Prominent Mount Vernon Youth Basketball Coach Indicted On Predatory Sex Assault Charges: DA Prominent Mount Vernon Youth Basketball Coach Indicted On Predatory Sex Assault Charges: DA Prominent Mount Vernon Youth Basketball Coach Indicted On Predatory Sex Assault Charges: DA
Prominent Mount Vernon Youth Basketball Coach Indicted On Predatory Sex Assault Charges: DA A prominent youth basketball coach in Westchester County who was arrested earlier this year on child sex abuse charges has now been indicted on even more serious allegations, prosecutors announced.  Dwayne Murray, 63, of Mount Vernon, was arraigned in Westchester County Court on charges of predatory sexual assault against a child and first-degree course of sexual conduct against a child, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Tuesday, Dec. 9. He pleaded not guilty and was remanded to the Westchester County Jail.  According to prosecutors, Murray sexually a…
Election 2025: Key Races To Watch Across Lower Hudson Valley Election 2025: Key Races To Watch Across Lower Hudson Valley Election 2025: Key Races To Watch Across Lower Hudson Valley
Election 2025: Key Races To Watch Across Lower Hudson Valley Election Day has come again, and voters across the lower Hudson Valley will be deciding who comes out on top in a wide range of local races that will shape community budgets and priorities in the years to come.  Here are some of the notable races across the region:  Westchester County  County Executive  Westchester's most prominent race this year is for County Executive and is a rematch between Democrat incumbent Ken Jenkins, named County Executive after a special election in early January following former County Executive George Latimer's departure to represent Ne…
$21M Lifeline Going To Storm-Struck Westchester Towns For Flood Relief: Hochul $21M Lifeline Going To Storm-Struck Westchester Towns For Flood Relief: Hochul $21M Lifeline Going To Storm-Struck Westchester Towns For Flood Relief: Hochul
$21M Lifeline Going To Storm-Struck Westchester Towns For Flood Relief: Hochul A flood-prone Westchester area battered by past storms is getting a $21 million state-funded fix, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced. The money, part of New York’s $4.2 billion Environmental Bond Act, will go toward storm-proofing infrastructure in Rye and Rye Brook along the Blind Brook, a waterway that swells with devastating force during heavy rain events, including Hurricane Ida.   Key upgrades include replacing two undersized, flood-vulnerable county-owned bridges on Playland Parkway and Oakland Avenue with larger spans that can handle increased water flow. The state will a…
Mount Vernon Schools Pick New Leader Amid Budget, Enrollment Challenges Mount Vernon Schools Pick New Leader Amid Budget, Enrollment Challenges Mount Vernon Schools Pick New Leader Amid Budget, Enrollment Challenges
Mount Vernon Schools Pick New Leader Amid Budget, Enrollment Challenges A Westchester County school district has selected a new leader to guide it through one of the most challenging periods in its recent history. In a unanimous vote on Wednesday, May 14, the Mount Vernon Board of Education appointed Dr. Demario A. Strickland as the district’s new Superintendent of Schools, effective Tuesday, July 1.  Dr. Strickland currently serves as interim superintendent for the Rochester City School District and brings nearly two decades of educational leadership experience to his new role in Westchester County, district officials said.  The appointment comes ju…
Masked Burglars Flee After Homeowner Interrupts Yorktown Break-In, Police Say Masked Burglars Flee After Homeowner Interrupts Yorktown Break-In, Police Say Masked Burglars Flee After Homeowner Interrupts Yorktown Break-In, Police Say
Masked Burglars Flee After Homeowner Interrupts Yorktown Break-In, Police Say Police are searching for three masked suspects who fled after a homeowner interrupted a forcible break-in at a Westchester residence Thursday evening, May 8.  The burglary happened between 7 and 7:30 p.m. on Briar Hill Street in Yorktown, the Yorktown Police Department said in an announcement on Friday, May 9. Investigators say one suspect remained at the front door while two others entered through the rear of the home, which was unoccupied at the time. The trio fled the scene moments later when the homeowner arrived unexpectedly.  Police described all three suspects as white men…
Burglary Duo Nabbed Moments After Fleeing Farmingdale Home, Police Say Burglary Duo Nabbed Moments After Fleeing Farmingdale Home, Police Say Burglary Duo Nabbed Moments After Fleeing Farmingdale Home, Police Say
Burglary Duo Nabbed Moments After Fleeing Farmingdale Home, Police Say Two men were arrested after burglarizing a Long Island apartment and attempting to flee in a vehicle tied to a previous crime, Police said. Michael Herrera, 45, and Donelle Johnson, 46, were arrested in Farmingdale Thursday night, April 17, following a joint investigation by Nassau County Police and several Westchester County agencies. Detectives were conducting surveillance in Farmingdale when they spotted a red Nissan connected to an earlier burglary parked outside a Fulton Street apartment complex near Iroquois Avenue at around 9:40 p.m. Officers observed one man waiting in the driver’s…
