Thornwood News

GREENBURGH - Quick thinking, a fast response and a sharp-toothed German shepherd helped apprehend a couple of burglary suspects as they walked out of a home with their stash in backpacks, police said.

See a collection of photographs from the Westlake High School graduation at http://lohud.com/gradphotoswestchester. The school is located in Thornwood.

At graduation ceremonies this season, there is pomp despite the circumstances. New college graduates are marching out into a bleak job market - the worst in decades.

Muslim groups across New York found themselves having to denounce terrorism yesterday because of the arrests of four men who authorities said wanted to "commit jihad" by bombing two synagogues in the Riverdale section of the Bronx.

RISMEDIA, April 23, 2009-Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty, formerly Prudential Rand Realty and one of the Lower Hudson Valley's leading real estate brokerages, has announced that it is merging with Century 21 Wolff, a third-generation firm that has long been one of the leading brokerages in the White Plains, N.Y., area.

PLEASANTVILLE: The Pleasantville Garden Club's annual plant sale will be from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. May 9 in the train plaza by the gazebo.

He is among the last of the Abstract Expressionists, the mold-breaking, paint-flinging New York posse that revolutionized modern art in the 1950s.

Decades after Abstract Expressionism's early reign, and with so many of his contemporaries passed into legend, Robert Goodnough is still with us, and still looking for the recognition that he believes his ...

MOUNT PLEASANT - As lifelong residents of the town, George and Claudine Waterbury have lived through much of its history.

Some special members of the community will be reading their favorite Dr. Seuss books in honor of his birthday at the Mount Pleasant Public Library from 7-8 p.m. Guest readers include president of the library ...

The district partners with ARAMARK to provide food services for students. Newspaper articles describing the Westchester County Department of Health code violations in the district appeared in both the Dec.

WHITE PLAINS - The Westchester County Center rocked out last night as young musicians performed before a crowd of more than 500 at the sixth annual Battle of the Bands.

RYE - A TD Bank branch was robbed yesterday - the sixth one in the region during the past three months - by a man who passed the teller a note threatening violence with a gun and explosives, police said.

Mt. Kisco, NY - Young people ages 15 to 20 years of age will rock the house when eight of the finest bands in the metropolitan area vie for first place at Westchester's biggest and best arena during the sixth ...

THORNWOOD - The local interfaith community came together today to share their perspectives on the continuing crisis in Gaza.

THORNWOOD - Mount Pleasant Schools Superintendent Alfred Lodovico has announced his retirement after more than 29 years with the district, effective Jan.

Flooding kept sections closed of the Bronx River, Hutchinson River, and Saw Mill parkways at 8;30 a.m. today, police said.

Now is the time to eliminate Westchester County government, especially after County Executive Andy Spano asked the taxpayers to let him know how to cut taxes.