Thornwood Roundup

27/10/2020

NEWS 12: Pace University students pause to remember school athlete shot by Pleasantville officer 10 years ago

Saturday marks 10 years since Pace University football player Danroy "DJ" Henry was fatally shot by a Pleasantville police officer outside a Thornwood bar. Accounts of that night vary, but the 20 year old.....

https://westchester.news12.com/pace-university-students-pause-to-remember-school-athlete-shot-by-pleasantville-officer-years-ago

Saturday marks 10 years since Pace University football player Danroy "DJ" Henry was fatally shot by a Pleasantville police officer outside a Thornwood bar.

27/10/2020

USA TODAY: You know George Floyd and Breonna Taylor's stories. 10 years after his death, you should also know DJ Henry's.

Our son was murdered." At about 10:30 p.m. on Oct. 16, 2010, DJ Henry and others went to Finnegan's in , New York, a bar where many Pace players planned to gather that night......

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/10/17/dj-henry-10-year-anniversary-after-death-hands-police/3698203001/

Saturday marks the 10th anniversary of the day Danroy "DJ" Henry Jr., an unarmed Black man, was fatally shot by police in Pleasantville, New York.

27/10/2020

WNBC - TV: Car Plunges Off Parking Embankment Into School Bus Lot in Westchester County

The crash occurred near Franklin Avenue in around 4:20 p.m., according to Mt. Pleasant Police. Medical personnel were seen carrying at least one person away from the scene on a stretcher.....

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/car-plunges-off-parking-embankment-into-school-bus-lot-in-westchester-county/2637060/

At least one person was transported by medical personnel to the hospital after a vehicle flew off an embankment and into the back of a parked school bus in Westchester County. The crash occurred near Franklin Avenue in Thornwood around 4:20 p.m., according to Mt. Pleasant Police. Medical personnel w...

27/10/2020

JOURNAL NEWS: DJ Henry: Timeline of Pace football player's fatal shooting, aftermath

The 20-year-old was shot and killed by police after a brawl broke out at a bar in . Here is a timeline of the fatal shooting and its aftermath. 1 p.m.: Danroy "DJ" Henry Jr.'s....

https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/2020/10/17/dj-henry-timeline-pace-football-shooting/3684113001/

Oct. 17, 2020, marks the 10-year anniversary of DJ Henry's fatal shooting by Pleasantville police.

27/10/2020

JOURNAL NEWS: Thornwood woman receives national Point of Light Award for anti-su***de work

The telephone call, answered by an unfamiliar male voice, will never be forgotten.

It was a police officer answering her daughter's phone. “There has been a problem,” the officer said.

Shock and core-cutting sorrow — the kind of all-enveloping pain that eventually ebbs but is always present — followed the officer's explanation.

It was early in the afternoon of Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015 that placed that call to her 23-year-old daughter,

Ali, in and learned Ali, who loved her job, loved playing her guitar and loved just about every animal there is, had killed herself.

Ali had suffered from some depression since high school but was on medication and had seemed to be doing fine. The High School and SUNY Purchase College grad was living on her own and working as a media specialist for Guiding Eyes for the Blind in . Her household included two kittens, a rabbit, and Maggie, her hiking partner and Guiding Eyes dog she was fostering.

Two days before her death, she was excited to be involved in a Today Show segment about Guiding Eyes. She handled the puppies that appeared on the show and beamed about meeting the show’s stars.

“I had no idea this was a possibility,” Fairhurst said of her daughter’s su***de....

25/04/2020

MAKING A DIFFERENCE: So Far, Gullotta House Has Served Grab And Go Community Dinner Meals To Families In Need And First Responders.

HELPING SENIORS AND THE DISABLED: Matthew Gullotta and his volunteers have also been delivering hot meals to home bound residents.

To date has purchased over $38,000 meals from our partnering restaurants, helping to keep workers employed.

Please donate at www.gullottahouse.org to keep the community free meals going for residents, first responders and home deliveries continuing.

https://www.gullottahouse.org/

14/07/2019

PATCH: Conviction In Westchester-Based Mortgage Elimination Scam

, 61, of , New York, pled guilty to one count of participating in a conspiracy to commit bank fraud, wire fraud, and mail fraud....

https://patch.com/new-york/pleasantville/conviction-westchester-based-mortgage-elimination-scam

The Terra Foundation promised to help people having trouble paying their mortgage, for a fee. The mortgages only looked like they were gone.