Man Sets Blaze At Tea House At Park In Mount Kisco, Flees On Electric Scooter: Police (UPDATE) Man Sets Blaze At Tea House At Park In Mount Kisco, Flees On Electric Scooter: Police (UPDATE) Man Sets Blaze At Tea House At Park In Mount Kisco, Flees On Electric Scooter: Police (UPDATE)
Man Sets Blaze At Tea House At Park In Mount Kisco, Flees On Electric Scooter: Police (Update) A 22-year-old man has been arrested and charged with arson following a fire that damaged a historic building at a Westchester County park, police announced. Mount Kisco resident Erik Hernandez Regalado, 22, was taken into custody shortly after the Thursday, April 17 blaze at Leonard Park in Mount Kisco and has been charged with third-degree arson and second-degree criminal mischief, both felonies, according to the Westchester County Police Department. The fire, which broke out around 5:11 p.m. at the park's Tea House, was first reported by a witness who also saw a man on a battery-powered s…
Missing Woman Found Dead In Suitcase Along Saw Mill River Parkway In Yonkers: Reports Missing Woman Found Dead In Suitcase Along Saw Mill River Parkway In Yonkers: Reports Missing Woman Found Dead In Suitcase Along Saw Mill River Parkway In Yonkers: Reports
Missing Woman Found Dead In Suitcase Along Saw Mill River Parkway In Yonkers: Reports Authorities are investigating after a woman reported missing was found dead in a suitcase along the Saw Mill River Parkway in Westchester, according to reports.  The body was found on Thursday, March 6, shortly before 10 a.m., when police found an unresponsive woman along the parkway in Yonkers, according to the New York City Police Department.  EMS crews declared the woman dead, and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is now determining her cause of death, the NYPD said, adding that she had gone missing from 2200 Morris Ave. in the Bronx.  Although police have not…
Affordable Housing Community Breaks Ground In Mount Vernon: Will Have Over 300 Units Affordable Housing Community Breaks Ground In Mount Vernon: Will Have Over 300 Units Affordable Housing Community Breaks Ground In Mount Vernon: Will Have Over 300 Units
Affordable Housing Community Breaks Ground In Mount Vernon: Will Have Over 300 Units Construction has begun on a new $223 million affordable housing development in Westchester that will create hundreds of new homes.  The project, called Opal 115, will bring 315 affordable apartments to the city and is being built in partnership with Forward Thinkers Development, Grandview Consulting, and The NRP Group.  The development, which will hold a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday, Dec. 17, will provide housing for households earning 40 to 90 percent of the Area Median Income.  Nearly half of the apartments will be two- and three-bedroom units designed to accommodate…
Bridge 'Red-Flagged,' Immediately Closed To Traffic In Cortlandt Bridge 'Red-Flagged,' Immediately Closed To Traffic In Cortlandt Bridge 'Red-Flagged,' Immediately Closed To Traffic In Cortlandt
Bridge 'Red-Flagged,' Immediately Closed To Traffic In Cortlandt Traffic on a more-than-century-old bridge in Northern Westchester has been halted following the discovery of structural deficiencies, officials announced.  The Quaker Bridge, which carries Quaker Bridge Road over the Croton River in Cortlandt, was "red-flagged" and closed to vehicular traffic, Cortlandt town officials announced on Wednesday, Nov. 6.  The bridge, built in 1894, is owned and maintained by Westchester County. Plans had already been in place to replace it with a new structure, as it was known to be structurally impaired, town officials said. However, the bridge has n…
First Responders Put Out Fire, Save Unconcious Woman From Ossining Home First Responders Put Out Fire, Save Unconcious Woman From Ossining Home First Responders Put Out Fire, Save Unconcious Woman From Ossining Home
First Responders Put Out Fire, Save Unconcious Woman From Ossining Home Two heroes are being recognized for their quick-thinking actions that saved a woman's life and prevented her Northern Westchester home from being destroyed by a fire.  Joseph Abreau and Paul Mullin of the Ossining Volunteer Ambulance Corps were honored by county officials for their rescue of an Ossining resident in mid-September, officials announced on Monday, Oct. 7.  According to county officials, on the day of the rescue, Abreau and Mullin responded to an Ossining residence and found a woman on the floor who had fainted. They also discovered that dark smoke was pourin…
Longtime Port Chester Firefighter Dies: 'Unwavering, Selfless' Longtime Port Chester Firefighter Dies: 'Unwavering, Selfless' Longtime Port Chester Firefighter Dies: 'Unwavering, Selfless'
Longtime Port Chester Firefighter Dies: 'Unwavering, Selfless' A longtime Westchester County firefighter from Connecticut who dedicated himself to serving others for seven decades is being remembered for his selflessness and bravery.  Fairfield County resident Richard Nickerson of Greenwich died on Sunday, Sept. 1 at the age of 92 with his family by his side, according to his obituary.  A member of the Port Chester Fire Department's Putnam Engine & Hose Co. #2 for 70 years, Nickerson was known for his dedication to helping people.  Born in 1932, Nickerson went on to become the owner and operator of Nickerson P.C.…