Former PepsiCo Executive's Drug Bust Tops Week's News In Westchester

* A former executive at PepsiCo in Purchase resigned from her position with Toyota following her arrest in Japan for allegedly importing the drug oxycodone.

* A teenager killed in a fatal crash on the Sprain Brook Parkway was identified.

* A Rye teacher can return to the classroom two years after being placed on leave.

* Former New York Gov. George Pataki of Garrison and fellow Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump exchanged heated words, starting on Twiiter after Pataki criticized Trump for his controversial comments about Mexican immigrants.

* A total of 162 Westchester County employees accepted a buyout package to leave their jobs by July 31.

* Four Westchester County residents were among the 13 Metro-North employees that were indicted in Manhattan for their roles in a test-cheating scandal regarding exams that are required to be passed by prospective engineers and conductors.

*  A Yonkers man found naked and covered in blood was arraigned for murder.

* State lawmakers passed legislation last week that will allows 15 new municipalities in Westchester County to begin collecting occupancy taxes of up to 3 percent on hotel and motel bills.

* A three-alarm blaze ripped through a Yonkers home, displacing eight.

 

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