07/09/09 The Raw New Rochelle News Feed

1,000+ remain without power as storm cleanup continues; 3 Yonkers roads still closedposted on July 09, 2009 10:41:50 pm... hail storm that hit Tuesday night. Areas with the most outages were Yonkers with 550, Mount Vernon with 190, New Rochelle with 120, and Bronxville with 70. Consolidated Edison expects to have everyone restored by 11 p.m. Nearly 17,000 people were ...

Donut shop worker sentenced for felony sex abuseposted on July 09, 2009 07:20:13 pm... prison in connection with his guilty plea of sexual abuse in the first degree, a felony. Kamal Ahmed, 40, of New Rochelle, worked at the Harrison Donut Shop in Harrison when on July 30, 2008, he followed a 14-year-old girl into the store's bathroom ...

1,300+ remain without power in southern Westchester as storm cleanup continuesposted on July 09, 2009 07:00:04 pm... County on Tuesday night. The current areas with the most outages are Yonkers with 529, Mount Vernon with 514, New Rochelle with 118, and Bronxville with 69. Yesterday, nearly 17,000 Consolidated Edison were without power at the storm's height. ...

Ritzy restaurant a casualty of economyposted on July 09, 2009 03:56:37 pm... excess." Other Cappelli projects across Westchester and the region have stalled in the recession, including in New Rochelle, where he recently received an eighth extension from the city to get started on a $500 million residential and commercial ...

Shleppers Supports the Westchester 2009 JCC Maccabi Games as Sponsor and Official Moverposted on July 09, 2009 03:00:00 pm... setup and breakdown of equipment for staging the events at The JCC of Mid-Westchester (located on the Scarsdale-New Rochelle border), The Rosenthal JCC of Northern Westchester (located in Pleasantville), and at the 20 other locations around ...

College honors Rockland alumniposted on July 09, 2009 03:00:00 pmThe College of New Rochelle awarded the Ursula Laurus Citation at the college's 71st annual alumni weekend in June to Maria Prainito Pedersen of New City and Marcia Moynihan Norton of Grandview-on-Hudson. The honor is bestowed on CNR alumni and friends who have proved leadership and a devotion to furthering the ideals of Ursuline education.

Flores honored for work with hospitalposted on July 09, 2009 03:00:00 pmNEW ROCHELLE: Ross Flores of New Rochelle High School has won Sound Shore Medical Center's 2009 Adriana Jude Community Service Scholarship.

Churches to host outdoor renewal eventposted on July 09, 2009 03:00:00 pmNEW ROCHELLE: City churches will come together to celebrate 'Inauguration of the Spirit,' an evening of spiritual renewal through song, dance and testimony, from 6 to 8 p.m. July 26 at Lincoln Park, across from 71 Lincoln Ave.

Musicians from sister city to perform locallyposted on July 09, 2009 03:00:00 pmNEW ROCHELLE: Guest musicians Yvon Momboisse and Malo Mazurie Desgarennes from La Rochelle, France - New Rochelle's sister city - will be in town for a series of concerts.

Beth El 'sandwich brigade' builds hope through foodposted on July 09, 2009 03:00:00 pmNEW ROCHELLE - Beth El summer session campers made hundreds of sandwiches yesterday morning for the HOPE Community Food Services soup kitchen.

Hometown heroinesposted on July 09, 2009 03:00:00 pmIn conjunction with its summer exhibit New Rochelle Women of the Arts, the Museum of Arts and Culture offers classic films every Thursday in July that feature actresses who made their homes in New Rochelle.

Church to celebrate 121st anniversaryposted on July 09, 2009 03:00:00 pmNEW ROCHELLE: Bethesda Baptist Church, one of the oldest churches in New Rochelle, will be celebrating its 121st anniversary Sunday.

Photography exhibit opens Saturdayposted on July 09, 2009 03:00:00 pmNEW ROCHELLE: 'Dreaming Black & White,' a photo exhibit by Louie Riso, will be on display Saturday through July 19 at AOC Fine Wine, 268 Huguenot St.

Restaurants offering al fresco dining, WiFiposted on July 09, 2009 03:00:00 pmNEW ROCHELLE: The New Rochelle Business Improvement District has announced that more than a dozen downtown restaurants and cafes are offering al fresco sidewalk cafe dining and free outdoor WiFi this summer.

Hondurans correct in ousting leaderposted on July 09, 2009 03:00:00 pm... d was summarily deposed by the electorate, which rose up in defense of their democracy. Frank Ippolito New Rochelle

Man who molested girl weeps as judge gives 3-year sentenceposted on July 09, 2009 03:00:00 pm... prosecutors said. Ahmed was arrested a short time later. Ahmed, a 40-year-old husband and father of three from New Rochelle, will be a registered sex offender and must serve three years' post-release supervision. He wept openly in court during the ...

State may cut Yonkers, Mount Vernon businesses' tax breaksposted on July 09, 2009 03:00:00 pm... companies facing decertification are big names, such as Stew Leonard's in Yonkers and Simone Development Co. in New Rochelle. Officials at neither company could be reached for comment yesterday. Others are far smaller, including a doctor's office ...

13,000+ without power after hail stormposted on July 09, 2009 04:00:00 am... in lower Westchester just before 1 p.m. Hardest hit are Yonkers with 8,531 outages, Mount Vernon with 2,108, New Rochelle with 999 and Bronxville with 411 as of 1 p.m. Two meteorologist from the National Weather Service are in the area doing a storm ...

Harrison doughnut shop molester gets 3 years in prisonposted on July 08, 2009 03:00:00 pm... in the store's bathroom last summer. The sentence was part of a plea bargain for Kamal Ahmed, a 40-year-old New Rochelle resident. He pleaded guilty in April to first-degree sexual abuse, a felony. He must also serve three years' post-release ...

Storm notebook: Our reporters tell stories of the damageposted on July 08, 2009 03:00:00 pm... because of fallen power lines, and traffic cones marked off storm debris. - Len Maniace At Huguenot Park in New Rochelle, children were using a playground slide just inches away from a 100-plus foot tree that came crashing down on a playground ...