Port Chester Train Riders: Metro-North to Increase Service to New Haven Line

Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy announced Wednesday that Metro-North off-peak weekday and weekend trains on the New Haven line will run every half-hour for the first time ever. The schedule change will go into effect on Nov. 9. The change has been at least two years in the making.



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Film Co-Starring Steve Carell, Julianne Moore Will Be Shot In Port Chester

Hollywood movie crews are expected to light up locations along Bowman Avenue near Rye Ridge Shopping Center next month for a film co-starring Steve Carell and Julianne Moore. Police in Port Chester and Rye Brook have been asked for assistance closing down parts of Bowman Avenue and controlling crowds and traffic in the area on Oct. 21. Additional details were not available today.



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Film Co-Starring Steve Carell, Julianne Moore Will Be Shot In Rye Brook

Hollywood movie crews are expected to light up locations along Bowman Avenue near Rye Ridge Shopping Center next month for a film co-starring Steve Carell and Julianne Moore. Police in Port Chester and Rye Brook have been asked for assistance closing down parts of Bowman Avenue and controlling crowds and traffic in the area on Oct. 21. Additional details were not available today.



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Medicare Basics at the Port Chester-Rye Brook Public Library

This program on health insurance coverage for older adults demystifies the various parts of Medicare and lays out the costs associated with medical and drug insurance provided by the government and private companies. It is presented by members of Westchester Seniors Out Speaking, a project of the Westchester Library System and the only volunteer group in the County specifically trained to deliver FREE services relating to Medicare coverage.



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Robert Plant To Appear On The Tonight Show

Robert Plant will soon embark on a short tour in support of the recently released album lullaby anda The Ceaseless Roar . The former Led Zeppelin front man is set to perform with his Sensational Space Shifters in Port Chester, NY on Thursday followed by shows in Brooklyn on Saturday and Sunday.



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Greenwich Man Faces Charges Following Drunken Incident

... Sunday. An unidentified friend of Sullo gave him and his girlfriend a ride home following an accident in nearby Port Chester, NY. "On the way back Sullo, who was heavily intoxicated became violent, attempting to fight his friend and began screaming ...



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Pace University Faculty Transport Sheep To New Environmental Center Complex

James Eyring, the assistant director of Pace University's Environmental Center, herded sheep and goats from the old barn to the new barn which has been erected as part of the new Environmental Center complex, a major component of the Master Plan for Pace's Pleasantville campus. Pace University is proud to be a content partner with The Port Chester Daily Voice.



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Port Chester's 14 AP Scholar Award Winners Tops Week's News

Port Chester school officials recently announced that 14 students were honored with AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional scoring on recent AP tests . Some Catholic churches in Westchester and the rest of the state may be consolidating or closing and the Archdiocese of New York is expected to announce its final decision this month.



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Greenwich house used by escaped slaves recognized

... line. So they hired a man to tell Lee that a friend wanted him to see him across the river, in what is now Port Chester. There they struck. "He was immediately seized by ten or a dozen ruffians, bound, and thrown into a wagon, which was then driven ...



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Open Houses In Port Chester This Weekend

PORT CHESTER, N.Y. House hunting in Port Chester? There will be several open houses on the market this weekend.



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Friday, September 19th, 2014 - Sunday, September 21st, 2014

Come see Steely Dan on Friday, Saturday and now Sunday, September 19th, 20th & 21st at The Capitol Theatre (Port Chester NY) at 8:00 p.m. Tickets for the Sunday, September 21st show are on sale on Friday, June 13th at 12:00 p.m. Tickets available ...



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Port Chester Burglary Suspect Convicted After Settling Suit With Village

PORT CHESTER, N.Y. A Port Chester man was convicted this week in Westchester County Court of second-degree burglary stemming from an incident in 2013 when a boy returned home to find the defendant in his upstairs bathroom. A jury found Carlos Velasquez, 41, guilty of second-degree burglary and second-degree escape, felonies.



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Westchester's Highways Are Among State's Busiest, Data Reveals

... mark include the Tappan Zee Bridge at 134,098, two sections of I-287 that went above 150,000 (sections in Port Chester and Greenburgh), sections of I-95 in Pelham and New Rochelle that went above 120,000, and a section of the Bronx River Parkway in ...



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Maria Chiappetta, 63, Of Port Chester, Homemaker

... Church. Chiappetta is survived by her husband, Franco; son, Frank; daughter, Ersilia Chilelli (Domenico) all of Port Chester; brothers, Franco Muto (Franca) and Carmine Lio (Maria Teresa) all of Port Chester; sisters, Emma Cecere (Martino) of ...



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Westchester's Busiest State Roads Revealed In Data

... mark include the Tappan Zee Bridge at 134,098, two sections of I-287 that went above 150,000 (sections in Port Chester and Greenburgh), sections of I-95 in Pelham and New Rochelle that went above 120,000, and a section of the Bronx River Parkway in ...



