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Irvington's Progressive Attitude, Striking Views Of Manhattan Cited In New York Times Profile Irvington's Progressive Attitude, Striking Views Of Manhattan Cited In New York Times Profile
Irvington's Progressive Attitude, Striking Views Of Manhattan Cited In New York Times Profile Another Westchester village has captured Big City headlines.  In this New York Times profile titled,  "A Walkable Village With Striking Manhattan Views," Irvington is described as a small town with a progressive attitude. "Irvington offers residents a sense of community and history — as well as proximity to the Hudson River," The New York Times wrote. Although Irvington is dotted with multimillion-dollar mansions, its roughly 6,500 residents are socioeconomically diverse.  According to The Times, Irvington Mayor Brian Smith attributed this to the village’s housing mix …

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by Jon Craig
News
'Disgust, Contempt' For Trump Policy In Irvington, Now Housing Migrant Kids 'Disgust, Contempt' For Trump Policy In Irvington, Now Housing Migrant Kids
'Disgust, Contempt' For Trump Policy In Irvington, Now Housing Migrant Kids A Westchester children's facility in existence since 1963 is housing migrant children that were separated from their families from the Mexican border amid the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy. Elected officials in Irvington, led by Mayor Brian Smith, issued a joint statement on Friday on the migrant kids who are being housed at Abbott House off Route 9 (Broadway) in the village in Greenburgh as President Donald Trump continues to vacillate on his administration’s immigration policies. “The Irvington Board of Trustees joins many of you in our disgust and contempt for …

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by Zak Failla
News
CEO Of Westchester Facility Housing Migrant Kids Speaks Out CEO Of Westchester Facility Housing Migrant Kids Speaks Out
CEO Of Westchester Facility Housing Migrant Kids Speaks Out The President and CEO of a Westchester facility which is home to several children who were separated from their families from their parents at the Mexican border, is the latest official to speak out against President Donald Trump’s administration’s policy impacting migrant families. Many of the children are being housed at Children’s Village in Dobbs Ferry, which, according to its website, “works in partnership with families to help society’s most vulnerable children so that they become educationally proficient, economically productive, and socially responsible members of their communities.”…

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by Zak Failla
Politics
Some Migrant Kids Separated From Parents In Westchester, Cuomo Says Some Migrant Kids Separated From Parents In Westchester, Cuomo Says
Some Migrant Kids Separated From Parents In Westchester, Cuomo Says Some migrant children who were separated from their parents at the border of the United States and Mexico are being housed in shelters in Westchester County, according to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. “We have about 10 facilities in this state. We haven’t spoken with all of them. We know there are over 70 children, just by the ones that we have talked about but they are in Dobbs Ferry, Lincolndale, Irvington, three in the Bronx, one in Syosset and one in Kingston,” Cuomo said during a conference call on Tuesday when he announced his intention to sue the federal government over the treatment of…

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by Zak Failla
News
Woman Arraigned In Fatal Stabbing Of Co-Worker At Westchester Restaurant Woman Arraigned In Fatal Stabbing Of Co-Worker At Westchester Restaurant
Woman Arraigned In Fatal Stabbing Of Co-Worker At Westchester Restaurant A 27-year-old Westchester County woman who already had warrants out for her arrest is facing murder and weapons charges after allegedly stabbing a co-worker at an Irvington restaurant on April 10. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced on Friday that Manhattan resident Rosa Ramirez has been arraigned in Westchester County Court and charged with individual counts of second-degree murder, menacing and two counts of fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon. According to Scarpino, on the day of the incident, Ramirez was in the River City Grille on Broadway in …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
'Suspicious' Westchester Driver ID'd As Student Who Lives In Community 'Suspicious' Westchester Driver ID'd As Student Who Lives In Community
'Suspicious' Westchester Driver ID'd As Student Who Lives In Community This story has been updated. Police have found the car and driver wanted in association with a suspicious incident involving a 10-year-old boy on his way to school in Westchester. The incident took place around 8:10 a.m. Tuesday when the boy, who attends Main Street School in Irvington, was standing near the corner of Meadow Street and Millbrook Avenue off Route 119 in Tarrytown waiting for his school bus. The suspicious man drove up in a light-colored, late-model Honda Civic four-door sedan, with a New York yellow color “Empire” style plate, traveling north on Meadow Street and spoke to t…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
'Suspicious' Westchester Driver ID'd As Student Who Lives In Community 'Suspicious' Westchester Driver ID'd As Student Who Lives In Community
'Suspicious' Westchester Driver ID'd As Student Who Lives In Community This story has been updated. Tarrytown Police have found the car and driver wanted in association with a suspicious incident involving a 10-year-old boy on his way to school. The incident took place around 8:10 a.m. Tuesday when the boy, who attends Main Street School in Irvington, was standing near the corner of Meadow Street and Millbrook Avenue off Route 119 in Tarrytown waiting for his school bus. The suspicious man drove up in a light-colored, late-model Honda Civic four-door sedan, with a New York yellow color “Empire” style plate, traveling north on Meadow Street and spoke to the ch…

