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News 05/13/13

Pro-Israel Posters Pop Up At Metro-North Stations Throughout Westchester

by Nathan Bruttell    Comments (6)
News 05/10/13

Westchester Water Taste Test Winners

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News 05/09/13

Help Decide Which Westchester Town Has The Best-Tasting Water

by Brian Donnelly   Comments (3)

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – You get to decide which municipality has the best tasting water in Westchester County by taking part in a blind taste test Friday in White Plains.

The annual taste test is ...

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News 04/03/13

Westchester Community College Students Rally For Sidewalks

by Meredith Shamburger   Comments (1)
Sports 04/01/13

New Rochelle's Khalil Edney Named Athlete Of The Month

by Tom Renner    Comments (1)

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. – New Rochelle’s Khalil Edney's shot heard around the high school basketball world in March was just the beginning. What transpired afterward was nearly as ...

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Sports 02/15/13

Section 1 Hockey Championships Begin Sunday

by Tony Pinciaro   Comment

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – Two-time defending champion Pelham is seeded fourth in the Section 1 Division II Ice Hockey Championships, which begin Sunday.

John Jay-Cross River is the top seed in ...

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Sports 02/13/13

Westlake High School Uses Sports Injury Hotline

by Andrew Meola   Comment
Neighbors 02/12/13

Westchester Library Board Of Trustees Elects Officers

by Meredith Shamburger   Comment

TARRYTOWN, N.Y. – A Pelham woman has been named to the Westchester Library System's Board of Trustees, the organization announced Tuesday.

Catherine Draper will serve as the District IX ...

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Sports 02/12/13

Section 1 Releases Boys Basketball Playoff Seedings

by Andrew Meola   Comment

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – Section 1 officials released the seedings for the boys basketball sectional playoffs Monday night.

All games in the outbracket round, opening round and quarterfinals ...

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Sports 02/12/13

Section 1 Releases Girls Basketball Playoff Seedings

by Andrew Meola   Comment
Real Estate 01/31/13

Westchester Real Estate Companies Combine Forces

by Julie Curtis   Comments (2)
Business 01/29/13

Mount Vernon Resident Named VP Of Westchester Bank

by Greg Maker   Comment

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- Mount Vernon resident Patricia Cappelletti was named vice president, branch manager of The Westchester Bank in Thornwood.

"I'm thrilled to have Pat lead the growth of our ...

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Obituaries 01/17/13

Margaret Gurksnis, 87, Of Hawthorne

by Lindita Lika   Comment

HAWTHORNE, N.Y. – Margaret C. Gurksnis, of Hawthorne, died Jan. 15 at Phelps Memorial Hospital Center in Sleepy Hollow. She was 87.

Gurksnis was born April 1, 1925, in Ossining to Arthur and Margaret Trainor Combs. She was a retired bookkeeper for Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co. in Mount Vernon.

She is survived by two children, Maureen (Stephen) McLynn, ...

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Sports 01/14/13

Westchester AAU Girls' Basketball Team To Hold Tryouts

by Andrew Meola   Comments (6)

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – The Westchester Hoopers AAU girls’ travel basketball program will host tryouts for its 2013 teams starting in February.

The program will host four tryouts per day on Feb. 23 and Feb. 24 and four more tryouts on March 3. All tryouts will occur at Hoopestown, 300 E. Sandford Blvd. in Mount Vernon.

The Hoopers are also ...

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Business 12/18/12

Westchester Medical Center Merges With Sound Shore Health System

by Robert Michelin   Comments (6)
Obituaries 11/26/12

Nicola Turturro, 81, Retired Hawthorne Construction Worker

by Lindita Lika   Comment

HAWTHORNE, N.Y. – Nicola Turturro of Hawthorne died Nov. 23 at his home. He was 81.

He was born Nov. 25, 1931, in Giovinazzo Bari, Italy, to Michael and Vincenza Volpicella Turturro. He was a retired construction worker with Local 235 of the Laborers International Union in Elmsford.

Turturro is survived by his wife, Angela DeBiase Turturro; a daughter, ...

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Police & Fire 11/21/12

Westchester Police Step Up Terror Checks For Holiday

by Brian Donnelly   Comments (1)

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – Police are beefing up security at train stations, parking lots, bus routes, shopping malls and public parks throughout Westchester County during the Thanksgiving holiday. 

The safety checks, dubbed "Operation Safeguard," are organized by the police chiefs of Counter Terrorism Zone 3. New York State has 16 counter terrorism ...

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Business 11/21/12

Westchester County Retailers Open Early Black Friday

by Lindita Lika   Comments (7)

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – Turkey-stuffed Westchester residents can start their Black Friday shopping right after dinner on Thanksgiving.

Several stores, including Target, Walmart and Toys ...

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Politics 11/14/12

County Executive's Proposed Budget Cuts Nearly 200 Jobs

by Brian Donnelly   Comments (4)

Updated, 6:45 p.m.

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – County Executive Robert Astorino unveiled a proposed $1.7 billion Westchester County budget Wednesday that cuts 189 jobs – laying off ...

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