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Changing Transit Trends May Bring More Connectivity In Westchester

... corridor and bus rapid transit," he said. The Bus Rapid Transit would span 30 miles from Suffern in Rockland to Port Chester along I-287, a east-west connection that White Plains Mayor Thomas Roach says is lacking right now. "People want to use ...



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Changing Transit Trends May Bring More Connectivity In Westchester

... corridor and bus rapid transit," he said. The Bus Rapid Transit would span 30 miles from Suffern in Rockland to Port Chester along I-287, a east-west connection that White Plains Mayor Thomas Roach says is lacking right now. "People want to use ...



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Port Chester Police Search Leads to Arrest, Seizure of Stolen Handgun and Drugs

Port Chester Police arrested a 32-year-old Stamford man Wednesday on illegal weapons and drug possession charges after detectives searched a Weber Drive home where the man was staying. Frank Maxwell was charged with "Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the 2nd degree Criminal Possession of a Weapon 3rd degree , Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 7th degree, and Criminal Possession of Marihuana 5th degree ," according to Police Chief Richard Conway.



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Port Chester Drug Bust Leads To 20th Illegal Gun Recovered In 2014

Port Chester police have recovered 20 illegal handguns to date this year, the latest coming Wednesday, Sept. 17, when they executed a search warrant at 1 Weber Drive.



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Businesses Support 'No Pay No Way' Campaign, Combat Wage Theft

PORT CHESTER, N.Y. Several Port Chester businesses will be the first to put up a "Good Workplace" decal in their storefronts Thursday to show they follow all wage and hours law as part of a new campaign to make the village a no tolerance zone for wage theft. The Workers of America Local 1103 has partnered with the Port Chester-based Don Bosco Workers, Inc. to launch the campaign named "No Pay No Way.



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Port Chester HS Boasts 14 AP Scholar Award Winners

Port Chester school officials recently announced that 14 students were honored with AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional scoring on recent AP tests. Five members of the PCHS Class of 2014 were named AP Scholar with Distinction, receiving an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams.



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Demetri Martin going on short US tour in December

The witty Demetri Martin is heading out on a Canadian tour this November , and the following month he'll go on a short US trek as well. He doesn't come to NYC proper, but he'll be nearby for a show at Port Chester's Capitol Theatre on December 12 .



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[WIN] Tickets to Amy Schumer's Back Door Tour

Enter to win tickets to Comedy Central presents Inside Amy Schumer's Backdoor Tour at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester NY on Saturday, October 18. Enter here .



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First Baptist Church of White Plains Welcomes New Pastor

The following announcement was posted by First Baptist Church of White Plains and first appeared on the Port Chester Patch site : WHITE PLAINS. Earlier this month Rev.



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Groom's dad: Photog's traffic-jam rescue saved wedding

... http://on.wusa9.com/1s4jUL3 Newlyweds Robert and Katherine Mitariten walk down the median on I-287 in Port Chester Sept. 12, 2014. The couple had been stuck in traffic for over an hour, following an accident while in route to their wedding reception ...



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Groom's dad: Photog's traffic-jam rescue saved wedding

Groom's dad: Photog's traffic-jam rescue saved weddingMichael Risinit and James O'Rourke6 p.m. EDT September 15, 2014Newlyweds Robert and Katherine Mitariten walk down the median on I-287 in Port Chester Sept. Groom's dad: Photog's traffic-jam rescue saved wedding Groom's dad: Photog's traffic-jam rescue saved weddingMichael Risinit and James O'Rourke6 p.m. EDT September 15, 2014Newlyweds Robert and Katherine Mitariten walk down the median on I-287 in Port Chester Sept.



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Clay Art Center Presents Hand-In-Hand Fundraiser Gala

... 200 ceramic lovers from the tri-state area will come for music along with wine and savory cuisine from several Port Chester and area restaurants including Acuario, Andrea's 25, Caf Mirage, CHAR Restaurant, Coals, Famous Greek Kitchen, Fogama, ...



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Port Chester Teacher Invited to Service Learning Summit

Last year, the Port Chester High School students involved in the One World Youth Club's service learning project "Send a Net; Save a Life" raised $1500 to purchase 300 nets which hopefully helped to protect children from contracting malaria. Now their club advisor, math teacher Diane Windas, has been invited to join the Nothing But Nets Champions Council at the organization's annual Summit in Washington, DC on September 28-29.



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Couple Late For Wedding After I-287 Pileup

A six-car accident on Interstate 287 in Port Chester caused serious injuries to three people and caused an entire wedding party to be late to a wedding reception, according to News 12 Westchester. The pile-up happened at 5 p.m. between exits nine and 10 near Harrison and caused heavy delays in the eastbound lanes.



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Port Chester Company's Spot In Inc Magazine's 5000 List Tops Week's News

Thirteen companies throughout Westchester have made Inc Magazine's 5000 List, which ranked the country's fastest-growing privately held companies, according to a report by Westchester Magazine . A new batch of six Westchester towns have been labeled exclusionary in a new report by the federal monitor overseeing the county's affordable housing settlement with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development .



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