Reports Of Hunters Near School Stir Concern In Westchester Village

According to Hastings-on-Hudson Mayor Peter Swiderski, there have been two incidents recently involving hunters near Hillside Elementary School, prompting the mayor to email a letter to residents. In the message, Swiderski said the first incident involved the sighting of an individual with a bow and arrow, assumed to be a hunter, entering the woods last week.

Who Speaks For the Suffering Upper Middle Class?

It seems fatuous to argue, especially in a healthy economy, that the upper middle class faces overwhelming financial insecurities. After all, U.S. stocks have entered the longest bull market ever recorded, the labor force has markedly improved, and small business optimism is at a level unseen since the early 1980s.

Police Officer Jumps Off Highway Overpass To Save Boy’s Life

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - A New York police officer is being praised for her remarkable leap off a highway overpass in order to save a teen who had jumped moments before. Hastings-on-Hudson Police Officer Jessie Ferreira Cavallo was reportedly on her way to work on Aug. 3, when she spotted a teenage boy climbing and jumping over a guardrail on the concrete overpass.

Police officer jumps off overpass to save boy’s life in daring New York rescue

A 12-year-old boy is recovering and remains hospitalized days after he jumped several feet from an overpass and a police officer jumped to help him Friday. "Everything happened so fast and I think my adrenaline was pumping so high" said police Officer Jessie Ferreira Cavallo, of the Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y., police department over the weekend.

Westchester Man Gets Prison Time For Attempting To Kill Ex With An Ice Pick

A Westchester man is going to spend a decade behind bars after pleading guilty to attempted murder after he stabbed his former girlfriend more than a dozen times with an ice pick in the stomach and chest in Hastings-on-Hudson. Yonkers resident David Rojas, 39, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for second-degree attempted murder, a violent felony, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., announced on Monday.

Westchester Man Gets Prison Time For Attempting To Kill Ex With An Ice Pick

A Westchester man is going to spend a decade behind bars after pleading guilty to attempted murder after he stabbed his former girlfriend more than a dozen times with an ice pick in the stomach and chest in Hastings-on-Hudson. Yonkers resident David Rojas, 39, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for second-degree attempted murder, a violent felony, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., announced on Monday.

Yonkers Man To Be Sentenced For Attempted Murder With An Ice Pick

A Westchester County man is due to be sentenced this week after pleading guilty to attempted murder after he stabbed his former girlfriend more than a dozen times with an ice pick int he stomach and chest while they were in a car in Hastings-on-Hudson. David Rojas, 39, is scheduled to be sentenced on Thursday, May 31 after pleading guilty to in March to second-degree attempted murder, a violent felony, in connection to a near-fatal stabbing in Greenburgh last year.

Man Pleads Guilty To Attempted Murder Of Ex With An Ice Pick In Hastings

A 39-year-old man has pleaded guilty to attempted murder after stabbing his former girlfriend more than a dozen times with an ice pick in the stomach and chest while they were parked in a car in Hastings-on-Hudson. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced on Friday that David Rojas of Yonkers has pleaded guilty to second-degree attempted murder, a violent felony, in connection to a stabbing in November last year.

Hastings Man Pleads Guilty To Attempted Murder Of Ex With An Ice Pick

A 39-year-old man has pleaded guilty to attempted murder after stabbing his former girlfriend more than a dozen times with an ice pick in the stomach and chest while they were parked in a car in Hastings-on-Hudson. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced on Friday that David Rojas of Yonkers has pleaded guilty to second-degree attempted murder, a violent felony, in connection to a stabbing in November last year.

Coyote that bit 8 people tests positive for rabies

A coyote in Yonkers, New York that attacked at least 8 people and was shot dead has tested positive for rabies. YONKERS, N.Y. - A coyote that was shot and killed by police following several attacks in Westchester County, north of New York City, has tested positive for "The coyote did bite a Westchester County police officer and at that time, the animal was shot and is deceased," said police spokesman Kieran O'Leary.

Coyote Killed In Westchester Tests Positive For Rabies

The Westchester County Department of Health determined on Saturday that the coyote killed in the area of the Dunwoodie Golf Course in Yonkers earlier this week has tested positive for rabies. This coyote, including a second coyote observed traveling with it, is suspected of multiple biting attacks in Yonkers and the surrounding jurisdictions, including Hastings-on-Hudson, over the past several days, Yonkers Police said.

Residents in Hastings Area Warned: a oeAggressive Coyotea on Prowl

The Westchester County Department of Health is alerting residents that a coyote has attacked people and pets in the vicinity of Kent Ave, Overlook Drive and Clarewood Drive in Hastings-on-Hudson and the Homefield section of Yonkers. The Health Department is notifying residents in the area to not approach the animal, to contact police if they see it and to take precautions with pets.

Coyote Ugly: New Westchester Attack Reported

A new coyote attack has been reported in Westchester County, after the animal took a swipe at a woman riding her bike in Yonkers on Thursday afternoon, according to multiple reports. A coyote lunged at the woman riding on the Westchester County Bike Trail near Tuckahoe Road in Yonkers shortly before 3 p.m. on Thursday, March 1. The attack comes on the heels of three other coyote attacks that have been reported in two days in Hastings-on-Hudson and Yonkers.

Immigration Protection Act Approved 10-5. Veto Override would need…

The Immigrant Protection Act, an Act introduced by Majority Leader Catherine Borgia & 7 Democratic Legislators in February, passed with a bi-partisan vote of 10-5. "The intent of this bill is to create a policy of public safety for all in Westchester County," said Majority Leader Catherine Borgia .