Talk of the Sound

Independent hyperlocal news covering Westchester County since 2008.
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A driver fleeing a high-speed police chase crashed near Trinity Elementary School in New Rochelle, leading to a temporary lockout before police apprehended the suspect without incident; no students or staff were harmed. Read more. #NewRochelle #Westchester #PoliceChase

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NY's DEC forms a new Environmental Justice Advisory Group, holding its first meeting in New Rochelle on June 4. #EnvironmentalJustice #NewYork Read more.

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Lawrence Wecker, convicted in the fraud scheme tied to The Stella in downtown New Rochelle, has been paroled, state records show. Read more. #NewRochelle #Westchester #ConstructionFraud

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Good morning. Here is today's Talk of the Sound Weather Report. Mostly Sunny today! With a high of 86F and a low of 62F.

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A suspect already charged in the alleged stalking and sexual assault of a 13-year-old Greenwich schoolgirl now faces additional CSAM and voyeurism charges after police said a forensic search of his cellphone uncovered new evidence. Read more. #GreenwichCT #CrimeNews #CSAM #Connecticut

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Westchester DA won’t say when it got cop disciplinary records for three key cases — or if it had them in time. One DA hid from Black ministers at City Hall the morning of the Kamal Flowers press conference. His office got a no true bill 5 months later. Read more. #NewRochelle #PoliceAccountability #Brady

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Good morning. Here is today's Talk of the Sound Weather Report. Sunny today! With a high of 83F and a low of 60F.

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Grand juries say no in 0.007% of federal cases. For police officers accused of misconduct, the pattern is dramatically different. The research is clear. Read more. #GrandJury #PoliceAccountability #CriminalJustice

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.@NACOLE\_org’s exec director wants a correction on “conference-based.” Her own website: virtual training empty, webinars empty, regional meetings dormant until 2025. She built the training program. She knows. Read more. #NewRochelle #CCRB #CivilianOversight #PoliceMisconduct

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Elmsford woman convicted for menacing ex-girlfriend’s family with a gun; faces up to 25 years. #Westchester #Crime Read more.

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Good morning. Here is today's Talk of the Sound Weather Report. Mostly Sunny today! With a high of 77F and a low of 58F.

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New Rochelle’s City Council appointed a convicted federal wire fraud felon to its Veterans Advisory Committee — apparently with no background check and no public disclosure of his criminal record. Read more. #NewRochelle #Westchester

https://t.co/bYuItPZ6b4

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Who’s minding New Rochelle’s boards and committees? A new Words in Edgewise investigation finds conflicts of interest, missing records, and much more. Read more. #NewRochelle #Transparency

https://t.co/bESjEKdjr8

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Good morning. Here is today's Talk of the Sound Weather Report. Showers today! With a high of 69F and a low of 51F.

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Grab that umbrella, it's Rain Shower out there!

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Good morning. Here is today's Talk of the Sound Weather Report. Mostly Cloudy today! With a high of 76F and a low of 57F.

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Good morning. Here is today's Talk of the Sound Weather Report. Partly Cloudy/Wind today! With a high of 61F and a low of 49F.

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A New Rochelle man was arrested after a Bridgeport domestic assault investigation led police to recover an AR-15-style rifle, magazines and ammunition; bonds total $220,000 ahead of arraignment. Read more. #BridgeportCT #NewRochelle #CrimeNews #ConnecticutNews

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New Rochelle’s first Participatory Budgeting committee meets Tuesday. Who got the consulting contract? Why is the $200K pilot in the sponsor’s district? Can the City legally spend it there? No answers yet.
#NewRochelle #ParticiptatoryBudgeting

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Could New Rochelle become the first city in America with a Civic Memory System?

A new Words in Edgewise essay proposes a model for preserving institutional memory, improving transparency, and transforming how local governments use information.

https://t.co/pfzwFjGek7