08/26/09 The New Rochelle Briefing

Comprehensive News Feed for New Rochelle, NY.

• Pelham Art Center Announces Fall-Winter Classes
  posted on August 25, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  ... Painting with Jackie Meier (Westchester), Embellish an Image: Play with Collage with Nanyc Egol Nikkal (New Rochelle), Printmaking with Lisa Vassaotti (Pelham), Jewelry Design with Deborah Haley (New Rochelle), and Tile Making with Judith Weber (New ...
• Play hundreds of holes, raise thousands
  posted on August 25, 2009 05:30:00 pm
  ... The rules were pretty simple: hit and run. "It was interesting this morning," said Ray Soares, a resident of New Rochelle who played 100 holes. "There were people all over the place hitting on top of people. It was a wild scene." (2 of 2) Donald ...
• Bronx teen a suspect in robbery, beating spree
  posted on August 25, 2009 05:27:12 pm
  Detectives are investigating whether a Bronx teenager charged with attempted murder in the robbery and baseball-bat beating of a 52-year-old city man is associated with a crew that committed similar crimes last week in Yonkers, Mount Vernon and New Rochelle.
• Half-dozen men charged in Port Chester and New Rochelle gang assaults
  posted on August 25, 2009 05:26:31 pm
  Six men were arrested on gang-attack charges in two incidents Sunday in New Rochelle and Port Chester.
• Cops: Driver charged in fatal May crash was on narcotics
  posted on August 25, 2009 05:24:42 pm
  ... faces a manslaughter charge for a fatal May 23 collision on Pelham Road. Amy Taylor, 29, of 7 Davenport Ave., New Rochelle, was killed when Louis Nardella's Subaru crossed the double-yellow lines at 1 a.m. and crashed head-on into her Honda Accord. ...
• Dorien keeps Croton-Harmon well-armed
  posted on August 24, 2009 07:39:37 pm
  ... development continued through strong showings at a camp later in the month at John Jay and during scrimmages at New Rochelle. In a scrimmage with Harrison, Dorien threw two touchdowns and ran for another. With Dorien, Croton doesn't expect to ...
• 911 Site Finally Coming on Line
  posted on August 24, 2009 12:34:00 pm
  ... buying the nearly 10-acre parcel off the Hutchinson River Parkway wasn't easy. Joseph Simone Development, of New Rochelle, last year rejected a $28 million bid. The city threatened eminent-domain proceedings. A judge set the price at $45.8 million, ...
• TV: Four soldiers sworn in as citizens in Northwest Austin
  posted on August 23, 2009 08:20:02 pm
  ... a native of St. Lucia in the West Indies. He emigrated to the United States when he was 11, and grew up in New Rochelle, N.Y. He says with U.S. citizenship comes the chance for promotion in the Army, as well as a chance at better jobs when the ...
• Don Hewitt, The Ringmaster
  posted on August 21, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  ... excited him so much that he was, I think he was still a boy who was amazed at his success." The boy grew up in New Rochelle, N.Y., 45 minutes from Broadway. Fifteen cents would buy him a Saturday afternoon of cartoons, newsreels and melodramas. The ...
• New York Home Textiles Market Week Announces Best New Product Winners
  posted on August 19, 2009 10:23:58 pm
