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1 hr ago | PressConnects.com

Spano latest Lower Hudson lawmaker to face charges

Former Sen. Nick Spano's expected guilty plea on tax-evasion charges will mark the fifth state lawmaker with ties to the Lower Hudson Valley to face criminal or ethical issues in the past eight years.

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3 hrs ago | The Post-Standard

Source: Ex-state senator Nicholas Spano, of Yonkers, to plead guilty to tax charge

Politician-turned-lobbyist Nicholas Spano, once one of New York's most powerful lawmakers, will admit in court today that he underpaid his income taxes by $52,000, according to a person close to the case.

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5 hrs ago | LoHud

Family struggles to find son, 32, long-term care in Rockland

Danielle DePaolo, 26, feeds brother Lindsey Rivera, 32, as she and his stepmother, Annette Rivera, visit him at the Regency Extended Care Center in Yonkers.

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9 hrs ago | Bridge and Tunnel Club

Records Broken

In the moments after New England's dreams of Super Bowl glory went down the drain with Tom Brady's failed last-second Hail Mary toss, toilet use spiked a staggering 13 percent in the city, according to Department of Environmental Protection.

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Thu Feb 09, 2012

PressConnects.com

Ex-State Sen. Nick Spano To Plead Guilty In Federal Tax Case

Citing sources, the Journal News said Spano, the longtime Republican leader from Yonkers, will plead guilty to under reporting his income during an 8-year stretch.

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The Daily Hastings

Hastings Police Charge Yonkers Man With DWI

Glenn Davis, a 60-year-old Yonkers resident, was arrested and charged with a DWI on Feb.

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LoHud

Yonkers man, 28, an Irish immigrant, wins $10 million in lottery

To hear Dori Berinstein tell it, all she had to do was mention that she was making a film about... YONKERS - A 28-year-old Irish immigrant living in Yonkers has won a $10 million lottery prize in the 'Win for Life Spectacular' scratch-off game.

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The Daily Tarry Town

Westchester Doles Out $9M for Flood Mitigation

County Executive Robert Astorino announced $9 million in county funding for flood mitigation projects across the county with support from legislators on both sides of the aisle.

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The Daily Hastings

Westchester Doles Out $9M for Flood Mitigation

County Executive Robert Astorino announced Thursday that Westchester will be doling out $9 million to help alleviate chronic flooding near the Bronx River and in the Sound Shore region.

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LoHud

NYC bail-jump suspect arrested in Yonkers after chase on Central Park Ave.

A Bronx man wanted by the New York City police for jumping bail after a drug conviction was arrested Wednesday night by Yonkers police after a high speed chase on Central Park Avenue.

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The Riverdale Press

Debbie Bowden, 75, served our schools

Debbie Bowden, former chairwoman of Community Board 8's Education committee, died on Jan.

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The Daily Cortlandt

Reilly, Former Cortlandt Democrats Secretary, Dies

Reilly was born in Chaparra, Oriente, Cuba on April 22, 1935 to Eugenio and Angela Suarez.

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LoHud

Upscale home opens in Yonkers for low-income seniors

A dining area at the new Westchester Center for Independent and Assisted Living, which opened Wednesday in Yonkers.

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LoHud

Former Yonkers fire union treasurer gets probation in $97,000 theft

A former treasurer for a Yonkers fire union will serve no jail time for stealing $97,000 from its general fund, a judge ruled Wednesday.

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Wed Feb 08, 2012

The Riverdale Press

Police chase 12-gauge gunman through Van Cortlandt Park

Yonkers police pursued a trio of suspects across city lines and into Van Cortlandt Park early in the morning on Feb.

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LoHud

Man, 41, accused of having sex with Rockland teen

A 41-year-old Mount Vernon man was arrested by Yonkers detectives, accused of having sex at the Gateway Motor Inn last April with a 15-year-old Rockland girl, authorities said Wednesday.

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LoHud

Construction worker hit by brick or debris at Yonkers site

Where, oh where are all the birds this mild winter? If they aren't dining at your feeders like they... YONKERS A construction worker was hit in the head with a brick or other debris today at a building site in Yonkers.

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Patch.com

Mayor Marvin's Column: Census Headaches

A The 2010 Census in Bronxville did not have an auspicious start and it resulted in an inaccurate end.A The Constitution of the United States directs that the population be enumerated at least once every ten years and the resulting count used to set the numbers of members from each state in the House of Representatives and by extension in the ... (more)

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LoHud

Experienced planner, lifelong Yonkers resident becomes city's development chief

Jeffrey Williams, former Mount Vernon planning commissioner, was named Yonkers' planning and development commissioner Tuesday at Yonkers City Hall.

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Tue Feb 07, 2012

The Daily Greenburgh

Two Charged With Breaking Bus Window

A man and a woman were arrested and charged with criminal mischief after breaking the window of a Liberty Lines bus following a dispute.

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