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Only A Drill: 'Active Threat' Training Held At University In Westchester Only A Drill: 'Active Threat' Training Held At University In Westchester
Only A Drill: 'Active Threat' Training Held At University In Westchester With many students home for the holidays, several emergency agencies from across Westchester were able to hold active threat training on a university campus in the county.  The training exercise was held at New Rochelle's Iona University on Monday, Dec. 23, according to the Yonkers Police Department.  The "realistic simulation" allowed officers to "hone their skills and practice interagency coordination in a critical incident," the department said on social media. The department also posted photos from the exercise taken inside university classrooms. 

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by Ben Crnic
Obituaries
Former Chief Of Fire Department In Westchester Dies: 'Will Be Sorely Missed' Former Chief Of Fire Department In Westchester Dies: 'Will Be Sorely Missed'
Former Chief Of Fire Department In Westchester Dies: 'Will Be Sorely Missed' The beloved former chief of a Westchester County fire department is being remembered for serving his community for six decades.  Joseph Marsek, the former chief of the Ardsley Fire Department, died on Monday, Nov. 4 at the age of 81, according to his obituary.  According to the department, Marsek was a Life Member who served for 60 years.  "Joe was a mentor to all of us and loved by so many. He will be sorely missed," the department wrote in a social media post on Tuesday, Nov. 5.  Born in 1943, Marsek was a lifelong Ardsley resident who graduated from C…

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by Ben Crnic
Lifestyle
Former Iona University Basketball Player Chosen To Star On New Season Of 'The Bachelor' Former Iona University Basketball Player Chosen To Star On New Season Of 'The Bachelor'
Former Iona University Basketball Player Chosen To Star On New Season Of 'The Bachelor' ABC's "The Bachelor" franchise has announced its next star. His name is Grant Ellis, and he's a 30-year-old day trader with New Jersey and New York roots. The Houston, Texas resident initially competed on this season of "The Bachelorette" starring Jenn Tran, who grew up in Bergen County. Ellis was eliminated just before Tran picked her final four. Ellis is a Newark native who played basketball for Hudson Catholic, and later at the collegiate level in New York for Iona University in New Rochelle, where he played guard and forward. His bio on the ABC website says he's a "mama’s boy who love…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Police Searching For Missing 15-Year-Old Girl In Westchester County Police Searching For Missing 15-Year-Old Girl In Westchester County
Police Searching For Missing 15-Year-Old Girl In Westchester County Authorities are asking for the public's help to find a 15-year-old girl who went missing in Westchester County.  Police are searching for Hope Eley, age 15, who was last seen in New Rochelle in the area of Iona University, according to an announcement by New Rochelle Police on Thursday, Dec. 15 around 2:45 p.m.  Eley is described as having a height of 5' 2", a weight of 125 pounds, light brown hair, and brown eyes, according to police.  She was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, ripped blue jeans, and no shoes. She also changes the color of her hair often and may h…

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by Ben Crnic
Obituaries
Former Fire Chief Of Department In Westchester County Dies At 55 Former Fire Chief Of Department In Westchester County Dies At 55
Former Fire Chief Of Department In Westchester County Dies At 55 A man who was once the fire chief of a department in Westchester County has died.  Brian Payne of Larchmont died on Saturday, Nov. 12 at the age of 55, according to his obituary.  Payne, a longtime member of the Larchmont Fire Department from 1989 to 2007, served as Chief from 2001 to 2004, and was also a committed member of the Town of Mamaroneck Fire Department from 2007 until his death, his obituary said. Payne enjoyed the sense of camaraderie that came with volunteering, according to his obituary.  "He loved the sense of community of both departments, and in learni…

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by Ben Crnic