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6 hrs ago | LoHud

Ex-judge reversed on New Rochelle sex-abuse case

A state appeals court has overturned a former Westchester County judge's decision to throw out sex-abuse charges against a New Rochelle club owner in a 2007 case.

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Related Topix: New Rochelle, NY, Violent Crime, Dobbs Ferry, NY

14 hrs ago | Journal News

Cops: Schuler used pot to combat stress

Diane Schuler didn't believe in medicine and used marijuana as a way to relax from the stress of her job and kids, according to a state police report given Friday to the families of the victims of the fiery wrong-way Taconic State Parkway crash.

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Related Topix: Yonkers, NY

20 hrs ago | The Journal News

Greenburgh cyclist killed by Bee-Line bus

A 66-year-old town resident was killed Friday afternoon after his bicycle was struck by a Westchester County Bee-Line bus on Route 119 in the vicinity of Aqueduct Road, police said.

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Related Topix: White Plains, NY

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Journal News

Cops: Pair nabbed with $40,000 in heroin on Yonkers street

YONKERS - A Yonkers man and another from the Bronx are facing serious drug charges after police confiscated $40,000 worth of heroin from them, police said.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Yonkers, NY, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Reuters

Special Report: Are doctors what ails U.S. healthcare?

Nowhere in the United States has more doctors at its beck and call than White Plains, one of the wealthiest cities in the nation.

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Related Topix: White Plains, NY, Scarsdale, NY, Chappaqua, NY, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election

The Journal News

Westchester County Executive-elect Rob Astorino

County Executive-elect Rob Astorino tapped a lawyer from one of Westchester County's most influential firms to lead his transition team.

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Related Topix: US News, Port Chester, NY, Yonkers, NY

Thu Nov 05, 2009

The York Daily Record

Girardi stops to aid motorist after bagging Series

Yankees manager Joe Girardi capped a victorious night by helping a car crash victim in suburban New York.

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The Patent Trader

Listen now: Phil Reisman's radio show, on Westchester county exec race

The Westchester County executive contest is the topic on columnist Phil Reisman's weekly radio show, on now.

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Wed Nov 04, 2009

NewsCenter 25

Steele declares 'Republican renaissance'

Wednesday, November 04, 2009 at 12:36 p.m. Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele declared Wednesday that the "Republican renaissance has begun" with gubernatorial victories in Virginia and New Jersey, but he stopped short of claiming that GOP successes on Tuesday were a referendum on President Barack Obama.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Autos

KXMB-TV Bismarck

NYC mayor: National backlash caused close contest

Eds: APNewsNow; Will be led. AP Video. AP Photo NYCR103, NYCR101, NYCR108, NYFF103, GFX852 AP Graphic MAYORAL RESULTS By SARA KUGLER Associated Press Writer NEW YORK New York City's billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg is trying to portray his narrow third term win as part of a national backlash against incumbents.

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Related Topix: New York, NY

The Patent Trader

GOP: Anti-tax fervor doomed Dems

Voters on Tuesday rejected Democratic county leaders across New York in what appears to be widespread displeasure with the state's high taxes and an anti-incumbent movement, particularly in the suburbs.

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Related Topix: New York Metro, New York, US News

Journal News

Cops: Off-duty Eastchester officer fatally shoots man in New Rochelle

NEW ROCHELLE - A 27-year-old man died Tuesday night after being shot in the neck by an off-duty Eastchester police officer, police said.

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Related Topix: Eastchester, NY, New Rochelle, NY

Tue Nov 03, 2009

MyFoxNY

Westchester, Nassau Execs Tough Night

Unofficial results show voters roughed up incumbent county executives in Nassau and Westchester counties.

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LoHud

Career criminal from Yonkers convicted of Ardsley burglary

A county jury today convicted Owen McAllister, 43, of one count of felony burglary and misdemeanor counts of petty larceny and possessing stolen property for a March 26 break-in at a home in Ardsley.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Yonkers, NY, Ardsley, NY, State Prisons, Prison

Mon Nov 02, 2009

Journal News

Our recommendation for Westchester County executive

The Great Recession has caused great upheaval in New York, wreaking havoc upon state spending plans and all manner of school district and local government budgets.

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Related Topix: Albany Metro

Sun Nov 01, 2009

WCBS

2 Workers Hurt When School Roof Collapses In NY

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Related Topix: Pelham, NY

The Journal News

Pelham teacher in plea discussions in Internet sex sting case

A Pelham teacher arrested in an Internet sex sting is in plea discussions with federal prosecutors, lawyers in the case said Thursday.

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Related Topix: Pelham, NY, White Plains, NY, Elmsford, NY, Education Etc., Pleasantville, NY

Sat Oct 31, 2009

Journal News

White Plains' Hockley declares write-in mayoral campaign days before election

WHITE PLAINS - Common Councilman Glen Hockley's Hail-Mary effort to get his name on the ballot for the city's mayoral race was unsuccessful, as the highest court in the state declined to hear his case mere days before the election.

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Related Topix: White Plains, NY

Fri Oct 30, 2009

Journal News

Schorr: Westchester needs ombudsman in D.A.'s office

The Westchester County District Attorney's office needs an ombudsman so police can air their grievances over how prosecutors handle cases without concern for their jobs, according to the Republican candidate for the job.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Pleasantville, NY

NY Daily News

Ex-NYPD commish transferred over worrisome 'symptoms'

The Westchester County Jail at Valhalla, N.Y., where ex-NYPD police commissioner Bernie Kerik is incarcerated.

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Related Topix: Prison, Valhalla, NY, White Plains, NY

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