Tuesday Dec 22 | The Journal News
Shrub Oak cr che restored after decades
David Zugner can recall standing out in the freezing cold at Christmastime as a boy, helping his father erect the colorful wooden nativity scene along East Main Street.
Longtime Yorktown family druggist still a local treasure
YORKTOWN - Bob Cecere has two words of advice for would-be entrepreneurs hoping to build a lasting business: hallowed ground.
Injured officers endure 10-year wait for state disability while Pleasantville pays
PLEASANTVILLE - It was an unusually sunny December afternoon in 1999 when the accident happened.
Yorktown holds forum on impact of county housing deal
YORKTOWN - The threat of withholding funds for open space and community projects is one of the few ways Westchester County can coax towns into complying with an affordable housing settlement, a housing expert said.
Shrub Oak students show respect for veterans, invite them to school
SHRUB OAK - A hot breakfast, rapt attention and words of thanks from students reminded U.S. Army veteran Richard Scudero of Putnam Valley how much times have changed.
News briefs for Westchester and Putnam
CASTLE POINT, N.Y.: The Hudson Valley Health Care System will hold a veterans job fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct.
Author to discuss latest book at library
SHRUB OAK: Yorktown author Susan Berliner will talk about 'Dust,' her new supernatural thriller based on a weird - but real - weather occurrence.
Library to display Freidman's photos
SHRUB OAK: The John C. Hart Library will feature an exhibit of photographs by artist Victoria Lee Friedman until Aug.
Fatal Taconic wreck echoes '93 tragedy
MOUNT PLEASANT - Diane Schuler's deadly drunken-driving crash on the Taconic State Parkway dredged up painful memories for Jennifer Perry and Nick Giardina of another tragedy in nearly the same spot.
Fatal Taconic wreck echoes '93 tragedy
Diane Schuler's deadly drunken-driving crash on the Taconic State Parkway dredged up painful memories for Jennifer Perry and Nick Giardina of another tragedy in nearly the same spot.
Route 6: Jermaine D. Carter, 17, of Danbury, Conn., and Cynthia Contini, 50, of Mahopac were charged at 3 a.m. July 10 with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor, after a traffic stop.
Shrub Oak 200 400 000-6 5 3 E. Heights 300 001 201-7 15 1 Elmira Heights: Chris Coghlan was 2-for-4 with three RBIs, Corey Hamula was 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI, Tyler ungerland was 3-for-4 with an RBI.
Local motocross riders heading to nationals
SHRUB OAK - Kevin Tompkins couldn't avoid the flashbacks. While training for his regional motocross qualifying race in Maryland in June, the 13-year-old couldn't help but think back to what had happened one year prior in the same event.
Police make 2nd arrest in Cortlandt burglary
CORTLANDT - Westchester County police detectives have charged a second suspect in connection with a May residential burglary, police said today.
What's new in the business scene
NEW BUSINESS Equine massage therapist offers services in mid-Hudson Valley - Liz Dollinger, a Hudson Valley-based equine massage therapist, is proprietor of Equine F-L-E-X Ability, which offers services to horses in the Hudson Valley.
Police report for Putnam County
Route 35: Jonathan Rieg, 34, of Lewisboro was charged with driving while intoxicated after he was accused of making an unsafe lane change on Route 35 in Lewisboro as state troopers conducted an eight-hour drunken-driving crackdown late Saturday and early Sunday, police said.