THE WORLD READS WHITE PLAINS CITIZENETREPORTER — 8,324,077 VISITS IN ONE YEAR | 2,905,611 VISITORS VISIT 8,324,077 TIMES 3 TIMES EVERY DAY IN ONE YEAR. HIGHEST ACTIVITY IN WPCNR HISTORY.White PlainsCitizeNetReporter lifted its worldwide visits from unique visitors to wpcnr.com to 8,324,077,a 1,306,419 increase in visits in one year from 7,017,658 visits to the site last year which covers White Plains and Westchester County. The 8,324,077 visits were made by 2,005,611 unique visitors who visited wpcnr an average of 3 visits a day. ON JULY 20- -2026 visitors have accessed wpcnr and made 3,072 visits an average of 1.6 visits. In the last week 33,495 individual vistors made 54,458 visits, averaging 1.6 visits. In the last month, 152,940 visitors recorded 229,338 visits (1.5 visits)

Orange-Rockland-Westchester jobs increased 1.4% in year

Posted on March 26, 2015 by John Bailey

WPCNR ECONOMISTRY. From the New York State Department of Labor. March 26, 2015:

Job growth was fastest in the Kingston metro area (+1.6 percent) followed by the Orange-Rockland-Westchester metro area (+1.4percent), Sullivan County (+0.6 percent) and the Dutchess-Putnam metro area (+0.4 percent).

For the 12-month period ending in February 2015, private sector employment in the Hudson Valley increased by 9,000 or 1.2 percent, to 742,500.

The job picture in the private sector continues to be mixed, with growth recorded in four of the nine sectors.

The four sectors adding jobs were educational and health services (+6,300), professional and business services (+2,000), natural resources, mining and construction (+1,700) and other services (+1,600).

While five sectors lost jobs over-the-year, the losses were all less than 1,000 jobs.

Although the regional job market continues to expand, private sector job growth in the Hudson Valley lags that of the state (+2.0 percent) and the nation (+2.8 percent). Overall, private sector employment growth occurred throughout the region.

Posted on March 26, 2015 by John Bailey

You are invited to attend
“Present Day Enslavement in our Communities,”
a forum on human trafficking.
When? April 15, 7-9 p.m.
Where? White Plains Public Library, 100 Martine Avenue
Confirmed Speakers:

NYS Assemblywoman Amy Paulin;

Gonzalo Martinez de Vedia of the Human Trafficking Program, Worker Justice Center;

Carl J. Boykin, Director of Human Trafficking Prevention for the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services;

Lauren Hersh, Director, Anti-Trafficking Policy & Advocacy, Sanctuary for Families

Sponsors: White Plains League of Women Voters, White Plains Rotary,

The Slater Center, El Centro Hispano, and the White Plains Public Library

For more information, contact:
Denise D’Ambrosio, [email protected]

White Plains Man Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in February 2014 Assault.

Posted on March 24, 2015 by John Bailey

WPCNR DISTRICT ATTORNEY REPORT. From the Westchester County District Attorney. March 24, 2015:

Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore announced that Eric Hines (DOB 05/02/81) of 34 Kensico Avenue, White Plains, New York pled guilty today to:

one count of Manslaughter in the First Degree, class “B” Felony.

On February 4, 2014 at approximately 12:52 a.m. in the vicinity of School and Harmon Streets, the defendant, hit the victim on the head with a glass vodka bottle causing the victim to fall to the ground, and then repeatedly punched and kicked the victim in the head.

Two witnesses called 911, police responded quickly and the defendant was seen walking away from the location of the incident.

The victim was transported to WestchesterMedicalCenter and admitted for traumatic brain injury. He remained in a medically induced coma throughout his nearly 6 week stay, during which time he underwent several procedures, remained on a ventilator.

He was transported to a long term care facility in the Bronx and on March 19^th 2014, he was noted to be in respiratory distress and was transported to MontefioreMedicalCenter where he was pronounced dead.

The cause of death was certified as complications of blunt impacts of the head.

Sentencing will be on April 28th, 2015.

He faces a maximum sentence of twenty five years in state prison.

Assistant District Attorney Shameika Mathurin of the Career Criminal Bureau prosecuted the case.

NABBED! Police Round Up Robbery Suspect; THANK NEWS MEDIA.

Posted on March 24, 2015 by John Bailey

ROBERT BERRY

WPCNR POLICE GAZETTE. From White Plains Department of Public Safety. March 24, 2015 UPDATED JANUARY 25, 2015:

Within 24 hours of the posting on the internet by Lohud.com and The White Plains CitizeNetReporter of the surveillance photo above, the suspect who was shown in the progress a walk-in, walk-out, help yourself robbery of this picture, White Plains Police are pleased to announce the arrest of the suspect.

Commissioner of Public Safety David Chong said, “Robert Berry a 54 year old Mt. Vernon resident was arrested last night by our investigators for the USA Pro Auto Shop larceny of $90k. The White Plains Police Department appreciates the assistance of the news media which helped lead to his apprehension.”

White Plains police released the above photograph overnigh Monday of a man who police said robbed the USA Service Pro Auto Shop service station, 578 Mamaroneck Avenue last Wednesday, March 18.

Lieutenant Eric Fischer told The Journal News the man loitered a small amount of time outsdide the office, and when the office was unoccupied, walked in and helped himself to an open safe, departing quietly with $90,000 in cash.

Police are asking anyone who knows this man (captured on video) above to contact the police anonymously at 422-6200 or 422-6223. Information and your identity will be kept confidential..