  ... Winner: Dash & Albert (Pittsfield, MA) for its Zipper Rug, wool hand woven zipper rug Finalist: V.P. Designs (New Rochelle, NY) for its Chantilly Tablecloth Gift Finalist: Scents and Feel (Miami, FL) for its Fouta Collection "The winning entries ...
• McGhee back on field at New Rochelle
  posted on August 22, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  NEW ROCHELLE -[0x0f]A tight spiral whizzed toward the goal line and into the hands of the wide receiver, who took a sharp turn into the end zone for a touchdown on the final play of New Rochelle's morning practice yesterday.
• Players celebrate first day of practice
  posted on August 22, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  ... a lot to learn, a lot to remember. That's why we're out here.' The heat yesterday was a major factor. At New Rochelle, most players congregated in the school's air-conditioned cafeteria to cool off during the 90-minute break between practices. The ...
• Correction: 08/22/09
  posted on August 22, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  A New Rochelle robbery in which a 31-year-old man was hit over the head with a bat-like object happened Tuesday.
• Single-payer has been proven to work
  posted on August 22, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  ... rld have such a single-payer health-care system. It works for them, and it will work for us. Murray W. Beaver New Rochelle
• Maccabi Games: Three Westchester teams make off with the gold
  posted on August 22, 2009 02:50:58 pm
  ... and overtime. Josh Perlmutter of Chappaqua scored all three goals. Blue finally won 3-1 in penalty kicks. New Rochelle's Jack Roth stopped three of the four OC penalty kicks he faced. It went to overtime in the morning semifinal, too, against ...
• Maccabi Games close as roaring success
  posted on August 21, 2009 03:19:01 pm
  ... this supposed to be the closing ceremonies of the Maccabi Games? Oh, it was. "I think this is great," said New Rochelle's Deirdre Altman, who chaired the closing event. "The closing party is a way for all the athletes and the coaches to say goodbye. ...
• Maccabi swimmers pool their talents
  posted on August 21, 2009 03:12:26 pm
  ... in the Maccabi Games because they were in his backyard and because, well, his parents wanted him to, but the New Rochelle swimmer is glad he's part of the experience. "This kind of makes you think," Itzkowitz said. "There aren't a lot of Jewish ...
• Possible closing of hospital raises ire
  posted on August 21, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  ... protesting the possibility that the hospital may cut or transfer programs to Sound Shore Medical Center in New Rochelle. The two hospitals are owned by Sound Shore Health System, which has not yet officially addressed the rumors. Young and union ...
• a Hawks to open season vs. UK
  posted on August 21, 2009 02:53:53 pm
  ... Miami, Fla. (Jan. 3). Coach Maria Fantanarosa's team opens the regular season in the Iona Tip-Off Tournament in New Rochelle, N.Y. The RedHawks will face Bucknell on Nov. 14 and will play either Arizona or Iona on Nov. 15.
• Working For Don Hewitt
  posted on August 21, 2009 04:00:01 am
  ... pieces with his fingertips. He rarely hired from the elite Ivy League schools. He attended the College of New Rochelle, and preferred producers who had to overcome hardships in their lives, those with a little hustle to their step. Don would teach ...

