Thornwood Real Estate Agent Wins Helping Hands Award

Colleen Torpie is a volunteer with Hope's Door, a Westchester County nonprofit that seeks to end domestic violence -- and she owns the Thornwood Allstate agency. And it's the intersection of those roles that has earned her a recent honor, plus additional funding for Hope's Door.

Thornwood Man Among Five Charged In $33M Mortgage Fraud Conspiracy

Five people, including one from White Plains and one from Yonkers, have been indicted in a $33 million mortgage fraud conspiracy in Westchester and Putnam counties, according to Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. The five defendants -- Bruce Lewis, 54 and Jacqueline Graham, 47, who are both still at large, Anthony Vigna, 59, of Thornwood, Rocco Cermele, 54, of Yonkers, and Paula Guadagno, 58, of White Plains -- are accused of committing bank fraud, wire fraud, and mail fraud in connection with a debt-elimination scheme to defraud homeowners and banks, Bharara said.

Women has a $961,411.81 payday

Linda H., of nearby Thornwood, NY, parlayed an impromptu visit and a $10 bet into a $961,411.81 payday. The big hit occurred on a $5 denomination Wheel of Fortune machine in Empire City Casino's Gotham Palace.

Yonkers slot player hits for $961,411

The second-largest jackpot in Empire City/Yonkers Raceway's 10-year history was taken down this past Sunday, Nov. 13. Linda H., of nearby Thornwood, NY, parlayed an impromptu visit and a $10 bet into a $961,411.81 payday. The big hit occurred on a $5 denomination Wheel of Fortune machine in Empire City Casino's Gotham Palace.

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Did a Tornado Touch Down in Central New York

... have to wait for official word from the NWS. Adam Hopkinson captured a possible tornado touching down near the Thornwood Mx Track in Williamstown, New York in the photo above. Local photographer Shane Muckey also captured several photos of the storm ...

Ossining Man Drives SUV Into Deli

An Ossining man was charged with drunk driving after his vehicle smashed through the front of Chris's Deli in Thornwood early Sunday morning, making a mess of the restaurant, according to Mount Pleasant police. When a patrol officer approached, the suspect backed up and went careening across the street -- smashing into the deli, according to Lt.

SUV Smashes Into Deli In Thornwood

An Ossining man was charged with drunk driving after he smashed through the front of Chris's Deli in Thornwood early Sunday morning, making a mess of the restaurant, according to Mount Pleasant Police. Segdo Araujo, 37, was stuck on a wall across the street from the deli when an officer approached, he backed up and then went careening across the street and smashing into the deli, said Lt.