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Man Pleads Guilty In Crash That Killed Westchester Teen, Injured Boyfriend Man Pleads Guilty In Crash That Killed Westchester Teen, Injured Boyfriend
Man Pleads Guilty In Crash That Killed Westchester Teen, Injured Boyfriend The driver of a BMW that crashed on Central Avenue last summer has pleaded guilty to his role in the fatal crash that killed 19-year-old Nina Cordero in Yonkers and injured her boyfriend. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced on Thursday that Yonkers resident Renzo Yance, 22, has pleaded guilty to a felony count of manslaughter for his role in the Aug. 26 crash last year that took the lives of his two passengers when he rolled his BMW M5 while speeding. Members of the Yonkers Police Department were dispatched to the northbound lanes of Central Park Avenue, nea…

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by Zak Failla
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Alert Issued For Grassy Sprain Brook Sewage Discharge Alert Issued For Grassy Sprain Brook Sewage Discharge
Alert Issued For Grassy Sprain Brook Sewage Discharge Hundreds of gallons of untreated waste was discharged near the Grassy Sprain Brook Reservoir on Thursday afternoon when a private sewer backed up. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued an alert shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 26, stating that there was a discharge emanating from a manhole in a nearby stream bed at 1500 Central Park Avenue in Yonkers. According to officials, the sewage discharge began at 11 a.m., lasting more than five hours at an estimated rate of 10 gallons per minute. In an effort to contain the discharge, members of the DEC used a …

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by Zak Failla
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Drive Under Way To Eliminate I-87 Toll Site In Westchester Drive Under Way To Eliminate I-87 Toll Site In Westchester
Drive Under Way To Eliminate I-87 Toll Site In Westchester The Yonkers City Council is asking Gov. Andrew Cuomo to eliminate the $1.25 tolls for cars on Interstate 87. The council unanimously adopted a resolution asking Cuomo to eliminate tolls near Yonkers' border with Greenburgh because toll-evaders are allegedly clogging city streets, according to this report by LoHud.com.  Traffic doesn't just back up in the afternoon. In the morning, there's also a huge line of cars in the northbound left lane of Central Park Avenue trying to make a turn on to the parkway, though it's unclear if all these vehicles are coming from surrounding residential areas …

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Man Enters Plea To New Charges In Westchester Crash That Killed Teen Man Enters Plea To New Charges In Westchester Crash That Killed Teen
Man Enters Plea To New Charges In Westchester Crash That Killed Teen The driver of a BMW that crashed in Yonkers last year, killing his teenage passenger, has pleaded not guilty to new charges related to the fatal crash. Renzo Yance, 21, appeared at the Westchester County Courthouse in White Plains on Tuesday after recently being indicted on charges that include felony counts of second-degree manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. Yance is also charged with DWAI, reckless driving, unlicensed operation, reckless endangerment and third-degree assault, all misdemeanors. Yance was also arraigned on fel…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Julia Roberts Is Spending Winter In Westchester Julia Roberts Is Spending Winter In Westchester
Julia Roberts Is Spending Winter In Westchester Julia Roberts continued her journey across Westchester by filming "Ben Is Back" on Friday, Jan. 5 along Central Park Avenue and Mildred Street in Yonkers. That's where film crews were spotted, according to On Location Vacations.  Roberts has been filming the movie, also starring Lucas Hedges, in Larchmont and Mamaroneck.  On Tuesday, Jan. 9, On Location Vacations had her in New City, in Rockland County, with film crews spotted along North Little Tor and South Mountain Roads. The drama, scheduled for release in 2018, follows Ben Burns (Hedges) who returns home to his family one f…

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by Jeanne Muchnick