08/20/09 The New Rochelle Briefing

Comprehensive News Feed for New Rochelle, NY.

• Sound Shore board has two members elected
  posted on August 20, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  NEW ROCHELLE: Robert P. Balachandran and Richard C. Gay have been elected to Sound Shore Medical Center's Board of Governors.
• Westchester launches program to control deer population
  posted on August 20, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  ... public during the fall, county parks spokesman Peter Tartaglia said. Anti-bowhunting advocate Mel Lederman of New Rochelle, who said he has attended music concerts at Ladson Park, objected to the program because of animal cruelty. 'I feel it is an ...
• Maccabi swimmers pool their talents
  posted on August 20, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  ... in the Maccabi Games because they were in his backyard and because, well, his parents wanted him to, but the New Rochelle swimmer is glad he's part of the experience. 'This kind of makes you think,' Itzkowitz said. 'There aren't a lot of Jewish ...
• Monroe College gives students close-up look at criminal justice system
  posted on August 20, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  ... such as extracting drugs from blood samples and performing DNA tests. Monroe College offers the program at its New Rochelle campus, bringing in police, forensic and legal experts to teach the students. Throughout the course, the students are taken ...
• Westchester briefing
  posted on August 20, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  NEW ROCHELLE: The victim of a midday robbery Tuesday remains hospitalized with a fractured skull, police said.
• Library to host career counseling program
  posted on August 20, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  NEW ROCHELLE: WEBS Career and Educational Counseling Service will be offering a free eight-week career counseling program at the New Rochelle Public Library this fall.
• Library to return to regular hours Sept. 12
  posted on August 20, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  NEW ROCHELLE: Both the Main Library and the Huguenot Children's Library will be closed on Labor Day weekend, Sept.
• NRPL unveils its Big Read schedule
  posted on August 20, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  NEW ROCHELLE: The New Rochelle Public Library has been selected to receive a $20,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to host The Big Read in New Rochelle, which will focus on 'The Shawl,' by author and New Rochelle resident Cynthia Ozick.
• House tour to benefit medical center
  posted on August 20, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  NEW ROCHELLE: The 12th Annual Accent on New Rochelle House Tour, taking place from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Oct.
• Crash takes out New Rochelle traffic light
  posted on August 20, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  NEW ROCHELLE - A one-car crash has knocked out the traffic light at the intersection of North Avenue and Quaker Ridge Road in New Rochelle.
• CBS News pioneer Don Hewitt reshaped coverage
  posted on August 20, 2009 11:44:18 am
  ... of pancreatic cancer. His journalism career began as a high-schooler working for the local weekly paper in New Rochelle, N.Y. At 20, he became a World War II correspondent. After joining CBS in the late 1940s, he directed TV's first network ...
• Don Hewitt: A life in news for a man who shaped TV
  posted on August 20, 2009 07:51:16 am
  ... meant to Hewitt was, freedom to tell stories the way he thought viewers wanted them told. He was a kid from New Rochelle, N.Y., who had formed a love for news as well as a regular-guy bond with the "Lions and Rotarians and schoolteachers and hard ...
• CBS News pioneer Don Hewitt dies
  posted on August 20, 2009 06:38:05 am
  ... meant to Hewitt was, freedom to tell stories the way he thought viewers wanted them told. He was a kid from New Rochelle, N.Y., who had formed a love for news as well as a regular-guy bond with the "Lions and Rotarians and schoolteachers and hard ...
• '60 Minutes' creator and TV news pioneer Don Hewitt dies at 86
  posted on August 20, 2009 04:52:56 am
  ... a way to make a profit, he lamented, rather than to cover the news. Hewitt was born in New York and grew up in New Rochelle . He dropped out of NYU after one year to become a copy boy at the Herald Tribune. He joined the Merchant Marine in 1942 and ...
• '60 Minutes' creator Don Hewitt dies at 86
  posted on August 20, 2009 03:50:00 am
  ... debate between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon in 1960. Hewitt was born in Manhattan and grew up in New Rochelle. His first foray into journalism was as a school correspondent for The Standard Star in New Rochelle. Later, he worked as a copy boy ...
• Joan A. Donnelly, Morristown
  posted on August 20, 2009 01:07:29 am
  ... Ogdensburg on January 16, 1934 to the late Gerald and Eileen Finch Donnelly. She graduated from the College of New Rochelle and completed graduate work at Southern Illinois University, the University of San Diego Program in Guadalajara, Oxford, the ...
• New York Home Textiles Market Week announces best new product winners
  posted on August 19, 2009 05:03:00 am
  ... Dash & Albert (Pittsfield, Mass.) for its Zipper Rug, wool hand-woven zipper rug Finalist: V.P. Designs (New Rochelle, N.Y.) for its Chantilly Tablecloth Gift Finalist: Scents and Feel (Miami) for its Fouta Collection The Best New Product Award ...
• Internal affairs investigates Yonkers cop shooting
  posted on August 09, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  ... also underway by the Westchester County District Attorney's Office. The wounded suspect, James Overmars, 21, of New Rochelle, sustained a gunshot wound to his leg. HEAR today's news on MidHudsonRadio.com , the Hudson Valley's only Internet radio ...
• 'Humiliated' New Rochelle woman shuts egg stand
  posted on August 18, 2009 05:44:01 pm
  Susan Beshar-Dedona said she has closed down a farm stand in front of her house because of the sudden attention it has been receiving.
• Former Rye city manager plans to sue for severance
  posted on August 17, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  ... instructions and communicate with council members. Shew retired May 1 after being removed from his duties. New Rochelle attorney Robert David Goodstein, who is representing Shew, said Shew was "constructively discharged," even though the council ...

08/15/09 The New Rochelle Briefing (Updated)

