Armonk, NY
Lifestyle
Playland Boardwalk Reopens Six Years After Hurricane Sandy Playland Boardwalk Reopens Six Years After Hurricane Sandy
Playland Boardwalk Reopens Six Years After Hurricane Sandy The northern portion of Playland's waterfront boardwalk has reopened, nearly six years after it was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. Tuesday's reopening, marked by a ribbon-cutting ceremony, was timely as the county-owned parked celebrated Independence Day with fireworks on Tuesday night, July 3 and Wednesday, July 4.  The cost of the project was $4.6 million for design and construction. The 700-foot North Boardwalk restores scenic views of Long Island Sound to visitors at Playland Park in Rye, after being closed for construction since 2012. Westchester County Executive George Latimer led Tu…

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by Jon Craig
Mount Pleasant, NY
Lifestyle
Plan To Build Long Island Sound Tunnel Scrapped Plan To Build Long Island Sound Tunnel Scrapped
Plan To Build Long Island Sound Tunnel Scrapped The proposal to build a multi-billion dollar tunnel under the Long Island Sound, connecting Long Island and Westchester, has been scrapped, New York State Department of Transportation officials announced on Thursday. NYSDOT Commissioner Paul Karas made the announcement on Thursday, putting the kibosh on the plan, which may have cost upwards of $55 billion, according to a recently released study that was commissioned earlier this year. The exact reasoning for abandoning the plan was not provided. “After careful review of a variety of considerations pertaining to the project, NYSDOT has decid…

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by Zak Failla
Yonkers, NY
News
Sudden Shutdown Forces Summer Program Relocations At Sprain Ridge Pool Sudden Shutdown Forces Summer Program Relocations At Sprain Ridge Pool
Sudden Shutdown Forces Summer Program Relocations At Sprain Ridge Pool With the Sprain Ridge Pool being closed indefinitely after it was found not to be structurally sound in Yonkers, officials in Westchester have begun rescheduling events and programs that were planned for the summer season before the sudden shutdown. Earlier this week, Westchester County Executive George Latimer announced that in an attempt to reopen the pool in Yonkers before July 4 last year, contractors rushed work at the pool, which resulted in structural issues. It was originally scheduled to be opened up next week, but concerns about the pool led officials to shut it down for the summer…

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by Zak Failla
Yonkers, NY
News
Issues Force Newly Renovated Sprain Ridge Pool To Close For Entire Summer Issues Force Newly Renovated Sprain Ridge Pool To Close For Entire Summer
Issues Force Newly Renovated Sprain Ridge Pool To Close For Entire Summer Despite reopening with “great fanfare and optimism” last year, the recently renovated Sprain Ridge Poll will be closed for the entire summer season after it was deemed not to be structurally sound. Westchester County Executive George Latimer announced on Wednesday that in an attempt to reopen the pool in Yonkers before July 4 last year, contractors rushed work at the pool, which resulted in structural issues. It was originally scheduled to be opened up next week, but concerns about the pool led officials to shut it down for the summer. Sprain Ridge consists of a pair of pools, an “activity”…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
Man Sentenced In Mother's Fatal Stabbing In Westchester Man Sentenced In Mother's Fatal Stabbing In Westchester
Man Sentenced In Mother's Fatal Stabbing In Westchester A 29-year-old man is heading to prison for a quarter of a century after pleading guilty to killing his mother. Westchester County District Attorney announced on Wednesday that Andre Coverdale, 29, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to a felony charge of first-degree manslaughter in March in the stabbing death of his mother, Dawne McCray in Yonkers. Scarpino noted that Coverdale has no known address. At approximately 12:30 p.m. on Jan. 16, Coverdale walked up to the security booth of a Schroeder Street in Yonkers, telling an officer that “he had just killed his m…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
Grandstands At Westchester Icon Memorial Field Will Be Demolished Grandstands At Westchester Icon Memorial Field Will Be Demolished
Grandstands At Westchester Icon Memorial Field Will Be Demolished They say that “slow and steady wins the race.” Mount Vernon is putting that to the test with revitalization efforts at Memorial Field. Earlier this year, Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas announced a “two-prong” approach to reopen the once vibrant recreation hub that has laid in ruins for the better part of a decade. In the short term, Thomas said that crews will grow out new grass in anticipation of a temporary track that will be installed over the summer, which the mayor said “would allow for walking, jogging, frisbee throwing, pick-up soccer and touch football games and other outdoor act…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
Lifestyle
Westchester Father/Son Filmmakers' HBO Documentary Screens At Jacob Burns Westchester Father/Son Filmmakers' HBO Documentary Screens At Jacob Burns
Westchester Father/Son Filmmakers' HBO Documentary Screens At Jacob Burns Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville hosted both Emmy award-winning director Peter Kunhardt of Chappaqua and his son, producer Teddy Kunhardt, for a Q&A and screening of "King in the Wilderness," a new HBO documentary that had its world premiere at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.  Jacob Burns Film Center invited the public to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through the screening of "King in the Wilderness." The screening took place on April 4, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of Dr. King's assassination. Filmmaker Peter Kunhardt chronicles the last …

