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Busy Westchester Roadway To See Weekslong Lane Closures
There will be a weekslong lane closure on Central Park Avenue in Westchester. The Yonkers Police Department issued an alert noting that the left lane of Central Park Avenue between Mile Square Road and the Cross County Parkway will be closed beginning this week as contracting crews continue utility service repair operations. The project is estimated to last for 24 hours a day, up to six or eight weeks. During the scope of the project, motorists can expect longterm delays and should seek alternate routes, police said.
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Central Avenue Lane Closures Announced In Westchester
There will be lane closures for the rest of the day on a busy Yonkers roadway as crews make emergency utility repairs. The Yonkers Police Department issued an alert on Monday, cautioning that there will be northbound lane closures on Central Park Avenue from Mile Square Road to the Cross County Parkway. Police said that the left lane will be closed until approximately 11 p.m. for Utility Service emergency repair. Commuters can expect delays in the area and have been instructed to seek alternate routes, when possible. Check Daily Voice for updates on the repairs.
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Central Avenue Gas Station Robbery Suspect To Be Sentenced
A man who terrorized a gas station during several armed robberies over the span of more than four months is due to be sentenced after being found guilty by a jury following a trial in Westchester County Court earlier this year. In June, Bronx resident Gregory Harris, 41, was found guilty of multiple counts of robbery related to four incidents at the same Central Park Avenue gas station in Yonkers in 2016. The string of robberies began on April 1, 2016, when Harris entered the station armed with a handgun, demanding money from employees. He knocked one employee to the ground and held a gun i…
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Central Avenue Gas Station Robbery Spree Suspect Sees Sentencing Adjourned
A man who allegedly terrorized a gas station during several armed robberies over the span of more than four months had his sentencing adjourned after being found guilty by a jury following a trial in Westchester County Court. Bronx resident Gregory Harris, 41, was found guilty last month of multiple counts of robbery related to four incidents at the same Central Park Avenue in Yonkers in 2016. He was due to be sentenced this week, but had his case adjourned. The string of robberies began on April 1, when Harris entered the station armed with a handgun, demanding money from employees. He kno…
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Central Avenue Gas Station Robbery Suspect To Be Sentenced
A man who allegedly terrorized a gas station during several armed robberies over the span of more than four months is scheduled to be sentenced this week after being found guilty by a jury following a trial in Westchester County Court. Bronx resident Gregory Harris, 41, was found guilty last month of multiple counts of robbery related to four incidents at the same Central Park Avenue in Yonkers in 2016. He is due to be sentenced on Wednesday. The string of robberies began on April 1, when Harris entered the station armed with a handgun, demanding money from employees. He knocked one employe…
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Tournament Set To Aid Former Westchester Pro Baseball Prospect's Foundation
A family in Westchester is taking to the softball field to potentially take some guns off the street. There will be a softball tournament and family day from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, July 21 in Cook Field in Yonkers to benefit the Michael Nolan Scholarship fund, named after the former Oakland Athletic’s prospect, and Yonkers native, who was fatally shot in a drive-by in 2015. The money raised from the tournament - which will include a DJ, barbecue, raffles and children’s entertainment - will go to benefit the scholarship fund, which celebrates eight Yonkers students each year in Nolan'…
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Man Sentenced For BMW Crash That Killed Westchester Teen, Hurt Boyfriend
The driver of a BMW that crashed on Central Avenue last year and killed 19-year-old Nina Cordero in Yonkers and injured her boyfriend has been sentenced to a term of between three and nine years in state prison. Yonkers resident Renzo Yance, 22, who pleaded guilty to a felony count of manslaughter earlier this year, was sentenced on Tuesday, where he faced a maximum term of up to 15 years in state prison for his role in the Aug. 26 fatal crash last year. Yance was originally scheduled to be sentenced last month to a term of between two and six years in prison, but the case was adjourned. Me…
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71 Tickets Issued In New Westchester Police Traffic Enforcement Detail
New York State Police troopers teamed up with officers from the Yonkers Police Department over the weekend to conduct special enforcement details on area parkways and a major roadway. The law enforcement agencies conducted traffic enforcement details on Central Park Avenue, Sprain Brook Parkway and Cross County Parkway on Saturday “in an effort to combat speeding, aggressive or reckless driving and to enhance the quality of life for residents and other motorists." During the detail, police doled out a total of 71 tickets for vehicle and traffic law violations related to speed. Police s…
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Sentencing Delayed For BMW Driver In Crash That Killed Westchester Teen
The driver of a BMW that crashed on Central Avenue last year and killed 19-year-old Nina Cordero in Yonkers and injured her boyfriend has seen his sentencing adjourned for a month. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced on Tuesday that Yonkers resident Renzo Yance, 22, who pleaded guilty to a felony count of manslaughter last month had his sentencing adjourned to July 10 for his role in the Aug. 26 fatal crash last year. Yance was originally scheduled to be sentenced on Tuesday, June 5, when he will face more than a decade in prison. Members of the Yonkers Poli…
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Central Avenue Gas Station Robbery Suspect Found Guilty
A man who terrorized a gas station during several armed robberies over the span of more than four months has been found guilty by a jury following a trial in Westchester County Court. On Wednesday, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced that that Bronx resident Gregory Harris, 41, has been found guilty of multiple counts of robbery related to four incidents at the same Central Park Avenue in Yonkers in 2016. The string of robberies began on April 1, when Harris entered the station armed with a handgun, demanding money from employees. He knocked one employee to …
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Man To Be Sentenced For Crash That Killed Westchester Teen, Hurt Boyfriend
The driver of a BMW that crashed on Central Avenue last year and killed 19-year-old Nina Cordero in Yonkers and injured her boyfriend is scheduled to be sentenced this week, when he will face up to 15 years in prison. Yonkers resident Renzo Yance, 22, who pleaded guilty to a felony count of manslaughter last month is due to be sentenced on Tuesday, when he will face a maximum term of up to 15 years in state prison for his role in the Aug. 26 fatal crash last year. Members of the Yonkers Police Department were dispatched to the northbound lanes of Central Park Avenue, near Sadore Lane at app…
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Bridge To Be Named For Slain Westchester Pro Baseball Prospect
City officials in Yonkers are set to dedicate the Stockbridge Road in honor of Michael Nolan, a former city resident and Oakland Athletics baseball prospect who was shot and killed in the city in September 2015. There will be a ceremony at 1:15 p.m. on Thursday, May 24, on the corner of Stockbridge Road and Middleboro Drive, dedicating the bridge to Nolan. Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano will also present a proclamation making May 26 - what would have been Nolan’s 26th birthday - as Michael Nolan Day in the city. Shortly after 12:30 a.m. on Sept. 18 last year, Nolan was standing outside of his Mer…
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