01/20/08 - Port Chester Newswire

Rye Town supervisor defends town accountant, attorney picks
Journal News

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 professional service contracts," said Gary Stracuzzi, Port Chester's Democratic Party chair. "This is the fastest I've seen someone break a major campaign promise."

In his first meeting as town supervisor on Jan. 8, Carvin awarded no-bid hires to Sam Terenzi as the town's new accountant and Paul Noto as soon-to-be town attorney. Stracuzzi said the decision contradicted Carvin's campaign last fall, where he repeatedly blasted the past administration's use of no-bid contracts - critiques echoed by a New York State Comptroller's report on the town.....

....Noto is a partner at Strategic Political Consulting, a firm that spearheaded Carvin's campaign. Carvin said Noto's campaign work was "not determinate in any way of my decision-making process."....

...."It wasn't fair that every failing was blamed on Mr. Terenzi," he added. "I'm thrilled he has the opportunity to clear his reputation.".....

The Tappan Zee puzzle
Journal News
... rail, light rail, bus rapid transit or a combination - is selected for the corridor running from Suffern to Port Chester. Until now, it's seemed like the plan was to pick a transportation mode and then work on it simultaneously with either a ...

Rockland boys basketball notebook: Spring Valley bounces back after slow start
Journal News
... against Peekskill, the defending Class A federation champion, White Plains, a perennial Class AA power, and Port Chester, arguably the second best class A team in the area behind Peekskill. 'As an inexperienced team, we knew it would be tough early ...

Mass transit the answer?
Recordonline.com - The Times Herald-Record
... study team is considering four scenarios for adding transit to the 30-mile corridor, from Suffern to Port Chester, all of them predicated on construction of a wider bridge: Commuter rail through the full corridor. Bus rapid transit through the full ...


Walsh has built state power at Trinity
Norwalk Advocate
... day could beat anybody because they were well prepared.' That all changed 16 years ago, when a player from Port Chester, N.Y., named Rashamel Jones decided to bring his preternatural ability to Trinity. That Princeton-type team, seemingly ...


Few rules govern food product dating
Journal News
... out-of-date items at Stew Leonard's, or at five other Westchester stores: Costco in New Rochelle, Yonkers and Port Chester; and Trader Joe's in Hartsdale and Scarsdale. The report proved to Stokes that some food retailers aren't as vigilant as they ...

01/19/08 - The I-287 project: Some reason for optimism

The I-287 project: Some reason for optimism
The Journal News
... agencies - some with competing interests - moving toward a decision on the future of the 30-mile corridor from Port Chester to Suffern. Then, this week, the DOT announced big changes in the direction of the project, including: - A February public ...

01/18/08 - Port Chester Newswire

Bar squabble leads to arrests of three women
Norwalk Advocate
A Stamford woman was arrested early yesterday morning after police said she struck two women with her car following a Port Chester bar room confrontation that continued into the parking lot of a Byram diner on ...

Rams' quick start burns Dutchmen
Journal News
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.


Westchester-Putnam letters for 1/18
Journal News

Port ChesterPoignant story about WWII vets

I enjoyed reading the Jan 11 story ("Veteran remembers sergeant who saved his life") of World War II veterans Carmine Scimia and Burt Keller. It is so poignant to hear the stories of the deep bonds these young men and women formed through their bravery and heroism while serving their country.

Back in November 2004, I had the privilege of being part of a reunion between my dad and his war buddy. My dad had not seen his friend in 59 years since serving together in the 8th Armored Division in Europe. To have viewed this touching moment still brings tears to my eyes.

Unfortunately, my dad passed away less than two years later, but I am so grateful that he had this brief reunion. To hear Mr. Scimia's story helped to bring back the fond memories of listening to my dad and his recollections of the war years. I miss him dearly.

God bless the World War II veterans, who are leaving us much too quickly.

