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Thursday, June 23, 2011

06/23/11 Teen Robbed on Haseco Ave., PC Man Gets Felony for Assault And More From The Port Chester Topix News Message Board

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Port Chester - News June 23, 2011

Teen Robbed on Haseco Ave., PC Man Gets Felony for Assault (Patch)
A teenager was sent to Greenwich Hospital after he was attacked and robbed Sunday night, police said.
Get Out Weekend Planner (Patch)
Got your sights set on the weekend? We've got you covered. Here are six ideas to get your planning started.
Five Questions for a Life-Long Rye Resident
Five Questions for a Life-Long Rye Resident (The Daily Rye)
Douglas Carey first came to Rye "during the Eisenhower administration" as a newborn infant from what used to be United Hospital in Port Chester.
District Teachers Say Goodbye: Tom Corbia (Patch)
Whether teaching lessons on anatomy or sharing tips on eating a balanced diet, Port Chester High School teacher Tom Corbia has been a fixture in local education through the decades.
Gardening for Good: Port Chester Kids Celebrate Harvest (Patch)
With the help of one of their teachers, middle school kids in Port Chester transformed a plot of land from a dirt lot to a booming garden, all within the span of a few weeks.A On Tuesday, seventh- and eighth-graders of Port Chester Middle School celebrated the first harvest of the "Giving Garden" they helped create under the guidance of Allison ...
Police: 'Career Criminal' Arrested in Harrison (Patch)
Harrison Police have arrested a man they believe has been invading homes in Westchester County and Connecticut for more than 30 years.

06/23/11 The Raw Port Chester News Feed

News Reports About Port Chester, NY
Gardening for Good: Port Chester Kids Celebrate Harvest
Patch.com
At Port Chester Middle School, some kids elected to stick around after the bell to watch their hard work come to fruition. By Christine Loughran | Email the author | 11:14am With the help of one of their teachers, middle school kids in Port Chester ...
Bad Experience Teaches Greenwich Agent a Lesson
The Daily Weston
The agent's attorney handled the closing and never told them the house was in Port Chester. "She saw us coming a million miles away," says Danielle, who is now a real estate agent with New England Land Co. in Greenwich. "She took advantage of us to ...

The Daily Weston
Teen Robbed on Haseco Ave., PC Man Gets Felony for Assault
Patch.com
A Port Chester man faces felony assault charges after allegedly slamming his brother onto a stack of porcelain tiles in their backyard. By Nik Bonopartis | Email the author | 5:17am A teenager was sent to Greenwich Hospital after he was attacked and ...
Soccer: FC Westchester U16 team headed to Dallas for national playoffs
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Cesar Ceja of Port Chester practices with the FC Westchester soccer team at Purchase College Tuesday. FC Westchester will be competing in the US Soccer Development Academy League national playoffs in Texas this weekend. / Seth Harrison/The Journal News ...
Wake Up with Patch: Journal News Layoffs, Womens Sports League
Patch.com
Thomas Haywood of Port Chester was caught by the Harrison Police Department Tuesday in connection to a robbery in Greenwich, CT. Police say that Haywood has been connected to multiple robberies over the past 30 years. Every Thursday from 7 - 9 pm, ...
Police: 'Career Criminal' Arrested in Harrison
Patch.com
Thomas Haywood, 48, of 45 Traverse Avenue, Port Chester, was arrested Tuesday after Harrison police identified him as the man wanted for allegedly invading a home in Greenwich. Harrison Police had been monitoring him as a suspect in local burglaries ...
Hamden Woman Elected to UCONN Alumni Association Board
Patch.com
Mikki Meadows-Oliver of Hamden, a member of the class of '06, is one of three new board members, including Liana Fresher '85, of Manchester and Alicia Young '95, of Port Chester, NY. are new members of the Board. Re-elected board members, ...
Mexican Restaurant Opens in Long-Vacant Downing St. Space
DNAinfo
Ken Begasse, a Port Chester, NY resident who works on nearby Varick Street stopped by La Camelia with two coworkers on Wednesday hoping it was open. He said he had been watching the renovations. "There is a need for Mexican food here," Begasse said. ...
Stamford man to serve 18-month prison term in 2006 dragging death
Stamford Advocate
According to the Appellate Court decision, Nazarian and friends got into an argument with a group of patrons, including Castillo, in a Port Chester, NY nightclub. The two groups left in separate cars and began racing each other on Interstate 95 heading ...
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Broadway World
... Carolyn Savoia (Ridgefield, CT), Noah Silverman (Armonk), Rebecca Simpson-Wallack (Briarcliff Manor), Staubi Lexi (Rye), Shannon and Tim Stout (Dobbs Ferry), Hope Sullivan (Valhalla), Kiah Thomas (Port, Chester), Lauren Wagner (Yorktown Heights), ...
Thieves Steal Air Conditioning Unit from PC Church
Patch.com
... time and require the use of a truck or other vehicle with a large cargo hold. Anyone who noticed suspicious activity in the Traverse Avenue area is asked to call the Port Chester Police Department at 914-939-1000. All calls will be kept confidential.