Comprehensive News Feed for New Rochelle, NY.
New Rochelle farm stand told it must closeposted on August 15, 2009 03:00:00 pmNEW ROCHELLE - From the multicolored hand-lettered sign, to the raised beds of corn, beans, carrots and pumpkins scattered across the front lawn, Susan Beshar-Dedona's homestead is the picture of small-scale, sustainable local agriculture.
Kenichi Yokono: New Workposted on August 15, 2009 10:40:58 pm... expression. Her first one-woman exhibition entitled "Innerscapes" opens tonight at the Ambrosia Gallery in New Rochelle, NY. Innerscapes Opening reception:... Buff Monster: The Sweetest Thing L.A.-based artist Buff Monster is doing what he does best ...
Pair of Yonkers housing police make back-to-back drug arrestsposted on August 15, 2009 08:41:05 pmA New Rochelle man was arrested, accused of having oxycodone pills, and two Yonkers men were charged with having four grams of crack in separate drug busts this week by a pair of city housing police.
New Rochelle schools staffer charged with faking work on time sheetposted on August 15, 2009 08:40:49 pmA school district employee was arrested yesterday after working a fraction of the hours listed on his time sheets, officials said.
Man gets jail for video of girl undressingposted on August 15, 2009 01:35:45 pm... dressed through her bedroom window, was sentenced Friday to three months in prison. David Albert, 42, of New Rochelle, N.Y., pleaded guilty to risk of injury to a minor and was sentenced by Superior Court Judge Bruce Hudock to five years in prison, ...
Officer shoots suspect as cops conduct drug raidposted on August 09, 2009 03:00:00 pm... were also arrested. They were all charged with drug related offenses. Charged were James Overmars, 21, of New Rochelle, the injured suspect; Toniann Orichello, 17, of Hopewell Junction; Raymond Leone, 48, of Yonkers; Daniel Defreitas, 26, of Mount ...
Police take gun from Hudson Valley political candidateposted on August 15, 2009 10:28:08 am... A police report says Mount Vernon City Council candidate Samuel Rivers was found on the steps outside a New Rochelle restaurant over the weekend. No charges were filed. Rivers said he had not been drinking, and was just waiting for a taxi. He ...
Mount Vernon council candidate handcuffed over gun in waistbandposted on August 15, 2009 01:32:16 amMount Vernon City Council candidate Samuel Rivers was handcuffed and had his gun confiscated Sunday morning in New Rochelle after, police said, they found him passed out drunk with the weapon poking from his waistband.
Jo-Ann Boepple: You are just a nine digit number to the governmentposted on August 13, 2009 03:00:00 pm... card issued but it is not the first number. Credited with the first card was John David Sweeny, Jr. age 23, of New Rochelle, N. Y. whose number is 055-09-0001. However the lowest number was given to Grace D. Owen of Concord, New Hampshire, ...
Roxy rocks lakesideposted on August 14, 2009 03:34:10 amNew Rochelle native and blues queen Roxy Perry performs original blues, classic blues, swing, jazz and much more at the Lake Carmel Cultural Center at 6 p.m. Bring a blanket and/or picnic for this outdoor concert.