Andrea Guarino
Port Chester

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Village examining a moratorium
By Jeff Benzak
Pros, cons of 9-month development pause debated at crowded village board meeting
Mayor Dennis Pilla is exploring the feasibility of a nine-month development moratorium in Port Chester. The move would give the village the opportunity to take a step... [more]

Rye Brook police take part in 6-month prostitution sting
By Jeff Benzak
Dozens nabbed from across county
Rye Brook police were involved in a series of sting operations that nabbed 66 people for prostitution-related offenses, it was announced last Friday. None of the people arrested were from Rye Brook or Port... [more]

Versatile vehicle is the newest E.M.S. addition
By Jeff Benzak
Rotary Clubs donate $65,000 to buy customized Ford Excursion
The Port Chester-Rye-Rye Brook E.M.S. has a new Ford Excursion "flycar" thanks to the fundraising efforts of two local Rotary Club chapters.
The new vehicle was officially turned over to local... [more]

01/17/08 - Port Chester Newswire

Port Chester looks to combine treasurer, clerk jobs

PORT CHESTER - Mayor Dennis Pilla is proposing to merge the village's clerk and treasurer positions, and to give the current treasurer a raise to take over the combined job.

The move is part of a broader proposal from the mayor to reorganize portions of Port Chester's government that also includes creating a legal department that answers to the Board of Trustees instead of the village manager.

A public hearing is set for both proposals Tuesday. The village board will vote on both items following the hearing.

"We're trying to improve the overall efficiency of the village," Pilla said. "We're taking on more of a private-sector model."

Pilla said the clerk-treasurer proposal was prompted after Keith Rang's resignation as clerk in June.

The mayor said Rang "has been difficult to replace," and that the village has had difficulty finding a clerk candidate with strong management experience. Also, Treasurer Anthony Siligato's office is "understaffed," Pilla said.

Pilla said merging the remaining employees in the clerk's office with the treasurer's office could help Siligato focus on more management responsibilities.

"This is the best efficiency move to make here," Pilla said.....

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State Charts New Course For Tappan Zee/I-287 Corridor Study
Westchester.com
... Review is exploring regional transportation alternatives within the 30-mile I-287 corridor between Suffern and Port Chester. The partnering agencies are studying how best to address the immediate needs of one of the corridor's most important ...


Will Sun-MySQL ignite a database price war?
TechTarget
... potential price war never happens, said Tony Iams, a vice president and senior analyst Ideas International in Port Chester, New York. MySQL is currently popular with SMBs, he said, but small companies often become big companies over time. "MySQL ...


Port Chester horror: Reported break-in by shotgun-toting man in 'Jason' mask
Journal News
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 last night and stole his car keys.

Police didn't see the alleged assailant when they responded but noted that the door indeed had been damaged, said Port Chester police Lt. James Ladeairous

A 25-year-old resident of 55 Grove St. called 911 shortly before 11 p.m. to report that a suspicious man was knocking on the door to his basement apartment. The caller said he peered through the window curtain and saw that a guy in a white hockey mask and black clothing was pointing a gun at him. The resident ran upstairs to a connecting first-floor apartment to hide.

By the time police arrived, the reported gunman was nowhere to be found, though Ladeairous noted the door latch had been kicked free and the knob had been busted.

"He said he had no idea why the man was there," Ladeairous said. "He said nothing appeared to be missing from his apartment except his car keys, which were on a ring inside the house."...

01/16/08 - Port Chester Sportswire

Girls basketball roundup: Nyack defeats Port Chester; Horace Greeley... Journal News
... and 19 rebounds. Kayla Haas added nine points. Kana Sato scored 10 points for the Unicorns. Nyack 67, Port Chester 40: At Nyack, Erin Cummings scored 15 points for the Indians. Teammates Chantel Brooks and Caroline Chesterman had 10 points ...

01/15/08 - Port Chester Newswire

Immigration
Coyote Gulch
... by the Department of Justice into changing centuries-old forms of governance to accommodate non-citizens. From Port Chester, New York, to Alamosa County, Colorado, to Santa Paula, California, to Sunnyside, Washington, lawsuits filed by the DOJ or ...

PGA Tour officials say sides are still talking
Journal News
... donated to charity. One of those charities, the Twig of Westchester, was able to buy two new ambulances for Port Chester-Rye-Rye Brook Emergency Medical Services with the money raised in 2005 and 2006. "Of course I would be terribly disappointed ...

