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SENTENCING DAY: Prison For Bronx Man Who Aimed Gun At Girlfriends Head In Yonkers

A man who terrorized his girlfriend will spend years behind bars because of his actions.

Jose Ramos was sentenced today to three-and-a-half years in prison, with five years of post-release supervision, Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah announced. The 48-year-old had earlier entered a guilty plea to felony criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree and felony criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree.

On October 7 of last year, shortly after midnight, Ramos pointed a loaded gun at the victim's head in her home in Yonkers. During the incident, the victim texted a friend for help. The friend then called the police.

The Yonkers Police Department arrested Ramos shortly after the incident and seized the gun and a switchblade knife....

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GENERATION YONKERS: Yonkers Voice Reporter Ru Ros Posted The Following....

"We just heard that earlier today (6/8/22 at around 3:30am) there was a armed home invasion at 1 Crestvalle Terr. Residents were tied up and I am told that large amount of money taken. The house has been guarded the entire day by PO and detectives may still be at the scene investigating."

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YONKERS EVENT: Free Breast Cancer Screenings At Yonkers Public Library On Saturday

A new public health initiative to increase breast cancer screenings in the Yonkers community, could save your life or the life of someone you love.

The Rotary Club of the Hudson Valley and Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center are collaborating to provide screenings with a newly FDA-approved device, iBreastExam, which is non-invasive, portable and radiation-free. This breast exam is quick and painless, and helps discover previously undetected breast lumps and lesions.

Approximately 1 out of every 8 women in the U.S. is diagnosed with breast cancer....

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PRIDE MONTH: There Is A Pride Flag Raising Tomorrow Tomorrow And A Drag Queen Show The Next Day That Yonkers City Council Man Anthony Merante Is Objecting To

Council Man Merante Released The Following Statement:

"I strongly feel that children do not belong in this environment.

If a parent wants to teach their children about the #LGBTQ community that is certainly fine but children’s activities at an event with “Drag Queens” is not.

Drag was created as a bawdy art form with both innuendo and explicit performances for adults.

Regardless of there being music, face paintings and bouncy houses adjacent to this event, kids should not be included at an event with Drag Queens!

This should have been considered an adult event.

I’m not anti LGBTQ,, but again this isn’t the place for children especially when The City of Yonkers funds are being used to sponsor the event.

What do you think?

Am I being too old fashion in my views?"

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YONKERS REAL ESTATE: Extell's Massive Hudson Piers Development Could Have Its First Residents Moving In With In Two Years

Extell's Hudson Piers in Yonkers: construction underway Six new buildings with 1,400 apartments and nearly 40,000 square feet of retail space will fill in one of the last gaps in the Yonkers skyline.

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AFFORDABLE HOUSING: $49M Landy Court opens in Yonkers

A new $49M building with 80 units of affordable housing was opened June 9 in #Yonkers. Landy Court is located at 10 School Street....

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LAW ENFORCEMENT UPDATE: Westchester County Executive George Latimer Has Appointed Terrence Raynor Acting Westchester County Police Commissioner...

But We Still Have Not Heard The MTA's Announcement That former Yonkers Police Department Commissioner John Mueller Is Going To Be The New Chief Of The Department....

Westchester County Department of Public Safety Commissioner Tom Gleason retired this month.

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YONKERS PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Announced the 2022-23 teachers of the Year

Dawn Marie Soliman, Kindergarten, School 23

Sunitha Howard, Science and Environment Living, Grades 7-8, School 5

Theresa Smith, Science Grades 9-12, Lincoln High School

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SOUTH YONKERS LANDSCAPING: A $2 million investment from the Bank Of America, New York state and the Bezos Foundation hopes to fix tackle flooding issues that residents have been dealing with due to climate change.

"We are looking at 100-year storms and flooding that are now happening every year, sometimes multiple times a year,” says Bridget Griswald of Groundwork Hudson Valley

“We are looking at extreme heat, which is essentially, of all the natural disasters that kill more than all the others combined."

The plan is to create bioswales, which are landscaped depressions that absorb storm water, as well as rain gardens.

