White Plains, NY
Schools
Westchester, Rockland Students Earn SUEZ-NAWC Scholarships Westchester, Rockland Students Earn SUEZ-NAWC Scholarships
Westchester, Rockland Students Earn Suez-nawc Scholarships Five students in Westchester and Rockland counties have earned SUEZ-NAWC scholarships worth $3,000. SUEZ and the New York Chapter of the National Association of Water Companies (NAWC) announced the recipients of the scholarships, which are intended to assist high school seniors who are pursuing degrees relating to the water industry. Each recipient was honored at an awards dinner at the Hotel Thayer in West Point. “We know that it’s critically important to support bright, hard-working young people who will serve as the future leaders of the water industry,” said Chris Graziano, vice presid…

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by Valerie Musson
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
HS Student Admits To Fatal Stabbing Of Classmate In Westchester HS Student Admits To Fatal Stabbing Of Classmate In Westchester
HS Student Admits To Fatal Stabbing Of Classmate In Westchester The teenager implicated in the fatal stabbing of high school student in Westchester last year has admitted to manslaughter. Z’inah Brown, 18, pleaded guilty in Westchester County Court to one count of first-degree manslaughter for her role in the stalking and fatal stabbing of 16-year-old New Rochelle High School junior Valaree Schwab on Jan. 10, 2018. She is scheduled to be sentenced on Aug. 1. Shortly after 12:20 p.m. on Jan. 10, New Rochelle police officers responded to Dunkin’ Donuts on North Avenue, where there were multiple reports of a fight involving several high school-aged s…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
Swastikas Found Inside Textbook At Middle School In Westchester Swastikas Found Inside Textbook At Middle School In Westchester
Swastikas Found Inside Textbook At Middle School In Westchester Police in New Rochelle were called to a middle school in Westchester this week to investigate the latest incident involving swastikas. Officers from the New Rochelle Police Department responded to the school on Tuesday, April 9, when there was a report of swastikas drawn inside the back of a textbook. Last month, the school launched an investigation when the sign of hate was etched in a bathroom at Albert Leonard. Late last year, a four-inch swastika was found at the New Rochelle High School.  Police said that in the latest incident, a student reported to administrators finding the sw…

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by Zak Failla
Armonk, NY
Neighbors
Westchester High School Students Prove To Be 'Good Cookies' For Charity Westchester High School Students Prove To Be 'Good Cookies' For Charity
Westchester High School Students Prove To Be 'Good Cookies' For Charity A pair of New Rochelle High School students have found a way to marry cookies and lacrosse to benefit the national fight against pediatric cancer. After hosting their fourth annual “Be a Good Cookie Lacrosse Tournament,” on March 31, high school sophomores Evan Phillips and Sam Rosenberg presented the Cookies for Kids' Cancer Center with more than $50,000, the total from their first four tournaments. The tournament was initially founded as a bar mitzvah project three years ago, but has since grown to a massive annual event that has the teens eyeing larger goals. Witt and her husband starte…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
Teen Sentenced For Stalking Westchester Classmate In Incident Resulting In Her Death Teen Sentenced For Stalking Westchester Classmate In Incident Resulting In Her Death
Teen Sentenced For Stalking Westchester Classmate In Incident Resulting In Her Death A teen has been sentenced following a stalking incident that led to his classmate’s death, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. announced. New Rochelle High School student Carl Booker, 18, was sentenced Friday, March 29 to “shock probation,” where he will be incarcerated for six months in Westchester County Jail and serve five years of probation. Booker, as well as Dominique Slack, another individual involved in the incident, pleaded guilty to first-degree stalking, a Class D violent felony, on Dec. 14, 2018. Slack was given the same sentence in February. The initi…

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by Valerie Musson
Armonk, NY
News
Westchester Teen Sentenced To 'Shock Probation' For Role In Fatal Student Stabbing Westchester Teen Sentenced To 'Shock Probation' For Role In Fatal Student Stabbing
Westchester Teen Sentenced To 'Shock Probation' For Role In Fatal Student Stabbing A Westchester County teenager has been sentenced for her role in the fatal stabbing of 16-year-old high school student last year. Dominique Slack, 18, will receive “shock probation” and be incarcerated in Westchester County Jail for six months, followed by five years probation.  Slack pleaded guilty to first-degree stalking, a violent felony, last year, for her role in the incident that led to the fatal stabbing of New Rochelle High School junior Valaree Schwab in January last year. According to police, officers responded to Dunkin' Donuts on North Avenue shortly after 12:20 p.m. on J…

