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Two Suspects Tracked Down In Westchester Park After Stealing Car, Police Say Two Suspects Tracked Down In Westchester Park After Stealing Car, Police Say
Two Suspects Tracked Down In Westchester Park After Stealing Car, Police Say Two suspects in their 30s were tracked down by police after being busted in an allegedly stolen car, authorities said. The Westchester County Real Time Crime Center broadcast an alert at approximately 12:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 8, where there was a report that a car had been stolen and entered Glen Island Park in New Rochelle. A County Police spokesperson said that an officer was able to locate the suspect vehicle - a 2019 Honda - but the driver initially refused to pull over. The officer was able to eventually get the driver to come to a stop, at which point two men fled the vehicle o…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: NY's First Drive-Through Testing Site, In Westchester, To Close COVID-19: NY's First Drive-Through Testing Site, In Westchester, To Close
Covid-19: NY's First Drive-Through Testing Site, In Westchester, To Close In another sign that New York is in full recovery mode from the COVID-19 pandemic, the state announced that it will be closing down its drive-through testing site in Westchester, the first hotspot for the virus when the outbreak began. The site at Glen Island Park in New Rochelle will close Friday, June 25, representing the closure of the first mass testing site that was set up in New York during the pandemic. Earlier this year, in March, Glen Island Park began to reopen to cars and pedestrians more than a year after serving as Ground Zero of the pandemic in New York, including a New R…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Cuomo Comes To New Rochelle To Launch NY's First Mobile Testing Center COVID-19: Cuomo Comes To New Rochelle To Launch NY's First Mobile Testing Center
Covid-19: Cuomo Comes To New Rochelle To Launch NY's First Mobile Testing Center New York State’s first mobile testing center for coronavirus has set up shop and is now open. Gov. Andrew Cuomo was flanked by some of New York's top health officials in New Rochelle on Friday, March 13 to introduce the public to the state’s first “drive-through” COVID-19 testing center. It was up and running as Cuomo started arrived shortly before 10:30 a.m. The new mobile testing site at Glen Island Park includes include six lanes for area residents to drive in, get tested in their car by doctors or nurses, and then drive away within 15 minutes, Cuomo said.  Cuomo noted that those …

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by Zak Failla
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Pop-Up COVID-19 Testing Center In New Rochelle Park Is First Of Its Kind In New York State Pop-Up COVID-19 Testing Center In New Rochelle Park Is First Of Its Kind In New York State
Pop-Up Covid-19 Testing Center In New Rochelle Park Is First Of Its Kind In New York State Click here for an updated story: Cuomo Comes To New Rochelle To Launch NY's First Mobile Testing Center A first of its kind pop-up COVID-19 sample collection center has launched in New Rochelle. The center, at Glen Island Park, was erected early Friday, March 13, by the state Department of Health.  Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that testing at the site, which was being set up at Glen Island Park on the Long Island Sound Shore, will be done by appointment only, with New Rochelle residents who have been quarantined being the first tested. New Rochelle residents who would like to…

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by Kathy Reakes
Sports
Iona Preparatory 'Plungers' Named New York's Top Team Iona Preparatory 'Plungers' Named New York's Top Team
Iona Preparatory 'Plungers' Named New York's Top Team The Iona Preparatory “Plungers” have been ranked as New York State’s top team for the third consecutive year as a result of their fundraising efforts as part of the Special Olympics Polar Plunge. The Gaels raised a total of $46,000 at the 10th annual Westchester Polar Plunge, which featured more than 100 students participating in a collective jump into ice-cold waters at Glen Island Park on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018. Special Olympics New York Director of Development Kaitlin Brennan presented the Plungers with the award during a special presentation at Iona Preparatory School on Monday, Dec. 1…

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by Valerie Musson
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Stranded Pair Pulled From Water After Boat Sinks In Westchester Stranded Pair Pulled From Water After Boat Sinks In Westchester
Stranded Pair Pulled From Water After Boat Sinks In Westchester Two people were rescued from the water off New Rochelle after their boat hit a rock, stranding them in the water. The incident took place around 8:10 p.m. Wednesday near Glen Island Park, said New Rochelle Police Capt. J.C. Coyne. According to Coyne, the two unidentified people had been out boating when they hit a rock and their boat began to sink.  Luckily, New Rochelle Officer Timothy Childs was out paroling the harbor when he spotted the two in trouble. Childs pulled one onto his boat and the other person swan to nearby Glen Island Park where they were picked up by the Westchester Count…

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by Kathy Reakes