Trees will also be planted outside for shade, seating will be created and a community garden will be built in #Yonkers....

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UNITY IN THE COMMUNITY: Christella Is A Knockout In More Ways Than One And The City Of Of Hills Is Proud To Support Her....

YONKERS LADY: Christella Cepeda to Represent Yonkers in the 139 Elite Female Boxing Weight Class

YONKERS STRONG: The Yonkers local will compete Thursday, June 16th, at the Hulu Theater in Madison Square Garden.

She comes straight from Yonkers Knockouts (YOKO) an organization that enriches the lives of youth through boxing, an outlet that builds character, teaches discipline, and boosts self-esteem.

YOKO. allows young men and women to train with professionals and establish meaningful bonds.

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YONKERS ART NEWS: Statues to be moved to long-planned Enslaved Africans' Rain Garden in Yonkers

A project 13 years in the making is moving forward outside the Yonkers Riverfront Library today.

Crews will move five life-sized monuments from the at Riverfront Library to the waterfront where they'll become part of the long-planned Enslaved Africans' Rain Garden.

Sculptor Vinnie Bagwell says she's been working on the rain garden for over a decade....

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YONKERS EVENT: Ukrainian Heritage Festival on Father's Day Weekend. This year 100% of all the net profits are going to aid for Ukraine!

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YONKERS: SENIOR NEWS: On Friday, June 10, 2022, at 2:30 The City of Yonkers will conduct a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the beautifully renovated Bernice Spreckman Community Center located at 777 McLean Avenue....

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NEW BUSINESS: Chuck E. Cheese Is Coming To 1703-1745 Central Park Avenue In Yonkers

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SCHOOL NEWS: Yonkers Has Received Money That Can Be Used To Protect Children, But Insiders Say Superintendent Edwin Quezada Wants To Use The Money To Cover Other Things Like Pay Increases.....

PUBLIC NOTICE: The Yonkers Public Schools Is Holding A Public Hearing On Foundation Aid Plan/American Rescue Plan Funding June 14, 2022....

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WESTCHESTER COUNTY: Playland park will be opens today June 9th!

Playland, often called Rye Playland and also known as Playland Amusement Park, is an amusement park located in Rye, New York, along the Long Island Sound. Built in 1928, the 280-acre park is owned by the Westchester County government.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Playland's waterfront area of Westchester County along the Long Island Sound was the site of a growing collection of recreational developments, including hotels, resorts, and "amusement areas".

Local residents concerned about what a county report described as "unsavory crowds" induced the Westchester County Park Association to purchase two existing theme parks, Rye Beach and Paradise Park, and planned a local-government-sponsored amusement park in their stead.

Construction commenced in September 1927, and was completed in six months. The park began operation on May 26, 1928.

Rides that were operating on Playland's opening day included the Grand Carousel, Derby Racers, and the Dragon Coaster....

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2020 ELECTIONS: Former Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino details "clandestine government flights" into Stewart and the Westchester County airport.

Astorino, who is running for the Republican nomination for New York governor he was aware of flights from EL Paso, Texas, on aircraft operated by Omni Air International carrying illegal immigrants.

These flights are legal under US Immigration laws and been occurring for decades.

Astorino says that he has been unsuccessfully tried to get information from New York Governor Kathy Hochul, who he likely would be running against should he get the GOP nomination.

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DAY 107 OF PUTIN'S FAILED INVASION: Yonkers Ukrainians Continue To Watch The Tragedy In Eastern Europe On A Daily Basis

BLOOMBERG: Putin's Ukraine Miscalculation Is Getting Worse

Not only has Vladimir Putin's war on Ukraine managed to achieve the exact opposite of some of his previously stated objectives -- pushing back and potentially shrinking NATO for example -- but he's managed to force the American government to refocus its overall National Security Strategy back in his direction...

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2022-06-03/bloomberg-evening…

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BUSINESS NEWS: Companies that bugged out of Russia after it invaded Ukraine are now being rewarded with fat stock-market returns. Those that stayed are not....

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/companies-that-exited-russia-…