Leora Neal Presented with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award by Marquis Who’s Who

... New York State Office of Children and Family Services (NYS OCFS). In that position, she worked in the New York City, Yonkers and Spring Valley Regional Offices of NYS OCFS at various times until her retirement in 2013. Prior to these roles, Ms. Neal ...

Coyote Sightings Near Yonkers Raceway Spark Residents’ Concerns

Officials in Yonkers have called a meeting as restlessness grows following several coyote sightings near the Yonkers Raceway and Hillview Reservoir. Members of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and U.S. Department of Agriculture have scheduled a meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday night at the St. Barnabas Elementary School, where they will discuss the recent sightings, which have left local residents uneasy.

Ex-NYPD Psychologist Admits Shooting Husband To Run Off With Lover

A former top NYPD psychologist pleaded guilty Friday to shooting her husband in the head while he slept during a botched attempt to get rid of him and take up with her Texas lover, officials said. Dr. Emily Dearden, 48, was accused of shooting her husband, Kenneth, a millionaire real estate developer, in their Yonkers home at 4 a.m. Nov. 14, 2013 as he and their children were asleep.