Month: February 2017

Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino highlights the county’s African-American heritage trail and announces the 2017 Trailblazer Award winners at the Jay Heritage Center in Rye on Feb. 13. Photo courtesy Westchester County
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Astorino highlights African-American heritage trail

In celebration of Black History Month, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino was joined on Feb. 13 by Barbara Edwards, chair of the Westchester County African American Advisory Board, at the Jay Heritage Center in Rye to unveil the new Westchester County Guide to African-American History and Heritage and to announce […]

As a lawsuit alleging EPA violations in many of the Westchester’s Sound Shore communities drags on, members of the environmental advocacy group Save the Sound, which sued the county in 2015, are growing increasingly impatient. File photo
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Save the Sound ‘frustrated’ with lack of progress

With a federal lawsuit alleging EPA violations between the environmental advocacy group Save the Sound and Westchester County approaching the two-year mark, officials at the nonprofit are growing increasingly impatient with alleged inaction on the part of several communities. “Save the Sound is frustrated with the lack of progress,” said […]

James Rosza, 24, of Norwalk, Connecticut, allegedly fled from police officers after also fleeing from the scene of a hit-and-run on the Cross County Parkway in Mount Vernon. He is being charged with a felony, four misdemeanors, and several traffic violations, and also with the unlawful possession of marijuana. Contributed photo
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2 county, 1 Harrison police injured in Hutch chase

An alleged hit-and-run last week escalated into a high-speed chase involving two police agencies which injured three officers before culminating near Lincoln Avenue in Harrison. After 9 p.m. on Feb. 15, 24-year-old James Rozsa, of Norwalk, Connecticut, wove in and out of traffic fleeing from police after another driver had […]

Avery LaBarbera drives to the lane against Pearl River on Feb. 18. LaBarbera finished with 29 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists.
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Huskies hold off Pirates

All season long, the Harrison Huskies have thought of themselves as a team that knows how to close out games. And on Feb. 18, in their playoff opener against No. 9-seeded Pearl River, the No. 8 seed Huskies needed every ounce of their experience in close contests to fend off […]

Luke McCarthy drives to the lane during an early-season contest against Ardsley. Harrison lost two games to the Panthers during the regular season but topped the No. 8-seed 59-58 in the first round of the Class A playoffs on Feb. 18. Photo/Mike Smith
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Harrison shocks Ardsley

Most onlookers didn’t give Harrison much of a chance heading into its Class A first-round playoff game against Ardsley on Feb. 18. The Huskies came into the meeting as a No. 24-seed, having won an outbracket game last week against John Jay, while the Panthers, seeded eighth, had two prior […]