Open borders are unacceptable
Journal News
... Journal News, Broudwiack's extensive criminal history was discovered due to the diligent investigative work of Port Chester Police Officer Walter Alcivar during a routine traffic stop. Both Officer Alcivar and New York State Police Investigator ...

01/14/08 - Port Chester Newswire

Innovation helps kids catch up

... nearly one in five in East Ramapo receives special-education services; and more than one-quarter of students in Port Chester speak little or no English. Each also has large numbers of students in the other risk categories. With so many at risk, the ...

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Allison Eckardt Ledes, 53, Editor of Magazine Antiques, Is Dead
New York Times
... for Antiques. "The magazine is accessible, but it also has footnotes." Allison Eckardt was born in 1954 in Port Chester, N.Y. She graduated from Vassar College with a B.A. in art history, and joined The Magazine Antiques after graduation, in 1975. ...

Inequitable resources
Journal News
... for a white child from Scarsdale, for an African-American child from East Ramapo, for an Hispanic child from Port Chester. The reality, however, is much different. The money for schools is supposed to come from a fair equation worked out between ...


Stocking up for a snow day
Journal News
... the storm wouldn't keep her down. And her ability to weather the storm wasn't just for her own good. The Port Chester woman drives a ParaTransit bus for Westchester County, which operates no matter what. 'We still drive, it doesn't matter what the ...


Fire police to mark 80 years of service
Norwalk Advocate
... members of the patrol will mark the group's 80th anniversary with a dinner next month at Alba's Restaurant in Port Chester, and other commemorative events, hoping to gain members and financial support from the public. The all-volunteer group gets ...

01/13/08 - Port Chester Newswire

Maverick presidential candidate attracts local supporters

... 'We're not paid. We're doing this because we believe in the candidate,' said Mike Miskulin, a 44-year-old from Port Chester and the lower Westchester organizer of a Ron Paul online meet-up group that gathers to campaign for the longtime Texas ...

The Patent Trader - Maverick presidential candidate attracts local supporters

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Paralyzed immigrant in a battle on all fronts
Journal News
... to celebrate her upcoming birthday, then returned to the rented bedroom they shared on the third floor of a Port Chester home. Tagasheva went to bed at around 1 or 2 in the morning, while Sakulrat watched a movie on TV. Tagasheva recalls waking up ...

Cops: Fleeing shoplifter knocks over school kids
Journal News
PORT CHESTER - A shoplifter knocked over several children after he fled from a Kohl's department store Friday and ran through the playground of a nearby grammar school, police said.



Anthony Correa, 41, of 84 Glen Ave. in Port Chester was eventually tackled by police in the John F. Kennedy school gymnasium and charged with a litany of crimes, police Lt. James Ladeairous said.



Police said Correa entered the Kohl's at 431 Boston Post Road shortly before 3 p.m. and tried to leave with about $1,700 worth of DVD players, coats and shirts. When a security guard chased him, he dropped the stolen goods in the parking lot and ran.



Police said they caught up with him at a Bally's fitness center, but he escaped by hopping a fence. He then ran to the school on Olivia Street a few blocks away.



"He ran through the playground while bumping into and knocking children over," Ladeairous said. "Then he ran into the school's gym where he was apprehended by an officer who tackled him."....


To the Westchester victors go the spoils - and how
Journal News
... county's political hierarchy and played a role in representing G&S, the controversial developers who overhauled Port Chester's downtown with practically unchecked abandon. Marc Oxman is a former executive director of the Westchester County ...


Boys basketball roundup: North Salem, Port Chester take tournament...
Journal News
... Josh O'Neill scored 19 points. Miles Fisher and Alex Piperis each had eight points for the Trojans. Port Chester 79, Horace Greeley 47: In the championship game of the Horace Greeley tournament, Jordan Henriquez and Shakeem King each ...


Area high school events: scores and schedule
Journal News
... Blind Brook 46 Horace Greeley tournament Consolation: North Rockland 48, Yorktown 39 Championship: Port Chester 79, Horace Greeley 47 Girls basketball Pelham 56, Westlake 38 Briarcliff 69, Eastchester 22 Dobbs Ferry 50, Hastings ...


