A very contagious, airborne disease that was once accepted as prevalent in the United States, but virtually eradicated in the mid-1960's through immunization, has been reported in a single individual in the Tarrytown area. A case of measles, possibly imported by the infected visitor to this country, has led the Westchester County Board of Health to issue an advisory, alerting people who may have been somehow exposed to the individual around the 23 and 24 of July. The person with the viral disease is now recovered after being hospitalized and is no longer contagious.  more »

Residents in the area are being urged to take precautions as coyotes appear to be roaming freely on a more frequent basis.

The Irvington Police Department received multiple calls July 18 at 7:30 p.m. about a coyote on North Broadway. Police found the animal in a ditch but it was acting normally, so it was left alone.

Detective Kevin Johnson said calls about coyotes were placed on three other dates as well last month.

“It’s more scared of us than we are of it,” Johnson said.  more »

A Sleepy Hollow police detective dodged a few bullets in federal court last week when he was acquitted by a jury of two civil rights charges.

However, Jose Quinoy, 37, a resident of Tarrytown, may have to face a second trial as one of 12 jurors caused a deadlock on the third charge where he was charged with punching and kicking a man in handcuffs who confronted the married detective about rumors he was having an affair with his 22-year-old daughter.

Federal prosecutors will be meeting with U.S. District Judge Kenneth Karas on August 10 to decide if Quinoy should be retried on that count. If retried and convicted, Quinoy could still face 10 years in prison and a fine of $250,000.  more »

Casting a ballot in Westchester County is catching up with the electronic age.

County Residents going to the polls beginning with the primary elections, September 14th, and the November general elections, will be confronted with something new: optical scan electronic voting machines. They are up-to-date devices, but the voting process is seemingly a trifle more complicated than with the traditional lever style machines they are replacing. The lever type machine has been used, in one form or another, for over a century.  more »