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Friday, January 25, 2008

01/25/08 - Port Chester Consumer News


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R. B. voters will decide on extending terms
Village board wants to extend terms of mayor and trustees from two years to three
By Jananne Abel
It's now official: besides an election for mayor and two trustees on Mar. 18, there will be a referendum on the ballot asking Rye... [more]

The history of Port Chester High School
To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the current PCHS building, this is the 10th in a series of articles about its history. This section relates the dedication of the stadium to the memory of Port Chester's first elected mayor, John... [more]

Fearsome Fivesome
All five Port Chester starters are averaging double figures in points-per-game, the main reason why the Rams have been blowing out opponents during their five-game win streak.
By Peter Kollmann
IMAGINE being without your 6-foot-11 center and leading scorer for the first... [more]


Or you can get all this news at the Journal News For FREE !!!!


Each Of These Journal News Articles Is About Or Mentions The Village Of Port Chester.


March 18 election called off in Port Chester
Friday, Jan 25, 2008
Port Chester's election for its Board of Trustees, scheduled for March 18, is being called off for the second year in a row because of an ongoing federal voting rights case. Five of six seats were up for a vote this year, but a federal judge ruled... read entire article»


$573 million for sewage upgrades on Sound
Friday, Jan 25, 2008
Upgrades for Westchester's sewage treatment plants on Long Island Sound would cost as much as $573 million, bringing "astronomical" tax increases to the communities near the sound, Deputy County Executive Larry Schwartz told legislators today. He ... read entire article»
Ken Valenti The Journal News


Some big basketball showdowns on tap for today
Friday, Jan 25, 2008
It's been a light week of action throughout the Lower Hudson Valley because of midterms. But the schedule picks up in earnest tonight with no less than 64 varsity events. Among them are some big basketball showdowns. On the boys side, New Rochelle... read entire article»


Area varsity events: Scores and schedule
Friday, Jan 25, 2008
Yesterday's results Boys basketball Keio 44, Green Meadow 26 Rye 74, Ardsley 54 Croton-Harmon 68, Lincoln Hall 67 Girls basketball North Salem 51, Solomon Schechter 36 North Rockland 44, Clarkstown North 29 Rye 42, Ardsley 35 ... read entire article»


Yesterday's wrestling results
Friday, Jan 25, 2008
Suffern 52, North Rockland 22 At Suffern 215 - Mike Wagner (Sf) pin. Pat Cahill, 1:50; 285 - Cristian Garcia (NRk) won by forfeit; 96 - Nick Oliveto (Sf) tech. fall Mike Caputo, 16-1; 103 - Justin Artrip (Sf) pin. Mark DeRosa, 3:27; 112 - D... read entire article»


Westchester-Putnam letters for 1/25.
Friday, Jan 25, 2008
I read with some cynicism New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's comments at the Jan. 15 fund-raiser of the Yonkers Partners in Education. I am a retired NYC teacher and former teachers' union activist. I have my biases, for sure, but I also know... read entire article»


Port Chester seeks new ways to hold elections
Thursday, Jan 24, 2008
PORT CHESTER - Now that a federal judge has declared the village elections unfair to Hispanics, the question is how to change the system. And it's not clear whether anything will happen in time for the next election March 18, when five of six vill... read entire article»
Leah Rae The Journal News


North Rockland travels to Suffern in wrestling
Thursday, Jan 24, 2008
Suffern hosts North Rockland in a wrestling match at 4:30 p.m. A likely big match will occur 119 between North Rockland's Joe Slane and Suffern's Adam DeStefano. A gymnastics tri-meet of R.C. Ketcham, Tappan Zee and Clarkstown will take place at 6... read entire article»


Area varsity events: Scores and schedule �
Thursday, Jan 24, 2008
Yesterday's results Boys basketball Fieldston 64, Hackley 58 New Rochelle 65, Newburgh 52 Masters 53, Greens Farms 33 Iona Prep at Mount St. Michael, 4 p.m. Girls basketball Suffern 50, Lincoln 15 Harvey 38, Forman 27 Hackley ... read entire article»


Section 1 Coaches Association wrestler rankings
Thursday, Jan 24, 2008
Division I 96 - 1. Brian Realbuto (Somers); 2. Nick Oliveto (Suffern); 3. Peter Grippi (Fox Lane). 103 - 1. Steven Rodrigues (Fox Lane); 2. Henry Stauber (John Jay); 3. Justin Artrip (Suffern). 112 - 1. Mike Rose (Carme... read entire article»


