Recommended Reading: Talk of the Sound

March 7, 2022

Recommended Reading: Talk of the Sound

A list of links from the past week curated by Robert Cox for the Westchester Sound Shore Community.

The Question New Rochelle Superintendent Jonathan Raymond Refuses to Answer

Gambino Associate, Benito DiZenzo, Sentenced to 12 Months Probation

Rye Eye Guy Sentenced To 96 Months In Prison For Healthcare Fraud Scheme, Covid-19 Loan Fraud

CT Man Arrested in New Rochelle by NYSP on I-95 for DWI with 3X BAC

Due to Anticipated Big Crowd in New Rochelle, the 2022 State of the City is a YouTube Video… Seriously

Yonkers Mother Charged for Making Porn Videos with Her 4-Year Old Child at Behest of Former NYC DOE Employee

Investors Secure $294 MM in Construction Financing to Build 26-Story Tower Over Grants, Liebmans Site

Why is Sheriff Thomas Gleason Using Incomplete, Non-Public, Partial Year, Preliminary Crime Data to Say Westchester Crime is Down?

South Carolina Man Busted with Loaded Guns by New York State Police in New Rochelle

Latimer Petulantly Scolds Critics After Videos of Smash and Grab Robberies at High-end Mall Go Viral

New Rochelle Police Investigating Assault Following Melee in New Rochelle Middle School Hallway Filmed On Camera

Fatal Fire in Pelham

REBUKE: New York State American Legion Overturns New Rochelle Post 8 Sham Election

New Rochelle BOE Investigating Internal Response to West End Shooting, Sources

Port Chester Police Officer Dragged Between Vehicles by Driver Fleeing in Stolen BMW

Teen Victim in New Rochelle West End Shooting was Charged in 2018 Arson Fire that Destroyed Wildcliff

Juan Sanchez Hires El Chapo’s Law Firm to Fight Multiple Gun Charges in New Rochelle

Third New Rochelle High School Student Connected to West End Shooting Case

Car Chase Ends in Crash, Driver of Vehicle Wanted by FBI Charged by New Rochelle Police for Felony Reckless Driving, 2 Injured

New Videos Depict Brutal Bronx Baby Shower Double-Homicide Involving Twin Brothers from New Rochelle

Grand Jury Indicts New Rochelle West End Shooter for Murder of Teen

Four FBI Suspects Captured by New Rochelle Police Following Crash, 1 Injured

Questions on Marriott Rewards Points Leads to Gun Charges in New Rochelle

After Bronx Baby Shower, New Rochelle Man Shot, Killed; Brother Grabs Gun, Kills Shooter, Now Charged with Murder

Plug Pulled on Light Switch Bandits by New Rochelle and Westchester County Police

Westchester County Police Launch Mobile App

Westchester County Historical Society Presents: Norman Rockwell’s Years in Westchester

Does Millard Fillmore Deserve an Official Holiday?

Elsewhere on the Web

Ex-DOE sub in NYC allegedly had Yonkers mom record sex acts with her son

How vulnerable is Jamaal Bowman?

Bank forecloses on Simone’s Post Road Plaza in Port Chester

Larchmont Police Respond to Vulgar #FKH Kamala Harris Protest Signs

Stella, a New Tower Featuring 380 Residences, is Over 60 Percent Leased in Just Five Months

New Yorkers Lash Out At Con Edison Over Soaring Electricity Bills

Harassment Allegations Detailed In Mamaroneck Village Manager’s Complaint

N.Y. GOP Convention: Rep. Lee Zeldin gets gubernatorial nomination, says of Gov. Kathy Hochul: “You are going to be fired next.

Groundbreaking expected for Rye Brook senior project

Restaurant APPRECIATION Week New Rochelle March 1-10

Changes Coming to Masking Protocol in New Rochelle Public Schools

Retail Theft Rises, and N.Y.C. Small Business Owners Are Paying the Price

Iona MBB Takes Care of Business, Holds off Rider 67-61

The U.S. Cities Where People Are Spending the Most on Energy Bills

Governor Hochul Announces Plan To End State Mask Requirement In Schools Starting March 2

Hidden Tax: New York’s third largest tax, but where does that money go?

N.Y. public school enrollment expected to drop sharply for 2nd consecutive year

Housing Market Insanity Hits The Suburbs As Million-Dollar Listings Disappear

Ward Acres Master Plan Community Input Meeting- March 15

Monroe Mustangs Men’s Basketball Defeats ASA to Advance to Region 15/19 Championship

New Rochelle broker censured for weak supervision and controls

NYC school weapons recoveries has skyrocketed by 80 percent in 2022

Paul O’Neill’s No. 21 to be retired by Yankees

Albany teachers union president discusses uptick in student altercations

Nelly Junior Joseph Named MAAC Player of the Week

Monroe Mustangs Men’s Basketball Claims Second Straight OT Victory with Region Win at ASA

Moody’s assign Aa2 to Blind Brook Rye GO bonds

Westchester County Distributes COVID-19 Test Kits to Housing Authorities

New Rochelle Man Named New Chief of Stamford EMS in Connecticut

Superintendent Jonathan Raymond Outlines Next Steps in School District’s Strategic Planning Process

DOE finds $323M for school budgets amid enrollment drops

ICYMI

Recommended Reading: Talk of the Sound February 20, 2021

Recommended Reading: Talk of the Sound February 13, 2021

Recommended Reading: Talk of the Sound February 6, 2021

Words in Edgewise: Impressions of a Failed Town Hall Meeting in New Rochelle in the Wake of the West End Shooting

Words in Edgewise: Two Very Different Responses to Very Similar Murders

Deep Dives

Inside the New Rochelle Police Department Clown Show – Table of Contents

Series: Nightmare on the Isle of Sans Souci

Printhouse of Horrors Series

Alec McKenna – Kamal Flowers Archive

Michael Vaccaro – Malik Fogg Archive

Analysis of School Enrollment Projections for New Rochelle Schools 2015 – 2021

Investigation into 2020 New Rochelle School Election

A History of New Rochelle Alternative High School 1970 to 2020

Case History of Apex Grade Inflation at New Rochelle High School

Analysis of Outside Investigation into Apex Grade Inflation at New Rochelle High School

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