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Harrison Town Board OKs Controversial Zoning Amendment HARRISON, N.Y. – The Harrison Town Board threw its support behind the building of a senior living facility on the former Lake Street Quarry site during a board meeting Thursday night, according to lohud.com. Residents booed loudly and their anger was enough to force the board to temporarily leave the room, lohud.com reported. The controversial vote was to approve a zoning amendment allowing senior living facilities to be built in residential areas, said lohud.com. Brightview Senior Living is aiming to build a four-story facility on the quarry site, lohud.com said. Read the full lohud.com a…

05/22/2016

Police & Fire

Spring Valley Teen Gets Jail Time, Probation For Assault, Stabbing SPRING VALLEY, N.Y. – A Spring Valley teenager was sentenced to six months of weekends in jail and five years of probation after being convicted of assault and robbery, according to lohud.com. Christopher Bermeo, 17, was convicted of second-degree assault for stabbing a classmate in March 2015 and second-degree robbery for beating a teen and stealing his sneakers in December 2014, lohud.com noted. Prosecutors also said Bermeo will also have to complete a Partnership for Safe and Healthy Youth program, reported lohud.com. His conviction was sealed due to being a youthful offender, lohud.com…

05/22/2016

Business

Time Warner, Cablevision Employees Brace For Layoffs After Takeovers After both companies were part of recent takeovers, Time Warner Cable and Cablevision employees are expecting layoffs over the next few months, according to the New York Post. Cablevision agreed to deal to be purchased by European communications company Altice that is expected to be finalized within a month, and Charter Communications purchased Time Warner Cable, the Post said. Executive vice presidents from both companies are expected to exit as new management looks to cut costs, reported the New York Post. Altice and Charter are looking to find $900 million and $400 million respectively …

05/21/2016

Schools

Rockland Community College Plans Demolition Of Old Amphitheater RAMAPO, N.Y. – Rockland Community College announced money has been raised to demolish the amphitheater located behind the campus' Cultural Arts Center, according to a story on lohud.com. The amphitheater was opened in 1973, but was declared unsafe shortly thereafter for reasons that have been lost to history, lohud.com said. Plans are to build a performance space on the amphitheater's site, reported lohud.com. In total, razing the amphitheater and building the new performance site is projected to cost somewhere in between $600,000 and $1.3 million, lohud.com said. Read the full lohud.com a…

05/21/2016

Police & Fire

Students Arrested After Brawl, Attack On Staffer At Hawthorne Cedar Knolls HAWTHORNE, N.Y. – Six students were arrested after a pair of incidents at Hawthorne Cedar Knolls School Friday and early Saturday morning, according to multiple reports. Three female students at the residential treatment center were arrested after allegedly trying to light a staff member on fire with an aerosol can and lighter early Saturday morning, News 12 said. That incident came after three other students were arrested after a large fight broke out around 1 p.m. Friday, according to News 12. The fight involved as many as 75 students, according to lohud.com. Read the News 12 article her…

05/21/2016

Neighbors

Mount Vernon's Wartburg Gala Celebrates Milestone Anniversary MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. – The Surf Club on the Sound in New Rochelle will host Wartburg's Annual Gala, which also doubles as the Mount Vernon senior care services provider's 150th anniversary celebration, on June 16, from 6 to 10 p.m. Author and television host B. Smith and her husband, executive Dan Gasby, will speak at the event. Smith will talk about her recently-published book, “Before I Forget,” co-authored by Gasby and Vanity Fair editor Michael Shnayerson. 'Forget' details the daily challenges of living with Alzheimer's disease. Smith was diagnosed with the disease at the age of 63 thre…

05/20/2016

Obituaries

Susan T. De Paola, 96, Of Yonkers YONKERS, N.Y. – Susan T. De Paola, a longtime resident of Yonkers, died on Friday, May 13. She was 96. De Paola was born in Yonkers on March 10, 1920, to Edward and Nancy Serena Tirone. She graduated from the High School of Commerce in Yonlers. De Paola is survived by two children, Nicholas E. Minichetti of Cortlandt Manor, Nancy A. Minichetti of Mount Kisco, four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her brother Daniel, sister Jean Gruppuso, brother Richard Tirone, first husband ,John Minichetti and second husband, Louis De Paola. Funeral services and inte…

05/20/2016

Police & Fire

Overnight Fire Leaves Five Families Displaced In Yonkers This story has been updated. YONKERS, N.Y. – A Friday morning fire in Yonkers left approximately three dozen people homeless. Authorities said the fire occurred about 12:30 a.m. behind a multifamily home at 165 Linden Street on two floors in the rear of the building. A total of five families and 28 people were displaced, according to the Yonkers Fire Department. A tenant and six firefighters were taken to the hospital. The cause of the blaze is currently under investigation, according to the Yonkers FD, Yonkers OEM and the Red Cross provided assistance.

05/20/2016

Police & Fire

Danbury Caregiver, 69, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Autistic Man DANBURY, Conn. – A Danbury man was arrested by police this week after the completion of a long investigation lasting months, according to the Danbury News-Times. Gordon Fuller, 69, was charged with first and second-degree sexual assault, the News-Times said. Fuller was charged after it was determined that he abused an autistic man while working as a caregiver in August 2015, reported the Danbury News-Times. He will answer to the charges on June 6 in state Superior Court in Danbury, the News-Times noted. Read the Danbury News-Times article here.

05/20/2016

Police & Fire

Man Killed When Struck By Two Vehicles On Route 80 In Passaic County PASSAIC COUNTY, N.J. – A New York man was killed early Tuesday when struck by two vehicles on Route 80, according to NJ.com. According to state police, 58-year old Naishadh Patel from Franklin County, N.Y., died while attempting to cross Route 80, NJ.com said. Patel was hit around 12:15 a.m. after getting out of a Mercedes that was pulled over on Route 80 East, reported NJ.com. Police are trying to figure out why Patel attempted to cross the highway, NJ.com noted. Read the NJ.com article here.

05/17/2016

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