Amid phone threats, crucial decisions on whether to evacuate

The Jewish Community Center is seen in Tarrytown, N.Y., Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. The latest in a wave of bomb threat hoaxes called into more than 20 Jewish community centers and schools across the country has again put administrators in the position of having to decide whether a threatening message on the other end of a phone line was enough to evacuate.

JCC Bomb Threats Hit Close To Home For Scarsdale Assemblywoman

Hate hit close to home for some local Westchester County politicians , as a pair of Hudson Valley Jewish community centers were among more than a dozen forced to evacuate throughout the country after being targeted by 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.

Jewish community centers remain on high alert

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has ordered state police to join the FBI and local police to investigate bomb threats at the JCC of Mid-Westchester in Scarsdale and the JCC on the Hudson in Tarrytown on Monday. Both community centers, which have nursey schools, were evacuated.

Governor Cuomo Orders Investigation into Bomb Threats Against Jewish Community Centers in NYS

Governor Cuomo: "Today we witnessed another round of bomb threats, this time directed at Jewish Community Centers in Tarrytown, Staten Island, New Rochelle, and Plainview...." Governor Cuomo: "Make no mistake: these anti-Semitic attacks are assaults on all New Yorkers and I vow that we will do everything in our power to catch those responsible for this wave of hate crimes." Albany, NY - February 27, 2017 - "Today we witnessed another round of bomb threats, this time directed at Jewish Community Centers in Tarrytown, Staten Island, New Rochelle, and Plainview , which appear to be part of a recent wave of threats against JCCs in New York and across the country.

The Jewish Community Center is seen in Tarrytown, N.Y., Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017.

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.

Frank Wildhorn, Constantine Maroulis, Carrie Manolakos and More to Sing for Make-A-Wish Hudson Valley

Returning for a second year in a row, legendary Broadway composer and songwriter Frank Wildhorn will headline one of the year's much anticipated concerts to benefit Make-A-Wish Hudson Valley at 8 PM, Friday, April 7 at the historic Tarrytown Music Hall, 13 Main Street, Tarrytown, NY. Known for both his musicals and popular songs including the number one international hit song, "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" - made famous by Whitney Houston - and the song "Gold", heard at the opening ceremonies of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, Utah, Wildhorn was the first composer to have three Broadway musicals running on Broadway simultaneously: Jekyll and Hyde, The Scarlet Pimpernel and The Civil War.

AppleMed Cuts The Ribbon On New Tarrytown Location

Tarrytown residents now have another selection for urgent care with the recent opening of AppleMed Urgent Care's third Tarrytown location. Located at 131 Central Ave., the center is a walk-in facility, which serves adults and children, and offers a wide range of immediate and urgent medical and dental services.

Bomb threats at New Rochelle, Tarrytown JCCs

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.

Bomb Threat At Tarrytown Jewish Community Center Prompts Evacuation

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.

Nyack Weekender: Inspired! Art, Music, Film

This weekend 14 Rockland creatives will have 10 slides and 200 seconds to explain how they do what they do at Rivertown Film's 3rd annual Inspire! Bluegrass legend Ricky Skaggs performs with Bruce Hornsby in Tarrytown and there's a Tribute To Johnny Cash. On Thursday, My Hero Brother kicks off The ReelAbilities Film Festival in West Nyack.

Monika Wojcik has been appointed General Manager at Holiday Inn Express Manhattan Midtown West in New York – NY, USA

Wojcik, a 12-year hospitality industry veteran who has managed hotels in Westchester County and elsewhere in upstate New York, will oversee the hotel's operations, sales, marketing, security, maintenance, housekeeping and accounting. Wojcik joins M&R Hotel Management from the Hampton Inn White Plains/Tarrytown in Elmsford, New York, where she was general manager from 2015-2016.

Auto-Pay to be Offered to Railroad Parkers

Commuters who park in $5 daily spots at Westport's two railroad stations or get a parking ticket there will now have the option of automated payments. The option of automatically paying via a credit card or "wallet" on file comes with a renewed contract with Tarrytown, N.Y.-based Complus Data Innovations, Inc. using its FastTrack Parking Ticket Management System, Police Chief Foti Koskinas told the Board of Selectmen today.

Headline Override

The village of Tarrytown is set to move forward with a new village administrator after Michael Blau, the man who most recently held the position, announced his retirement , according to lohud.com. Tarrytown officials didn't have to go too far to find Blau's replacement, opting to bring in Mamaroneck village Administrator Richard Slingerland to fill the position, according to lohud.com, which reported that Blau had served the role in Tarrytown for more than 17 years.