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COVID-19: Rundown Of Westchester Cases By Municipality COVID-19: Rundown Of Westchester Cases By Municipality
Covid-19: Rundown Of Westchester Cases By Municipality Just one Westchester municipality remains free of positive cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) as the outbreak spreads quickly in the New York metro area. Westchester County Executive George Latimer provided an update this week on how the COVID-19 outbreak has impacted the region, noting that Buchanan remains the only municipality that has successfully avoided having a single confirmed case. The village located in the town of Cortlandt has about 2,200 residents. “We have 4,000 tested cases of coronavirus in Westchester right now,” he said. “A week ago we had 400. We are testing like …

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: These 10 Westchester Communities Have Most Cases, Latimer Says COVID-19: These 10 Westchester Communities Have Most Cases, Latimer Says
Covid-19: These 10 Westchester Communities Have Most Cases, Latimer Says Westchester has been among the counties hit hardest by the novel coronavirus pandemic, with nearly 3,000 confirmed cases of the virus just three weeks after the first positive test in New Rochelle. County Executive George Latimer provided an update on Monday afternoon, March 23, to provide details of how the virus has impacted residents in every Westchester community since the initial outbreak earlier this month and what communities have been the hardest hit in terms of the number of cases. “This really began in mid-February, leading into March, when the first hospitalization happened in We…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Suspect Arrested For String Of Westchester School Intrusions Suspect Arrested For String Of Westchester School Intrusions
Suspect Arrested For String Of Westchester School Intrusions A man with a lengthy rap sheet has been arrested after gaining and attempting to gain unauthorized access to schools in Westchester. On Friday, Feb. 28, a new security guard at the Waverly School in Eastchester allowed a man to enter the building at approximately 2 p.m. after he claimed to be waiting for someone in maintenance, school officials said. According to Eastchester Schools Superintendent Rob Glass, the intruder later asked to use a restroom, but instead entered a vacant teaching assistant’s office, where money was later reported missing. It is alleged that Donald Bennett, 60, o…

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by Zak Failla
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Parents Alarmed After Security Guard Allows Intruder Inside School In Westchester Parents Alarmed After Security Guard Allows Intruder Inside School In Westchester
Parents Alarmed After Security Guard Allows Intruder Inside School In Westchester Parents in a Westchester school district are on edge after a security guard allowed an unauthorized intruder into an elementary school. On Friday, Feb. 28, a new security guard at the Waverly School in Eastchester allowed a man to enter the building at approximately 2 p.m. after he claimed to be waiting for someone in maintenance, school officials said. Rather than screen his identification, issuing a visitor’s badge and notifying the maintenance staff - which is district protocol - the security guard allowed him to wait and sit nearby, Eastchester School Superintendent Rob Glass wrote in a…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Here's When Wegmans Will Be Holding Hiring Sessions For New Westchester Store Here's When Wegmans Will Be Holding Hiring Sessions For New Westchester Store
Here's When Wegmans Will Be Holding Hiring Sessions For New Westchester Store A new day is coming in Westchester, and Wegmans is on its way. The retail giant, which plans to open in Harrison in 2020 is seeking 220 full-time employees - and nearly 300 part-timers - to staff the 121-000-square-foot grocery store “We bring new employees on board to begin training quickly after they’re hired,” said Store Manager Matthew Dailor, who began working at Wegmans 25 years ago as a part-time parking lot attendant. “Our commitment to in-depth training is the main reason we begin the hiring process so early. These jobs provide competitive pay with industry-leading benefits, flexi…

