The inside of the Yorktown home where 16 cats were seized.
More than a dozen neglected cats were rescued by the SPCA of Westchester from a private Yorktown residence Thursday night.
The responders received an anonymous tip from the SPCA’a Humane Law Enforcement hotline.
The caller told the SPCA that the owners of the premises were hospitalized and the cats were not being taken care of, according to Lisa Bonanno, a spokesperson for SPCA of Westchester. Continue reading
Proposed Senate District 40
No matter who wins the state elections this November, Putnam Valley residents will have a new set of representatives, according to the proposed redistricting maps that have been released.
The Town of Putnam Valley, like other communities throughout the Hudson Valley region, may join new assembly and senate districts, as a result of the reconfigured borders that were unveiled by the New York State Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment.
Under the suggested redistricting Putnam Valley, which is currently part of the district represented by Assemblywoman Sandy Galef (D, I-Ossining) in the 90th District and state Senator Greg Ball (R,C- Patterson) in the 44th District, would now be part of the districts represented by Assemblyman Steve Katz (R,C-Yorktown) and state Senator Stephen Saland (R,C-Poughkeepsie). Continue reading
Norhtern Westchester Hospital
A lighting plan for the Northern Westchester Hospital’s planned parking garage could be approved as early as next month.
At its Jan. 24 meeting, the Mount Kisco Planning Board instructed village staff to create an approval resolution that could be voted on when the board meets on Feb. 28.
In December the board unanimously approved a new parking garage for the hospital. But while the board provided amended site plan approval on Dec. 13, it still needs to approve a lighting plan for the new, three-and-one-half story, 457-space, open air parking lot that will be located on the southern part of the hospital’s property. Continue reading
Darlene Love
By Sam Barron
The City of White Plains is getting ready for a Love Fest.
On Jan. 27 at 7 p.m., the White Plains Youth Bureau will be hosting Live, Love, Dance! A Tribute to Darlene Love.
Love was recently inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and has a long and distinguished career as a singer and actress. The Youth Bureau will also be honoring her for her service to the community and for being inspiration to the youth of White Plains.
The event will feature eight dance performances and two singers doing work inspired by Love and will feature a performance from Love herself.
“She truly is an exceptional person,” Frank Williams, the Director of the Youth Bureau, said.
This is the 7th annual benefit for the Youth Bureau, which raises money for the bureau and for kids in disadvantaged countries.
The Youth Bureau, which has been recognized by the Department of Education as one of the best in the country, has more than 50 different programs designed to help young people transition from youth to being a successful adult, of which Love is a huge supporter. Continue reading
From left, Glenna Brown, employment specialist for Ability Beyond Disability, Jon Callahan and Mt. Kisco Truck and Auto Parts owner Steve Finkelstein.
Three years ago when Steve Finkelstein hired Jon Callahan as a part-timer he didn’t have any reservations that his new employee would be a benefit to his store.
Finkelstein, owner of Mt. Kisco Truck & Auto Parts, has been hiring disabled community members for nearly 15 years, ever since Ability Beyond Disability, a Connecticut-based organization that provides services for the handicapped, opened its New York office across the street from his business on Kisco Avenue.
Among the wide range of services it offers is job placement and Callahan, born with a developmental disability, has been a perfect fit for Finkelstein’s operation.
“They’re a regular employee. This is not a charity situation,” Finkelstein said. “The people who do the office work (for Ability Beyond Disability) are terrific. They match everybody. It’s helping but people shouldn’t look at this as being a charity because it’s not. I get great work out of them.”
White Plains High School student Benjamin Van Doren was named a finalist in the Intel Science Talent Search.
Benjamin Van Doren, a Cornell-bound senior at White Plains High School, has been selected as a finalist in the 2012 Intel Science Talent Search and will be headed to Washington, D.C. While the school has had 16 semifinalists since 2000, Van Doren is its first finalist.
Van Doren has been working on his project, entitled “Meteorological, Topographical and Behavioral Correlates of Diurnal Autumn Morning Flight Migration in the Northeastern United States,” since sophomore year. His goal has been to shed light on the migration of birds; specifically, why they often travel long distances in one direction overnight before traveling in another direction during the day.
“For example, if birds would typically migrate Southwest in the fall at night, the following morning they might be seen migrating West or Northwest or North. My study was trying to look at and examine the particular triggers and functions of this unusual behavior,” Van Doren explained. “I’ve always been into birds, and migration is a facet that’s always fascinated me. It has for a while.”
Van Doren did the project for the school’s Science Research Program, a three-year program in which students have the chance to study a topic in depth and conduct experiments and analysis. There are 64 students at White Plains in the program. Continue reading
Resident Mike Turnyanszki addresses concerns about forming a special park district for Putnam Lake during the town’s public hearing this past Wednesday.
By Alex Weisler
Debate over a controversial proposal to turn Putnam Lake into a taxpayer-supported park district centered around finances and access issues at a packed public hearing last Wednesday.
After listening to citizens voice their concerns for nearly three hours, Patterson Town Supervisor Michael Griffin told the crowd that the board would reevaluate the proposal and likely schedule another public hearing.
“If we all focus on what needs to be done over there, we can make some major improvements and we can do a lot of great things,” he told the Patterson Recreation Center crowd of about 200. “I would just hope that we come together with one focus, which is what we can do to make Putnam Lake better.” Continue reading
Kyle Jabusch
Yorktown police are looking for a teenage boy who has been missing since Monday morning.
Kyle Jabusch, an 18-year-old Mohegan Lake resident, was last seen at his home around 1 a.m. on Monday, according to Lt. Kevin Soravilla of the Yorktown Police Department.
Jabusch left his parents a note saying he wasn’t coming back home, according to Sorvilla. “We believe his safety may be in danger, but are not releasing further details,” he said.
The police are asking for the public’s help to find a missing teenager.
Jasbusch is described as a white male, 6’0″ and around 150 lbs. He has blond hair and blue eyes.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Yorktown Police tip line at 914-962-4141.
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