Yesterday's Shoreline Classic wrestling meet
Sunday Jan 13 Journal News
Pearl River 64; 11. Port Chester 57; 12. Edgemont 56; 13. White Plains 48; 14. Fordham Prep 48; 15.


Northern Westchester/Putnam boys basketball notebook: Kennedy shows grit
Journal News
... hree days. 5. White Plains (7-3): Hanging on after a tough week. On the brink: Iona Prep (9-2); Port Chester (7-5); Roosevelt (11-2); Briarcliff (10-2); Stepinac (8-5).


Rockland boys basketball notebook: Albertus looking for consistency
Journal News
... Valley (4-6): Has struggled, but every loss is to an excellent team. 4. Tappan Zee (7-3): A win at Port Chester this Friday would be huge. 5. Nyack (6-8): Only loss in last five games has been to Pearl River.


Yesterday's track meets
Journal News
... key and scoring: 1. Harrison (H) 154; 2. Spring Valley (SV) 109; 3. Tappan Zee (TZ) 100; Nyack (Nk) 67; 5. Port Chester (PC) 20. 55 - 1. Maurice Roberts (SV) 6.5; 2. Claudio Delli Carpini (H) 6.6; 3. Jeremiah Wisdom-Cofie (Ny) 7.0. 55 ...

01/11/08 - The Weekly Dead Links From The Westmore News

The history of Port Chester High School
To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the current PCHS building, this is the ninth in a series of articles about its history. This section relates the dedication of the stadium on Nov. 5, 1932 immediately followed by the highly anticipated... [more]

Grandchildren spend day at Rye Brook senior center
The Rye Brook Seniors celebrated their 4th annual Grandchildren's Day on Dec. 27. This is a day set aside for the senior members to bring their grandchildren to the Posillipo Center for a fun day of activities.
This year 15 grandchildren... [more]

Teen pregnancy spikes in Port Chester

By I.C. Ingram

Teen pregnancy seems to be everywhere lately. In theaters, the new film "Juno" tells the story of a 16-year-old girl who is quite round of belly due to the child growing inside of it. In the tabloids, there's... [more]

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It looks like the Westmore Snooze is once again copying the news stories in the Journal News.

Wasn't there a January 6th Journal News Story About Teen Pregnancy in Port Chester.....

Teen pregnancy up in the Lower Hudson
Sunday Jan 6 Journal News
PORT CHESTER - At 15 years old, in her first year of high school, Lauren Seliz found herself in a scary conversation - telling her mother she was pregnant.

"She didn't believe it, because I was always the good girl of the family," said Seliz, now 17.

Though abortions have become more common in Westchester in recent years, Seliz was among the nearly 600 pregnant teens who chose to give birth in 2005. She spent days at school having to run out of class to throw up, and eventually her belly became too big for her desk......

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01/10/08 - Port Chester Newswire

Ski club gets word out on safety
The Journal News
... a message that these club members got. "It's always a good idea to have it reinforced," said Iris Tarkan of Port Chester, who has hurt her knees in the past. "We've seen injuries through the years." Reach Jane McManus at jmcmanus@lohud.com . Mike ...


Girls basketball roundup: Ursuline defeats New Rochelle 45-42; Somers ...
Journal News
... Taylor Pirone had 12 points for the Koalas, and Kashai Morris had 12 for Roosevelt. Spring Valley 67, Port Chester 55: At Spring Valley, Nykia Fray scored 15 points, and Jena Ford and Shakiera Dumas each had 14. Julia Dempson scored 15 ...


Port Chester man arrested in 5-year-old sexual abuse incident
Journal News
PORT CHESTER - A 15-year-old recounting a case of improper touching when she was 10 led to the arrest of a Port Chester man who used to live with her family, police said.

Werner Perez Marroquin, 32, who has no known address, was charged Tuesday with first-degree sexual abuse, a felony.

Police said Port Chester High School called police after learning of the 5-year-old incident. Lt. James Ladeairous said the man was recognized on a Port Chester street and apprehended.

Marroquin is accused of touching the girl around 6 p.m. at 133 Wilkins Ave. on Oct. 31, 2002. Police said no one connected to the incident currently lives at that address.....