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Former Westchester Doctor Sentenced For Stealing $500K From Elderly Woman Former Westchester Doctor Sentenced For Stealing $500K From Elderly Woman
Former Westchester Doctor Sentenced For Stealing $500K From Elderly Woman A former physician in Westchester has been sentenced to time behind bars for stealing more than a half million dollars from an elderly woman. Eastchester resident Peter Corines, 70, has been sentenced to a year in Westchester County Jail after being found guilty of charges that include grand larceny, attempted grand larceny and identity theft. He also agreed to forfeit $11,600 of his victim’s money that was found in his home. During a two-week period in November 2017, Corines stole from Bernice Judd Porter of Yonkers by fraudulently claiming to be her power of attorney and pretending to be …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Valerie Reyes Murder Suspect Was In Country Illegally, ICE Says Valerie Reyes Murder Suspect Was In Country Illegally, ICE Says
Valerie Reyes Murder Suspect Was In Country Illegally, ICE Says Javier Da Silva was in the country illegally when he allegedly bound and stuffed the body of 24-year-old Valerie Reyes of Westchester in a suitcase and dropped it in a wooded area of Greenwich,  according to officials with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in New York. Da Silva, a citizen of Portugal, was living in Flushing, Queens when he was nabbed on Monday, Feb. 11, by FBI and local law enforcement for the brutal murder. Da Silva entered the U.S. on May 8, 2017, through the Visa Waiver Program; however, he failed to leave within the required timeframe, said Rachael…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Shock, Sadness In Westchester After Missing Woman ID'd As Murder Victim Shock, Sadness In Westchester After Missing Woman ID'd As Murder Victim
Shock, Sadness In Westchester After Missing Woman ID'd As Murder Victim Westchester is in mourning after police identified a homicide victim in Greenwich as Valerie Reyes, who had been missing in New Rochelle for more than a week. The 24-year-old’s body was found on the east shoulder of Glenville Road, just north of Stillman Lane. She was found at the scene inside a suitcase with her hands and feet bound. She was reported missing to the New Rochelle Police Department on Jan. 30 and had last been seen the day before. Related story: Town Of Greenwich Employee On Leave After Taking Photos Of Dead Woman The community has expressed shock and sad…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
On Your Mark, Get Set, Bake: Westchester Woman Appearing On New ABC-TV Show On Your Mark, Get Set, Bake: Westchester Woman Appearing On New ABC-TV Show
On Your Mark, Get Set, Bake: Westchester Woman Appearing On New Abc-tv Show A talented Westchester woman is flinging the sugar and flour to show off her baking talents and hopefully a win during her appearance on Season 4 of ABC's "Great American Baking Show." Hosted by Emma Bunton, or Baby Spice of Spice Girl's fame, the show hit the air last week and will have its grand finale on Thursday, Dec. 20.  In the thick of the towering cakes and glistening cookies, viewers will find Eastchester resident Tina Zaccardi,  one of 10 bakers on the show. For those not in the know, the show is based Based on the hit U.K. series "The Great British Bake Off,"…

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by Kathy Reakes
Politics
Control Of State Senate Could Hinge On Hudson Valley Control Of State Senate Could Hinge On Hudson Valley
Control Of State Senate Could Hinge On Hudson Valley Democrats managed to pull six key Sept. 13 primary upsets in the state Senate, as reported here by Daily Voice, but have they raised enough money and voter support to take back the Republican-controlled chamber in Albany on Nov. 6? The Hudson Valley and Catskills are expected to play a pivotal role because the retirements of Republican Sens. John Bonacic and Bill Larkin created two open seats in the GOP-led Senate. Hudson Valley labor unions have added at least three local Senate races to their "get out the vote" phone bank call lists in the final days of the campaign. Meanwhile,…

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by Jon Craig
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New Rankings: These Westchester Locales Among Safest In State New Rankings: These Westchester Locales Among Safest In State
New Rankings: These Westchester Locales Among Safest In State A new report from Safewise.com named nearly two dozen Hudson Valley municipalities among the 50 "safest cities" in New York. Based on the latest FBI report, the state boasts a property crime rate 40 percent less than the national average, the site said. Nearly 50 New York towns have a violent crime rate that's 94 percent lower than the national average. The No. 1 safest city on the list is Lewisboro, followed by Briarcliff Manor. The following Hudson Valley towns are named to Safewise.com's report: 1. Lewisboro 2. Briarcliff Manor 5. Croton-on-Hudson 8. Harrison  9. Rye 10. Nort…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Westchester-Based Executex Sues Former Salesman For $4.4M Over Alleged Fraud Scheme Westchester-Based Executex Sues Former Salesman For $4.4M Over Alleged Fraud Scheme
Westchester-Based Executex Sues Former Salesman For $4.4M Over Alleged Fraud Scheme An Eastchester man is being sued in White Plains federal bankruptcy court for $4.4 over an alleged photocopier scheme, according to this report by Westfair. Executex Inc., a Hawthorne photocopy distributor he represented, has accused Joseph Holzberg of pocketing $436,000 in commissions on phony photocopy leases. Holzberg has filed for bankruptcy protection, and both times he failed to mention a significant debt, the report said. His conduct, the complaint states, “was wantonly dishonest, evinced a high degree of moral turpitude and was undertaken with criminal indifference to his civil obl…

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by Jon Craig