14/07/2019

NEW YORK TIMES >>> : An Unpretentious Place Where Neighbors Know One Another

had her heart set on living in , N.Y. It was where she grew up, and where her parents still lived. “I knew it was a...

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/13/realestate/thornwood-ny-an-unpretentious-place-where-neighbors-know-one-another.html

A solidly middle class community, the hamlet of Thornwood offers an affordable alternate to pricier areas in Westchester County.

14/07/2019

JOURNAL NEWS >>> NHL Draft 2019: drafted by the

The Carolina Hurricanes decided to roll the dice and draft native Domenick Fensore with the 90th overall pick in the 3rd round on....

https://www.lohud.com/story/sports/nhl/2019/06/22/nhl-draft-domenick-fensore-carolina-hurricanes-scouting-report/1342821001/

Despite being only 5-foot-8, the Thornwood native is an interesting mid-round gamble for the Hurricanes.

14/07/2019

DAILY VOICE: These Are Five Places To Enjoy Breakfast Around And South Of I-287

Diner, 50 Kensico Road, : Steak and eggs, Belgian waffles, and 18 ways to order a three-egg omelet are good....

https://dailyvoice.com/new-york/rivertowns/lifestyle/these-are-five-places-to-enjoy-breakfast-around-and-south-of-i-287/770457/

Whether you're in a hurry on a workday or have time to linger over the day's first meal, there are plenty of places to have breakfast in southern. Here's five to try. Bronxville Diner, 112 Kraft Ave., Bronxville: Highlights here inc...

14/07/2019

NEWS 12: Police: Car break-ins on the rise across the Hudson Valley

officers are reminding residents to lock their car doors after several overnight vehicle break-ins in the and....

http://westchester.news12.com/story/40781049/car-breakin-on-the-rise-across-region

Mount Pleasant and Clarkstown say they're seeing an up-tick in car break-ins.

14/07/2019

JOURNAL NEWS: Dog rescued in Thornwood from 13 feet inside a drain pipe

THORNWOOD — Firefighters rescued Rex the dog, who was 13 feet inside of a storm-drain pipe, early today after a three-and-a-half-hour effort....

https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/thornwood/2019/07/05/dog-rescued-thornwood-13-feet-inside-drain-pipe/1655143001/

'We were able to come up with a contraption,' Thornwood Fire Chief Frank Kolodzinski said.

19/08/2017

DAILY VOICE: Anthony Argiro Of Mohegan Lake, 51, Owner Of Popular Deli

Anthony Argiro, 51, of Mohegan Lake, the owner of A.S. Fine Foods gourmet Italian deli in Thornwood, died...

http://yorktown.dailyvoice.com/obituaries/anthony-argiro-of-mohegan-lake-51-owner-of-popular-deli/707907/

Anthony Argiro, 51, of Mohegan Lake, the owner of A.S. Fine Foods gourmet Italian deli in Thornwood, died Saturday, April 15, surrounded by his family.Argiro was born on July 8, 1965, to Cosmo and Nancy (Sorbara) Argiro in Brooklyn. Argi...

19/08/2017

JOURNAL NEWS: Thornwood: Police investigating Verizon store armed robbery

THORNWOOD - Police are looking for two suspects who robbed a Verizon store in the Rosehill Shopping Center Wednesday morning.

http://www.lohud.com/story/news/crime/2017/04/26/thornwood-verizon-armed-robbery/100944384/

Police are looking for two suspects who robbed a Verizon store in the Rosehill Shopping Center Wednesday morning.

18/05/2017

... Chris Jamison (Yorktown), Rex Lengyel (Armonk), Dakota Martin( Yonkers), Sam Morell (Armonk), Edward Olszewski (Thornwood), Jeff Rocco (Armonk), Jeff Schlotman (Pleasantville), Barbara Simonetti (Armonk), Hal Simon etti (Armonk), Justin Thomas ...

13/05/2017

... Chris Jamison (Yorktown), Rex Lengyel (Armonk), Dakota Martin( Yonkers), Sam Morell (Armonk), Edward Olszewski (Thornwood), Jeff Rocco (Armonk), Jeff Schlotman (Pleasantville), Barbara Simonetti (Armonk), Hal Simon etti (Armonk), Justin Thomas ...