Rockland wrestling notebook: North Rockland has to defend title
Journal News
... Mann, Iona Prep, Lakeland/Panas, Lehman, Mount Vernon, North Salem, Ossining, Pearl River, Pleasantville, Port Chester, Sabis (Mass.), Sleepy Hollow, Westlake, White Plains, Yonkers, Yorktown and the host. North Rockland is a young team, but ...


Westchester/Putnam wrestling notebook: Indians focused on the Shoreline Journal News
... Mann, Iona Prep, Lakeland/Panas, Lehman, Mount Vernon, North Salem, Ossining, Pearl River, Pleasantville, Port Chester, Sabis (Mass.), Sleepy Hollow, Westlake, White Plains, Yonkers, Yorktown and the host. 'Personally, this is one of my favorite ...

01/09/08 - Port Chester Sportswire

Mount Vernon faces White Plains today in girls basketball, too
Journal News
... at Lakeland, 4:30 p.m. Kennedy at Brewster. 4:30 p.m. Harrison at Tappan Zee, 4:30 p.m. Spring Valley at Port Chester, 4:30 p.m. North Rockland at Suffern, 6 p.m. Ramapo at Clarkstown South, 6 p.m. Mahopac at Arlington, 6 p.m. John Jay-East ...


Yesterday's wrestling matches
Wednesday Jan 9 Journal News
Wrestling Port Chester 46, Nyack 31 At Nyack 112 - Prashant Thakur tech. fall Jesus Maldonado, 4:50; 119 - Andres Salcedo pin.

01/08/08 - Port Chester Newswire

Thinking about going golfing? Get in line.
The Journal News
... eadily as the morning progressed. Nobody seemed to mind, though. "It's a gift from God," said Peter Friedman of Port Chester. "You have to take advantage of days like this and do what you can do with it."

Cars fall off carrier after striking Port Chester railroad bridge
The Journal News
... White Plains man, was cited under village law for exceeding the bridge clearance of 11 feet, two inches, Port Chester police said. Train service was not affected, said Metro-North Railroad spokesman Dan Brucker. He did not know whether any ...


LoHud Happenings: Westchester and Putnam
Tuesday Jan 8 Journal News
... . Port Chester: Rye Town Board. 8 p.m. Town Hall, 10 Pearl St. ....

01/07/08 - Port Chester Newswire

Overturned tractor-trailer partly blocks E/B I-287 ramp to N/B I-95

PORT CHESTER - An overturned tractor-trailer is blocking part of the ramp from eastbound Interstate 287 to northbound Interstate 95 this morning.

Full Story: Journal News

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Programs target high birth rate among Hispanic teens
News From the Border
... is an increasing part of programs aimed at keeping girls in high school during and after their pregnancies. At Port Chester High School , a support group helps teenage girls manage day care, breast-feeding, and emotional and family issues so that ...

Area high school events: Scores and schedule
Journal News
... 4:15 p.m. Panas at Ossining, 4:30 p.m. Poughkeepsie at Hen Hud, 4:30 p.m. Rye Neck at Harrison, 4:30 p.m. Port Chester at Fox Lane, 4:30 p.m. Somers at Brewster, 4:30 p.m. Tuckahoe at Leake & Watts, 4:30 p.m. Dobbs Ferry at Blind Brook, 6 ...

01/06/08 - Port Chester Newswire

Kings cake rules on holiday

PORT CHESTER, N.Y. - At a Mexican pastry shop here Friday, the wreath-shaped cakes baked with Jesus figurines inside were fit for a king - three kings to be exact.

Rosca de Reyes, or three kings cake, is served on El Dia de los Reyes, or the Day of the Kings.

Every year at about this time, Hispanic Catholics around the world celebrate this holiday, which is rooted in the biblical story of the three kings who followed the star of Bethlehem to take gifts to baby Jesus.

In Mexico and other Spanish-speaking countries where Santa Claus isn't acknowledged, children receive Christmas gifts from los reyes magos, or the wise men. They drop off gifts on the night of Jan. 5 and they are opened the next day. Read more

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Poughkeepsie Journal
... 2 baths, ranch, built 1954, 1.2 ac. Brokers: Century 21 Anita Ferri Realty, Poughkeepsie; Sculti Properties, Port Chester. Stormville Road Selling price: $442,500 Listing price: $450,000 1,800 s.f., 6 rms, 3 brs, 2 baths, contemporary, built ...


