From left, JCC Rockland CEO David Kirschtel; Congresswoman Nita Lowey; JCC of Mid-Westchester Executive Director Karen Kolodny; and JCC On The Hudson Executive Director Frank Hassid at Monday's roundtable discussion on bomb threats against JCCs. WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey , Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, Monday hosted a roundtable discussion with local Jewish leaders at the Jewish Community Center on the Hudson in Tarrytown to discuss the wave of 120 bomb threats made against JCCs and Jewish schools across the country.
Jewish Community Center in Tarrytown, N.Y. JCC's across the country have received anonymous bomb threats, forcing the centers to evacuate. CREDIT: AP Photo/Seth Wenig Jewish day schools and community centers in nearly a dozen states have received a deluge of bomb threats so far this year, forcing evacuations on an almost weekly basis.
Jewish Community Center in Tarrytown, N.Y. JCC's across the country have received anonymous bomb threats, forcing the centers to evacuate. CREDIT: AP Photo/Seth Wenig Jewish day schools and community centers in nearly a dozen states have received a deluge of bomb threats so far this year, forcing evacuations on an almost weekly basis.
A former journalist fired for fabricating details in stories made at least eight of the scores of threats against Jewish institutions nationwide, including a bomb threat to New York's Anti-Defamation League, as part of a bizarre campaign to harass and frame his ex-girlfriend, federal officials said Friday. Juan Thompson, 31, was arrested in St. Louis and appeared there in federal court Friday on a cyberstalking charge.
At least nine states have reported bomb threats made within a few hours of each other at Jewish Community Centers Monday. The JCC in Tarrytown, New York, was evacuated at about 10 a.m. after police responded to the facility at 371 S. Broadway following a phoned-in bomb threat.
Students and staff have returned to class at the JCC of Mid-Westchester after bomb threats forced an evacuation on Monday morning. Shortly after 9 a.m. on Monday, the Jewish Community Center on the Hudson was evacuated in Tarrytown, when a bomb threat was made, Police Lt.
A pair of Hudson Valley Jewish community centers were among several throughout the country that were forced to evacuate on Monday following bomb threats. Shortly after 9 a.m. on Monday, the Jewish Community Center on the Hudson was evacuated in Tarrytown, when a bomb threat was made, Police Lt.
Bomb threats force evacuation at JCCs in New Rochelle, Tarrytown Bomb threats forced the evacuations of Jewish community centers in New Rochelle and Tarrytown on Monday morning Check out this story on northjersey.com: http://lohud.us/2lMH2zb Officials at the JCC of Mid Westchester in Scarsdale said a state comptrollers audit gave the agency an opportunity to better improve its services. Bomb threats forced the evacuations of Jewish community centers in New Rochelle and Tarrytown this morning, two of several such threats around the country today.
The all-clear has been sounded at the Tarrytown Jewish Community Center following a bomb threat Monday that caused the evacuation of the building and the bomb squad to respond, police said. The threat was called in by phone around 9:08 a.m. causing facility staff to contact the Tarrytown Police Department and to begin evacuating the center, said Tarrytown Lt.
In this file photo, construction on the new Tappan Zee Bridge rises above the current bridge as seen from Tarrytown, N.Y. Even as they maneuver for a share of the $1 trillion in spending President-elect Donald Trump promised to rebuild America's roads, bridges and airports, lobbyists for transportation and utility industries are beginning to wonder whether Trump really meant what he said. From the day he formally entered the presidential race to the moment he declared victory, Trump pledged to rebuild the nation's aging and inadequate infrastructure.
In this Nov. 2, 2016, file photo, construction on the new Tappan Zee Bridge rises above the current bridge as seen from Tarrytown, N.Y. Even as they maneuver for a share of the $1 trillion in spending President-elect Donald Trump promised to rebuild America's roads, bridges and airports, lobbyists for transportation and utility industries are beginning to wonder whether Trump really meant what he said. From the day he formally entered the presidential race to the moment he declared victory, Trump pledged to rebuild the nation's aging and inadequate infrastructure.