Yonkers

The Daily Sleepy Hollow 11:25 AM Tarrytown Man Charged In Yonkers Murder men were charged with murder Monday in connection with a Saturday night stabbing in Yonkers. Photo Credit: Matt Bultman YONKERS, N.Y. – Three Westchester men were charged with murder in connection with the stabbing death of a 49-year-old Yonkers man over the  | more »

The Daily Hastings 9:15 AM Eleanor A. Olam, 82, Of Dobbs Ferry, Retired Payroll Clerk Mt.Vernon. She was a retired payroll clerk at Children's Village in Dobbs Ferry. Olam is survived by her husband, Walter C. Olam of Yonkers; sons, Robert Olam of Yonkers, John (Lucy Zaccaro) Olam of Putnam Valley, and James Olam of Montgomery; brother, Fred  | more »

Yonkers Tribune 5/19/13 Yonkers at a Crossroads By Yonkers City Council President CHUCK LESNICK and Councilmembers CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON and MICHAEL SABBATINO process of creating new legislative lines - formally known as Redistricting - is currently taking place in Yonkers. Some of you may recall the banter back and forth in the last six months between the proposed Democratic plan and the Republican alternative.  | more »

Yonkers Tribune 5/19/13 YonkersCity Council Majority Leader Terrero Calls for Special Meeting-May 20, 2013 @3 pm purpose of the Special Meeting is to discuss and take action on the Yonkers City Council District lines as presented on Friday by Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano. The meeting was called for at 1:40 p.m., on May 19, 2013. 1. A local law amending local law no. 22-1962  | more »

WABC  Three males in custody in connection to Yonkers man's death DiMatteo was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. A police officer that was searching the area for any suspects found three males near McIntyre Street and Gard Avenue. These three males were taken into custody and are being questioned.  | more »

Rising Times Blog  Grace Borrani Running For Council President GOP nomination at its upcoming convention, said: “I’m in this race to the end and to win.” Borrani was born and raised in Yonkers, having attended St. Peter’s grammar school and Sacred Heart High School. Her parents were of Italian and Spanish heritage, and  | more »

Yonkers Tribune   José Roman Declares His Campaign Effort to Represent the 17th Westchester County Legislative District Roman has three children; two sons and one daughter. All three were raised in Yonkers and attended the Yonkers Public School District. After his bid for a Yonkers City Council seat during the last election cycle, Mr. Roman decided, upon seeing the direction  | more »

The Daily Lewisboro  Bacon Lovers Dream: Westchester Woman Pens 'Bacon Nation' Cookbook for creating delicacies like bacon jam, bacon granola bars and bacon swizzle sticks for Bloody Mary's. “There are so many wonderful ways bacon can make dishes, from appetizers to desserts, so much better,” Rama said. Rama's love affair with cooking, and bacon,  | more »

Politics on the Hudson  Yonkers adopts green building standards city has set new standards to keeps its buildings green. The Yonkers City Council this week unanimously approved a bill requiring all municipal properties to be constructed or renovated according to new Green Building Standards designed to help conserve natural  | more »

Politics on the Hudson  Yonkers mayor proposes ‘bipartisan’ map in stalled redistricting to end months of partisan bickering over competing City Council redistricting maps, Mayor Mike Spano has put forth his own proposal and called for an accelerated approval process to ensure new political boundaries take effect before the November election.  | more »