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Man Who Fatally Shot Neighbor 5 Times Then Hid In River In Westchester Sentenced Man Who Fatally Shot Neighbor 5 Times Then Hid In River In Westchester Sentenced
Man Who Fatally Shot Neighbor 5 Times Then Hid In River In Westchester Sentenced A man will spend decades in prison after fatally shooting his neighbor five times in Westchester County before hiding from police in a river.  Earlier Report - Man Who Hid In Saw Mill River Admits To Fatally Shooting Victim 5 Times In Yonkers: DA Yonkers resident Terrence Gonzalez, age 31, was sentenced to 25 years to life for fatally shooting 23-year-old Lateef Butler outside the Yonkers apartment building on Nepperhan Avenue that they both shared, Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah announced on Thursday, Feb. 16.  The shooting happened on June…

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by Ben Crnic
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'Demanding Better': Nurses In Westchester County To Rally For Safe Staffing, Fair Contract 'Demanding Better': Nurses In Westchester County To Rally For Safe Staffing, Fair Contract
'Demanding Better': Nurses In Westchester County To Rally For Safe Staffing, Fair Contract A group of nurses in Westchester County will soon rally to demand safer staffing practices and a better contract from the hospital they work at. The speak-out will be held on Friday, Nov. 18 at noon in Yonkers in front of the St. Joseph’s Medical Center, according to the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA). There, nurses will highlight how the hospital has violated contractual safe staffing ratios in the intensive care unit, psychiatric units, and emergency department by often assigning three patients to nurses instead of the safer standard of two, according to the NYSNA.&nb…

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COVID-19: Here's How Many Hudson Valley Hospital Workers Have Been Vaccinated, Refused Shot COVID-19: Here's How Many Hudson Valley Hospital Workers Have Been Vaccinated, Refused Shot
Covid-19: Here's How Many Hudson Valley Hospital Workers Have Been Vaccinated, Refused Shot The lowest percentage of hospital employees who have received the COVID-19 vaccine in New York reside in the Hudson Valley. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that 57.9 percent of hospital workers in the Hudson Valley have received the COVID-19 vaccine, while statewide, a total of 60.8 percent of medical professionals have been vaccinated. The percentage in the Hudson Valley is the lowest in the state, behind New York City (59 percent), Long Island (60 percent), Mohawk Valley (60.1 percent), and Western New York (63 percent).  Cuomo also made note that vaccination performance is uneven b…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Bill, Hillary Clinton Order Pizzas For Hospitals In Westchester County COVID-19: Bill, Hillary Clinton Order Pizzas For Hospitals In Westchester County
Covid-19: Bill, Hillary Clinton Order Pizzas For Hospitals In Westchester County As health care professionals work around the clock combatting the novel coronavirus, longtime Westchester County residents Bill and Hillary Clinton had a special treat cooked up and delivered to area hospitals. The Clintons, who call Chappaqua home, had dozens of pizzas sent to the several hospitals in the county, including St. John's Riverside Hospital in Yonkers, St. Joseph's Medical Center in Yonkers, Blythedale Children’s Hospital in Valhalla, and White Plains Hospital on Wednesday, March 25 as hospital workers have all hands on deck with the COVID-19 outbreak. White Plains Hospita…

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'I Want Answers,' Says Ossining Mom Of Teen Among 7 Dead In Virus Outbreak 'I Want Answers,' Says Ossining Mom Of Teen Among 7 Dead In Virus Outbreak
'I Want Answers,' Says Ossining Mom Of Teen Among 7 Dead In Virus Outbreak The Westchester mother of a 16-year-old girl who was among seven dead in an adenovirus outbreak at the Wanaque Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in North Jersey is demanding answers, ABC7 reports. Elizabeth Poulous of Ossining was in St. Joseph's Medical Center in Paterson, New Jersey with a raging fever at the time of her diagnosis, her mom Kristine Poulous told the outlet. The teen -- who has been a longterm care patient at the facility for four years -- was apparently diagnosed with the virus several days before the NJ Health Department was notified of the outbreak, the WABC article …

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Westchester Man Extradited From Scotland Sentenced For Fatal Teen Shooting Westchester Man Extradited From Scotland Sentenced For Fatal Teen Shooting
Westchester Man Extradited From Scotland Sentenced For Fatal Teen Shooting A man who was extradited from Scotland and returned to Westchester County on a murder charge has been sentenced after fleeing the country following the fatal shooting of a teenager. Yonkers native Sheppard Adeghe, 33, has been sentenced to 20 years in state prison for manslaughter in the shooting death of Elias Flores in 2016. He had faced life in prison on a murder charge before his guilty plea. At approximately 7:15 p.m. on Aug. 10, 2016,  a car drove into the emergency room area at St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Yonkers, where a 19-year-old was dropped off, suffering from an apparent gun…

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by Zak Failla