10/05/2017

The parents of Danroy "D.J." Henry Jr., a football player at Pace University who was killed during an encounter with police officers in 2010, have settled their civil suit against the Town of Mount Pleasant. Henry was shot and killed when a police officer knocked on the driver's side window of…

29/04/2017

Police say two men wearing masks robbed the store at Rose Hill Shopping Center at 660 Columbus Ave. around 10:30 a.m. Officials say that the armed men forced a pregnant store employee into the back of the store and then made off with as many cellphones and devices as they could carry out.

28/04/2017

The Mount Pleasant Central School District employed its lockout procedure on Wednesday morning as police investigate reports of an armed robbery at a Verizon store in Thornwood. According to officials, at approximately 10:45 a.m., two masked men held up a Verizon store in the Rose Hill Shopping…

27/04/2017

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26/04/2017

... Volunteer Fire Department, Pleasantville Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Ossining Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Thornwood Fire Department and the Pocantico Hills Fire Department. Also on scene was Ossining Police Department, Con Edison and Westchester ...

24/04/2017

... grandfather, Frank Prisciantelli, who passed in 2016. He lived in the basement apartment of her family home in Thornwood, New York, and his cherished Italian records resounded through the house. The album commemorates Frank and the music he adored, ...

23/04/2017

... grandfather, Frank Prisciantelli, who passed in 2016. He lived in the basement apartment of her family home in Thornwood, New York, and his cherished Italian records resounded through the house. The album commemorates Frank and the music he adored, ...

22/04/2017

... grandfather, Frank Prisciantelli, who passed in 2016. He lived in the basement apartment of her family home in Thornwood, New York, and his cherished Italian records resounded through the house. The album commemorates Frank and the music he adored, ...

20/04/2017

... was charged with petit larceny after stealing and cashing checks from her Valhalla employer. Friday, April 7: A Thornwood man, 31, was charged with criminal contempt after he violated an order of protection. The incident occurred on Columbus Avenue ...

16/04/2017

... ring GameStop's business woes. No word has been given, but GameStop locations in Brewster, Yorktown, White Plains, Thornwood, Ossining, Cortlandt and the Palisades Center in West Nyack may be affected by the closures.

15/04/2017

ShopRite employees Ramsey Rogers II of Ossining and Francesca Drago of West Harrison unveiled their special edition Cheerios box at the Thornwood store on Monday. The pair joined hundreds of other ShopRite employees in raising money to fight hunger.

14/04/2017

ShopRite employees Ramsey Rogers II of Ossining and Francesca Drago of West Harrison unveiled their special edition Cheerios box at the Thornwood store on Monday. The pair joined hundreds of other ShopRite employees in raising money to fight hunger.

13/04/2017

ShopRite associates Ramsey Rogers II of Ossining and Francesca Drago of West Harrison, whose pictures appear this month on a special edition Cheerios box, posed for a photo with their Thornwood store co-workers during a Monday ceremony. Photos of 81 ShopRite associates will appear on the back of…

12/04/2017

Sullivan previously lived in Thornwood, Hawthorne, and the Bronx. Catherine was the daughter of Denis Curtin and Ellen Canning Curtin.

21/02/2017

The first incident, which police said took place at Westlake High School on Wednesday, Feb. 8, involved a 17-year-old and an 18-year-old from Thornwood. They both were charged with third-degree assault and had been scheduled to appear in Town Court on an unspecified date.

17/02/2017

... the gala. They will go for $20 apiece and the money will go to "Band of Parents." Meanwhile, The Partners Gym in Thornwood is planning a "murder mystery" event for March. Funds raised by the "whodunnit" bash will also go to the "Band of Parents." ...

09/02/2017

... cases in which property was stolen from unlocked vehicles overnight last week from Westchester Avenue, near Thornwood. Detectives have recovered property from suspects in those cases and police are asking any other potential victims to step forward ...

02/02/2017

... Henderson ('07), included three seniors: John Terracciano and David Markolovic. Yonkers and Patrick Magliocchino , Thornwood and 12 juniors: Patrick Bellantoni , Hartsdale; Nicholas Bracer, Victor Pena, Angelo Mele and Dylan Castro , Bronx; Jordan ...

19/01/2017

... In addition to the Rye Brook branch, The Westchester Bank has locations in White Plains, Mamaroneck, Mount Kisco, Thornwood and Yonkers. "Rye Brook and the surrounding area deserves a local community bank that puts the customer first," said Tolomer. ...