Judge freezes assets of accused's ex-wifeposted on August 14, 2009 03:33:41 am... used the funds to pay off mortgages on her current home, Daniels wrote. Schaberg's attorney, Steven Kessler of New Rochelle, said his client has remarried and is living in Florida. Kessler said he would ask Daniels to reconsider his order freezing ...
Shoppers upset over clunker waitposted on August 13, 2009 03:00:00 pm... after signing a deal to buy a new Toyota Highlander, Wong is still behind the wheel of his old car. Wong said New Rochelle Toyota is refusing to give him the keys to his new SUV until it receives the rebate from the Cash for Clunkers program, which ...
DATABASE: Taxable sales gains continue in Rockland, fall by double-digits in Westchester, Putnamposted on August 13, 2009 03:00:00 pm... nd estimated taxable sales in Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties, as well as the cities of Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, White Plains and Yonkers: Sales taxes and taxable sales in the Lower Hudson Valley since 1990
Man accused of using gun in Yonkers charged with stealing it in New Rochelleposted on August 13, 2009 03:00:00 pmNEW ROCHELLE - A Yonkers man charged there with menacing was using a gun he stole from a New Rochelle home earlier this month, police said.
New Rochelle man fights back against group of robbers, police sayposted on August 13, 2009 03:00:00 pmNEW ROCHELLE - A New Rochelle man who had been pummeled by about 15 teens during a robbery fought back by chasing one of his attackers, police said.
College to restart Cafe Fridays programposted on August 13, 2009 03:00:00 pmNEW ROCHELLE: The College of New Rochelle School of Arts & Sciences and School of Nursing will resume Cafe Fridays for prospective freshman students in September.
Mohegan Lake teen wins foundation awardposted on August 13, 2009 03:00:00 pm... skills, and participation in school and community activities. Centeno plans to study at Iona College in New Rochelle. The foundation's scholarship program is open to all high school seniors. Applications for the class of 2010 may be found at ...
Lexington Center for Recovery New Rochelle Clinic Relocates, Expands posted on August 13, 2009 03:00:00 pm... providers of alcohol and substance abuse treatment in New York's Hudson Valley, today announced that its New Rochelle clinic has moved. The move also marks a clinic expansion, which includes the relocation of the agency's Generations ...
No-Hitter Trio to Appear at Last Licks in New York Cityposted on August 13, 2009 01:48:11 pmCompanies: Omnicom Group Inc. NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y., Aug. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Last Licks, an affiliate of Steiner Sports , will be hosting former New York Yankees pitchers Dave Righetti, Dwight Gooden and Jim Abbott for a public signing Saturday, August 15 at the New York City location on 2 Avenue and East 93 Street.
ECD expands on U.S. East Coast with Mercury dealposted on August 13, 2009 02:25:53 am... Energy Conversion Devices (Nasdaq: ENER ) said today it secured a multi-year direct supply agreement with New Rochelle, N.Y.-based Mercury Solar Systems, to expand the distribution of ECD's products on the U.S. East Coast. ECD, which includes ...