Rye's Trumm takes home first place
Sunday Jan 6 Journal News
... pleased where this program is heading.' Harrison finished in fourth place followed by last year's winner, Port Chester. Rye took sixth, followed by White Plains and Mount Vernon. But although the Knights finished in the middle of the pack, they ...

01/06/08 - Teen pregnancy up in the Lower Hudson

PORT CHESTER - At 15 years old, in her first year of high school, Lauren Seliz found herself in a scary conversation - telling her mother she was pregnant.

"She didn't believe it, because I was always the good girl of the family," said Seliz, now 17.

Though abortions have become more common in Westchester in recent years, Seliz was among the nearly 600 pregnant teens who chose to give birth in 2005. She spent days at school having to run out of class to throw up, and eventually her belly became too big for her desk.

She stopped hanging out with her friends. And while she was in the hospital, enduring 14 hours of labor, the father of her baby was cheating on her with another girl, she said.

Although she loves her daughter, Kimberly, 2, Seliz tells other girls to wait.

"I tell them: 'You see what I'm going through. I don't get to go out anymore. I don't think you want this responsibility this fast," Seliz said.

Full Story: Journal News

01/05/08 - Port Chester Newswire

Soaps Q & A: "Young and the Restless" & "Days of Our Lives"
National Ledger
... Q: What every happened to Jack and Jennifer on "Days of Our Lives?" They were my favorite couple. Liz in Port Chester, N.Y. A: In the plot, Jack took a reporting job in London and Jennifer went with him. In real life, Melissa (Jennifer) and husband ...


Metro-North spends $2.5K for new gate after van hit train
Stamford Advocate
... coming. The gates blocking the road were down. Metro-North identified the driver as Ragenis Rojas, 42, of Port Chester, N.Y. He was driving a Gateway Building Services Inc. van with New York plates. Rojas was not hurt, but Metropolitan ...

01/04/08 - Port Chester Newswire

Small Mediterranean plates and pizzas
Journal News
... is all the rage: meze-tapas - small plates - with warm flavors. Chef Dan Rubino, formerly at Cafe Mirage in Port Chester, saw the need in Mount Kisco for an "upscale, casual, fun restaurant with an adult bar, enough comfort food and also ...

Employees, Customers Lament Food Mart Closing
Greenwich Citizen
... shifting away from the neighborhood stores to the "Big Box stores on the Greenwich/Stamford border and in Port Chester, and to the Internet." Berg's wife, Judy, he said, "orders all our subscriptions on the Internet - they come in the mail. She buys ...

DEAD LINKS FROM WESTMORE NEWS

Local grocery stores cited for carrying expired food items
Stores in Port Chester and Rye Brook had dozens of outdated dairy products
Five grocery stores in Port Chester and Rye Brook were cited for selling outdated food products, it was announced Thursday.
During November and December, inspectors from the Westchester County...

'Special citizens' program seeks two caring, creative employees
By Jeff Benzak
Association of Retarded Citizens has long history in Port Chester, Rye Brook
For about 50 years, the Village of Port Chester has supported a program that has aided its mentally retarded citizens.
The participants in the program, which is called...

County Clerk visits Rye Brook Seniors
"Where can I get a list of licensed plumbers and electricians?" "Does your office take passport photos?" "Can I file my military discharge papers at your office?" These were just some of the questions posed to Westchester County Clerk Timothy...

P.C. Auxiliary Police recognized for service
To thank the devoted members of the Port Chester Auxiliary Police, some of whom have been members of the organization for nearly or more than 30 years, they were recognized at a ceremony in the courtroom at 10 Pearl St.,...

01/04/08 - Got milk? What's the date on it?

Beware of that rotting cheese and green-colored meat, Westchester's Department of Consumer Protection warned yesterday...

... Inspectors found no items out of date at six stores. They were the Costco stores in New Rochelle, Yonkers and Port Chester; the Stew Leonard's in Yonkers; and the Trader Joe's in Hartsdale and Scarsdale. Fifty-eight percent of the items that were ...

