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Surviving Officer Shot In Double-Fatal CT Incident Was HS, Collegiate Baseball Standout
The surviving Connecticut police officer injured while responding to a call that killed two of his fellow officers is a native New Yorker who graduated from high school in Northern Westchester. Alec Iurato, age 26, now a resident of Bristol in Hartford County, graduated from Yorktown High School in 2014. Iurato underwent surgery for a gunshot wound and was released from the hospital on Thursday, Oct. 13, police said. Yorktown High School Principal Joseph DeGennaro said in a Twitter post that Iurato was a "terrific" role model, standout baseball player, and "an even better person." Earli…
Politics
Covid-
19: Negative Comments About Maskless Pic Before Positive Test Gave Her Anxiety, AOC Says
New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is back on Twitter just days after she proclaimed that she was “taking a break” from the social media platform due to “anxiety” following her bout with COVID-19. On Monday, Jan. 31, the controversial, 32-year-old congresswoman who grew up in Northern Westchester County and who has been a prominent figure on social media since taking office, announced a temporary moratorium, citing anxieties that were caused by negative comments on the platform. The announcement came after an Instagram user made note that Ocasio-Cortez had not issued a tweet o…
Obituaries
Rob Kavovit, Yorktown HS, Syracuse University Lacrosse Great, Dies At 45
Former Yorktown High School and Syracuse University lacrosse great Rob Kavovit has died suddenly at the age of 45. He died at home in Florida on Tuesday, March 16. The cause of death has not been released. He leaves behind a wife and two sons. After starring as an attackman on Yorktown High School's nationally renowned lacrosse program, Kavovit went on to become a three-time All-American during his collegiate career at Syracuse University, which ran from 1994 to 97. He finished ninth on the school’s all-time points list with 246 (125 goals, 121 assists). Syracuse University said, "We mour…
Politics
Ex-TV Anchor To Challenge Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez In Congressional Primary
Former CNBC anchor Michelle Caruso-Cabrera is throwing her hat into the Congressional race and is planning on taking the seat of Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the 14th district, representing parts of Queens and the Bronx. Caruso-Cabrera took to Twitter on Tuesday, Feb. 11 to announce that she is challenging Ocasio-Cortez, a 2009 Yorktown High School graduate, in the Democratic primary. Michelle Caruso-Cabrera is challenging Yorktown High School graduate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the Congressional primary.Twitter Caruso-Cabrera is a registered Democrat and descendant of Cub…
Politics
Ocasio-Cortez, Trump Agree On This One Thing: NY Times Columnist Called 'Bedbug' Is A Snowflake
Freshman Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and President Donald Trump may have finally agreed on something: a New York Times reporter. New York Times op-ed columnist Bret Stephens has created a social media firestorm after emailing George Washington University associate professor Dave Karpf and the university’s provost this week to complain about Karpf’s tweet calling Stephens a "bedbug." In the wake of The New York Times’ office being infested by bedbugs, Karpf poked fun at Stephens on social media. “The bedbugs are a metaphor. The bedbugs are Bret Stephens,” he posted in jest. In t…
Politics
Simmering Tensions Between Pelosi, Ocasio-Cortez Boil Over Border Aid Package, Trump
U.S. Rep. and Westchester County high school grad Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are more divided than ever following congressional funding of security at the U.S.-Mexican border. Pelosi criticized Ocasio-Cortez and three other liberal House Democrats for failing to support a Democratic leadership-backed immigration measure during a Capitol Hill dispute with the White House over funding for the border crisis. During a closed-door caucus on Wednesday, July 10, Pelosi reportedly asked House members not turn to Twitter to criticize moderate Democrats. "Do not tw…
Politics
Ocasio-Cortez Calls For Impeachment Proceedings, Says She'd Be 'Hard-Pressed' To Back Biden
Freshman Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is pressuring House Democrats to “move forward” with impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, stating that it could be considered a “politically motivated” decision if they failed to do so. The 2007 Yorktown High School graduate took to Twitter on Tuesday, May 21, saying “Congress swore an oath to uphold the Constitution. That includes impeachment.” “It is just as politicized a maneuver to not impeach in the face of overwhelming evidence as it is to impeach w/o cause,” she posted. “Congress swore an oath to uphold the Constitut…
Politics
Ocasio-Cortez Rips Media For Coverage Of Her Move To Luxury High Rise
Freshman Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has been in the spotlight yet again this week, but for her new luxury high rise, not her policies or outspoken social media presence. Many news outlets are calling the 2007 Yorktown High School graduate hypocritical after it was reported she had moved into a luxury new home in Washington, D.C. The building - which is under construction - features no affordable housing units, which was a platform she championed during her campaign. Ocasio-Cortez’s congressional salary is $174,000, and her new building reportedly runs $2,000 a month for a studio…
Politics
Ocasio-Cortez Defends Her 70-Percent Billionaires Tax Rate Proposal Over Ice Cream With Colbert
Another prominent New York politician took center stage on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” taking aim at some of the nation’s wealthiest. Freshman Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-Bronx/Queens), a 2007 Yorktown High School graduate, appeared on the CBS late night show on Monday to debunk rumors regarding her proposed 70 percent marginal income tax, which would target multi-millionaires. “When we talk about a 70 percent marginal tax rate,” she said to Colbert. “It’s not on all of your income. It’s on your 10 millionth and one dollar. So after you make 10 million dol…
Politics
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Hits Back At Ex-CT Sen. Joe Lieberman In Rare Dem Vs. Dem Dustup
Just over a week after taking office, U.S. Congresswoman and Westchester County high school graduate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is embroiled in a new controversy. But this one does not involve a far-right provocateur or even a mainstream Republican. It started when Joe Lieberman, Democratic presidential nominee Al Gore's running mate in the 2000 election who retired in 2013 after serving 24 years as U.S. Senator from Connecticut, was asked if the far-left Ocasio-Cortez represented the future of the Democratic party in an interview with Fox Business Network. "I certai…
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