White Plains, NY
Lifestyle
Fox Business Anchor From Westchester Honored For Coverage Of Cancer Battle Fox Business Anchor From Westchester Honored For Coverage Of Cancer Battle
Fox Business Anchor From Westchester Honored For Coverage Of Cancer Battle Fox Business anchor and Hartsdale resident Gerri Willis was honored Wednesday, May 23 by the Susan G. Komen Foundation at the Impact Awards in Manhattan. Willis received the 2018 “Surviving with Impact” award.  This past September, Fox News/Fox Business sponsored “Team Gerri’ in the Susan G. Komen NYC Race for the Cure where she raised over $21,000, ranking in the top 10 donors. Willis was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer in April 2016 and had to start treatment immediately.  After a few months medical leave, Willis decided to go back to work while continuing treatment. As…

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by Jon Craig
Greenburgh, NY
Lifestyle
Hartsdale Celebrates Opening Of 'The Rex,' A New Pizza & Lobster Restaurant Hartsdale Celebrates Opening Of 'The Rex,' A New Pizza & Lobster Restaurant
Hartsdale Celebrates Opening Of 'The Rex,' A New Pizza & Lobster Restaurant Roll out the lobster and serve up the pizza. If you are a seafood and Italian food aficionado, The Rex, a newly-opened eatery along Route 100 (247 North Central Ave.) in Hartsdale is worth a night out. More than 100 guests attended The Rex's grand opening ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday evening, May 17. Greenburgh Supervisor Paul Feiner said residents already are raving about the tasty food and fine service and told owner Jonathan Otto that "we're a big town, so you can have franchises. We're really thrilled you chose the Town of Greenburgh. I think you'll be the envy of all the ot…

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by Jon Craig
Armonk, NY
Sports
Former Westchester Football Standout Signs With Baltimore Ravens Former Westchester Football Standout Signs With Baltimore Ravens
Former Westchester Football Standout Signs With Baltimore Ravens A former standout football standout from Westchester is taking his talents to the Baltimore Ravens. White Plains resident Da’Sean Downey, a former defensive end for the University of Massachusetts, has been picked up by the Ravens as an undrafted free agent following the NFL draft last month. Downey was named to the first-team Eastern College Athletic Conference squad after becoming a full-time starter as a senior. He logged 58 tackles, including 20 tackles for loss and six sacks, the second most tackles for a loss in program history. Downey played at Woodlands High School in Hartsdale bef…

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by Zak Failla
White Plains, NY
Lifestyle
New Westchester Eatery Featuring 'Unique Flavors' Creating A Buzz New Westchester Eatery Featuring 'Unique Flavors' Creating A Buzz
New Westchester Eatery Featuring 'Unique Flavors' Creating A Buzz There's a new restaurant in Hartsdale -- at the four corners at 10 N. Central Ave.  off of E. Hartsdale Ave. -- called Unico Food & Drinks. Its current hours are 5 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.  Visitors have been posting reviews about the restaurant in recent weeks.  People are raving about the restaurant, according to Greenburgh Supervisor Paul Feiner and www.tripadvisor.com One called the food "DIVINE". Another said "WOW." Chief Brian Sernatinger and his wife, Deya, have opened three previous restaurants and this is their first in New York. They serve International food w…

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by Jon Craig
Mount Pleasant, NY
Business
Trader Joe's, With Westchester Stores, Ranks No. 2 For Best Places To Work Trader Joe's, With Westchester Stores, Ranks No. 2 For Best Places To Work
Trader Joe's, With Westchester Stores, Ranks No. 2 For Best Places To Work For those out there hating their job, "Forbes" Magzine has come out with their Top 100 employers to work for and the No. 2 best place to work happens to have several locations right in the area. Traders Joe's with its easy, breezy setting and apparently, bosses, came in second on the magazine's list that included an exhaustive survey nationally of employees including the likes of Google (#3), Costco (#5) and the main surprise, Michelin (which came in 33 last year) as the number one employer. The store, with locations in Hartsdale, Scarsdale, Larchmont in Westchester also has store…

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by Kathy Reakes
Yonkers, NY
Lifestyle
These Westchester Locations Rank Among Best Places To Live In New York These Westchester Locations Rank Among Best Places To Live In New York
These Westchester Locations Rank Among Best Places To Live In New York Niche.com has released its annual "Best Places to Live in New York State," and 15 Westchester communities landed top grades, placing them among the best 100. Ardsley was ranked third in New York state, getting an A+ overall rating. The village's top ratings included public schools, being good for families, diversity and low crime. Bronxville ranked 20th statewide with an A+ overall rating.  Bronxville's top categories included public schools, good for families and low crime.  Hartsdale ranked 24th statewide with an A+ overall rating.  Hartsdale's top categories were public schools…