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by Zak Failla
Armonk, NY
News
Westchester Middle School Student Facing Charges After Alleged Knife Incident Westchester Middle School Student Facing Charges After Alleged Knife Incident
Westchester Middle School Student Facing Charges After Alleged Knife Incident A teenage middle school student in New Rochelle was arrested by police last month following an alleged incident with a knife. Police said that a 13-year-old Isaac E. Young Middle School student was arrested on charges of menacing and attempted assault following the incident on Jan. 30. The incident was first reported by lohud. The student was reportedly referred to Family Court. "A student brandished a knife at Isaac E. Young Middle School on January 30," interim Schools Superintendent Magda Parvey said in a statement. "The knife was confiscated and no one was injured in the incident.” The…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
Reward Offered In Search For Killer Of Westchester Woman Found Dead In Greenwich Reward Offered In Search For Killer Of Westchester Woman Found Dead In Greenwich
Reward Offered In Search For Killer Of Westchester Woman Found Dead In Greenwich As police continue to dig for clues in the death of Valerie Reyes, the Westchester woman who was found bound and stuffed in a suitcase in a wooded area in Greenwich, a reward is being offered for information. New York State Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information that will lead to the arrest and conviction of the persons responsible for the death of Reyes, whose body was found on Tuesday, Feb. 5. Reyes, 24, a 2012 New Rochelle High School graduate, was last seen on Jan. 29 around 9 a.m., Greenwich Police said.  A private investigator tracked her to New York…

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by Kathy Reakes
Armonk, NY
News
Sentencing Delayed For Stalking Westchester Teen Involved In Fatal Stabbing Sentencing Delayed For Stalking Westchester Teen Involved In Fatal Stabbing
Sentencing Delayed For Stalking Westchester Teen Involved In Fatal Stabbing Sentencing for a teenager who admitted to her role in the fatal stabbing of 16-year-old Valaree Schwab last year has been delayed. Dominique Slack, 18, was scheduled to be sentenced on Thursday, but saw that postponed for routine reasons. She pleaded guilty to first-degree stalking, a violent felony, last year, for her role in the incident that led to the fatal stabbing of New Rochelle High School junior Schwab in January last year. According to police, officers responded to Dunkin' Donuts on North Avenue shortly after 12:20 p.m. on Jan. 10 last year, where there were reports of a fight inv…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Vernon, NY
Police & Fire
Town Employee On Leave After Taking Photos Of Dead Westchester Woman In Suitcase Town Employee On Leave After Taking Photos Of Dead Westchester Woman In Suitcase
Town Employee On Leave After Taking Photos Of Dead Westchester Woman In Suitcase Just hours after the identity of the Westchester woman found bound and stuffed in a suitcase was released, Town of Greenwich officials are confirming that an employee is on paid administrative leave for taking photos of the murder victim and the crime scene and sharing them. Valerie Reyes, 24, of New Rochelle, was found by town highway employees around 8:23 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5, on the east shoulder of Glenville Road, justs north of Stillman Lane.  “The victim was a daughter, a sister and a cousin of a family suffering a tremendous loss at this time," Greenwich First Selectma…

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by Kathy Reakes
Stony Point, NY
Sports
North Rockland HS Cheerleaders Win 70th Westchester County Invitational North Rockland HS Cheerleaders Win 70th Westchester County Invitational
North Rockland HS Cheerleaders Win 70th Westchester County Invitational Some local cheerleaders have a little more pep in their step than usual after being crowned as champions. North Rockland High School earned top honors at the 70th annual Westchester County Cheerleading Invitational, which was held at the County Center in White Plains. Several individual cheerleaders and coach Tanya Kelsch also earned individual accolades. The 22-member squad won the Grand Championship with a series of flips, twists, spins and other gymnastic moves to conquer the competition. Cheerleading has been recognized as a sport, not an activity, in New York as of 2013. North Rocklan…

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by Zak Failla
Eastchester, NY
Schools
New Rochelle High School Temporarily Evacuated When Steam Sparks Alarm New Rochelle High School Temporarily Evacuated When Steam Sparks Alarm
New Rochelle High School Temporarily Evacuated When Steam Sparks Alarm Some students in New Rochelle were forced out in the rain on Thursday morning when contractors working in the building made a mistake. The New Rochelle High School sent out an alert on Thursday afternoon to parents advising that there was an evacuation of the building at approximately 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 24, when an alarm went off. The district said the evacuation was caused during routine maintenance to the building’s heating system, which accidentally created steam due to the cold weather, triggering an alarm. Students and staff were evacuated for approximately 20 minutes. Accor…

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by Zak Failla