06/23/11 Teen Robbed on Haseco Ave., PC Man Gets Felony for Assault and more from Port Chester Patch



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June 23, 2011

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Teen Robbed on Haseco Ave., PC Man Gets Felony for Assault

Nik Bonopartis | Jun 23, 2011 | 0 Comments

imageA Port Chester man faces felony assault charges after allegedly slamming his brother onto a stack of porcelain tiles in their backyard.

Daily PatchCast: One Dead In Yorktown Crash, Pleasantville Seniors Go Out With A Prank

Nik Bonopartis and Plamena Pesheva | Jun 22, 2011 | 0 Comments

imageA roundup of the region's major developments for Wednesday, June 22.

Thieves Steal Air Conditioning Unit from PC Church

Nik Bonopartis | Jun 22, 2011 | 3 Comments

imageThe compressor is worth $2,500 and was hard-wired to the United Pentecostal Church building.

Gardening for Good: Port Chester Kids Celebrate Harvest

Christine Loughran | Jun 22, 2011 | 0 Comments

imageAt Port Chester Middle School, some kids elected to stick around after the bell to watch their hard work come to fruition.

District Teachers Say Goodbye: Tom Corbia

Christine Loughran | Jun 22, 2011 | 0 Comments

imagePort Chester High School health teacher retires after 40 years.

06/23/11 New Today in The Daily Port Chester

What's Up in  The Daily Port Chester
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Senior Services Network Coming to Port Chester
by Ryan Villarreal | 06/23/11
RYE, N.Y. -- Betti Weimersheimer sat down for lunch with a group of senior citizens at the American Yacht Club to introduce herself as the executive director of a new organization that will help seniors maintain an independent lifestyle."The majority of older adults want to live in their own homes,
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Face To Face With The Daily Port Chester
by Ryan Villarreal | 06/23/11
The Daily Port Chester is holding office hours Thursday at Panera on Westchester Avenue from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Come meet your city's reporter Ryan Villarreal and share your thoughts on the site and the community. We'd love to get your input on our work and hear about the things you would like to see
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Port Chester Welcomes New Kindergarten Class
by Ryan Villarreal | 06/22/11
PORT CHESTER, N.Y. – With a son in fifth grade and another in first, Mariella Hernandez is a veteran parent at Thomas A. Edison School. She's ready for her youngest son Julian to start kindergarten in the fall."It's important to get them used to the school," said Hernandez, who brought Julian to an
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White Plains: Vote to Raise Rent Gets Heated
by Sarina Trangle | 06/21/11
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – It appears that everyone who attended the tenant and owner debate at the Westchester County Rent Guidelines Board left dissatisfied after the board passed a vote to increase rent throughout the county on rent-regulated apartments. The meeting, which ran for nearly three hours
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New York Salad Chain Opens In Rye Brook
by Ryan Villarreal | 06/21/11
RYE BROOK, N.Y. -- Cindy Weisberg had a hankering for greens Tuesday so she made sure to stop for lunch at the Chop't Creative Salad Company that opened that day."I'm a big salad eater," said Weisberg, a Rye Brook resident and healthcare industry recruiter. "This is my main meal of the day."Weisberg
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'Citizen Scientists' Can Help Greenwich Streams
by Anna Helhoski | 06/22/11
GREENWICH, Conn. — Standing on the bridge over the Mill River on the edge of Byram and Port Chester, Jack Stoecker points out rock walls lining the banks.   "It's a very engineered environment, very unnatural," said Stoecker, coordinator of the Byram Watershed Coalition. "It serves a purpose —
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Wednesday, June 22, 2011

