What A Locavore Chef Learned From His Bubbe

… heavy on fish and veg, Gramercy Farmer & Fish is Kaphan’s second eatery; Purdy’s Farmer & The Fish , in Westchester County north of Manhattan, opened five years ago. My bubbe was a classic Eastern European Ashkenazi cook, whose repertoire included …

What it takes

… have fire departments that are as large as Gloversville, citing Johnstown, which has four and Beacon, in Westchester County, which has three. King said no other department in the city has the same kind of minimum staff language in their contract as …

Westchester Groups Continue ‘Justice Monday’ In White Plains

Residents passionate about issues facing Westchester County and the nation today are invited to take part in the next Social Justice Monday on Monday, Feb. 27 in White Plains. Hosted by the WESPAC Foundation, the next gathering at noon at the Fountain in downtown will be a peaceful rally and show of strength and resistance to the policies of hate and divisiveness, said Nada Khader of WESPAC.

Missing a cat? Troopers have feline left on train platform

On Feb. 23, 2017, about 7:57 a.m., state troopers from the Cortlandt barracks in Westchester County found a cat at the Cortlandt Train Station that had been left on the train platform in a carrying case. On Feb. 23, 2017, about 7:57 a.m., state troopers from the Cortlandt barracks in Westchester County found a cat at the Cortlandt Train Station that had been left on the train platform in a carrying case.

School students interpret classic literature with modern tech

Students at New Rochelle High School in Westchester County, New York, write and shoot their interpretations of classic literature as part of English curriculum. This is what’s going on at New Rochelle High School, about 20 miles north of New York City, where students use smartphones and tablets to create short movies based on classic works of literature.

William Pitt Southport Brings The Hardware With Multi-State Recognition

William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty recently recognized the company’s top-producing agents for 2016, including 28 agents from the firm’s Southport on the Harbor Brokerage. The company, which operates in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Westchester County, New York, announced its top 15 agents by dollar volume, its top 15 by units and its top two agents by both dollar volume and units in each of its offices.

Briarcliff Manor Man Caught With Child Porn, District Attorney Says

A 45-year-old Briarcliff Manor man was arraigned Wednesday after thousands of images containing child pornography were found at his home, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino said. Anupam Biswas of Briarbrook Drive was charged in Briarcliff Village Court on one count of promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child, a Class D felony, and one count of possessing an obscene sexual performance by a child, a Class E felony.

Mount Vernon Man Arraigned On Manslaughter Charges For Fatal Stabbing

The Mount Vernon man accused of the fatal stabbing a 24-year-old Yonkers resident last year has been arraigned on manslaughter and weapons charges. According to Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Donte Pace, 22, has been arraigned in Westchester County Court on Wednesday, where he was formally charged with manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon following the assault of his victim last October.

Westchester Man Arraigned On Manslaughter Charges For Fatal Stabbing

The Mount Vernon man accused of the fatal stabbing a 24-year-old Yonkers resident last year has been arraigned on manslaughter and weapons charges. According to Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Donte Pace, 22, has been arraigned in Westchester County Court on Wednesday, where he was formally charged with manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon following the assault of his victim last October.

Andrew Denney

… a divided appellate panel has ruled. A jury awarded a legal malpractice verdict of almost $397,000 to a Westchester County municipality claiming that its counsel for a group of civil rights cases incorrectly advised that it would not be on the hook …

Crime 25 mins ago 10:29 p.m.Woman admits $1M stolen from employer paid for luxury lifestyle

Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced Tuesday that Joann Perrino, a 60-year-old Yonkers resident, pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $1 million from her employer. The district attorney’s office said Perrino initiated transfers and wrote checks from her employer’s account to pay for personal expenses, including car and mortgage payments, travel expenses, spa treatments and, on one occasion, a $4,366 shopping spree on clothes.

Yonkers Woman Pleads Guilty To Stealing Nearly $1 Million From Employer

A Westchester woman is facing more than a decade in prison after pleading guilty to stealing nearly $1 million from her victim while serving as a part-time personal assistant over the span of five years. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino said Tuesday that Yonkers resident Joann Perrino, 60, pleaded guilty to second-degree grand larceny after utilizing her victim’s bank accounts for her own benefit, totaling $987,428.87 between January 2009 and May 2014.