Schools Will Bear Brunt Of Yonkers Budget Woes
Major layoffs are looming in New York's fourth largest city. Yonkers is facing yet another budget crisis, with schools enduring much of the pain.
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Major layoffs are looming in New York's fourth largest city. Yonkers is facing yet another budget crisis, with schools enduring much of the pain.
Ajit Jayaram, a licensed physician with a practice in Jersey City, faces three counts of first-degree attempted murder and three counts of first-degree conspiracy to commit murder.
Angel Palencia, of Medford, is accused of stealing paintings, sterling silver and a stamp collection from upscale Long Island homes. He was arraigned Friday.
The stamp may have been issued to stir feelings of national pride, but instead it has stirred up controversy.
Inspectors found no evidence that the tour bus that crashed last month, killing 15 people on their way home from a casino, was clipped by a tractor-trailer before it swerved and tipped over, federal regulators said Friday.
Five Brooklyn high school students have been charged with attacking another student with a padlock inside a sock. The 17-year-old victim said in a published report that she wasn't able to open her jaw after the April 1 attack.
In New Jersey, known for its cheap fuel, the average price per gallon for regular gas is now $3.61. In New York, it's $3.96. Connecticut drivers have it worst, with the average price for regular at almost four dollars a gallon.
Artist Ed Diment is constructing the model aircraft, which will be 22-feet-long, weigh 550 pounds and require 250,000 LEGO pieces.
AmeriCares president Curt Welling told reporters that the third delivery of medical and hygiene supplies is now on it's way from Toyko to Sendai.
Hudson County Prosecutor Edward De Fazio said the suspects masked the cocaine in bottles of lotion to make it easier to smuggle past airport security while transporting the drugs from Peru.
Children in New Jersey are celebrating a memorable day in history. Sixty-four years ago, Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball.
Brand new New York City Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott wore an apron and a pair of plastic gloves and used a from-scratch recipe for healthy and tasty waffles.
Residents of a high-rise that caught fire Friday said they were trapped inside the burning building because emergency doors were locked. They also claim smoke alarms and sprinklers weren't working.
The mother of an autistic child in New Jersey is trying to break the world record for most people simultaneously blowing bubbles in multiple locations.
Former New York state comptroller Alan Hevesi was sentenced to one to four years in prison Friday for his leading role in an influence-peddling scandal at the state's massive pension fund.
