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Federal Prosecutors Place New Rochelle Mob Defendant Louis Apicella in First Trial Group in NBA Poker Case
1+ hour, 21+ min ago (480+ words) BROOKLYN, NY (June 10, 2026) " Federal prosecutors have proposed placing New Rochelle defendant Louis "Sloppy Louie" "Lou App" Apicella in the first trial group of defendants facing charges in the alleged NBA-linked poker and organized crime case, while reporting that six co-defendants…...
New Rochelle Auditors Flag Illegal $19 Million Fund Transfer, Budget Violations " And Nobody Asked Who Authorized It
4+ hour, 13+ min ago (184+ words) Talk of the Sound NEW ROCHELLE, NY (June 10, 2026) " New Rochelle's independent auditors identified an illegal $19 million fund transfer, budget overspending in two funds, and a repeated material weakness in internal controls at Tuesday's Committee of the Whole meeting " and the…...
FORMAL COMPLAINT TO THE NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER
3+ hour, 12+ min ago (202+ words) Talk of the Sound NEW ROCHELLE, NY (June 10, 2026) " Talk of the Sound publisher Robert Cox has filed a formal complaint with the New York State Comptroller's Division of Investigations requesting a formal investigation into the financial management practices of the…...
New Rochelle Audit Flags Illegal Fund Transfer, Budget Violations as Financial Troubles Continue
19+ hour, 58+ min ago (697+ words) NEW ROCHELLE, NY (June 9, 2026) " New Rochelle's independent auditors have identified two violations of state law and repeated a finding of material weakness in internal controls in their review of the city's finances for the year ending December 31, 2025, according to a…...
New Rochelle CCRB Chair Quits Having Never Convened a Single Meeting
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (1726+ words) NEW ROCHELLE, NY (June 9, 2026) " On May 17, 2026, Talk of the Sound asked Natasha Fapohunda, Chairperson of the New Rochelle Civilian Complaint Review Board, whether she had "considered resigning publicly to draw attention to the CCRB's failure to become operational." The next…...
New Rochelle Hosts Downtown Summer Sizzle Concert Series
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (199+ words) NEW ROCHELLE, NY (May 28, 2026) " The City of New Rochelle is bringing back the Downtown Summer Sizzle concert series, starting June 6 at Ruby Dee Park. Now in its fourth year, the series offers free performances from world-class musicians to residents and…...
Sunday Briefing Is Live: Ethics Complaint, Bramson Promotion, and Unanswered Questions
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (142+ words) NEW ROCHELLE, NY (June 7, 2026) " The latest Sunday Briefing is now live on Words in Edgewise, featuring reporting and analysis from the week ending June 7. This week's briefing opens with an ethics complaint filed against New Rochelle Mayor Yadira Ramos-Herbert over…...
New Rochelle Kicks Off Summer of Soccer Celebration
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (315+ words) NEW ROCHELLE, NY (June 7, 2026) " The City of New Rochelle, in cooperation with the New Rochelle Chamber of Commerce, New Rochelle Downtown BID, and the New Rochelle Football Club, has announced the Summer of Soccer, a city-wide initiative aimed at uniting…...
Pelham Manor Honors Girl Scout for Silver Award Achievement
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (181+ words) PELHAM MANOR, NY (June 7, 2026) " The Pelham Manor Board of Trustees has recognized Cadette Girl Scout Sloane Bromley from Troop 1567 Pelham Service Unit for earning the 2025 Girl Scout Silver Award. The Girl Scout Silver Award is the highest award a Girl…...
DASH Traffic Safety Initiative Resumes in Westchester County
3+ day, 18+ min ago (245+ words) WHITE PLAINS, N. Y. (June 4, 2026) " Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace and New York State Police Troop T Commander Major Kyle J. Kroeger announced the resumption of the District Attorney's Safer Highways (D. A. S. H.) traffic safety initiative. The program will see increased State Police patrols…...