Author: Jim Scova

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New Rochelle teen killed in daytime shooting

On Tuesday, Jan. 25 at about 3:38 p.m., New Rochelle police received a call of a shooting that had just occurred on the corner of 4th Street and Washington Avenue. Upon arrival officers located a 16-year-old male victim, Julian Oliveros, with multiple gunshot wounds. Officers administered First Aid and the […]

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Covid-19 Wastewater Treatment Study shows promise

As of January 2022, trends from a nearly one-and-a-half year COVID-19 study at all seven Westchester County Wastewater Treatment plants continue to show decreasing levels. This follows trends of active cases in the county as the spread of the omicron variant wanes. “As we move past the Omicron variant spike […]

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County board takes up food allergy safety law

Thirty-two million Americans have food allergies, including 5.6 million children. Every three minutes a food allergy reaction sends someone in the U.S. to the emergency room. A new bipartisan proposal at the county Board of Legislators will help restaurants protect families dealing with food allergies in Westchester. The measure introduced […]

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Over 100 guns seized in Westchester and Putnam

More than 100 weapons were seized and 11 persons were arrested last week following a six month multi-agency investigation into “ghost guns” and other illegal firearms in Westchester and Putnam counties. Search warrants were executed Tuesday, Jan. 25, at eight locations in Westchester and Putnam by investigators from county, local […]