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New Update: Bomb Threat To School In Westchester Came From Foreign Country, Police Say New Update: Bomb Threat To School In Westchester Came From Foreign Country, Police Say
New Update: Bomb Threat To School In Westchester Came From Foreign Country, Police Say A bomb threat that prompted authorities to search a Westchester County school has been confirmed to have come from another country, police announced.  The threat, made to the Bronxville School at 177 Pondfield Rd. on Wednesday, Sept. 11, originated from the country of Malaysia, Bronxville Police said on Thursday evening, Sept. 12.  At around 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Bronxville Police received a call from the National Hotline reporting that someone had claimed to have placed bombs inside the school. Officers then responded to the building and searched its perimeter with the help of …

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by Ben Crnic
News
Threats Of Violence, Vandalism Made Amid Peaceful Vigils, Mayor In Westchester Says Threats Of Violence, Vandalism Made Amid Peaceful Vigils, Mayor In Westchester Says
Threats Of Violence, Vandalism Made Amid Peaceful Vigils, Mayor In Westchester Says Some business owners in Bronxville boarded up their storefronts last week and police beefed up patrols amid threats on social media of violence and vandalism during otherwise peaceful vigils in the wake of George Floyd's death. Bronxville Mayor Mary Marvin said that amid peaceful vigils throughout the village to protest police brutality and celebrate the life of Floyd last week, threats were made targeting the village online. “On one of the nights of the vigils, I was privy to confidential law enforcement sensitive information that confirmed social media posts that the village was indeed a …

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Intruder Who Entered Westchester School Attempted To Enter Other Buildings Intruder Who Entered Westchester School Attempted To Enter Other Buildings
Intruder Who Entered Westchester School Attempted To Enter Other Buildings An intruder who was allowed unauthorized access to a Westchester elementary school allegedly attempted to target other school buildings in the area, officials said. On Friday, Feb. 28, a new security guard at the Waverly School in Eastchester allowed a man to enter the building at approximately 2 p.m. after he claimed to be waiting for someone in maintenance, school officials said. Rather than screen his identification, issuing a visitor’s badge and notifying the maintenance staff - which is district protocol - the security guard allowed him to wait and sit nearby, Eastchester School Super…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
The Taco Project Opens Third Location In Westchester The Taco Project Opens Third Location In Westchester
The Taco Project Opens Third Location In Westchester The Mexican eatery known as The Taco Project is officially opening the doors of its third Westchester location Thursday, March 21. With existing locations in Tarrytown and Yonkers, the new store can be found at 65 Pondfield Road in Bronxville. Offering a wide variety of tacos as well as other Mexican staples like burritos, chorizo, salads, quesadillas and more, TTP has seemingly mastered the art of providing fresh and authentic Mexican fare for diners on the go. TTP was founded in 2014 by Nick Mesce and Sebastian Aliberti, who discovered the need for a quick service Mexican eatery in the a…

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by Valerie Musson
News
Mail Stolen From Lobby Of Post Office In Westchester Mail Stolen From Lobby Of Post Office In Westchester
Mail Stolen From Lobby Of Post Office In Westchester Thieves targeting the United States Postal Service mailboxes on streets in Westchester are becoming bolder, this time targeting a post office itself. In a statement, the Bronxville Police Department reported that it is investigating a series of mail thefts in the village, including items that were deposited in the mail slot at the lobby of the post office on Pondfield Road. The stolen mail in Bronxville comes on the heels of multiple incidents of stolen mail - captured on video - in Yonkers, New Rochelle, Greenburgh and other Westchester municipalities. The latest string of stolen mail com…

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by Zak Failla