08/11/09 The New Rochelle Briefing (Updated)

Comprehensive News Feed for New Rochelle, NY.

• Mass. transgender inmate denied electrolysis
  posted on August 12, 2009 06:05:41 am
  In this Thursday, May 24, 1990 file photo, Robert Koselik is led out of the New Rochelle, N.Y. courthouse.
• Inmate's sex-change hits snag
  posted on August 12, 2009 01:30:46 am
  Left: 1990 file photo of Robert Koselik being led out of the New Rochelle, N.Y. courthouse.
• Man accused of using gun in Yonkers charged with stealing it in New Rochelle
  posted on August 12, 2009 01:06:17 am
  A Yonkers man charged there with menacing was using a gun he stole from a New Rochelle home earlier this month, police said.
• Custodian, district settle noose lawsuit
  posted on August 11, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  NEW ROCHELLE - The school district has reached a settlement with a middle school custodian who complained last year about nooses he found in management offices, including one around the neck of a toy monkey.
• Police blotter
  posted on August 11, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  ... and ransacked between 6 and 9:45 p.m. Aug. 2. Nothing appeared to have been stolen. Elm Street: A New Rochelle man was robbed at gunpoint of $700 by three men who fled in a red Dodge with a black hood around 9:30 p.m. Aug. 1. North ...
• New Rochelle city employee accused of selling Ecstasy
  posted on August 11, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  NEW ROCHELLE - A city employee is accused of selling Ecstasy pills over the Internet to an undercover officer.
• African dance and drumming
  posted on August 11, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  The crowd-pleasing Bokandeye Troupe, directed by Anthony Wooden, performs African dance to djembe drumming at the Ossie Davis Theater at the New Rochelle Public Library.
• Finally, a plan
  posted on August 11, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  ... 7 percent are Hispanic - that means they won't be built in cities like Yonkers, White Plains, Mount Vernon, New Rochelle or Peekskill. The county has agreed to spend $51.6 million to build the housing - $21.6 million the county will pay to the ...
• Judge denies Mass. transgender killer's request for hair removal; inmate is seeking sex-change
  posted on August 12, 2009 12:29:03 am
  In this Thursday, May 24, 1990 file photo, Robert Koselik is led out of the New Rochelle, N.Y. courthouse.
• Read Comments
  posted on August 11, 2009 10:57:32 pm
  ... 7 percent are Hispanic - that means they won't be built in cities like Yonkers, White Plains, Mount Vernon, New Rochelle or Peekskill. The county has agreed to spend $51.6 million to build the housing - $21.6 million the county will pay to the ...
• DANCE
  posted on August 11, 2009 10:50:30 pm
  The crowd-pleasing Bokandeye Troupe, directed by Anthony Wooden, performs African dance to djembe drumming at the Ossie Davis Theater at the New Rochelle Public Library.
• Shrimp Suit Doesn't Hold Water
  posted on August 11, 2009 04:46:54 pm
  ... to a class-action suit filed in Manhattan federal court. He was apparently so incensed over the purchase at the New Rochelle store that he had his lawyer conduct a coast-to-coast investigation, which found that not a single $9.99 tray was heavy ...
• Give Me an A
  posted on August 10, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  ... the elusive A that he needed. Cucuzza sliced off the A and sent the eight letters in Gonzalez to a company in New Rochelle, N.Y. to do the stitching. Before Saturdaya s game started, Gonzaleza s name was spelled in full on the jersey. Gonzalez wore ...
• Cross-Dressing Wife-Killer Wants Smooth Legs
  posted on August 11, 2009 11:31:04 am
  ... in a car outside a local shopping mall. Kosilek went missing after the murder, but ultimately was captured in New Rochelle, NY. In 1993, while in prison, he legally changed his name to Michelle. Since then, Kosilek has been fighting with prison ...
• New Rochelle schools reach undisclosed settlement with custodian over hangman nooses
  posted on August 11, 2009 03:10:50 am
  The school district has reached a settlement with a middle school custodian who complained last year about nooses he found in management offices including one around the neck of a toy monkey.
• New Rochelle city employee accused of dealing ecstasy
  posted on August 11, 2009 12:50:53 am
  A city employee is accused of selling ecstasy pills to an undercover officer. The Westchester County District Attorney's office said today that Jason Martinez, 24, of Yonkers was charged on July 30 with two felony counts of criminal sale of a controlled hallucinogenic substance and one felony count of criminal possession of a controlled ...
• RitterAssociates Expands Leadership Team - Anthony M. Miano Appointed ...
  posted on August 10, 2009 05:36:32 pm
  ... and Fortune 500 companies." Anthony earned his BBA in Management Information Systems from Iona College in New Rochelle, N.Y., and a MBA from the University of Pittsburgh's Katz Graduate School of Business. Most recently, Anthony was Managing ...
• Convicted wife-killer has asked the court for a sexchange operation.
  posted on August 10, 2009 12:35:04 pm
  ... seat of a car at the Emerald Square shopping mall in Attleboro. Kosilek went on the lam and was captured in New Rochelle, N.Y. He changed his name in 1993 to Michelle and began living as a woman in the all-male prison. A Republican state lawmaker, ...
• Wiffle Ball tournament turns back the clock
  posted on August 09, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  ... Actually, they're more like a bunch of guys who grew up in the Bronx and ended up moving north to towns like New Rochelle and White Plains. Last year, when Westchester County offered its first Wiffle Ball tournament, the boys from Morris Park, now ...
• Wrecked auto industry drives art exhibit
  posted on August 09, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  ... and paper on canvas work by Nancy Egol Nikkal, who lives in Hastings but has a studio at the Media Loft in New Rochelle - uses text from a winter issue of Interview magazine to contrast the volatility of the stock market with the enduring value of ...

