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New Hilton In Westchester Gets $1.4 Million Tax Break DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. – A Maryland-based management company has been granted a $1.4 million Westchester County tax break on a Hilton Garden Inn set to open in 2016, according to lohud.com. The $17 million project's owners -- an affiliate of Baywood Hotels, a hotel ownership and management company based in Greenbelt, Md. -- will deduct the money as part of an incentive package approved by the Westchester County Industrial Development Agency, or IDA, last week, according to the story. The project on Livingston Street, which is part of the Rivertowns Square development, would include $4 million in…

by James O'Rourke

09/28/2015

Schools

Rye H.S. Senior Invents App To Track Grades Anonymously RYE, N.Y. – A 17-year-old high school senior has created an app that allows students to track their academic performance anonymously, according to lohud.com. Sam Rukeyser, a student at Rye High School, is now marketing “GradePoll,” an app that allows users to upload their grades, the story said. According to lohud.com, Rukeyser hopes the app will change how students approach getting into college. Read the full article here.

by James O'Rourke

09/28/2015

Politics

Protesters Push Cuomo on Clemency In Westchester Rally MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Dozens of protesters gathered just blocks from the home of Gov. Andrew Cuomo to push for leniency for the state's rehabilitated prisoners, according to lohud.com.The Candles for Clemency rally drew about 75 protesters Saturday night to the Presbyterian Church of Mount Kisco, where they attempted to persuade the governor by candle light, the story said. According to lohud.com, a spokesman from the Cuomo's office addressed the crowd, telling them that the governor was not opposed to their ideas and had already identified a number of prisoners as potential candidates for cl…

by James O'Rourke

09/28/2015

Neighbors

Yankees Great Mariano Rivera Awards Scholarship To Local HS Grad NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. – Famed Yankees closer and Purchase resident Mariano Rivera has awarded a scholarship to a local high school graduate who now attends the College of New Rochelle. Gianella Solorzano was presented the Mariano and Clara Rivera Scholarship on Friday during a ceremony at the college's campus, officials said. Solorzano, who during her tenure at New Rochelle High School began an award-winning anti-bullying campaign and was active in a church youth group, was honored as a “highly motivated woman with a strong academic record who is committed to important outreach work for her sc…

by James O'Rourke

09/28/2015

Police & Fire

Rye To Pay Couple $650K After Rear-End Crash RYE, N.Y. -- A Dutchess County couple whose car was rear-ended by a city police detective driving a city-owned vehicle has been awarded $650,000, according to lohud.com. Detective Joseph Verille was behind the wheel on April 19, 2012 when his unmarked police car struck the back of Louis Jeanette’s vehicle near Exit 8 on Interstate 684, the site reported. Former state Supreme Court Justice Louis Barone signed the arbitration award on Aug. 1 after Jeanette and his wife, Lynne, filed suit against Verille and the city, according to the report. Barone ultimately found that back injuries, a conc…

by James O'Rourke

09/26/2015

Schools

Irvington Math Teacher Innovates As New York State Master Teacher IRVINGTON, N.Y. – Irvington Middle School math teacher Eli Byers has been named a New York State Master Teacher for the third consecutive year, district officials said. Byers, who was inducted with the inaugural team of Master Teachers in 2013, has been with the Irvington School District since 2008. He was hailed for his dedication to the profession. “Together, with our colleagues at Irvington Middle School, he works to build and maintain a rich and supportive environment for our students,” said David Sottile, the school’s principal. The program, a statewide initiative that has grown to in…

by James O'Rourke

09/26/2015

Police & Fire

Connecticut Man Faces DWI Charge After Southeast Car Crash SOUTHEAST, N.Y. -- A Connecticut man accused of drunkenly leaving the scene of a car crash is facing a misdemeanor count of driving while intoxicated, police said. John J. McConologue, 54, of 28 Anderson St., Naugatuck, was arrested minutes after the Sept. 22 crash on Nancy Lane, according to a the Putnam County Sheriff's Office. McConologue, who was stopped by police on Route 312 near International Boulevard shortly after 10:15 p.m., is believed to have crashed into a car on Nancy Lane before driving away, police said. He was arrested after allegedly failing a number of field sobriety tes…

by James O'Rourke

09/26/2015

Politics

Superior Court Judge Tosses Alpine Church Case HACKENSACK, N.J. – In a ruling this week, a Superior Court Judge cited the principal of separation of church and state while refusing to intervene in a dispute between members of The Alpine Methodist Episcopal Church, according to northjersey.com. The church members sued the Rev. Hae Jong Kim after a private investigator they hired said he found evidence Kim had mismanaged church money in order to pay personal utility bills and had hired a financial secretary who was stealing collection-plate donations, the story said. Kim sought to have the case dismissed. According to northjersey.com, Jud…

by James O'Rourke

09/26/2015

Politics

Paterson Police Seek $5M For More Officers PATERSON, N.J. – City officials are hoping to spend an extra $5 million in 2016 to bring the Paterson Police Department to full staff for the first time in several years, northjersey.com reported. Citing “top-ranking Paterson law enforcement officials,” the story said the city’s goal is hire 21 police officers for regular duty, increasing the size of the force to 403. That number still would be far fewer than the 519 officers it had before layoffs in 2011, the story said. Read the full story here.

by James O'Rourke

09/26/2015

Lifestyle

Parade Steps Off In Celebration Of Greenwich's 375th Anniversary GREENWICH, Conn. -- The town will continue its yearlong 375th anniversary celebration Sunday with a parade featuring more than 300 marchers, officials said.The parade, set to begin at 2 p.m. at the steps of Town Hall, will move up to and along the Post Road to Greenwich Avenue before stopping for a flag ceremony at Havemeyer Field. Among those expected to march are descendants of the town's founding families, representatives of several town organizations and a number of nonprofit agencies and community groups. The parade also will feature floats, antique cars, vintage and modern fire trucks…

by James O'Rourke

09/26/2015

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