This Greenburgh Location Ranks Among NY's Best Places To Live This Greenburgh Location Ranks Among NY's Best Places To Live
This Greenburgh Location Ranks Among NY's Best Places To Live Several Hudson Valley communities are among the “best places to live in America” in 2022, according to a newly released poll. Each year, Niche explores the best places to live in the US, evaluating factors that include crime, public school systems, job opportunities and local amenities. Using data based on the US Census, FBI, US Bureau of Labor (BLS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and other sources, Niche then ranked the top places to live across the country, led by Chesterbrook, a suburb of Philadelphia. In the Hudson Valley, Greenville, commonly known as Edgemont, is…
COVID-19: Westchester Dropping Mask Mandate For County Buildings COVID-19: Westchester Dropping Mask Mandate For County Buildings
Covid-19: Westchester Dropping Mask Mandate For County Buildings Westchester is rolling back some of its mask mandates as the county continues to see improved COVID-19 numbers following the post-holiday surge of new infections. County Executive George Latimer announced on Monday, Feb. 14 that the mask mandate inside county buildings is no longer required. According to Latimer, the mandate is being lifted at county buildings in Yonkers, Mount Vernon, and White Plains, though it remains in effect on Bee-Line buses, as per state requirements. Latimer said that lifting the mask mandate is consistent with state guidance. Earlier story - COVID-19: Mask Off …
Northern Westchester Man Convicted On One Of Two Charges In Double-Fatal Wrong-Way Crash Northern Westchester Man Convicted On One Of Two Charges In Double-Fatal Wrong-Way Crash
Northern Westchester Man Convicted On One Of Two Charges In Double-Fatal Wrong-Way Crash A Northern Westchester man has been found guilty of one of two serious charges in connection with a wrong-way, head-on crash that left two people dead. Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah announced on Tuesday, Feb. 8, that after a four-week-long bench trial, Somers resident Jaime Paucar was found guilty for a crash he caused while intoxicated, which resulted in the death of two Ardsley residents. Paucar, age 52, was found guilty on Monday, Feb. 7, of two counts of aggravated vehicular homicide, but was found not guilty of the more serious charge of second-degree murder, s…
Dan Mulholland, Longtime Coach In Westchester, Dies Dan Mulholland, Longtime Coach In Westchester, Dies
Dan Mulholland, Longtime Coach In Westchester, Dies A beloved longtime Hall of Fame coach in Westchester died at the age of 76. Daniel J. Mulholland, Jr., known as Coach “Mully," died Saturday, Jan. 15 surrounded by his family. In his early years, Mulholland loved archery and traveling with his father to tournaments while spending summers with his grandfather in Dolgeville, a village in Herkimer and Fulton counties in New York. He was a graduate of Ardsley High School and Brockport University. Mulholland spent his life as a part of the education system and sports world. His teaching started in Elmsford, Yorktown, Peekskill, and continued…
Popular Family-Run Supermarket To Open Two New Westchester Locations Popular Family-Run Supermarket To Open Two New Westchester Locations
Popular Family-Run Supermarket To Open Two New Westchester Locations A popular Westchester supermarket is set to open two new locations in the area. Fans of the specialty grocery store will be happy to know that DeCicco & Sons recently announced its plans to open a new market in Bedford in March. The new store will be the 10th store for the chain which also has an 11th location planned for Edge-on-Hudson in Sleepy Hollow.  No word yet on when that store will open. Other DeCicco & Sons stores in the area include Ardsley, Armonk, Brewster, Eastchester, Harrison, Larchmont, Millwood, Pelham, and Somers.  
