Two Port Chester men have been charged in separate burglaries. Byron Chavarria, 20 of 412 Orchard St. was accused of two residential burglaries Monday and is a person of interest in several more, police said. They said on Saturday, Chavarria stole a drawer of woman’s underwear along with jewelry and… Read More →
A 44-year-old New Rochelle man found dead at the bottom of his apartment building stairwell this past weekend apparently died accidentally, city detectives said Tuesday. Simon Oliva-Montes of 153 Webster Ave. had a fracture in the back of the skull; he apparently hit his head and died from the injury,... Read More →
A pedestrian killed Friday night when he was struck by a minivan has been identified as a Connecticut resident. Port Chester police said today that Israel Valdez, last known to have lived in Norwalk, died of severe head injuries and blood loss after being struck by a van on Westchester… Read More →
Another day begins at Oakland Beach in Rye around 9 a.m. today. (Photo by Theresa Juva, The Journal News, LoHud.com)
Reporter Leslie Korngold has posted Pelham Manor police blotter.
Railroad bridges as artistic canvas? Apparently that’s the concept behind a $60,000 state grant to create art displays on the five train bridges that run through Port Chester. Mayor Dennis Pilla said the public art project would involve Port Chester, the MTA and SUNY Purchase. The idea is to build… Read More →
Thrift-store lovers rejoice: Goodwill has just announced it will be opening a New Rochelle store Sept. 16. The store will be located at 8 Joyce Road, in the ShopRite Plaza on Palmer Avenue at Exit 16 off I-95. There will be a brief ribbon-cutting at 10 a.m. on opening day,... Read More →
New Rochelle police are investigating the death of a man in his 40s who was found bleeding profusely from the head and dead at the bottom of an apartment stairwell. New Rochelle Detective Capt. Joseph Schaller said detectives did not think that there was any foul play involved in the… Read More →
Mamaroneck town, Mamaroneck village and Larchmont will hold a joint ceremony Sept. 11 to mark the terrorist attacks of 2001 and the local victims who were lost. The event will be held at 10 a.m. at the Girl Scout 9/11 Memorial Rock at Memorial Park on Myrtle Boulevard in Mamaroneck… Read More →
Kids relished in the dwindling days of unofficial summer with plunging down waterslides and playing in sprays of water at Harrison’s Ron Belmont Pool Complex in Passidomo Park. The pool closes for the season after Labor Day. Harrison children go back to school Sept. 7. The $11.2 million complex, named… Read More →