Quincy-Jones hoping for memorable ending to solid career
Thursday, Jan 24, 2008
As is his custom, Pace forward Desmond Quincy-Jones took a look down his upcoming schedule to see what the men's basketball season would bring. As his eyes locked in on a Feb. 26 home game against Assumption, he realized this season was going to b... read entire article»
Jeff Gold The Journal News


Westchester/Putnam wrestling notebook: Super 16 is springboard for Fox Lane
Thursday, Jan 24, 2008
Joey Grippi and his Fox Lane teammates always add extra emphasis to the annual Super 16 wrestling championship. "Coach (Joe) Amuso created the tournament, so it is always nice to win it for him," said the junior 125-pounder, who is undefeated. "We... read entire article»
Tony Pinciaro The Journal News


Port Chester cops search for 2 lottery scammers
Wednesday, Jan 23, 2008
PORT CHESTER - Police are searching for two people who duped a village woman out of $10,000 yesterday with promises that she would get $56,000 from the proceeds of a winning $356,000 lottery ticket. A woman approached the 31-year-old victim on Wes... read entire article»
Shawn Cohen The Journal News


Port Chester man pleads guilty in knifepoint rape
Wednesday, Jan 23, 2008
WHITE PLAINS - A Port Chester man pleaded guilty yesterday to raping a woman after hiding in the back of her car and forcing her at knifepoint to drive to a desolate area. Federico Ordaz-Ceja, 27, of 241 S. Regent St., faces up to 25 years in pris... read entire article»
Shawn Cohen The Journal News


Port Chester man held on charge of sexually abusing girl, 3
Wednesday, Jan 23, 2008
PORT CHESTER - A 52-year-old village man is due in court tomorrow, accused of molesting a 3-year-old girl who was living in the same home, police said. Ramon Avilla-Yanez was charged yesterday with first-degree criminal sexual act, a felony, for a... read entire article»
Shawn Cohen The Journal News


Judge says Port Chester election system violates rights of village Hispanics
Wednesday, Jan 23, 2008
PORT CHESTER - A federal judge has ruled that Port Chester's election system violates the Voting Rights Act by making it tougher for Hispanic citizens to gain power. The at-large system of voting for six village trustees "prevents Hispanic voters ... read entire article»


Westchester-Putnam letters for 1/23.
Wednesday, Jan 23, 2008
Tractor trailers have been going onto the river parkways of Westchester and Fairfield counties for many years now. I find it ridiculous to blame it on GPS units ("GPS devices: Blessing, curse or a bit of both," Jan. 4 article). For many years, the... read entire article»


Police blotter
Wednesday, Jan 23, 2008
Huguenot Street: A 31-year-old city man was punched in the face and robbed inside Club Eclipse at 348 Huguenot St., police said. The victim was in the restroom just after 3 a.m. Monday when he was attacked by a man who punched him in the fa... read entire article»


Port Chester man pleads guilty to knifepoint rape
Tuesday, Jan 22, 2008
WHITE PLAINS - A Port Chester man pleaded guilty today to raping a woman after hiding in the back seat of her car and forcing her at knifepoint to drive to a desolate area. Federico Ordaz-Ceja, 27, of 241 S. Regent St., faces up to 25 years in pri... read entire article»
Shawn Cohen The Journal News


Updated: Judge strikes down Port Chester elections system; village officials to meet tonight
Tuesday, Jan 22, 2008
A federal judge has ruled Port Chester's at-large voting districts for its Board of Trustees violate the federal Voting Rights Act. Judge Stephen C. Robinson, in a decision signed Thursday but released this morning by the court, wrote that the sys... read entire article»


Area varsity events: Scores and schedule
Tuesday, Jan 22, 2008
Yesterday's results Boys basketball Sleepy Hollow 58, Byram Hills 56 Kennedy 53, Somers 35 Iona Prep 58, Scanlan 47 Edgemont at Salesian, 2 p.m. Hockey Fox Lane 2, Mt. Pleasant 1 Suffern 4, Rye Town/Harrison 2 Nyack vs. Somers... read entire article»


