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3 suspects held in homicide of Yonkers man

lohud.com — YONKERS - Three men were being held by police in connection with the stabbing death of a 49-year-old man Saturday night, police said. The names of the three men have not yet been released and they have not yet been charged. The victim was identified Sunday as Henry DiMatteo of 6 Winnebago Road.

Man stabbed in back in Yonkers

lohud.com — YONKERS - A man was stabbed in the back Thursday night in the 100 block of Beech Street, police said. The stabbing was reported at about 11 p.m. and the victim was taken to a local hospital. According to police, the victim is not cooperating.

Yonkers police offer free vehicle ID etching Friday

lohud.com — YONKERS - As part of National Police Week the Yonkers police is sponsoring a free program to etch vehicle identification numbers on city residents' car windows. The process helps ward off car thieves, and some insurance carriers also give rate discounts, police said.

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Raise a glass to local beer

lohud.com — You're sitting on your deck biting into a burger topped with grilled red onion and arugula you picked up at the farmer's market. What's missing? A cold beer, of course. Preferably a craft beer. Preferably local. Your glass just got a whole lot easier to fill.

Spano appoints 2 school board trustees

lohud.com — YONKERS - Mayor Mike Spano has appointed a business owner and schools administrator, both with backgrounds in Hispanic advocacy, to the Board of Education. Yonkers residents Judith Ramos Meier and Stephen Lopez replace one-time board president Paresh Patel and former trustee Edward Fergus, whose terms ended this month.

Yonkers seeks removal of Thruway toll plaza

polhudson.lohudblogs.com — YONKERS - New York State Thruway drivers would no longer have to wait in line and shell out $1.25 at the Yonkers toll plaza under new legislation calling for its removal. The Yonkers City Council votes tonight on a resolution declaring its support for companion bills in the state Senate and Assembly that would direct the Thruway Authority to discontinue the toll plaza near Exit 6A.

Yonkers IG cites progress in fixing troubled loan program

polhudson.lohudblogs.com — YONKERS-The city has discontinued a federal job-creation loan program and is taking legal action to collect unpaid debts after discovering it was owed millions by delinquent borrowers, the inspector general said Monday. In a new report, Yonkers Inspector General Kitley Covill documents the city's progress recouping backdue payments and tying up numerous loose ends in its problem-plagued administration of the U.S.

Yonkers police probe shooting in Doyle Park

lohud.com — YONKERS - A man was shot Friday night in Doyle Park off Ashburton Avenue, authorities said. The man's identity was not yet known, but police said he was taken to Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx with non-life-threatening injuries. Authorities said he appeared to have been shot in the leg and finger.