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Shots Fired After Candlelight Vigil For Rapper DMX In Westchester Park Shots Fired After Candlelight Vigil For Rapper DMX In Westchester Park
Shots Fired After Candlelight Vigil For Rapper DMX In Westchester Park There were two separate shootings following a vigil paying tribute to the life of Westchester native and resident DMX, who died at White Plains Hospital last week. Earlier story - Candlelight Vigil Scheduled For Westchester Native, Rapper DMX Two people suffered non-life-threatening injuries in Mount Vernon after gunshots rang out near the location of the vigil at Fourth Street Park on Wednesday, April 14.  The gunshots could be heard approximately an hour after the vigil for DMX - who was born in Mount Vernon and raised in Yonkers - was conducted, with a packed house still in th…

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Candlelight Vigil Scheduled For Westchester Native, Rapper DMX Candlelight Vigil Scheduled For Westchester Native, Rapper DMX
Candlelight Vigil Scheduled For Westchester Native, Rapper DMX A candlelight vigil has been scheduled in rapper DMX’s Westchester hometown following his death last week. On Friday, April 9, DMX died following a weeklong stay at White Plains Hospital after a heart attack at his Westchester home. TMZ reported that he had initially suffered an overdose. Earlier story - Rapper, Westchester Native, Resident DMX Dies At Age 50 A Mount Vernon native who grew up in Yonkers, DMX - whose original name was Earl Simmons - died surrounded by friends and family after being placed on life support for several days. To honor DMX’s life and legacy, the “Celebrate…

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Ex-Northern Westchester Resident DMX Dies At Age 50 Ex-Northern Westchester Resident DMX Dies At Age 50
Ex-Northern Westchester Resident DMX Dies At Age 50 The rapper DMX, died on Friday, April 9 at the age of 50 following a weeklong hospital stint due to an apparent drug overdose in his New York home. DMX, whose original name was Earl Simmons, was hospitalized a week earlier due to an overdose that led to a heart attack, according to TMZ, leaving him in grave condition in White Plains Hospital. A Mount Vernon native who grew up in Yonkers, Simmons' family announced that he had died surrounded by loved ones Friday afternoon after being placed on life support for the past few days. Earlier story - Rapper DMX Hospitalized In Westchester In Gra…

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COVID-19: Here's New Vaccine Allocation As Westchester Looks To Innoculate 26,000+ Next Week COVID-19: Here's New Vaccine Allocation As Westchester Looks To Innoculate 26,000+ Next Week
Covid-19: Here's New Vaccine Allocation As Westchester Looks To Innoculate 26,000+ Next Week The number of COVID-19 vaccines being allocated to Westchester continues to increase as the county looks to inoculate nearly 27,000 people during the 17th week of the state's vaccination program. Each week, the federal government supplies New York with hundreds of thousands of doses of the vaccine - with additional allocations on the way - which are then distributed to different regions based on population. This week, Westchester was set to receive 26,760 more doses, up from last week, which will be distributed across the county based on need and risk. Those vaccines are then administered …

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COVID-19: Here's New Vaccine Allocation As Westchester Looks To Innoculate 17,000+ This Week COVID-19: Here's New Vaccine Allocation As Westchester Looks To Innoculate 17,000+ This Week
Covid-19: Here's New Vaccine Allocation As Westchester Looks To Innoculate 17,000+ This Week The number of COVID-19 vaccines being allocated to Westchester continues to increase as the county looks to inoculate nearly 20,000 people during the 15th week of the state's vaccination program. Each week, the federal government supplies New York with hundreds of thousands of doses of the vaccine - with additional allocations on the way - which are then distributed to different regions based on population. This week, Westchester was set to receive 17,960 more doses, up from last week, which will be distributed across the county based on need and risk. Those vaccines are then administered …

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COVID-19: Here's Where New Vaccine Allocations Are Being Shipped In Westchester COVID-19: Here's Where New Vaccine Allocations Are Being Shipped In Westchester
Covid-19: Here's Where New Vaccine Allocations Are Being Shipped In Westchester More than 7,000 new allocations of the COVID-19 vaccine are being distributed to locations throughout Westchester during the ninth week of the state’s vaccination program. Each week, the federal government supplies New York with between 250,000 and 300,000 doses of the vaccine - with more on the way - which are then distributed to different regions based on population. This week, Westchester was set to receive 7,075 more doses, distributed across the county based on need and risk. Those vaccines are then administered to those eligible, which includes residents over the age of 65, healthcare…