The Patent Trader - Got milk? What's the date on it?

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01/02/08 - Phantom Entertainment Provides Operations Update

PhantomLapboard Slated for Exhibit Jan. 7-10 at 2008 CES

PORT CHESTER, N.Y., Jan. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Phantom
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The Company will display its Phantom Wireless Lapboard and Laser Mouse
at the 2008 Consumer Electronic Show (CES), with Ione Technologies at
Exhibiting Booth: Sands 73240, Jan. 7-10, 2008, in Las Vegas.

The show isexpected to draw more 140,000 industry professionals, including from 2,70exhibitors. CES is the world's largest tradeshow for consumer technology.

The Company is continuing to work with Linley Management S.A. to meet
financing requirements to fund manufacturing and marketing of the
Phantom(R) Wireless Lapboard and Phantom(R) Wireless Laser Mouse.
The Company is working closely with its contract manufacturer, Ione
Technologies Inc., to meet manufacturing production schedules for shipping.

Phantom Lapboards to Alienware for bundling with its PC Media Center.
The Company is continuing sales planning for Q-1 /08 for distribution
of the Phantom Wireless Lapboard and Phantom Wireless Laser Mouse through Global Marketing Partners' distribution channel with Ingram Micro Inc., the world's largest technology distributor and a leading technology sales,marketing and logistics company.

The Company is continuing sales planning for Q-1/08 with Westex Europe
NV to serve the E-Commerce, IT peripherals distribution, retail sales
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About Phantom Entertainment

Phantom Entertainment has developed and is marketing the Phantom
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For more information, please visit http://www.phantom.net/.

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01/01/08 - Port Chester Newswire

Wrestling practice a grueling experience
The Journal News
... to another sport "If you haven't wrestled, then you don't understand what we go through in practice every day," Port Chester's J.P. Calero said. "There is nothing like wrestling. Mentally and physically you're working hard all of the time." For ...


Carvin takes office today in Rye Town, promises transparency
Tuesday Jan 1 Journal News
... by county tax law. The town has long distributed taxes to its three districts - Blind Brook, Rye Neck and Port Chester - in 10 monthly installments. 'I'm confident we'll make up for that ($400,000) by bringing our overall expenditures down,' Carvin ...


Six New Restaurants Spice up Mount Kisco
Journal News
... of dining spots. Yet, for all its options, few would equate it with other great restaurant towns like Rye or Port Chester. Something's changing. Maybe it was Hillary and Bill Clinton's Sopranos-esque video, filmed in the Mount Kisco Coach Diner, ...

12/31/07 - Authorities concerned with surge in electrical fires

A spike in electrical fires in the region has fire and government officials alarmed, and prompted one Rockland County legislator to call for an investigation into the sale of hazardous 'knock-off' extension ...



... in Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties since late November, included blazes in Carmel, Purdys, Yonkers, Port Chester, Harrison, White Plains, Patterson and Spring Valley. 'This time of year there's always an increase in structure fires,' said ...



The Patent Trader - Authorities concerned with surge in electrical fires



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12/30/07 - Port Chester News Wire

White Plains Hospital Center Upcoming Events
Westchester.com
... at: Community Room, 76 South Lexington Ave, White Plains, January 2nd, 1:00 2:30 pm 167-169 Terrace Avenue, Port Chester, January 9th, 11:00 am- 12:30 pm. 10 Drew Street, Port Chester, January 16th, 1:00- 2:30 pm. For additional information, call ...


C-NS edges Ithaca
Post-Standard
... Challenge:With all-state junior guard Brandon Triche pumping in 23 points, Jamesville-DeWitt (8-2) defeated Port Chester 90-70 in the third-place game at White Plains. Triche was backed by Alshwan Hymes (20), Greg Stern (12) and Nick Pascale (12) en ...


Peekskill stops White Plains in OT to win Slam Dunk title
Journal News
... starters from last season - fought past a quality St. Peter's team in Thursday's opening round and rolled past Port Chester in the semifinals. White Plains dug out of an early nine-point hole last night, using its zone defense to force the ...