08/05/09 The New Rochelle Briefing By Robo Blogger

Comprehensive News Feed for New Rochelle, NY.

• New DNA and RNA aptamers offer unique therapeutic advantages
  posted on August 06, 2009 02:43:29 am
  New Rochelle, NY, August 5, 2009 -- A novel class of drugs composed of single strands of DNA or RNA, called aptamers, can bind protein targets with a high strength and specificity and are currently in clinical development as treatments for a broad range of common diseases, as described in a comprehensive review article published online ahead of ...
• Some counties get sales tax extensions
  posted on August 05, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  ... 0.75 percent in sales taxes until Nov. 30, 2011. Current authorization for the counties expires Nov. 30, 2009. New Rochelle, Westchester County, can impose an additional 1 percent in sales taxes from Jan. 1, 2009 to Dec. 31, 2011. Cortland County ...
• Swing the night away
  posted on August 05, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  The Summer Sounds Concert Series at Hudson Park continues today with the big band sound of bandleader John Amoroso. The free 7:30 p.m. performance is at the Bandshell at Hudson Park, Hudson Park Road, New Rochelle. 914-654-2087.
• Westchester briefing
  posted on August 05, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  ... Calise, 44, is facing felony assault and weapons charges, accused of wielding a meat cleaver outside of a New Rochelle social club in June to settle a $50,000 debt with Vincent Zarcone, a 42-year-old social club owner on probation for promoting ...
• Suspect in Ore. child rape arrested in New Rochelle
  posted on August 05, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  NEW ROCHELLE - A man wanted in the rape and sexual abuse of a child in Oregon has been arrested in New Rochelle.
• 'Cash for Clunkers' bad for environment
  posted on August 05, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  ... of Representatives voted to add $2 billion more, casually on their way to summer recess. Karen Hessel New Rochelle
• Post a Comment
  posted on August 05, 2009 02:08:48 pm
  ... 0.75 percent in sales taxes until Nov. 30, 2011. Current authorization for the counties expires Nov. 30, 2009. New Rochelle, Westchester County, can impose an additional 1 percent in sales taxes from Jan. 1, 2009 to Dec. 31, 2011. Cortland County ...
• Accused Beaverton sex offender arrested in New York
  posted on August 05, 2009 07:00:24 am
  A man sought by Beaverton Police since 2000, when he fathered a child with a 13-year-old girl, was arrested Friday in New Rochelle, N.Y., according to New York police.
• Oregon child-rape suspect found living in New Rochelle
  posted on August 05, 2009 04:20:29 am
  A man wanted in the rape and sexual abuse of a child in Oregon has been arrested in New Rochelle.
• Gov. signs law extending taxes
  posted on August 04, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  ... 0.75 percent in sales taxes until Nov. 30, 2011. Current authorization for the counties expires Dec. 31, 2009. New Rochelle, Westchester County, can impose an additional 1 percent in sales taxes from Jan. 1, 2009 to Dec. 31, 2011. Another one of ...
• Wisconsin NY Ride for Kids Top $248K
  posted on August 05, 2009 02:21:28 am
  ... making a real difference.a The top fundraisers were: Individuals: Jon and Valerie Ford, $25,005 Club/Chapter: New Rochelle HOG, $15,432 Motorcycle Business: Bergen County (N.J.) Harley-Davidson, $11,574 Maryann Cullin of Port Jervis, N.Y., won the ...
• Harrison looks for bounce-back year
  posted on August 04, 2009 05:25:25 pm
  ... Knox said. The Huskies continued their offseason rebuilding last night as a weeklong camp opened on the turf at New Rochelle High School. Among the seven teams in attendance, perhaps none faces more internal pressure than Harrison, which is ...
• Unitarians are more than 'religion-lite'
  posted on August 04, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  ... for taking the time to meet our youth and for writing so well about their experiences. Diane Guernsey New Rochelle
• Verizon Wireless expands 3G reach in New York
  posted on August 04, 2009 12:05:00 am
  ... and Monmouth counties. The cell site improvements expanded Verizon Wirelessa TM mobile broadband service in New Rochelle and Grand View-on-Hudson. In Monmouth, Verizon is activating new data capacity in the companya TMs cell site in Middletown, ...
• Westchester/Rockland Residents Benefit From Verizon Wireless 3G Network Expansion
  posted on March 08, 2009 04:00:00 pm
  ... the company's cell sites. The cell site improvements expand Mobile Broadband services in the following areas: New Rochelle : on Route 1 from Echo to Beach Ave. and along Palmer Ave. from Rain St. to Shadow Lane. Grand View-on-Hudson: along Route ...
• Germaine Giroux, 91
  posted on August 03, 2009 01:31:09 pm
  ... of the late Andre and Leonie (Gaudet) Arsenault she spent her earlier years in New Bedford and moved to New Rochelle, NY for 21 years before returning to New Bedford in 1980. Mrs. Giroux was a communicant of St. Anthony Church in New Bedford. Mrs. ...
• Jobless NYC woman sues alma mater
  posted on August 02, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  ... pokesman Gary Axelbank says Thompson's lawsuit is completely without merit. The college, which has a branch in New Rochelle, insists it helps its graduates find jobs.

08/02/09 The New Rochelle Briefing By Robo Blogger (Updated)

Comprehensive News Feed for New Rochelle, NY.