Port Chester set to vote on adult establishments moratorium
Monday, Jan 21, 2008
PORT CHESTER - Since the shutdown of a strip club in 2002, the village hasn't touched adult establishments with a 10-foot pole. "If you look back at the history, the village has had a moratorium on this five times," Port Chester Mayor Dennis Pilla... read entire article»
Aman Ali The Journal News


Kent police charge Dutchess man with felony drunken driving
Monday, Jan 21, 2008
KENT - Town police charged a 29-year-old Dutchess County man with felony driving while intoxicated after traffic stop on Ludingtonville Road, police said today. Wilder Guerra of Blueberry Lane, Stormville, was also charged with first-degree aggrav... read entire article»
Terence Corcoran The Journal News


The Lowdown: A look at the week ahead in local sports
Monday, Jan 21, 2008
A light week in boys basketball finishes with a flourish Friday and Saturday. Tuckahoe takes on Blind Brook Friday in what could be a preview of the Class C final. White Plains visits New Rochelle as well, and Gorton hosts Roosevelt. And Mount St.... read entire article»


Rockland briefing
Monday, Jan 21, 2008
Police officers arrested five 16-year-old boys last night who are accused of shooting pellet guns from their car window as they drove through Haverstraw village, officials said. Haverstraw police became aware of the boys around 9:30 p.m. when seve... read entire article»


Rockland boys basketball notebook: Spring Valley bounces back after slow start
Sunday, Jan 20, 2008
Willie Worsley stood before his team and delivered an unfamiliar message. "Guys, we might not make the playoffs," the Spring Valley boys basketball coach told his then 2-5 team. Their reaction? "Basically, we chuckled," said Jamal Little, who lead... read entire article»


Rye Town supervisor defends town accountant, attorney picks
Sunday, Jan 20, 2008
RYE TOWN - A local Democratic leader threw a jab at Supervisor Joseph Carvin last week, charging the newly elected Republican went back on his word in his first week in office. "His big promise (in the campaign) was not to give out these no-bid pr... read entire article»
Aman Ali The Journal News


Southern Westchester boys basketball notebook: Wright emerges as a force for Scarsdale
Sunday, Jan 20, 2008
At every level Travis Wright has played at New Rochelle, he was told he was too small to play in the post. Yet the 6-foot-2 junior is proving to be the inside presence the Huguenots desperately need. Wright has been stellar of late, and had arguab... read entire article»
Kevin Devaney Jr. The Journal News


Northern Westchester boys basketball notebook: Foxes look ahead, make gains
Sunday, Jan 20, 2008
Fox Lane coach Chris Violante realized a bad habit in his team when it started the season 0-4, one common in teams lacking significant experience. "The guys were getting caught up in the previous play," Violante said. "When something would go wron... read entire article»
Kevin Devaney Jr. The Journal News


Central Westchester boys basketball notebook: Defense makes a difference for Pleasantville
Sunday, Jan 20, 2008
Pleasantville has been holding opponents to point totals this season that look more like winter temperatures than basketball scores. It was below freezing at the Panthers' games this past week. Section 1's best defensive team held Putnam Valley to... read entire article»
Kevin Devaney Jr. The Journal News


Rockland people in the news
Sunday, Jan 20, 2008
Bill Cooperman was named the coordinator of independent living services for the Rockland Independent Living Center, an organization that provides services to people with disabilities. Cooperman, who has expertise in Social Security disability bene... read entire article»


Family, dealer clash over SUV wreck
Sunday, Jan 20, 2008
A Yonkers man and his daughter say they've been treated poorly by a Port Chester car dealership after a service technician allegedly crashed their car in White Plains a few days before Christmas and left the accident scene. "They've done a horribl... read entire article»
Richard Liebson The Journal News


New TZ Bridge approach raises optimism, questions
Sunday, Jan 20, 2008
The decision to divide a study about the future of the Tappan Zee Bridge and the Interstate 287 corridor into two parts will end bureaucratic gridlock, give ordinary citizens a greater voice and save taxpayers billions, state transportation offici... read entire article»
Khurram Saeed The Journal News


Military news
Sunday, Jan 20, 2008
PLEASANTVILLE: William B. Price has been promoted to gunnery sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps. Price, in his 13th year of service, is public affairs chief of Marine Corps Barracks, Washington, D.C. He has recently written and published a b... read entire article»


