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Hate-crime scrawl seen at Eastchester Little League field 05.17.12
The town's Police Department is investigating anti-Semitic graffiti scrawled on a countertop at a town-owned Little League baseball field, police said Wednesday. The incident is being treated as a hate crime, Eastchester Police Chief Timothy Bonci said. Read More
Hate-crime scrawl seen on counter 05.16.12
The town's Police Department is investigating anti-Semitic graffiti scrawled on a countertop at a town-owned Little League baseball field, police said Wednesday. The incident is being treated as a hate crime, Eastchester Police Chief Timothy Bonci said. Read More
Traffic expo to feature safety displays, performances at Eastchester Town Hall 05.16.12
The Eastchester Civic Association and The Community Fund are sponsoring a Traffic Expo-Kids Safety Day Saturday at the Eastchester Town Hall on Mill Road. The event runs from noon to 3 p.m. Read More
Bronxville: Atayan re-elected; newcomer Rohr gets seat 05.16.12
Voters returned incumbent Christopher Atayan to the Bronxville Board of Education and elected Jeffrey Rohr to fill the seat vacated by Richard Rugani, who is resigning after nine years. Read More
8 cars broken into in Eastchester 05.15.12
Eight Eastchester residents in the north end of the town woke up this morning to find that their cars were broken into, town police said today. Read More
Scarsdale dedicates renovated public safety building 05.15.12
Scarsdale officials have dedicated a renovated public safety building for the Police and Fire departments. The 26,200-square-foot renovated building was completed recently and both departments have been working out of it. Read More
Eastchester residents fight subdivision rezoning for Bronxville Manor 05.12.12
On the surface, it seems like a simple request: split a vacant lot into two parcels and put a home on each one. Read More
Queens women charged in thefts from Equinox gyms in Eastchester, Greenwich and Manhattan 05.10.12
Two Queens women are facing charges that they stole credit cards, jewelry and cash from customers of Equinox gyms in Eastchester, Manhattan and Greenwich, Conn., while they were working out. Read More
3 run for Bronxville school seat 05.10.12
Three financial executives are running for one open school board seat in the village's first contested school board election in a decade. Kurt W. Fuchs, William J. Read More
Eastchester Police charge homeless man in theft of $328 in Ralph Lauren underwear, socks 05.04.12
A 22-year-old homeless man with a liking for Ralph Lauren underwear swiped $328 worth of socks and men's underwear from Lord & Taylor and was arrested after a manhunt by five police agencies that lasted over three hours, Eastchester police said. Read More
Scarsdale burglary suspect misses court date, gets arrested again 05.03.12
A burglary suspect released without bail over the weekend who failed to show up in court Wednesday has been arrested after the same judge who freed him issued a warrant for him, police said. Read More
Port Chester restricts food trucks, makes some streets off limits to protect restaurants 05.03.12
Food trucks may be all the rage in New York City, but they are about to be banished from more streets in the suburban village that prides itself on restaurants. Read More
Sound shore community news 05.03.12
NEW ROCHELLE - Claire K. Coleman, a longtime resident of New Rochelle and founder of the International Furnishings and Design Association, was honored at the association's 65th Anniversary and Circle of Excellence Evening of Distinction at the Union League Club in New York City. Read More
Scarsdale burglary suspect freed without bail skips court appearance but is arrested again 05.02.12
A burglary suspect freed without bail over the weekend who failed to show up in court today has been arrested after the same judge who freed him issued a warrant for him, police said. Jose Vidal-Serrano of 205 W. Read More
Beautifiers mark 20 years 04.27.12
When Realtor Shelia Clarke was trying to sell homes in 1992, her clients told her they wanted to live in Eastchester or Bronxville. "Not Tuckahoe," she recalled. "It was a mess." Clarke, who was on the village board at the time, said she wanted Tuckahoe t Read More
Volunteers honored for service 04.27.12
The secret of success in volunteerism can depend on how passionately a person feels about the cause. Read More
Community news briefs 04.26.12
The memory of Sharon Balkcom, a victim of the 9/11 terror attacks, will live on in the life and achievements of a college student who recently received a scholarship in her name. Read More
Driver who passed Tuckahoe stop sign nabbed with 51 bags of crack cocaine, cops say 04.25.12
A Newark man is facing serious drug charges after Tuckahoe police found 51 bags of crack cocaine with a street value of around $5,000 in his car during a traffic stop, authorities said. Quadir Bellamy, 23, of 469 Elizabeth Ave. Read More
Tax Watch: Online tests widen schools' digital divide 04.21.12
The technological chasm that divides rich and poor may deepen in two years when state standardized tests go online in grades three to eight. This week, Lower Hudson Valley students took the annual English Language Arts test on paper, with pencil. Read More
Police chiefs call for more funding for child-abuse-prevention programs. 2,300+ Westchester kids abused or neglected, study says 04.19.12
Some of the region's top cops gathered at City Hall Wednesday to call for more government funding of child-abuse prevention programs. "The cycle of abuse and neglect frequently transfers from generation to generation," said Mount Pleasant Police Chief Lou Read More
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