COVID-19: Westchester At Record 27K-Plus Active Cases, Latimer Calls Numbers 'Horrific' COVID-19: Westchester At Record 27K-Plus Active Cases, Latimer Calls Numbers 'Horrific'
Covid-19: Westchester At Record 27K-Plus Active Cases, Latimer Calls Numbers 'Horrific' Westchester County set a record as the number of active COVID-19 cases across the county hit a new high. During a COVID-19 briefing on Tuesday, Jan. 4, County Executive George Latimer said that fueled by the Omicron variant, Westchester now has 27,692 active cases of the virus, the highest that they’ve seen since the pandemic began almost two years ago. Latimer said that compared to a month ago, the current number of cases represents a “tenfold increase,” as the positive infection rate in the county rose to more than 20 percent. Related story - COVID-19: Hudson Valley Positive-Test Rate N…
Wanted Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Police Chase In Westchester Wanted Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Police Chase In Westchester
Wanted Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Police Chase In Westchester A man wanted on an attempted murder charge was the driver of a car that took Westchester County police officers on a chase before crashing into a building, authorities announced. Bronx resident Dwayne Tucker, age 27, who is wanted in New York City, was taken into custody on Wednesday, Dec. 8 following a chase that took investigating officers on two county parkways and onto local streets in Yonkers before he crashed. Earlier story - Vehicle Crashes Into Building After Police Pursuit In Westchester A spokesperson for the Westchester County Police Department said that at approximately 10…
COVID-19: County Assessing Possible 'Major Steps We May Need To Take' On Omicron, Latimer Says COVID-19: County Assessing Possible 'Major Steps We May Need To Take' On Omicron, Latimer Says
Covid-19: County Assessing Possible 'Major Steps We May Need To Take' On Omicron, Latimer Says County Executive George Latimer is ready to take “major steps” in Westchester if the Omicron COVID-19 strain poses as large a threat as many fear. During a COVID-19 update on Monday, Nov. 29, Latimer addressed the new variant, which was just confirmed in neighboring Canada and could lead to a spike similar to when the Delta variant first began rapidly spreading earlier this year. Earlier story - COVID-19: County Assessing Possible 'Major Steps We May Need To Take' On Omicron, Latimer Says The World Health Organization identified the Omicron variant as one “of concern” at an emergency meeti…
COVID-19: Westchester Sees Surge In Vaccinations COVID-19: Westchester Sees Surge In Vaccinations
Covid-19: Westchester Sees Surge In Vaccinations Elected officials in Westchester are seeing the light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel as the number of residents getting vaccinated surged in the past several days. Over the past week, more than 11,000 COVID-19 vaccines were administered to Westchester residents, according to Westchester County Executive George Latimer, who touted them for going out and getting shots in the arm. During his latest COVID-19 briefing on Monday, Sept. 27, Latimer announced that 88.4 percent of eligible county residents 18 and over have received at least one dose of the vaccine. “What we are seeing in this c…
Fairfield County Man Wins $50,000 In CT State Lottery Fairfield County Man Wins $50,000 In CT State Lottery
Fairfield County Man Wins $50,000 In CT State Lottery Show her the money! A woman visiting Connecticut is feeling lucky after cashing in a winning CT Lottery ticket worth $50,000 this week. On Wednesday, Sept. 15, Ariana Llanos Rojas, a Lake Worth, Florida resident, cashed in a winning "Super Cashword 22" ticket that was sold at the A&J Mini Mart on East Main Street in Stamford. The following day, a second $50,000 CT Lottery ticket was cashed in as a Stamford resident saw the balls bounce his way in POWERBALL. On Thursday, Sept. 16, Stamford resident Antonio Rivera also cashed in a winning $50,000 ticket that was sold at the Wash Works l…
Ida: Here's Breakdown Of Westchester Power Outages By Community, When Restoration Is Expected Ida: Here's Breakdown Of Westchester Power Outages By Community, When Restoration Is Expected
Ida: Here's Breakdown Of Westchester Power Outages By Community, When Restoration Is Expected Thousands in Westchester were still reporting power outages two days after Tropical Depression Ida wreaked havoc up and down the East Coast. As of around 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 3, Con Edison was still working to repair 153 active outages that were impacting 4,326 of its Westchester customers. NYSEG was also reporting two outages in the county. On Friday, outages were still being reported by Con Ed customers in: Mamaroneck Village: 1,735; Yonkers: 544; Mamaroneck Town: 448; Greenburgh: 358; Scarsdale: 308; Harrison: 250; Tarrytown: 164; Bronxville: 152; North Castle: 92; New Rochelle:…
Body Of Former Westchester Woman Recovered After South Florida Condo Collapse Body Of Former Westchester Woman Recovered After South Florida Condo Collapse
Body Of Former Westchester Woman Recovered After South Florida Condo Collapse As the digging continues at the site of a condo collapse in Surfside, Florida, members of one family with New York connections announced their mother has been found dead. Judy Siegel, age 65, formerly of Plainview, in Nassau County, Southhampton, in Suffolk County, and Ardsley, in Westchester County, was recovered on Friday, July 9, by first responders working at the scene, her daughter Rachel Spiegel said on Instagram. "Today was one of the hardest days of our lives," Rachel wrote. "We were told by the Miami Dade Police Department that our mom, Judy Spiegel, was recovered on Friday, July …