06/05/12 The Raw Port Chester News Feed

Port Chester Newswire Bid To Hire Morabito As Port Chester Village Clerk Fails June 5, 2012 at 4:35 AM A proposal to hire former Rye town supervisor Robert Morabito as Port Chester's next village clerk was rejected Monday night after a heated debate over the selection process for the job and a controversy about a Board of Trustees member voting via video conferencing. Controversial Video: Internal Port Chester Police Review Clears Department June 5, 2012 at 3:17 AM Police Chief Joseph M. Krzeminski told the Port Chester village Board of Trustees Monday night that an internal review of a controversial incident in which an unconscious man spent hours on a North Main Street sidewalk without getting help found no wrongdoing by police officers on duty that night. Close Call: Soldier From Port Chester Awarded Combat Badge After Rocket Attack June 5, 2012 at 3:17 AM Port Chester native Maj. Brett A. Ayvazian, currently stationed at Fort Knox, KY, and deployed with AFSBn-Bagram, 401st Army Field Support Brigade in Afghanistan, has been awarded a Combat Action Badge following his base coming under a rocket attack. Ex-Rye Town Supervisor Morabito Up For Port Chester Village Clerk Job June 4, 2012 at 7:12 PM Former Rye Town Supervisor Robert Morabito is on tonight's Port Chester Village Board of Trustees agenda for appointment as Port Chester's new village clerk and registrar of vital statistics. CT Police Found This Knife On Port Chester Man June 4, 2012 at 7:12 PM Darien police arrested a Port Chester man with a lengthy and violent rap sheet after finding a knife with a 12.25-inch blade in his backpack during a traffic stop. Controversial Video: Two Arrested In Thefts From Unconscious Port Chester Man June 4, 2012 at 7:11 PM Port Chester police have made two arrests in connection with the repeated robbery of an unconscious man who was sprawled out in front of a North Main Street home for hours. Woman charged in Port Chester taped robbery June 4, 2012 at 6:01 PM A 34-year-old Manhattan woman has been charged with stealing headphones from a drunken man who was passed out and videotaped on a Port Chester street being robbed repeatedly by passersby last month. Darien Police Found This Knife on Violent Offender June 4, 2012 at 4:50 PM A Darien Police say they arrested a Port Chester, NY man with a lengthy and violent rap sheet after finding a knife with a 12.25-inch blade in his backpack during a traffic stop. Man charged with carrying 12.5-inch blade June 4, 2012 at 4:05 PM Edwin Vargas , 40, of Port Chester, N.Y., was charged with carrying a dangerous weapon, a Survivor knife with a 12.5-inch blade, Wednesday, May 30, at approximately 11 a.m. According to the report, he was originally pulled over after police said he illegally passed a Darien squad car on the right side of Post Road while operating a 2009 Suzuki ... (more) Woman charged with stealing from passed-out man in Port Chester June 4, 2012 at 3:21 PM Accident. Right lane blocked on THE SOUTHERN ST PKWY EB at EAGLE AVE/X18. Stop and go traffic from ELMONT RD in NASSAU CNTY Police have arrested a woman for allegedly stealing from a man passed out on the sidewalk near a nightclub in Port Chester. More Success In Year Two of Taste of Port Chester June 4, 2012 at 7:21 AM With about 35 participating restaurants, this year's Taste of Port Chester proved to be a success on Sunday. EatDrinkShopCook: Screaming for small-batch ice cream June 4, 2012 at 7:16 AM Jarvin Garcia mixes ice cream by hand at Longford's Own-Made home base in Port Chester, N.Y. Photo: Patti Woods / Fairfield Citizen contributed THE SCOOP For top-of-the-line ice cream, check out these stores and scoop shops: a WHOLE FOODS 350 Grasmere Ave., Fairfield / 203-319-9544 399 Post Road West, Westport / 203-227-6858 a THE PANTRY 1580 Post ... (more)