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A Vietnam veteran was charged Thursday with felony Gaming Fraud by allegedly changing the outcomes of weekly Bingo games at the Yorktown Jewish Center on Route 202. Neil Gross, 71, of Mohegan Lake, was arrested by Yorktown Police following an
Read MoreA Yorktown man was charged last week in an eight-count indictment with tax fraud and related crimes following an investigation by the New York State Department of Taxation and the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office. Steve Sabba, 60, and his
Read MorePeekskill Police have made a second arrest in the July shooting of a Bronx man on Park Street. On Tuesday, police charged Sean Deleon, 23, of Peekskill, with second-degree murder after they determined two males acted in concert in the
Read MoreA Yorktown man apparently distraught over his wife’s medical suffering killed her and then himself with a .38-caliber revolver in an apparent murder-suicide at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla Wednesday morning. Richard DeLucia, 71, and his wife, Ann DeLucia, 70,
Read MoreDr. David Mauricio officially took over the reins as Superintendent of Schools in the Peekskill School District on July 1, and he hit the ground running. Dr. Mauricio, who was selected by the Board of Education on April 6 after
Read MoreAn 18-year-old Peekskill resident was charged Friday with murdering a Bronx man in July in the area of 1245 Park Street. Following a three-week investigation, Peekskill Police arrested Demetrius Bogan and charged him with fatally shooting Khalil Lyons, 22, on
Read MoreA Cortlandt man who was served with a criminal summons for leaving Lakeland Superintendent of Schools Dr. George Stone more than two dozen voicemails pleaded guilty to harassment and was slapped with an order of protection last week. Anthony Cassone,
Read MoreThe Fourth Annual Hudson Valley Exposition scheduled for today at Riverfront Green in Peekskill was cancelled due to flooding. Deb Milone, Executive Director of the Hudson Valley Gateway Chamber of Commerce, the organization heading the event, issued a statement concerning
Read MoreA Yorktown man was sentenced to prison on July 16 for taking part in a scheme to steal, transport and sell a shipment of approximately 1,200 computers, valued at more than $1 million, bound for two public schools in New
Read MoreThe Croton Climate Initiative and area residents urged Croton-on-Hudson officials to pass a local ordinance that would eliminate single-use plastic bags in all stores and encourage patrons to bring reusable shopping bags. Throughout the nearly 90-minute public hearing on July
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