Some students and community members demonstrated and protested over arguments made by lawyers for a Westchester school district following their response to a lawsuit filed by a teen who alleges that she was raped and choked by a bully.A small group of students and parents gathered outside New Rochelle High School after lawyers for the district said that the 14-year-old alleged victim ...

Another hurdle has been removed for older New Yorkers seeking the COVID-19 vaccine.New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that beginning on Friday, April 23, residents 60 years and older can enter any of the state’s 16 mass vaccination sites and receive a vaccine without having to schedule an appointment.“Today, we’re taking an additional step for people 60 years of age and older. You ...

A store owner in Westchester was stabbed multiple times and killed after allegedly confronting a would-be shoplifter who attempted to steal clothes, police said.Investigators from the Yonkers Police Department responded to the Premier Fashion clothing store on New Main Street at approximately 5:40 p.m. on Tuesday, April 20, where there was a report of a stabbing incident.Upon arrival, ...

A 28-year-old math teacher on Long Island has been fired after allegedly engaging in a sexual relationship with a teenage student.Suffolk County resident Veronica Pezdan, of Holbrook, the now-former teacher at Shoreham-Wading River High School, was terminated following her arrest for an alleged relationship with a student over the course of two months.Original story - Long Island HS ...

A 34-year-old man has been arrested in connection to a fatal shooting in Western Massachusetts, officials announced.Berkshire County resident Edward Jennings, of Pittsfield, was arrested on Tuesday, April 20, and charged with first-degree murder in connection to the death of local resident Lemond Grady, age 39, who was shot and killed on North Street.Officers from the Pittsfield ...

A playground in the Hudson Valley was defaced with anti-Semitic symbols that were tagged on equipment, officials said.Vandalism at North Garnerville Elementary School in Rockland County was recently found with swastikas spray-painted on its steps and indistinguishable lettering that was hateful toward the Jewish community.The incident is currently being investigated as a potential hate ...

Nearly 5,000 pounds of a boneless beef product shipped to the East Coast are being recalled due to potential E. coli contamination.Colorado-based JBS USA Food Company is recalling approximately 4,860 pounds of imported boneless beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced ...

The COVID-19 vaccine has become the latest thing to become split along “red” and “blue” party lines, according to a newly released study.A new report released in The New York Times, which examined survey and vaccine administration data for nearly every US county, found that those willing to receive a vaccination and actual vaccination rates to date were lower in regions that voters ...

A fire was quickly knocked down after it broke out in a multi-family Fairfield County home on Monday morning.Crews from the Stamford Fire Department responded to a report of a house fire on Hillandale Avenue at 9:28 a.m. on Monday, April 19 minutes after clearing the scene from an incident on Glenbrook Road.Stamford Deputy Chief Matt Palmer said that upon arrival, firefighters found a ...

New studies have found that Americans receiving the first dose of the two-shot Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine may be protected against the spread of the vaccine.According to a Bloomberg report, out of more than 1,000 staff members tested at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, many responded to the first dose so robustly that their results were similar to co-workers who ...