06/22/11 The Raw Port Chester News Feed

News Reports About Port Chester
Shopping centre in Ellesmere Port 'needs a boost'
Ellesmere Port Pioneer
The Cheshire Retail Study was commissioned by Cheshire West and Chester and Cheshire East councils to inform development plans for centres such as Ellesmere Port, Chester, Crewe and Frodsham. According to the report, Ellesmere Port has a high number of ...
Police Impostor Case Was Drug Deal Gone Bad
Patch.com
Originally, police warned the public about a pair of men impersonating officers after Ralph Russo of Port Chester -- the "victim" in the initial incident -- flagged down a Rye Brook patrolman and said he'd been robbed of $50 after he'd been pulled over ...
Police: Man, 82, Stashed Wine Bottle After DWI Crash
Patch.com
Courtesy Port Chester Police Department Port Chester police thought an 82-year-old Scarsdale man was suffering from dementia or just shaken up after he struck a parked car on Monday afternoon. But when witnesses approached officers at the scene and ...
A Whole Lot of Summer Reading: Retired Teachers Deliver 300 Books to JFK Students
Patch.com
Led by a retired Port Chester teacher, a group of former educators hope JFK Magnet students spend part of their summer behind a good book. A group of retired teachers have become familiar faces to the second-graders of John F. Kennedy Magnet School in ..

A Recently Updated Web Page About Port Chester
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YouTube - Port Chester Middle School Trombone Suicide 2011
2011 Band Night performance of the PCMS Trombones and Drumline doing Trombone Suicide.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=04buNk4I3x0
Uninvited Guest at Port Chester School Fun Day - Topix
Full story: The Daily Port Chester. Fifth grader Jordan Lewis and his classmates ... This will search the titles of the threads in the Port Chester forum ...
www.topix.com/.../uninvited-guest-at-port-chester-school-fun-...
VILLAGE OF PORT CHESTER
1. VILLAGE OF PORT CHESTER. BOARD OF TRUSTEES. Meeting, MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2011. 6 :00 P.M.. VILLAGE JUSTICE COURTROOM. 350 North Main Street ...
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06/22/11 Police: Man, 82, Stashed Wine Bottle After DWI Crash and more from Port Chester Patch



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June 22, 2011

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Police: Man, 82, Stashed Wine Bottle After DWI Crash

Nik Bonopartis | Jun 21, 2011 | 0 Comments

imageHarold Gorenfeld tried to drive away when an officer radioed for a tow truck, according to police. Gorenfeld was charged with DWI.

Police Impostor Case Was Drug Deal Gone Bad

Nik Bonopartis | Jun 21, 2011 | 1 Comment

imagePolice want the public to know the "victim" was targeted, and police impostors aren't pulling over random drivers in Rye Brook.

A Whole Lot of Summer Reading: Retired Teachers Deliver 300 Books to JFK Students

| Jun 21, 2011 | 1 Comment

imageLed by a retired Port Chester teacher, a group of former educators hope JFK Magnet students spend part of their summer behind a good book.

Support Port Chester Cheerleaders at Sunday Car Wash

| Jun 21, 2011 | 0 Comments

imageJV cheerleaders will be hard at work washing cars this Sunday to raise money for trips and competitions.

New Volunteers Get A Trial By Fire

Nik Bonopartis | Jun 21, 2011 | 0 Comments

imageFive days after they officially joined the ranks of the Port Chester Fire Department, a handful of new volunteers found themselves fighting a fierce blaze.

06/22/11 New Today in The Daily Port Chester

What's Up in  The Daily Port Chester
The Daily Port Chester
News Sports Schools Neighbors
New York Salad Chain Opens In Rye Brook
by Ryan Villarreal | 06/21/11
RYE BROOK, N.Y. -- Cindy Weisberg had a hankering for greens Tuesday so she made sure to stop for lunch at the Chop't Creative Salad Company that opened that day."I'm a big salad eater," said Weisberg, a Rye Brook resident and healthcare industry recruiter. "This is my main meal of the day."Weisberg
READ MORE
Stream Walk Survey Needs Greenwich Volunteers
by Anna Helhoski | 06/22/11
GREENWICH, Conn. — Standing on the bridge over the Mill River on the edge of Byram and Port Chester, Jack Stoecker points out rock walls lining the banks.   "It's a very engineered environment, very unnatural," said Stoecker, coordinator of the Byram Watershed Coalition. "It serves a purpose —
READ MORE
Port Chester Welcomes New Kindergarten Class
by Ryan Villarreal | 06/22/11
PORT CHESTER, N.Y. – With a son in fifth grade and another in first, Mariella Hernandez is a veteran parent at Thomas A. Edison School. She's ready for her youngest son Julian to start kindergarten in the fall."It's important to get them used to the school," said Hernandez, who brought Julian to an
READ MORE
White Plains: Vote to Raise Rent Gets Heated
by Sarina Trangle | 06/21/11
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – It appears that everyone who attended the tenant and owner debate at the Westchester County Rent Guidelines Board left dissatisfied after the board passed a vote to increase rent throughout the county on rent-regulated apartments. The meeting, which ran for nearly three hours
READ MORE
No Vote On Children's Museum Lease At Rye Playland
by Ryan Villarreal | 06/21/11
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- The Westchester County Board of Legislators has delayed a vote to lease out the North Bathhouse at Rye Playland to the Westchester Children's Museum until its next meeting July 11. "It's all part of the process," said Tracy Kay, executive director of the museum. The decision
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Port Chester High Senior Gives Thanks
by Ryan Villarreal | 06/21/11
PORT CHESTER, N.Y. – With prom and graduation coming back to back, high school senior Antonio Garcia has a lot on his mind this week. However, the 17-year-old made sure to find the time to thank the people at school who helped him get to where he is."I found people here that care about you and want
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06/22/11 The Port Chester Topix News Message Board: Port Chester Welcomes New Kindergarten Class

