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61 New Officers Graduate From Westchester Police Academy: Here's Where They'll Serve 61 New Officers Graduate From Westchester Police Academy: Here's Where They'll Serve
61 New Officers Graduate From Westchester Police Academy: Here's Where They'll Serve After months of training, more than 60 new graduates of the Westchester Police Academy will soon begin serving communities throughout the Hudson Valley.  The 61 new officers graduated from the Westchester County Police Academy during a ceremony held on Friday, May 26 at the SUNY Purchase Performing Arts Center.  There, they received their diplomas before a packed audience, marking the end of a rigorous 21 weeks of training that required them to master the physical and academic demands of the academy.  County Executive George Latimer, Deputy County Executive Ken Jenkins,…

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by Ben Crnic
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Petition Started To Keep Man Convicted Of Killing Westchester Baseball Prospect Behind Bars Petition Started To Keep Man Convicted Of Killing Westchester Baseball Prospect Behind Bars
Petition Started To Keep Man Convicted Of Killing Westchester Baseball Prospect Behind Bars A petition has been started in an effort to keep a man convicted in the of killing Michael Nolan, the former Yonkers resident and Oakland Athletics baseball prospect, behind bars. Shortly after 12:30 a.m . on Sept. 18, 2015, Nolan was standing outside of his Mercedes in the parking lot at Burger King on Central Park Avenue, when six shots rang out of the Toyota Camry being driven by four men implicated in the shooting, with one of the bullets striking Nolan in the head. Nolan was rushed to Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx, and put into a medical coma before being declared dead on Oc…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Police Officer In Westchester Dies At 33 Police Officer In Westchester Dies At 33
Police Officer In Westchester Dies At 33 A 33-year-old police officer in Westchester died unexpectedly at Lawrence Hospital in Bronxville. Thomas Goff, who had been with the Yonkers Police Department for the past three and half years, died on Saturday, March 30, according to an obituary by Whalen & Ball Funeral Home.  The Yonkers Police Department said on its Facebook page: "We lost a valued member of our department, he will be sorely missed." The statement went on to say: "The City of Yonkers and Yonkers Police Department are greatly saddened by this unexpected and tragic event. We offer our heartfelt condolences t…

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by Kathy Reakes
Events
Tournament Set To Aid Former Westchester Pro Baseball Prospect's Foundation Tournament Set To Aid Former Westchester Pro Baseball Prospect's Foundation
Tournament Set To Aid Former Westchester Pro Baseball Prospect's Foundation A family in Westchester is hitting the court to raise awareness of gun control and to remember a fallen family member who was gunned down in Yonkers. The third annual Michael Nolan Basketball Tournament will be held beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 23 at Lincoln High School on Kneeland Avenue in Yonkers. The event is named in honor of the former Oakland Athletic’s prospect and Yonkers native, who was killed in a drive-by in 2015. The tournament will include 13 teams battling it out, with more than 700 people - including some of the people Nolan’s organs saved - expected to attend the …

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Tournament Set To Aid Former Westchester Pro Baseball Prospect's Foundation Tournament Set To Aid Former Westchester Pro Baseball Prospect's Foundation
Tournament Set To Aid Former Westchester Pro Baseball Prospect's Foundation A family in Westchester is taking to the softball field to potentially take some guns off the street. There will be a softball tournament and family day from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, July 21 in Cook Field in Yonkers to benefit the Michael Nolan Scholarship fund, named after the former Oakland Athletic’s prospect, and Yonkers native, who was fatally shot in a drive-by in 2015. The money raised from the tournament - which will include a DJ, barbecue, raffles and children’s entertainment - will go to benefit the scholarship fund, which celebrates eight Yonkers students each year in Nolan'…

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by Zak Failla
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Road Named For Slain Westchester Pro Baseball Prospect Road Named For Slain Westchester Pro Baseball Prospect
Road Named For Slain Westchester Pro Baseball Prospect City officials in Yonkers dedicated the Stockbridge Road in honor of Michael Nolan, a former city resident and Oakland Athletics baseball prospect who was shot and killed in the city in September 2015. On Thursday, May 24, on the corner of Stockbridge Road and Middleboro Drive, flanked by friends and family, Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano made it official, dedicating the road and dubbing it Michael Nolan Way in honor of the top prospect who lost his life in a hit-and-run. Spano also presented a proclamation making May 26 - what would have been Nolan’s 26th birthday - as Michael Nolan Day in the ci…

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by Zak Failla
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Bridge To Be Named For Slain Westchester Pro Baseball Prospect Bridge To Be Named For Slain Westchester Pro Baseball Prospect
Bridge To Be Named For Slain Westchester Pro Baseball Prospect City officials in Yonkers are set to dedicate the Stockbridge Road in honor of Michael Nolan, a former city resident and Oakland Athletics baseball prospect who was shot and killed in the city in September 2015. There will be a ceremony at 1:15 p.m. on Thursday, May 24, on the corner of Stockbridge Road and Middleboro Drive, dedicating the bridge to Nolan. Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano will also present a proclamation making May 26 - what would have been Nolan’s 26th birthday - as Michael Nolan Day in the city. Shortly after 12:30 a.m. on Sept. 18 last year, Nolan was standing outside of his Mer…