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COVID-19: Here's Where New Vaccine Allocations Are Being Shipped In Westchester COVID-19: Here's Where New Vaccine Allocations Are Being Shipped In Westchester
Covid-19: Here's Where New Vaccine Allocations Are Being Shipped In Westchester Nearly 7,000 new allocations of the COVID-19 vaccine being distributing to locations throughout Westchester during the eighth week of the state’s vaccination program. Each week, the federal government supplies New York with between 250,000 and 300,000 doses of the vaccine - with more on the way - which are then distributed to different regions based on population. This week, Westchester was set to receive 6,700 more doses, distributed across the county based on need and risk. Those vaccines are then administered to those eligible, which includes residents over the age of 65, healthcare work…

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COVID-19: Here's How Many Hudson Valley Hospital Workers Have Been Vaccinated, Refused Shot COVID-19: Here's How Many Hudson Valley Hospital Workers Have Been Vaccinated, Refused Shot
Covid-19: Here's How Many Hudson Valley Hospital Workers Have Been Vaccinated, Refused Shot The lowest percentage of hospital employees who have received the COVID-19 vaccine in New York reside in the Hudson Valley. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that 57.9 percent of hospital workers in the Hudson Valley have received the COVID-19 vaccine, while statewide, a total of 60.8 percent of medical professionals have been vaccinated. The percentage in the Hudson Valley is the lowest in the state, behind New York City (59 percent), Long Island (60 percent), Mohawk Valley (60.1 percent), and Western New York (63 percent).  Cuomo also made note that vaccination performance is uneven b…

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26-Year-Old Sentenced For DWI Crash That Killed Woman Near Westchester County Center 26-Year-Old Sentenced For DWI Crash That Killed Woman Near Westchester County Center
26-Year-Old Sentenced For DWI Crash That Killed Woman Near Westchester County Center The family of a 57-year-old woman was present in court as the drunk driver who killed her last year was sentenced to prison time for vehicular manslaughter. Elmsford resident Glen Robinson, 26, has been sentenced to a term of between two and six years in prison for hitting and killing Susan Benjamin-Bailey outside of the Westchester County Center last January. Robinson pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter in January. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., said that shortly after 6:30 a.m. on Aug. 24 last year, Robinson was driving while intoxicated in White Plains,…

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Fatal Shooting Suspect Nabbed At Hotel In Westchester Fatal Shooting Suspect Nabbed At Hotel In Westchester
Fatal Shooting Suspect Nabbed At Hotel In Westchester A Westchester man is facing a murder charge after allegedly shooting and killing a man behind a housing complex last week. Earlier story - Police Search For Suspect In Fatal White Plains Shooting White Plains resident Brandon Williams, 25, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder after killing city resident Deron Strange shortly before midnight on Wednesday, May 27 behind the apartment complex on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced. It is alleged that Strange, 34, was shot behind the housing complex, where he…

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Hundreds Honor Memory Of Deputy Fire Chief In Westchester Who Died Of COVID-19 Hundreds Honor Memory Of Deputy Fire Chief In Westchester Who Died Of COVID-19
Hundreds Honor Memory Of Deputy Fire Chief In Westchester Who Died Of Covid-19 Hundreds of firefighters turned out wearing masks and dress uniforms to pay tribute to a beloved Westchester deputy fire chief following his death from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) as he was transported from White Plains Hospital to an area funeral home.  Deputy Chief Edward Ciocca, 62, a White Plains native, died Friday, May 1, due to complications from COVID-19, said the White Plains Professional Fire Fighters. Ciocca, a third-generation firefighter, worked for the department for 35 years, rising through the ranks to become deputy chief in 1999. His grandfather, Edward J. MacDon…

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COVID-19: HS Students Show Appreciation In Big Way For Westchester Front-Line Workers COVID-19: HS Students Show Appreciation In Big Way For Westchester Front-Line Workers
Covid-19: HS Students Show Appreciation In Big Way For Westchester Front-Line Workers Students at a Westchester high school stepped up in a big way to show their appreciation for the first responders and frontline healthcare workers combating the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Archbishop Stepinac High School students ran a community fundraiser that helped them deliver 200 meals to essential employees at White Plains Hospital and the White Plains Police Department. The organizers of “Stepinac Strong” had meals prepared by the Rye Roadhouse, which is owned by two Stepinac alumni, Jonathan and Gregory Demarco. A group of students, Stepenac’s varsity football team, led …

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