Mamaroneck News

MAMARONECK - Jack Werner, a Jewish refugee in World War II, made it all the way from Austria to California.

An unlicensed contractor was charged with taking $75,000 from three homeowners as deposits for kitchen renovations and then never returning to do the work, Westchester County police spokesman Kieran O'Leary said Friday.

A southbound lane of Interstate 95 was blocked by a car fire at 7 a.m. today just as emergency workers cleared an earlier accident on the northbound Thruway in Mamaroneck.

A 56-year-old New Rochelle man remained hospitalized Wednesday after having been struck by a car Sunday evening.

MAMARONECK - Hair stylist Diane Cermele and her four co-workers describe themselves humorously as a 'pack of wolves.' 'We've worked together since I was 15 years old,' Cermele, 29, said.

Republicans swept elections in both the village of Mamaroneck and the city of Rye last night, ushering in new mayors for both municipalities.

When recipients open one of these cards, they are greeted not only with a personal message from the sender but also the authentic sounds of the bird species on the cover, whether it is the cry of the loon or the hammering of a woodpecker.

A Bronx livery driver was killed when a car struck him while he was changing his tire on Interstate 95 in Harrison, state police said.

Today MyRye.com is carrying a guest column from Charmian Neary on her choices on November 3rd.

MAMARONECK - Residents in the unincorporated town will see their tax bills increase by 3 percent next year under the proposed 2010 budget released this month.

The Republicans trying to wrest back control of the Mamaroneck village board have made meetings etiquette a central campaign issue.

A tractor-trailer accident at the 18A southbound exit on Interstate 95 this morning brought traffic to a stop for almost 20 minutes this morning.

Fraternal twins Jacob and Daniel Madwed may be different in looks with Jacob resembling his mother and Daniel his late father, Steven, but when it comes to their personalities, the opposite is true.

Voters in the Lower Hudson Valley go to the polls Nov. 3 to decide a host of local elections.

Mel Gibson is filming a scene tonight at a Mamaroneck beverage store for the movie "The Beaver" directed by Jodie Foster, who also appears in the film.

MAMARONECK - The race for village mayor and two trustee seats is intensifying, with the three Republican challengers to the Democratic incumbents making meeting conduct a central campaign issue.

Mamaroneck High School this week presents giants from the world of absurd theater: Ionesco, Beckett, Abbott and Costello.

RYE - State Sen. Suzi Oppenheimer's husband was ticketed, accused of driving without a license, after his car hit a utility pole and sailed over a wall Sunday morning, police said.

Q&A with Bishop Wayne Powell of Strait Gate Church in Mamaroneck Bishop Wayne Powell is celebrating his 25th year as pastor at Strait Gate Church in Mamaroneck this fall.

When you listen to 89-year-old Dr. Tina Strobos, you begin to see the 19-year-old sorority girl who was growing up in Holland during World War II, with bravery beyond her years.