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by Zak Failla
Sports
Tournament Set To Aid Former Westchester Pro Baseball Prospect's Foundation Tournament Set To Aid Former Westchester Pro Baseball Prospect's Foundation
Tournament Set To Aid Former Westchester Pro Baseball Prospect's Foundation A memorial basketball tournament is being held in Yonkers to benefit the Michael Nolan Scholarship Fund, founded in the name of the former Oakland Athletics prospect who was fatally shot in a drive-by in 2015. The Michael Nolan Basketball Tournament will be held beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 24 at Lincoln High School on Kneeland Avenue in Yonkers. The tournament will consist of a 12 team field and dunk contest. More than 500 people are expected to attend. A softball tournament benefiting the foundation is scheduled for later this year. Shortly after 12:30 a.m. on Sept. 18, 2015, No…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Tribute To Arlington HS Grad's Love Of Superheroes, WWE Planned At Wake Tribute To Arlington HS Grad's Love Of Superheroes, WWE Planned At Wake
Tribute To Arlington HS Grad's Love Of Superheroes, WWE Planned At Wake Memorial arrangements have been announced for a teenage lifelong area resident killed as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident near an on-ramp to the Taconic State Parkway in Pleasant Valley on Nov. 18. Calling hours for 18-year-old Nolan Bryce Evanicki of Poughkeepsie will be held on Sunday, Nov. 26 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the McHoul Funeral Home, Inc., at 895 Route 82 in Hopewell Junction. Since he loved superheroes and all things WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment), his family asks that you come to calling hours in your favorite superhero shirt or wrestling shirt. A f…

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by Daily Voice
Politics
Yonkers Putting Brakes On Drag Racing Yonkers Putting Brakes On Drag Racing
Yonkers Putting Brakes On Drag Racing YONKERS, N.Y. - Officials in Yonkers are putting the brakes on anyone considering illegal street racing in the city. For years, drag racing has been an issue for police in Yonkers. Beginning on Saturday, new legislation passed by the City Council this week takes effect, and will allow police to seize vehicles that are used in a race, Mayor Mike Spano announced on Thursday. More than 600 tickets have been issued in the city this year, according to police. Spano stated that this bi-partisan legislation is the first of its kind in Yonkers and in Westchester County to address illegal racing.…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Final Suspect Sentenced In Yonkers Pro Baseball Prospect Shooting Final Suspect Sentenced In Yonkers Pro Baseball Prospect Shooting
Final Suspect Sentenced In Yonkers Pro Baseball Prospect Shooting WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. - The driver involved in the shooting death of 23-year-old Yonkers resident and Oakland Athletics baseball prospect Michael Nolan was sentenced in Westchester County Court on Wednesday. On Wednesday, Mount Vernon resident Garth O’Neil was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to a felony charge of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon in relation to the shooting that left Nolan with a bullet in his head outside of a Burger King on Central Park Avenue. Last year, O’Neil’s co-conspirators, Bronx natives Nashaun Hunter, 18, Tejmitra Singh, 23…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Teen Sentenced To 25 Years In Death Of Yonkers Baseball Player Teen Sentenced To 25 Years In Death Of Yonkers Baseball Player
Teen Sentenced To 25 Years In Death Of Yonkers Baseball Player WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- An 18-year-old was sentenced to 25 years in state prison for his part in the death of Michael Nolan, a prospect for the Oakland Athletics. Nashaun Hunter of the Bronx pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the first degree, a Class E felony.  Shortly after 12:30 a.m. on Sept. 18 last year, Nolan was standing outside of his Mercedes outside at the Burger King on Central Park Avenue in Yonkers when six shots rang out of the Toyota Camry being driven by the four defendants, with one of the bullets hitting Nolan in the head. An  investigation was carried out by the Westc…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Two Sentenced For Aiding, Abetting Fatal Mike Nolan Shooting In Yonkers Two Sentenced For Aiding, Abetting Fatal Mike Nolan Shooting In Yonkers
Two Sentenced For Aiding, Abetting Fatal Mike Nolan Shooting In Yonkers YONKERS, N.Y. - Two of the four men responsible for ending the promising life of 23-year-old former Yonkers resident and Oakland Athletics pro baseball prospect Michael Nolan are heading to prison. On Wednesday, Tejmitra Singh, 23, and Darren Dawson, 19 were sentencing to time in state prison for their roles in aiding and abetting the shooting  on Wednesday. The gunman, Nashaun Hunter, was also scheduled to appear, but his sentencing was rescheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 16. Shortly after 12:30 a.m. on Sept. 18 last year, Nolan was standing outside of his Mercedes in the parking lot at the Bu…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Yonkers Pro Baseball Prospect Shooters Scheduled For Sentencing Wednesday Yonkers Pro Baseball Prospect Shooters Scheduled For Sentencing Wednesday
Yonkers Pro Baseball Prospect Shooters Scheduled For Sentencing Wednesday NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. - Three of the four men that pleaded guilty for their roles in the shooting death of 23-year-old Yonkers resident and Oakland Athletics baseball prospect Michael Nolan are scheduled to be sentenced in Westchester County Court on Wednesday. On Wednesday, Bronx natives Nashaun Hunter, 18, Tejmitra Singh, 23 and Darren Dawson, 19, are due back in court on Wednesday, after pleading guilty to violent felony charges in relation to the shooting that left Nolan with a bullet in his head outside of a Burger King on Central Park Avenue. Hunter, the shooter, faces as many as 25 year…

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by Zak Failla