Port Chester's population is between the ages of 25 ...
Clinton's support appears to be broad based throughout the Empire State, with about 50% support in Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens, as well as the suburbs of Nassau and Westchester counties and upstate NY. With 34 state and territorial races ...
WHITE PLAINS – The Westchester County Board of Legislators came one significant step closer to completing the management agreement with Standard Amusements to manage, operate, repair, maintain and make improvements to the county’s Playland Park in Rye.

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.
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 ...
YONKERS, N.Y. -- Several Yonkers firefighters were slightly injured Friday working to put out a blaze at a local carwash, according to a report by News12. The early morning fire at Billy’s Hand Car Wash & Detailing Center on Nepperhan Avenue was likely ...
YONKERS, N.Y. -- Several Yonkers firefighters were slightly injured Friday working to put out a blaze at a local carwash, according to a report by News12. The early morning fire at Billy’s Hand Car Wash & Detailing Center on Nepperhan Avenue was likely ...

Horse farm holding adoption open house

The First Go Farm in Wallkill is holding an open house event Saturday to show people how the farm helps horses that are rescued. The farm is looking for people to adopt the horses and says 10 to 12 will be up for adoption Saturday.
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 ...
A space heater is believed to be the cause of an early morning fire at a car wash in Yonkers Friday. Officials say 40 firefighters responded at 3 a.m. Friday to put out a blaze at Billy's Hand Car Wash on Nepperhan Avenue. When crews arrived on the ...

Girls lacrosse: Gameday schedule for Saturday, 4/16

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 ...

Harrison Pharmacy Sells 2nd Prize-Winning Lottery Ticket

Tickets expire one year after the game’s drawing. The winners may claim the tickets at Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway at 810 Yonkers Avenue in Yonkers, NY 10704 or any of the Lottery’s Customer Service Centers statewide, including the Lottery ...

Tractor-trailer flips onto its side overnight in Yonkers

Tractor-trailer flips onto its side overnight in Yonkers A flatbed tractor-trailer traveling south on Interstate 87 flipped onto its side early Saturday morning in Yonkers. Check out this story on lohud.com: http://lohud.us/1ShJMgz
A tractor-trailer flipped over on Interstate 87 in Yonkers early Saturday morning. Sources tell News 12 the truck was carrying cement. They say the truck hit a guardrail and crashed just before 3 a.m. near Exit 6. Luckily, no one was seriously hurt. ...
A tractor-trailer flipped over on Interstate 87 in Yonkers early Saturday morning. Sources tell News 12 the truck was carrying cement. They say the truck hit a guardrail and crashed just before 3 a.m. near Exit 6. Luckily, no one was seriously hurt. ...
"New York is not used to being in play at all." County election officials said more than 35,000 new voters have registered to vote in Rockland and Westchester counties over the past 10 months — many of them filing right up to the deadlines for doing so.
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 ...
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.

Off-duty cop sentenced on attempted murder charges

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 ...

Local gyms react to legalization of MMA in Empire State
Evening Observer
In 2009, Norman Yonkers, owner of Karate Connection, was traveling to Ohio to corner his student Adam Tucker in Mixed Martial Arts fights. Like many New York fighters, Tucker had to travel out of state to compete as the Empire State banned MMA. That ...

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...
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 ...

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 ...
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.

Photo Flash: Remembering Anne Jackson

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.

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.

Daily Racing Form

Yonkers: Blue Chip Matchmaker preliminaries conclude
Daily Racing Form
Yagonnakissmeornot, a 7-year-old mare by The Panderosa, is trained by Rene Allard for owners Allard Racing Inc., Yves Sarrazin, and Kapildeo Singh of Quebec and New York. Yagonnakissmeornot recorded the 38th win of her career, and she has now ...

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