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by Kathy Reakes
Sports
Airplane Banner At Westchester HS Baseball Game Calls For Coaches' Firings Airplane Banner At Westchester HS Baseball Game Calls For Coaches' Firings
Airplane Banner At Westchester HS Baseball Game Calls For Coaches' Firings While all eyes should have been on the field during a Section 1 baseball playoff game in Westchester, many took to the sky on Monday, where someone commissioned a plane to fly a banner that made the rounds over the field calling for the firing of Briarcliff’s coaches. During Briarcliff High School’s quarterfinal playoff win over Irvington on Monday afternoon, a small plane was spotted overhead - which was captured on social media - with a banner that said “Fire Coaches Schrader & Kowalczyk,” referring to head coach John Schrader and his assistant Walter Kowalczyk. Despite the distractio…

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by Zak Failla
News
Off-Duty Officer Rescues 5-Year-Old After Coyote Attack In Mount Pleasant Off-Duty Officer Rescues 5-Year-Old After Coyote Attack In Mount Pleasant
Off-Duty Officer Rescues 5-Year-Old After Coyote Attack In Mount Pleasant An off-duty Irvington police officer saved a 5-year-old girl from a coyote who had attacked and bitten her at a Thornwood park. The incident took place around 4 p.m. Sunday at James M. Carroll Park on Kensico Road when police said a coyote attacked a 5-year-old girl who was playing on the playground. The child, who was at the park with her parents, was "just playing with other children when the coyote approached and bit her," said Mount Pleasant Police Lt. Robert Miliambro. An off-duty Irvington police officer, Angelo Liberatore, jumped on the coyote and held it down until Mount …

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Driver Whose Car Slammed Into Westchester House Was Drunk, Police Say Driver Whose Car Slammed Into Westchester House Was Drunk, Police Say
Driver Whose Car Slammed Into Westchester House Was Drunk, Police Say The 29-year-old driver who slammed into a Westchester home on Wednesday was driving drunk, according to Irvington Police. Sonia M. Minchala-Juanacio of Danbury was charged with drunk driving, refusal to take a breath test, driving without a license, failure to stop at a stop sign, and failure to maintain a lane, said Irvington PD Det. Kevin Johnson. The crash took place around 3:20 p.m. Wednesday when Minchala-Juanacio, driving a 2013 Nissan Rouge, drove through a steel guardrail and slammed into a home at 3 Riverview Road near Circle Drive in Irvington, Johnson said. Minchala-Juanacio, al…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Westchester Restaurant Fatal Stabbing Suspect Had Previous Assault Charge Westchester Restaurant Fatal Stabbing Suspect Had Previous Assault Charge
Westchester Restaurant Fatal Stabbing Suspect Had Previous Assault Charge The woman who is charged with fatally stabbing a co-worker at a Westchester restaurant has two arrest warrants pending in Brooklyn, including one involving a knife, court records show. Rosa Ramirez, 27, of Manhattan, who is reportedly pregnant, fatally stabbed Bonifacio Rodriguez with a kitchen knife at the River City Grille on Route 9 in Irvington on Tuesday following an argument, Irvington police said. According to court records, Ramirez was indicted on assault charges for slashing her boyfriend's roommate last October, reported News 12. The stabbing took place just as the restaurant was…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Support Pours In For Family Of Slain Westchester Restaurant Worker Support Pours In For Family Of Slain Westchester Restaurant Worker
Support Pours In For Family Of Slain Westchester Restaurant Worker Support is pouring in for the slain restaurant worker who was stabbed to death Tuesday by a co-worker at River City Grille in Irvington. Bonifacio Rodriguez, 39, a married father of two teenage girls, was reportedly stabbed multiple times around 11:30 a.m. by Rosa Ramirez after the two got into an argument. The restaurant started a GoFundMe page to help cover funeral expenses and to support his family.  They announced the fundraiser on the restaurant's Facebook page where they honored their former co-worker. "As some of you may have heard, it is with a heavy heart that we mourn the l…

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by Kathy Reakes