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33-Year-Old Woman Murdered At Hamptons Resort Attended Purchase College 33-Year-Old Woman Murdered At Hamptons Resort Attended Purchase College
33-Year-Old Woman Murdered At Hamptons Resort Attended Purchase College A woman who was found murdered at a posh Long Island resort had connections to the Hudson Valley. Sabina Rosas, age 33, was killed at the posh Shou Sugi Ban House, located in the Hamptons hamlet of Water Mill, on Monday, Oct. 28, according to Suffolk County Police. Rosas, a Brooklyn artist who also went by the name Sabina Khorramdel, was found dead in her guest room by a staff member at around 12:30 p.m. Earlier Report: Suspect In Murder At Water Mill Spa Found Dead 200 Miles Away As Friends Mourn 'Gifted Artist' Detectives did not say how the woman died, only that she was “a victi…
Update - Fatal Hit-Run: 21-Year-Old Hudson Valley Woman Identified As Victim Update - Fatal Hit-Run: 21-Year-Old Hudson Valley Woman Identified As Victim
Update - Fatal Hit-Run: 21-Year-Old Hudson Valley Woman Identified As Victim A 21-year-old woman has been identified as the victim in a hit-and-run crash in the region where the suspect is still on the run. Fatal Hit-Run Crash: 21-Year-Old Woman Struck During Rush Hour In Saugerties Ulster County resident Starllie Swonyoung, of Saugerties, was struck and killed around 5:10 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 10 on the southbound shoulder of the roadway on Route 9W between the Village of Saugerties and the hamlet of Malden. According to Saugerties Police Chief Robert Nuzzo, Swonyoung was transported by Diaz Ambulance to Health Alliance Hospital in Kingston where she succumb…
Purchase College Ranks Among Top 10 Public Schools In US, New Report Says Purchase College Ranks Among Top 10 Public Schools In US, New Report Says
Purchase College Ranks Among Top 10 Public Schools In US, New Report Says A college in Westchester is near the top of its class, according to a new report ranking the best public schools in the country.  The State University of New York at Purchase, more commonly known as Purchase College or SUNY Purchase, has earned the No. 9 spot on the 2024 Top Public Schools Rankings from U.S. News & World Report.  The rankings on the list were determined by measuring several factors, including graduation rates, peer assessment, student-faculty ratio, first-generation graduation rate performance, borrower debt, and the number of alumni earning more than a high s…
COVID-19: SUNY Purchase Delays Return To Campus Amid Surge Of New Cases COVID-19: SUNY Purchase Delays Return To Campus Amid Surge Of New Cases
Covid-19: SUNY Purchase Delays Return To Campus Amid Surge Of New Cases With the Omicron variant running wild across Westchester, school officials announced that they will be delaying the return of students to campus at SUNY Purchase. Citing a better chance of restarting classes smoothly, officials announced that students will be delayed in their return to school by nearly two weeks as the number of new COVID-19 cases mount. The move comes on the heels of New York Gov. Kathy Hochul stating that all students accessing SUNY campuses for the spring semester must be vaccinated and receive their booster shots once they are eligible. There will also be mandatory pr…
COVID-19: New Testing Site To Launch In Westchester COVID-19: New Testing Site To Launch In Westchester
Covid-19: New Testing Site To Launch In Westchester A new COVID-19 testing site is set to open in Westchester County this week. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that a COVID-19 PCR testing site will open at SUNY Purchase beginning Friday, Jan. 7. Testing will take place at the Performing Art Center, located at 735 Anderson Hill Road in Purchase. The site will be open for testing from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Appointments may be scheduled here.
