Group trumpets anti-county agenda

A group that wants to eliminate, or at the very least downsize, Westchester County government is going global. Rethinking Westchester Government last night launched its Web site and wants to show residents they can indeed live without county government, a view that county leaders don't share. More

Church officials silent about fate of priest in abuse case

A former Westchester resident whose accusations of abuse brought down the former chief fundraiser for the Archdiocese of New York is now furious that church officials will not tell him whether a decision has been reached in the slow-moving case. More

Yonkers library to scale back services

Yonkers residents will feel the first effects of the city's budget woes on Dec. 1 when the Yonkers Public Library ends its Sunday hours. The library also plans to discontinue bookmobile service and curb its programming and materials acquisition. More

Peekskill police: Woman, 24, drove wrong way, drunk, on Route 9

PEEKSKILL - City police said a Connecticut woman was drunk when she drove the wrong way on Route 9 overnight, nearly striking a responding police cruiser head on. More

Yonkers man named Sinatra singing the blues after BRP crash brings DWI charge

SCARSDALE - A 20-year-old Yonkers man whose name is synonymous with "Ol' Blue Eyes" was charged with driving while intoxicated after he rammed into a Mercedes-Benz on the entrance ramp to the Bronx River Parkway last night, Westchester County police said. More

Garbage chute fire in White Plains public housing tower quickly doused by sprinklers

WHITE PLAINS - A fire that sparked in a garbage chute at the Winbrook public housing complex in the city's downtown early this morning was doused by the building's sprinkler system before it could spread, a fire official said. More