• Lighted Boat Parade illuminates New Rochelle coast
  posted on August 02, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  NEW ROCHELLE - It was a touch of Walt Disney World in New Rochelle last night in the eyes of spectators watching the first Lighted Boat Parade along the city's Sound Shore harbors.
• Locals share joy of Jewish heritage at event
  posted on August 02, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  Runner Evan Thompson of Mamaroneck, swimmer Rachel Kessler of New Rochelle and basketball player Karlyn Adler of Rye Brook all came back from the 18th annual Maccabiah Games in Israel last week with the same feeling.
• Naomi P. Maxwell
  posted on August 02, 2009 03:07:50 pm
  ... survived by her one devoted daughter, Brenda Pleasants of Orangeburg; one grandson, Michael Joseph LaCugna of New Rochelle, N.Y.; one brother, Carroll Pleasants of San Antonio, Texas; three sisters-in-law; one brother-in-law; and numerous nieces, ...
• Genealogy Query - UNKNOWN
  posted on August 02, 2009 08:42:20 am
  Looking for my husbands birthparents. Born 10/69 in New Rochelle, NY. Think his name at birth was John? Cross Search on other websites: View all matching genealogy records for the following surnames: Footnote.com - UNKNOWN View images of documents including naturalizations, birth and death records, and military records World Vital Records - UNKNOWN ...
• Condominium for Sale in New Rochelle, New York
  posted on August 01, 2009 03:11:49 pm
  Description: Luxury Condo located in the heart of New Rochelle. Top floor unit featuring 2 bedrooms and 2 full bathrooms.
• Westchester Scholars Receive New Computers
  posted on August 01, 2009 03:00:01 pm
  ... of three local colleges. Sixty five students participated in the enrichment opportunities at Iona College in New Rochelle, Westchester Community College in Valhalla, and The Educational Opportunity Center in Yonkers. Upon their completion they will ...
• Genealogy Query - FORLANO : JARVIS
  posted on August 01, 2009 06:47:13 am
  ... Fsthers Name: Robert Anthony Forlano My name is Christine - my maiden name is Jarvis. I was born 07/22/1962, New Rochelle NY to the above identified Mother. Cross Search on other websites: View all matching genealogy records for the following ...
• Final Slate For ACS Fall Ballot
  posted on August 01, 2009 06:06:11 am
  ... in Philadelphia (currently on sabbatical); and Mary Virginia Orna , professor of chemistry at the College of New Rochelle, in New York, are vying for the office of 2010 president-elect. The winner will serve a three-year term on the board as a ...
• Congress Races to Save 'Cash for Clunkers'
  posted on July 31, 2009 11:01:46 pm
  ... financially strapped - ``cash for clunkers'' car purchase program. LISTEN: Reporter Sean Adams gets reaction in New Rochelle More Info on the Cash for Clunkers Program (aka CARS) Program READ: More Opening Bell Stories Reps. Sander Levin, D-Mich., ...
• News doesn't knock socks off local fans
  posted on July 31, 2009 05:33:10 pm
  Michael Lazarus wasn't looking to make a fashion statement when he got dressed yesterday. The 19-year-old New Rochelle resident just happened to be wearing a Boston Red Sox T-shirt with the name and number of Manny Ramirez on the back while playing a ...
• Sitting in judgment of 'Idol' judges
  posted on July 31, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  ... Tim Brooks. He said 'American Idol' could likely survive if it lost Abdul or other judges Randy Jackson and New Rochelle's Kara DioGuardi - but not Cowell. A spokesperson for Cowell declined to comment on the celebrity's contract negotiations. ...
• Early Childhood Center gets new leader
  posted on July 30, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  ... from the Mills College of Education in New York City, and her master's degree in education from the College of New Rochelle. She also has an extensive teaching and management background at organizations such as the YMHA in Mount Vernon and the ...
• Car crashes, falls onto NY train tracks; driver escapes injury, commuters on platform stunned
  posted on July 30, 2009 05:58:23 pm
  ... were boarding it Monday afternoon. The 72-year-old driver lost control after she was hit by another car in New Rochelle, about 20 miles north of New York City. She crashed through a stone wall above the train station and the car landed roof first on ...
• New dean selected for college's library
  posted on July 30, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  NEW ROCHELLE: Ana Fontoura has been appointed as dean of the Mother Irene Gill Memorial Library at the College of New Rochelle.
• Free summer concert series through August
  posted on July 30, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  NEW ROCHELLE: The free Summer Sounds Concert Series at Hudson Park, presented by the New Rochelle Council on the Arts in partnership with the city's Parks and Recreation Department, continues in August with the following acts.
• Open houses at CNR's New Resources School
  posted on July 30, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  NEW ROCHELLE: The College of New Rochelle's School of New Resources will hold open houses on its six campuses in Westchester, the Bronx, Brooklyn and Manhattan, Aug.
• City resident to head Children's Aid Society
  posted on July 30, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  NEW ROCHELLE: City resident Richard R. Buery, Jr. has been named president and chief executive officer of The Children's Aid Society, the first African-American to head the 156-year old nonprofit agency.
• Library parking lot renovation under way
  posted on July 30, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  NEW ROCHELLE: The city will continue its multiyear parking facilities upgrade plan with the rehabilitation of the Library South Parking Lot, projected to last up to 11 more weeks.
• Free movies and music offered by library
  posted on July 30, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  NEW ROCHELLE: The New Rochelle Public Library, 1 Library Plaza, will host the following free events next month.
• Graduate School to hold information event
  posted on July 30, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  NEW ROCHELLE: The College of New Rochelle will host a Graduate School information session Aug.