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Cassandra Huerta

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Schools

Registration Begins June 1 For Full Day Pre-K At Mount Vernon High School MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- Due to the community's support of the 2015-16 school budget, the Mount Vernon City School District will now offer 54 full-day pre-K spaces at Mount Vernon High School. Parents must register their child with Frances Tarrant at Longfellow Elementary School. Spaces will be filled by lottery. Registration is also available for half day pre-K. Registration begins Monday and is from 8 a.m. through noon Mondays through Thursdays. To qualify for pre-K, children must be 4 on or by Dec. 1. To register, you must bring proof of birth; current immunizations - doctor's stamp;…

by Cassandra Huerta

06/01/2015

Politics

Katz Urges Assembly To Act On Bipartisan Veterans Bill YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Assemblyman Steve Katz, R,C-Yorktown, is calling on his colleagues to move Assembly Bill 4313-A out of the Committee on Ways and Means and bring it to the floor for a vote. The legislation, similar to legislation that passed the Senate unanimously earlier this week, would afford all veterans the ability to buy back up to three years in the state pension system. Currently, this is only afforded to veterans of certain conflicts. This bill passed the Assembly last year with 133 votes but was vetoed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo days before Veterans Day. “We have a bipartisan con…

by Cassandra Huerta

06/01/2015

Neighbors

Wilton Letter: Family Thanks First Responders For Fire Help WILTON, Conn. -- The Wilton Daily Voice accepts signed letters to the editor. Submit letters to wilton@dailyvoice.com. Dear First Responders, We want to thank the town of Wilton, Weston, Westport, and New Canaan Fire Fighters, EMS and police for their prompt and effective action to contain the fire at our West Meadow Road home on April 26. All of the first responders demonstrated professionalism and sensitivity to what could have been a devastating situation. Luckily for us, all family members and pets at home at the time were evacuated safely. Further, the damage was minimized and…

by George, Debra, Stephanie and Brittany Van

06/01/2015

Politics

Danbury Rep. Giegler Votes 'No' On Expanded Casino Gaming DANBURY, Conn. – State Rep. Jan Giegler, R-138, voted against allowing expanded casino gaming in Connecticut. H.B. 1090 -- An Act Concerning Gaming would allow the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut -- a “tribal business entity” -- to operate a new casino gaming facility outside its federally recognized lands after final approval by the General Assembly and amending state law. The legislation does not specify the number of tribal business entities. “Balancing the state budget on the back of casino gaming is a recipe for disaster and is not the answ…

by Cassandra Huerta

06/01/2015

Police & Fire

Man Driving Erratically In Yorktown Charged With DWI, Police Say YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- Kenneth Grossberger, a 64-year-old Cortlandt Manor resident, was charged with driving while intoxicated Wednesday, May 27, according to the New York State Police. Police were dispatched to find an erratic vehicle traveling on the Taconic State Parkway and after stopping the vehicle, identified the driver as Grossberger, who was intoxicated at the time, police said. Grossberger's positive breath sample revealed a blood alcohol level of 0.09 percent, according to police. Grossberger was issued a traffic ticket and is to appear June 11 in the Town of Yorktown …

by Cassandra Huerta

05/31/2015

Police & Fire

Man Charged With Automobile Theft In Sprain Brook Parkway Incident YONKERS, N.Y. -- George B. Smith, a 25-year-old Mount Vernon resident, was charged with criminal possession of stolen property in the third degree on Saturday, May 23, according to the New York State Police. Troopers patrolling the Sprain Brook Parkway in the area of mile post marker 3.4 observed a vehicle stopped on the shoulder of the Parkway and a male throwing items into a wooded area. The vehicle, a 1998 Honda Civic, operated by Smith, was reported stolen in New Rochelle. Smith was disposing of the registered owner’s personal items from vehicle, according to police. The State Polic…

by Cassandra Huerta

05/31/2015

News

Man Dies After Two-Car Crash In Irvington IRVINGTON, N.Y. -- A man suffering from serious injuries after he was ejected from his vehicle him during a two-car accident Sunday morning in Irvington has died, according to multiple reports. According to police, a Mazda and Toyota crashed into each other on the Saw Mill near Mountain Road and the I-87 interchange, reported lohud.com. The driver has not yet been identified and the accident is still under investigation. No one else was injured, according to lohud.com. There is no word as to whether speed was a factor in the crash, according to News 12 Westchester. The accident re…

by Cassandra Huerta

05/31/2015

Weather

Thunderstorms Likely In Greenburgh WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- A slow moving cold front will be bringing rain and thunderstorms starting Sunday afternoon and likely continuing through Tuesday morning, according to the National Weather Association. Rain and thunderstorms should begin after noon Sunday, with a high near 78. Some of the rain could be heavy and result in flash flooding. The chance of precipitation is 80 percent. Into Sunday night, showers continue with a chance of thunderstorms, with a low around 62. The chance of precipitation is 80 percent. Monday morning also may bring showers with a chance of thunde…

by Cassandra Huerta

05/31/2015

Weather

Rain, Thunderstorms Expected In Putnam PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- A slow moving cold front will be bringing rain and thunderstorms starting Sunday afternoon and likely continuing through Tuesday morning, according to the National Weather Association. Rain and thunderstorms should begin after noon Sunday, with a high near 78. Some of the rain could be heavy and result in flash flooding. The chance of precipitation is 80 percent. Into Sunday night, showers continue with a chance of thunderstorms, with a low around 62. The chance of precipitation is 80 percent. Monday morning also may bring showers with a chance of thunderstorm…

by Cassandra Huerta

05/31/2015

Weather

Thunderstorms Likely In Bridgeport FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- A slow moving cold front will be bringing rain and thunderstorms starting Sunday afternoon and likely continuing through Tuesday morning, according to the National Weather Association. Rain and thunderstorms should begin after noon Sunday, with a high near 78. Some of the rain could be heavy and result in flash flooding. The chance of precipitation is 80 percent. Into Sunday night, showers continue with a chance of thunderstorms, with a low around 62. The chance of precipitation is 80 percent. Monday morning also may bring showers with a chance of thunders…

by Cassandra Huerta

05/31/2015

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