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by Jon Craig
Armonk, NY
Real Estate
Westchester Native Matt Lauer Lists Upper East Side Co-Op For $7M Westchester Native Matt Lauer Lists Upper East Side Co-Op For $7M
Westchester Native Matt Lauer Lists Upper East Side Co-Op For $7M Westchester native, Greenwich High School graduate and disgraced "Today" show host Matt Lauer is selling his Upper East Side co-op for $7.35 million. Lauer, a Hartsdale native, was fired from his 20-plus year run on the show in November following allegations of sexual misconduct.  Since his firing, he has separated from his wife, former model Annette Roque, and has put up his Sag Harbor estate for sale as well as the Lenox Hill co-op. The apartment, which he paid nearly $6 million for in 2004, features four bedrooms and four-and-half bathrooms. It located just three blocks away f…

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by Kathy Reakes
White Plains, NY
News
'Operational Procedures Not Being Followed' Led To Westchester Mail Woes 'Operational Procedures Not Being Followed' Led To Westchester Mail Woes
'Operational Procedures Not Being Followed' Led To Westchester Mail Woes An investigation into spotty mail service in southern Westchester in recent months determined that “operational procedures were not being followed,” leading to un-forwarded and undelivered mail, according to the Office of the Inspector General of the United States Postal Service. Hundreds of complaints have been passed on to the USP.S - especially in Eastchester, Greenburgh, Pelham and New Rochelle - prompting the investigation into the service, which has plagued residents for months. According to Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner, in recent weeks, he has received daily emails about th…

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by Zak Failla
White Plains, NY
Politics
Westchester Legislators Grill Con Edison, NYSEG About Winter Power Outages Westchester Legislators Grill Con Edison, NYSEG About Winter Power Outages
Westchester Legislators Grill Con Edison, Nyseg About Winter Power Outages The County Board of Legislators spent nearly three hours on Monday grilling representatives of Consolidated Edison and New York State Electric and Gas (NYSEG) about the companies' response to March Nor'easters that left thousands of Westchester residents without power, many for as long as a week, and some for longer. (Just as another major winter storm is forecast overnight into Wednesday as reported here by Daily Voice.) Reimbursements and fines, coordination with municipal officials, the process for calling in help from other utilities, and whether utilities have enough permanent crews at …

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by Jon Craig
Yonkers, NY
Police & Fire
Thief Gets 3 Years In Fed Pen For Swiping $500,000 From Michaels' Customers Thief Gets 3 Years In Fed Pen For Swiping $500,000 From Michaels' Customers
Thief Gets 3 Years In Fed Pen For Swiping $500,000 From Michaels' Customers A 28-year-old man received three years in federal prison Wednesday for his role in stealing information from 94,000 credit and debit cards used by customers at Michaels stores in New York State and elsewhere and then pulling nearly $500,000 from the victims' accounts. Angel Angulo of Riverside, California, previously admitted that he and his co-conspirators replaced swipe terminals with imitations that they used to record the bank account numbers and PINs. They used the information to create bogus cards that were then used to withdraw money from hundreds of victims' accounts, he said. The …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pleasantville, NY
Lifestyle
New Rankings Reveal Best Places To Live In Westchester New Rankings Reveal Best Places To Live In Westchester
New Rankings Reveal Best Places To Live In Westchester A new report by Niche.com is running down the best places to live in Westchester County. The ranking is based on data from the U.S. Census, FBI, BLS, CDC considering factors such as as higher education rate, cost of living grade and housing grade. Ardsley tops the list at No. 1 with nearly perfect grades. Numbers 2 and 3 are Greenville (Edgemont) and Bronxville, respectively. Here are the top 30 places to live in Westchester County, according to Niche.com: 1. Ardsley 2. Greenville (Edgemont) 3. Bronxville 4. Hartsdale 5. Rye 6. Scarsdale 7. Irvington 8. Briarcliff Manor 9. Hastings-On-Hu…

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by Cecilia Levine
Armonk, NY
News
Union Head: 'Lack Of Proper Staffing' To Blame For Westchester Mail Woes Union Head: 'Lack Of Proper Staffing' To Blame For Westchester Mail Woes
Union Head: 'Lack Of Proper Staffing' To Blame For Westchester Mail Woes The president of the American Postal Workers Union is citing a lack of “proper” staffing at Westchester post offices for the recent rash of shoddy mail service that has been plaguing local residents. Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner announced last week that after inquiring to U.S. Postal Service officials regarding the lack of delivery recently, he received an email from Patricia Irons, the Manager for Public Policy Planning and Analysis for U.S.P.S., who said the matter has been forwarded to the Inspector General. According to Feiner, in recent weeks, he has received daily emails abo…

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by Zak Failla