Port Chester battles to end but bows in consolation
Journal News
WHITE PLAINS - From opening tip to the final buzzer in last night's boys consolation game at the Slam Dunk Challenge, Port Chester was overmatched by highly ranked Jamesville-DeWitt. Led by Syracuse ...

Area high school events: Scores and schedule
Journal News
... Stepinac 86, 3OT Fifth-place game: St. Peter's 68, Cardinal Hayes 64, OT Consolation: Jamesville DeWitt 91, Port Chester 71 Championship: Peekskill 61, White Plains 54 OT Albertus Magnus tournament Consolation: North Rockland 68, ...

Port Chester's Boone sinks moneyball for big bucks
Journal News
... Jamestown, Scott Boone hit a shot he'll remember for the rest of his life. The 16-year-old, who plays on the Port Chester JV boys basketball team, banked in a shot from halfcourt to win the $1,000 prize for the Big Shot contest. 'I wasn't nervous ...

12/29/07 - State's attorney hires veteran investigator

If Edward Zack, the newest inspector for the state's attorney, has a fault, it's that he always has to keep busy....

... about his work and always done a great job, and we're happy to have him here," he said. Zack was born in Port Chester, N.Y., and attended Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains, N.Y. He joined the Greenwich Police Department in 1978 ...

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12/29/07 - Port Chester News Wire

Slam Dunk Tournament (Day 2) Recap
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... Brandon Triche with 13 points and five rebounds. The second game featured the White Plains Tigers versus the Port Chester Rams. In this game the offensive tandem of Sean Kilpatrick and Rashad James was simply too much for even for Port Chester's ...


Slam Dunk Challenge: Stepinac foiled despite Taylor's 1,000th point
Journal News
... St. Peter's had lost their first-round games on Thursday. 'Maybe we were all upset about the (67-62) loss (to Port Chester), myself included,' Taylor said. 'We should have come out more psyched.' Still, they were in position to win in the fourth ...


Slam Dunk Challenge: White Plains topples Port Chester
Journal News
WHITE PLAINS - Space was open. Jumping lanes were available. Going to the hoop wasn't the same challenge. When Port Chester's 6-foot-11 center, Jordan Henriquez, was forced to the bench after picking up his third foul midway through the second ...


Kissing with her eyes open: Woman sees her purse being stolen
Journal News
PORT CHESTER - As she was kissing her husband, a Sleepy Hollow woman saw another woman walking out of the Tropic Bar with her pocketbook early yesterday, police said.

Sisters face felony charge in clothes 'buying' scheme
Journal News
PORT CHESTER - The post-Christmas sales apparently weren't enough for three sisters, one a Kohl's cashier, who were arraigned yesterday on a felony charge in a clothing 'buying' scheme.

12/29/07 - Port Chester man accused of terrorizing ex-girlfriend, cutting her hair

WHITE PLAINS - A Port Chester man was released on $10,000 bail yesterday after appearing in court on charges that he terrorized his ex-girlfriend for five hours, cutting her hair and threatening to slice her face.

The man, Shawn Powell, denied the woman's accusations, saying she cut her own hair and was threatening to hurt herself after he broke up with her.

Westchester Judge Jeffrey Cohen warned Powell, 31, to stay away from the woman and told Powell that he would go to jail immediately if he violated the order of protection issued by Port Chester Village Court.

Cohen told prosecutors to tell the alleged victim to avoid contacting Powell in any way, including through his friends or family members. He then told Powell's family members in the courtroom to avoid the alleged victim

Assistant District Attorney Courtney Johnson said the woman told police that Powell used a key to enter her apartment at 3:30 a.m. Saturday. The woman said Powell chased her around a table with a knife, urinated on her and poured beer on her and her belongings.

The woman also said Powell took $700 from her, tore it up and flushed the pieces down the toilet, telling her that her money was worthless, Johnson said.....

...His attorney, Clifford Greene, said the woman made the story up. He said she cut off her own hair off and threatened to hurt herself further before locking herself in a bedroom in Powell's mother's house, which was next door to her apartment.

Greene said the woman has called Powell at least 15 times since the alleged incident and has asked his friends in Port Chester to help her find him. He also noted that his client is a business owner and has no criminal record....


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