Topix Port Chester

Port Chester - News June 22, 2011

Port Chester Welcomes New Kindergarten Class
Port Chester Welcomes New Kindergarten Class (The Daily Port Chester)
With a son in fifth grade and another in first, Mariella Hernandez is a veteran parent at Thomas A. Edison School .
Stream Walk Survey Needs Greenwich Volunteers (The Daily Port Chester)
Standing on the bridge over the Mill River on the edge of Byram and Port Chester, Jack Stoecker points out rock walls lining the banks.
New York Salad Chain Opens In Rye Brook (The Daily Port Chester)
Cindy Weisberg had a hankering for greens Tuesday so she made sure to stop for lunch at the Chop't Creative Salad Company that opened that day.

               
More Port Chester News
Police: Man, 82, Stashed Wine Bottle After DWI Crash (Patch)
Port Chester police thought an 82-year-old Scarsdale man was suffering from dementia or just shaken up after he struck a parked car on Monday afternoon.
Fake-cop robbery in Rye Brook involved a marijuana deal, real cops say (LoHud)
Fake-cop robbery in Rye Brook involved a marijuana deal, real cops say Comments RYE BROOK - A Port Chester teenager who reported that two men impersonating cops robbed him of $50 was actually a drug dealer, police said, and the thieves who drove up with flashing lights made off with $2,700 worth of marijuana.
A Whole Lot of Summer Reading: Retired Teachers Deliver 300 Books to JFK Students (Patch)
A group of retired teachers have become familiar faces to the second-graders of John F. Kennedy Magnet School in Port Chester.

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

06/21/11 The Port Chester Topix News Message Board: New Volunteers Get A Trial By Fire

Topix Port Chester

Port Chester - News June 21, 2011

New Volunteers Get A Trial By Fire
New Volunteers Get A Trial By Fire (Patch)
The Port Chester Fire Department welcomed seven new firefighters to its ranks earlier this month.
For Midland School, It's Nairobi, Baghdad or Bust (My Rye)
Midland School unveiled two road signs on June 16 - one located outside on the grass inside the bus circle, and the other inside the building near the lobby.
Neighbors Confused After Street Signs Are Removed (Patch)
Residents who live in a four-block stretch near Port Chester High School have been lobbying for months to have alternate-side street signs removed so they don't have to move their cars every morning.

06/21/11 No Cause Yet in Deadly Westchester Plane Crash and more from Port Chester Patch



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June 21, 2011

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No Cause Yet in Deadly Westchester Plane Crash

Harold F. Cobin and Jonann Brady | Jun 20, 2011 | 0 Comments

imageFour people aboard the plane were killed in the fiery crash. The pilot owned an art gallery in Piermont.

Neighbors Confused After Street Signs Are Removed

Nik Bonopartis | Jun 20, 2011 | 2 Comments

imagePort Chester Republicans say the alternate-side parking signs were removed without the approval of the board. Trustees are expected to discuss the issue tonight.

School Calendar Highlights: Prom, Graduation Slated for this Week

Christine Loughran | Jun 20, 2011 | 0 Comments

imageFor the last week of school, students, teachers and parents say their goodbyes to another school year with end-of-the-year celebrations.

District Teachers Say Goodbye: Larry Siena

Christine Loughran | Jun 20, 2011 | 1 Comment

imagePort Chester High School English teacher of 38 years to retire this month.

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