Some others top stories of the week include (Click on the link to read the entire story):
- The Ardsley woman who admitted to defrauding Westchester County donors out of more than $50,000 by misrepresenting the fact that she had terminal cancer has pleaded guilty to wire fraud.
- A Westchester gym teacher has filed a lawsuit after being struck in the head by an errant golf club thrown by a man having a rough day on the links at Dunwoodie Golf Course in Yonkers.
- A pair of partners in crime victimized a local man during a strong-arm robbery in which they held a razor knife to the victim's throat as they ripped off his wallet in Northern Westchester.
- A 23-year-old man is behind bars after police say he was in possession of an illegal handgun during a domestic dispute in Northern Westchester.
- Toys "R" Us, which filed for bankruptcy last fall, plans to close as many as 182 outlets, about one-fifth of its total number of stores across the country.
- A whole host of new jobs are heading to the Hudson Valley, as the MTA announced a $1.4 billion contract that will be awarded to Kawasaki to build state-of-the-art subway cars in Westchester.
- Former Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino said he’s giving up politics, for now.
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