83 New Westchester Police Academy Grads Will Join These Departments 83 New Westchester Police Academy Grads Will Join These Departments
83 New Westchester Police Academy Grads Will Join These Departments Eighty-three police recruits graduated Friday from the Westchester County Police Academy and are headed off to work at 22 law enforcement agencies in Westchester and one in Putnam. The new officers, who completed 20 weeks of training at the police academy in Valhalla, received their diplomas during a ceremony at Westchester Community College. County Executive George Latimer, Public Safety Commissioner Thomas A. Gleason and Westchester District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino Jr. addressed the graduates of the 147th Session Basic Police Recruit Class and congratulated them for mastering the phy…
Let's Dance: Burlesque Troupe Taking Their Talents All Over Long Island Let's Dance: Burlesque Troupe Taking Their Talents All Over Long Island
Let's Dance: Burlesque Troupe Taking Their Talents All Over Long Island A new Long Island burlesque troupe made their debut in Smithtown this month. Founded by Patchogue resident, artist, and musician Jenn Woodason, The Dirty Show performed May 17 at The Rail. "It's a very modest, hilarious burlesque style troupe of musicians and comedians and dancers and there is a lot of variation within the format," Woodason said. "The entirety of the show is flexible and comedy/improv skits. We also play our own live music. We're very funny, cheeky, lovable, classy, and it's not a predictable show by any stretch of the imagination." A year ago, Woodason was …
Six New Westchester County Police Graduates Join Harrison's 'Finest' Six New Westchester County Police Graduates Join Harrison's 'Finest'
Six New Westchester County Police Graduates Join Harrison's 'Finest' After weeks of rigorous training, Harrison is welcoming six new officers who graduated from the Westchester County Police Academy. Eighty-six police officers graduated from the Westchester County Police Academy last week, joining 18 law enforcement agencies in the county and two in Putnam. The graduates were celebrated on Dec. 21 at a massive ceremony at SUNY Purchase. Of those 86 graduates, six - Randy Bakay, Michael Basciano, Agron Biberaj, Michael DiSante, Christopher Oliva and Ami Postiglione - have been assigned to protect Harrison after 20 weeks of academic, physical and firearms trai…
County Police Academy Grads Heading To These 18 Westchester Agencies County Police Academy Grads Heading To These 18 Westchester Agencies
County Police Academy Grads Heading To These 18 Westchester Agencies Some of Westchester’s Finest got a little more fine on Friday. Eighty-six police officers graduated from the Westchester County Police Academy on Friday, and will now join 18 law enforcement agencies in the county and two in Putnam. The graduates were celebrated on Dec. 21 at a massive celebration at SUNY Purchase. The 86 graduates come from the 146th Session of Basic Recruit School, and received their diplomas in front of a packed house from Westchester County Police Commissioner Thomas Gleason. Of the 86 graduates, 10 have been assigned to serve as Westchester County Police officers. The…
ID Released For Teen Charged With Hate Crime At SUNY Purchase ID Released For Teen Charged With Hate Crime At SUNY Purchase
ID Released For Teen Charged With Hate Crime At SUNY Purchase A teenage SUNY Purchase student has been arraigned after spreading more than a dozen Nazi-themed posters on campus over the weekend. Gunnar Hassard, 18, was arraigned in Harrison Town Court on Tuesday, Dec. 11, after as many as 16 posters were spread throughout the SUNY Purchase campus on Anderson Hill Road in Harrison on Sunday. The posters reportedly had images of Adolf Hitler and a swastika. Hassard, of Oneonta, allegedly hung multiple posters, which incorporated a swastika and symbols of Nazi Germany, on and near the Humanities Building. The complaint states that the flyers on the campu…
Student Arrested After Nazi-Themed Posters Found At SUNY Purchase Student Arrested After Nazi-Themed Posters Found At SUNY Purchase
Student Arrested After Nazi-Themed Posters Found At SUNY Purchase Click here for an updated story: Teen ID'd By Police For Posting Nazi-Themed Posters Found At SUNY Purchase A student at SUNY Purchase has been arrested after spreading more than a dozen Nazi-themed posters on campus over the weekend. The student will be facing a charge of aggravated harassment, Dayton Tucker, the chief of the university’s police department said in a statement released Tuesday. The name of the student has not been released, though he is expected to be arraigned in Harrison Town Court on Tuesday afternoon. Tucker said that the student “will be going through the student …
Suspect Identified After Nazi-Themed Posters Found At SUNY Purchase Suspect Identified After Nazi-Themed Posters Found At SUNY Purchase