The Tappan Zee puzzle
Sunday, Jan 20, 2008
What we learned last week about a new process to determine the future of the Tappan Zee Bridge sounds good, if the timeline holds, the money somehow magically materializes, and the agencies partnering on the project figure out how to make it all c... read entire article»
Bob Baird Journal News columnist


Few regulations govern food product dating
Sunday, Jan 20, 2008
YONKERS - In a large refrigerated storage room behind the dairy displays at Stew Leonard's market, two employees busily restock half-gallon cartons of milk. Dozens of crates, containing the store's daily delivery of some 6,000 containers of milk, ... read entire article»
David Schepp The Journal News


Yesterday's wrestling matches
Sunday, Jan 20, 2008
Wrestling Beacon tournament At Beacon High School Team standings and key -�1. John Jay (JJ) 232.5 points; 2. Half Hollow Hills East (HHHE) 178; 3. Fox Lane (FL) 158; 4. Carmel (C) 138; 5. Arlington (Arl) 128.5; 6. Beacon (Be... read entire article»


The road ahead
Saturday, Jan 19, 2008
Wow. When the Department of Transportation took the lead last year in the Tappan Zee Bridge/Interstate 287 Project, we expected things would get stirred up. The project had lumbered along, and DOT's involvement, at the behest of Gov. Eliot Spitzer... read entire article»


Westchester-Putnam letters for 1/19.
Saturday, Jan 19, 2008
The latest exploit of Westchester's county legislators in appointing their own Albany lobbyist to compete with a lobbyist already appointed by the county executive knocks the bottom out of the proverbial barrel. Of course, taxpayers are left to fo... read entire article»


Man says gunman in Jason mask busted into his home
Friday, Jan 18, 2008
PORT CHESTER - A village man reported that an intruder, wielding a shotgun and wearing a mask like Jason in "Friday the 13th," kicked open his door and stole his car keys. The reported gunman was not found when officers responded Wednesday night, ... read entire article»
Shawn Cohen The Journal News


Rams' quick start burns Dutchmen
Friday, Jan 18, 2008
PORT CHESTER - First came a little eye roll. Next came a perturbed chuckle. Then George Gaine looked away from the court for a second with an exasperated expression. Was Port Chester seriously going to keep hitting virtually every shot? Apparently... read entire article»
Jeff Gold The Journal News


Area high school events: Scores and schedule
Friday, Jan 18, 2008
Yesterday's results Boys basketball Roosevelt 81, Saunders 57 Tuckahoe 55, Leake & Watts 49 Mount Venron 79, Scarsdale 71 Blind Brook 57, Clark Adademy 50 Arlington 61, Carmel 44 Solomon Schechter 52, Children's Village 38 Spring... read entire article»


Westchester-Putnam letters for 1/18
Friday, Jan 18, 2008
Greg Clary wrote (Jan. 11 column), "We'll probably need a crisis," to get us going together toward energy conservation. The climate change crisis is here. But, as Clary said, political leaders are scarcely talking about it - in part because the me... read entire article»


Rockland letters to the editor 1/18.
Friday, Jan 18, 2008
In response to Mario Centenaro's Monday letter to the editor, "Salt, brine add their own snow problems," I'd like to clarify Clarkstown's approach to snowstorms. When snow is anticipated, it is a great benefit to have the salt brine solution alrea... read entire article»


Girls basketball roundup: Duncan nets 1,000th point as Mount Vernon defeats Scarsdale; Mamaroneck gets milestone win vs. New Rochelle; Coach Ricci gets 250th win as Ossining defeats Beacon; Spring Valley defeats Nyack 51-45
Friday, Jan 18, 2008
Mount Vernon 78, Scarsdale 44: At Mount Vernon, senior Nadia Duncan scored 26 points to reach 1,000 for her career. "I was surprised," Duncan said. "I was the last one to know when it happened." Duncan, who is being recruited by Division I ... read entire article»
Compiled from staff reports


Seven new spots spice up Mount Kisco
Friday, Jan 18, 2008
Mount Kisco has always been known as the hub of Northern Westchester. It�s got a little of everything � a bustling downtown with great shopping, easy access, and a diverse array of dining spots. Yet, for all its options, few would equate it wi... read entire article»


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