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by Jon Craig
Armonk, NY
News
Three More Teens Indicted In Death Of Westchester HS Student Three More Teens Indicted In Death Of Westchester HS Student
Three More Teens Indicted In Death Of Westchester HS Student Three more teenagers have been indicted on charges in connection to the fatal stabbing of a New Rochelle High School junior who wanted her house keys back following a dispute in January. Westchester County Assistant District Attorney Nicholas DiCostanzo announced the indictment of three teenagers for their roles in the fatal stabbing of Valaree Schwab, a 16-year-old junior at the high school. According to police, officers responded to Dunkin' Donuts on North Avenue shortly after 12:20 p.m. on Jan. 10, where there were reports of a fight involving multiple high school-aged students. During t…

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by Zak Failla
Armonk, NY
Police & Fire
Three More Indicted In Connection To Fatal Stabbing Of Westchester Student Three More Indicted In Connection To Fatal Stabbing Of Westchester Student
Three More Indicted In Connection To Fatal Stabbing Of Westchester Student Three more people have been indicted on charges in connection to the fatal stabbing of a New Rochelle High School junior in January. Westchester County Assistant District Attorney Nicholas DiCostanzo announced the indictment of three teenagers for their roles in the fatal stabbing of Valaree Schwab, a 16-year-old junior at the high school. According to police, officers responded to Dunkin' Donuts on North Avenue shortly after 12:20 p.m. on Jan. 10, where there were reports of a fight involving multiple high school-aged students. During the dispute, Schwab suffered two stab wounds to her tor…

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by Zak Failla
Yonkers, NY
Police & Fire
Son, 29, Pleads Guilty To Stabbing His Yonkers Mother To Death Son, 29, Pleads Guilty To Stabbing His Yonkers Mother To Death
Son, 29, Pleads Guilty To Stabbing His Yonkers Mother To Death A 29-year-old man pleaded guilty to the stabbing death of his mother in Yonkers, according to Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino. Andre Coverdale pleaded guilty on Thursday, March 15 to first-degree manslaughter, a Class B felony, in the stabbing death of Dawne McCray of Yonkers.  County Court Judge Barry Warhit accepted the plea. On Jan. 16, 2016, at about 12:30 p.m., the defendant walked up to a security booth at an apartment complex on Schroeder Street in Yonkers and told the security officer that “he had just killed his mother.” The defendant asked the guard to ca…

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by Jon Craig
Somers, NY
News
Coyote Attack On Sheep Reported At Muscoot Farm Coyote Attack On Sheep Reported At Muscoot Farm
Coyote Attack On Sheep Reported At Muscoot Farm County officials said a coyote may have killed a sheep at Muscoot Farm in Somers and injured two others on Thursday. The sheep were found when employees to perform morning farm chores Thursday and noticed a sheep lying in the field and two others limping, said Alexis Joondeph-Breidbart, a spokeswoman for Westchester County. Muscoot Farm is an early 20th-century interpretative farm museum that is owned and operated by the Westchester County Department of Parks, Recreation, and Conservation. Although there was no sighting of a coyote, Joondeph-Breidbart said farm staff believes the attack wa…

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by Kathy Reakes
Port Chester, NY
Obituaries
Byron Womack, 49, Port Chester Middle School Assistant Principal, Dies Byron Womack, 49, Port Chester Middle School Assistant Principal, Dies
Byron Womack, 49, Port Chester Middle School Assistant Principal, Dies Byron Womack, a very popular assistant principal at Port Chester Middle School, died overnight, officials said on Tuesday, Feb. 20. He was 49 years old. Details about funeral services have not been announced, but counseling is being offered to students and staff at PCMS, which is in session this week. Thirteen months ago, Womack’s ability to “go long” was recognized when he was given the 2017 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Committee Humanitarian Award at a celebration of civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The award recognized both Womack’s longstanding role as a mentor …

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by Jon Craig