Millwood News

The snow and ice storm was making the commute to work slow at 6:45 a.m. today in Westchester and Rockland counties as drivers battled slick roads and poor visibility.

In a recent rehearsal of "A Christmas Carol, The Musical" at the Bedford Community House, a plea for a donation to the poor brought a characteristically flinty response from Ebenezer Scrooge.

Whether it's donating services or goods or giving of your time or dollars, the very act jump-starts the release of dopamine and other feel-good chemicals in the brain, like when we eat a delicious meal or have great sex.

BEDFORD: A 28-year-old Ossining man accused of running a red light Wednesday and causing an accident with a school bus was driving without his license, police said.

MILLWOOD - The former chief financial officer of Millwood Lumber was accused of stealing $228,000 from the company by diverting payroll money to himself, police said.

OSSINING - Several high-performance cars were damaged when a suspicious fire broke out Wednesday night in a garage where they were being stored, authorities said.

NEW CASTLE - A convicted sex offender who failed to notify authorities that he moved to Putnam Valley was arrested Tuesday on a warrant out of his former home state of Delaware, police said.

Route 35: William Kavner, 34, of 24 Baldwin Hills Road, Millwood, was charged July 29 with driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor.

Route 35: William Kavner, 34, of 24 Baldwin Hills Road, Millwood, was charged July 29 with driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor.

A 34-year-old New Castle man was charged with drunken driving early today, state police said.

Pleasantville firefighters battled a house fire late last night at 5 Great Oaks Lane.

MOUNT KISCO - By looking at Bernie Williams' attire yesterday at the Borders store here, one would think the jazz guitarist's legendary baseball career is behind him, as Williams sported a 'Life Is Good' T-shirt with a guitar stretching across the front.

They are almost everywhere in the Lower Hudson Valley and beyond, wherever there are motor vehicles.

A day after Michael Jackson's death, collectors of memorabilia from the superstar's life rushed to sell vintage albums, signed photos, ticket stubs and even dolls with the singer's likeness on eBay, Craigslist and other auction sites.

MILLWOOD: The Food Bank for Westchester, which is celebrating its 20th year, recently hosted the 'Give Back Olympics' to help raise awareness of hunger and reaffirm corporate commitment to hunger relief in Westchester County.

OSSINING: Claire Yergeau, an Ossining High School senior who will attend Ursinus College in Pennsylvania in the fall, has won a $2,500 scholarship from the Firemen's Association of the State of New York.

An album of sensual, steamy love songs would seem an anomaly for a woman who takes the line "You're as dead on the outside as you are on the inside" as a compliment.