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Spears, In TV Interview, Says She Didn't Kill Son At Westchester Hospital Lacey Spears, the Rockland County mother convicted of murdering her 5-year-old son, has broken her silence in an jailhouse interview with CBS’ “48 Hours,” according to multiple media reports. The episode, "A Mother Accused," will air 10 p.m. Saturday. Spears was found guilty last year of killing Garnett Spears with an overdose of salt in 2014 while the boy was at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital in Valhalla. Spears, who blogged about her son’s many illnesses on social media, is imprisoned at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility. According to lohud.com, Spears angrily denies k…

by Carol Reif

04/09/2016

Neighbors

Yonkers Bakery Guru Wins Award For Social Innovation YONKERS, N.Y. – The founder of Yonkers-based Greyston -- which calls itself “Bakers with a Mission” -- has been honored with a prestigious award for social innovation. On Thursday, the Lewis Institute at Babson College in Wellesley, Mass., presented the award to Bernie Glassman, a Zen Buddhist who founded the nonprofit bakery in 1982 to provide people with a gateway out of poverty and a path to self-sufficiency. The award was accepted by Greyston spokesman Dion Drew. Greyston is known for its "open-hiring" practices, where anyone can sign up regardless of background. Its integr…

by Carol Reif

04/09/2016

Business

New Rochelle Downtown Restaurant Week Part 2 Starts Monday NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- New Rochelle eateries offer a smorgasbord of cuisines, and now, thanks to an event sponsored by the city’s Business Improvement District, lots of folks can afford to sample them all. Restaurant Week part 2 starts Monday and runs through Thursday. Fourteen restaurants will be offering three-course meals for $27.50, not including drinks, tax and tip. Diners will get the chance to win $100 gift certificates to local restaurants, the BID said. The first week wrapped up Thursday after flocks of foodies braved the winterlike weather to scarf down crab cakes, jerk chicken a…

by Carol Reif

04/09/2016

Schools

Harrison Talk Offers Tips On Helping Non-English-Speaking Students Succeed HARRISON, N.Y. – Immigrants trying to learn English are being held back by education policies that ignore literacy research, said one of the world’s leading authorities on bilingual education. Dr. Jim Cummings, a professor in the department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning at the University of Toronto, spoke recently at the Lower Hudson Regional Information Center in Harrison. The daylong conference at which Cummings spoke was designed to help local educators learn new ways to help "English language learners" succeed in school. Literacy engagement is key, Cummings said, to h…

by Carol Reif

04/09/2016

News

Lost Poodle Rescued In White Plains, Taken To Animal Hospital WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- A little, white poodle was rescued by a good Samaritan this week after he was found wandering in the vicinity of Longview Avenue in White Plains, according to the website, Lost Pets of Westchester County NY. The pooch is an unneutered male, about 12 years old, who is missing a few of his choppers. He was taken to Animal Hospital of White Plains where he was cleaned up and is apparently in good condition. The hospital, located at 36 Pleasant Ave., can be reached by calling (914) 949-0434.

by Carol Reif

04/08/2016

Police & Fire

Suspect In Nyack Shooting Faces Assault, Weapons Charges CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. -- Clarkstown police have charged a Rockland man with assault in connection with a shooting in Nyack. Police said they had been searching for Darique Burke, 20, of the Nyack area, since the March incident in which another 20-year-old man was wounded on Upper Depew Avenue in the village. The man was walking near the Super 8 hotel around 5:40 p.m. on March 12, when he suffered the non-life-threatening injury to his mouth. Burke, who goes by the nickname of “Rico,” was arrested on Thursday, April 7, and charged with second-degree assault, a felony; and criminal possession of …

by Carol Reif

04/08/2016

Police & Fire

Danbury Man Charged With DWI In Brewster BREWSTER, N.Y. -- A Danbury man has been charged with driving while intoxicated after a two-car fender bender in Brewster on Sunday, April 3, state police said. Elmer A. Hernandez-Quevedo, 23, was backing out of a parking space on North Main Street in the village when he struck the back end of a Jeep, police said. State troopers investigating the collision charged Hernandez-Quevedo with aggravated driving while intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor. Hernandez-Quevedo failed a field sobriety test and also provided a breath sample that showed he had a blood alcohol content of .20 percent,…

by Carol Reif

04/08/2016

Schools

Croton-Harmon Students Help Girl Scout Make Blankets For Charity CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- Helping to make a fleece blanket for patients at Blythedale Children’s Hospital gave Croton-Harmon students a warm and fuzzy feeling, said teacher Lisa Frey. Children from the Carrie E. Thompkins Elementary School learned the importance of community service when they enthusiastically pitched in on the Girl Scouts charity project, she said. “I hope the students will learn that doing something for other people and reaching out to children who need help is very important,” said Frey, whose K-2 collaborative program students worked on the blanket. “It’s such a busy ti…

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04/08/2016

Schools

Elmsford School Board OKs $33.5 Million Budget; Public Votes May 17 ELMSFORD, N.Y. -- The Elmsford Board of Education has approved a nearly $33.5 million spending plan that would increase the average homeowners’ taxes by $168.28 per year. The board voted on the proposed 2016-17 budget at its April 6 meeting. The public vote is scheduled for 7 a.m. - 9 p.m. on May 17 at the Alice E. Grady Elementary School’s music room, 44 Cobb Lane. Voter parking will be provided on the school’s playground. The proposed budget of $33,482,155 represents a 1.46 percent increase over the current budget of $33,000,395. The proposed tax levy of $29,128,382 is 1.68 percent hig…

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04/08/2016

News

Poughkeepsie Hearing Discusses Crackdown On Aggressive Panhandling POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – Poughkeepsie may be weighing ways to curb panhandling, but, says Mayor Rob Rolison, merely passing a law won’t get to the root cause of the sometimes intimidating behavior, according to a report by Time Warner Cable News. The Common Council is holding a public hearing on a proposed law dealing with aggressive panhandling at 6 p.m. Monday, April 18, at City Hall, 62 Civic Center Plaza. Rolison told Time Warner Cable News that an increased police presence has already cut down on aggressive panhandling. He added that the city cannot hold people accountable for begging on …

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04/08/2016

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