07/11/09 The Raw New Rochelle News Feed

Fighting over John Calvin's legacy at his 500th birthdayposted on July 11, 2009 03:00:00 pm... felt here. The Huguenots, French Calvinists who fled Catholic persecution, came to the New World and founded New Rochelle in 1688. They quickly started a religious congregation, the Independent French Reformed Protestant Congregation. The ...

Hartsdale teen faces new burglary chargeposted on July 11, 2009 03:00:00 pm... in four prior residential burglaries that were reported in May. Three of them were in Hartsdale and one was in New Rochelle, Greenburgh Lt. Christopher McNerney said. Zwiren is accused of breaking into the homes during the day and stealing mostly ...

Board of Elections hires Westchester GOP chiefposted on July 11, 2009 03:00:00 pm... Board of Elections, joining two other relatives who already work there. Douglas Colety, who also heads the New Rochelle GOP, began work last week as a voting machine technician, with an annual salary of $64,425. Colety's 20-year-old daughter, ...

AP proposes new online article formattingposted on July 11, 2009 03:00:00 pm... pitted news outlets and blogs against one another. Robert Cox, president of Media Bloggers Association in New Rochelle, N.Y., said that tagging articles in general poses no threat to blogs, but that any copyright provisions will be viewed warily by ...

Counties receive federal money to fight homelessnessposted on July 09, 2009 03:00:00 pm... e $713,000; and Dutchess will receive over $654,000. The City of Yonkers will receive $1.5 million; the City of New Rochelle will receive $687,000; and the City of Mount Vernon will receive $745,000.

Grand Pubaposted on July 11, 2009 05:16:05 pmName: Maxwell Dixon Reppin': New Rochelle, NY Breakthrough: Shortly after his original group Masters of Ceremony disbanded following the release of its debut, Dynamite , Grand Puba teamed up with Lord Jamar, Sadat X, and DJ Alamo, to form the group Brand Nubian.

American Pie - Don Mcleanposted on July 11, 2009 01:56:10 pmFamed for -- and ultimately defined by -- his perennial "American Pie," singer/songwriter Don McLean was born October 2, 1945, in New Rochelle, NY.

Smoky dryer fire extinguished on Garth Road in Eastchesterposted on July 11, 2009 07:05:00 am... fire and cleared the smoke from the building, Grogan said. About 20 firefighters responded. The Greenville and New Rochelle departments assisted Eastchester.

Woman hurt in Mamaroneck collision, man charged with drunken drivingposted on July 11, 2009 06:29:18 am... near Palmer Avenue just after 9 p.m. Thursday. The woman was transported to Sound Shore Medical Center in New Rochelle to be treated for back pain. Aguilar-Morales was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor. ...

Hartsdale teen on bail for 4 burglaries charged with 5th break-inposted on July 11, 2009 01:57:04 am... or four prior residential burglaries that were reported in May. Three of them were in Greenburgh and one was in New Rochelle, McNerney said in a statement. Zwiren is expected to be arraigned today.

Clarke Auction - The Midsummer Eclectic, Monday, July 13th, 2009posted on July 10, 2009 08:32:22 pmFri, Jul 10 2009 04:07:51 Tags : LARCHMONT, NY, July 10, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- On Monday, July 13th at 6:00 pm, Clarke Auction, Westchester's Premier Auction Gallery, will sell 400 lots fresh from Manhattan, Larchmont, New Rochelle, and Scarsdale estates.

State trooper injured in 2-car collisionposted on July 10, 2009 03:00:00 pm... damage and the officer suffered minor injuries. He was taken to Sound Shore Medical Center of Westchester in New Rochelle, state police said. The other driver was not injured, police said. Mamaroneck Assistant Fire Chief Chris Szymanowski said ...

Fox Lane's Silverman focusing on bright futureposted on July 10, 2009 03:00:00 pm... and slices. He came back to win in three sets and went on to capture the Section 1 singles title, beating New Rochelle's Jeremy Court and Byram Hills' Kyle Berman in straight sets in the semifinals and finals, respectively. With another year of ...

NLRB files complaint against Ardsley Bus Corp.posted on July 10, 2009 03:00:00 pm... with union representatives. The company provides bus service to school districts in Ardsley, Mount Vernon, New Rochelle and Yonkers, as well as charter bus services. The complaint says company general manager Thomas Gillison made threats of ...

Storm expected to cost Yonkers $2.1Mposted on July 10, 2009 03:00:00 pm... said. 'But you know, it's one thing at time, one day at a time.' To assist with the cleanup, both Yonkers and New Rochelle lifted their summer bans on the use of leaf blowers. The Yonkers ban only applies to gasoline-powered blowers and it was not ...

400 relay: New Rochelleposted on July 10, 2009 03:00:00 pmDeon James, Isaiah Manigault, Andres Montalvo and Shawn Day, pictured, have Westchester County's best time taking second in state qualifiers in 43.39. The team finished second at the Class A meet in 43.5.

Ursuline's Pirone lifting Koalas to new heightsposted on July 10, 2009 03:00:00 pm... She drew 10 walks and scored 14 runs. The Koalas moved up to League I-A, joining Scarsdale, White Plains and New Rochelle. They also played a crossover game with North Rockland and then faced the Red Raiders again in the sectional final. Pirone ...

Charlotte Pope, New Rochelleposted on July 10, 2009 03:00:00 pmThe senior dominated Section 1 field events this season. She threw a 133-2 in the discus and a 41-8 1/4 in the shot put, leading the section. Pope also threw a 142-9 in the hammer, her personal best.

Jeremy Court, New Rochelleposted on July 10, 2009 03:00:00 pmAfter taking third in the Section 1 singles tournament, Court advanced the furthest among the area singles contingent. The New Rochelle sophomore lost to two-time state champion, Stanford-bound Matt Kandath in the state quarterfinals.