Suspect Identified After Nazi-Themed Posters Found At SUNY Purchase Click here for an updated story: Teen ID'd By Police For Posting Nazi-Themed Posters Found At SUNY Purchase “Nazi-themed” posters found on a college campus in Westchester over the weekend have prompted a police investigation. Members of the SUNY Purchase University Police are investigating the posters and have identified a suspect believed to be responsible for spreading the posters at the Anderson Hill Road campus in Harrison. "I regret to inform the community that yesterday, Nazi-themed posters were found in various spots around campus,” Officer-in-Charge Dennis Craig said. “That this ha…
Apple Bank Announces Promotion Of Westchester Branch Manager Apple Bank Announces Promotion Of Westchester Branch Manager
Apple Bank Announces Promotion Of Westchester Branch Manager Apple Bank for Savings has announced the appointment of Mayra Tepan as Assistant Vice President and Branch Manager at the Scarsdale, Westchester branch office located at 1075 Central Park Ave.  Tepan joins Apple Bank from Peoples United Bank, where she most recently served as Branch Manager of their Yonkers office. James Matera, Executive Vice President and Head of Apple Bank’s Consumer Banking Division, said, “We are very pleased that Mayra Tepan has joined the Apple Bank team in Westchester." "She brings excellent retail banking experience and a strong familiarity with the loca…
Westchester Teen Actress Nominated For Metro Theater Award Westchester Teen Actress Nominated For Metro Theater Award
Westchester Teen Actress Nominated For Metro Theater Award Rye resident Hope Santomero has been nominated for a 2018 Metro Awards for Best Comedic Performance in Rye Country Day School's Pippin (along with fellow nominee Diogo Schaffa). Santomero recently was a Young Artist Award Finalist in Los Angeles, nominated for Best Performance in a Voice Over Role as Bianca in Amazon Studios' Wishenpoof as well as a finalist in The All American High School Film Festival for both Quiet and Cast List serving as actor & director in both. This summer, Hope will be attending New York University Tisch within their Meisner Summer Intensive High School Program…
Ready For Next Level: Irvington HS Athletes Celebrate College Commitments Ready For Next Level: Irvington HS Athletes Celebrate College Commitments
Ready For Next Level: Irvington HS Athletes Celebrate College Commitments Some of Irvington’s finest athletes are set to take their talents to the next level after announcing their intentions to play ball in college next fall. Flanked by friends, family members, teammates and coaches during a ceremony this week, nine Irvington High School seniors announced their commitments to play sports at colleges across the country The nine athletes join fellow seniors Jena Bishop, who have already committed to playing lacrosse at Guilford College, as well as Zoe Maxwell, who will play soccer at Brown University, and Olivia Valdes, who will play lacrosse at Merrimack College…
SUNY Purchase Police Report Campus Apartment Break-Ins SUNY Purchase Police Report Campus Apartment Break-Ins
SUNY Purchase Police Report Campus Apartment Break-Ins New York State University Police at Purchase received two burglary reports on Saturday morning, Feb. 17, that occurred overnight in the Olde Apartments.  More than 400 upperclassmen live in the Olde, which is one of three apartment complexes on the Purchase campus. The two incidents are currently under investigation, SUNY police said. In a university alert, Chief Dayton Tucker wrote, "I am asking that the community take the following steps to ensure the safety of your property." Lock your doors when you are not in your rooms. Do not hold exterior doors for people who you don’t …
From Clambakes To Concerts, Westchester Pianist Has Played It All From Clambakes To Concerts, Westchester Pianist Has Played It All
From Clambakes To Concerts, Westchester Pianist Has Played It All WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- From playing the drums at family clambakes to performing piano on the main stage, David Baranowski has always had a knack for music.  Anyone who has attended a Westchester Choral Society concert or rehearsal in the last 20 years has undoubtedly heard the work of Baranowski, the group’s esteemed accompanist. “I hope to be here for another 20 years,” he said. “Everyone is kind, I enjoy the music they sing and I’ve always enjoyed playing with them.” Baranowski began taking piano lessons when he was six years old, but despite his clear talent, didn’t embrace music fr…
Pleasantville's Jacob Burns Shows 'The Post' In Limited Release Pleasantville's Jacob Burns Shows 'The Post' In Limited Release
Pleasantville's Jacob Burns Shows 'The Post' In Limited Release Anxious to see the Golden Globe-nominated film "The Post," starring Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep? The movie's limited release starts Friday, Jan. 5 at The Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC)  in Pleasantville.  The movie, directed by Steven Spielberg, a JBFC Board Member, was filmed in White Plains and at SUNY Purchase, among other venues, and is based on true events about a cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents and pushed the country's first female newspaper publisher to join an unprecedented battle between journalist and government. Spielberg, in fact, recently attended a private…