WHITE PLAINS CITIZENETREPORTER SETS RECORD VISITS FOR YEAR 7,017,658 VISITS! 2,098,003 VISITORS MADE 6 VISITS A DAY EVERY DAY. 63,330 UNIQUE VISITORS MADE 133,730 VISITS IN DECEMBER. WPCNR AVERAGED 17,284 VISITORS A WEEK, VISITING 31,270 TIMES.

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WPCNR POLICE GAZETTE. From the Office of the Westchester District Attorney. March 24, 2022:

Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah announced the promotion of Latheia Smith, the first woman, and also the first Black woman, to hold the position of Senior Criminal Investigator in the history of the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office.  

“Latheia Smith is an extraordinarily talented investigator who has dedicated her life to making her community safer through a career in law enforcement. She shares my vision of a criminal justice system that balances justice for victims with fairness for all involved,” DA Rocah said.

“I am proud to promote Investigator Smith in recognition of her many exceptional talents, skills and achievements. Making this Office truly representative of the diversity of the communities we serve by having women and women of color in leadership positions in law enforcement is critically important and I remain committed to this as one of my top priorities.” 

“Working at the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office has provided me with the opportunity to serve the County that I live in by working cases and assisting agencies with their investigations,” Investigator Smith said. “As a law enforcement officer, my ability to help victims and their families while they are going through a criminal matter is incredibly rewarding. I’m thrilled to be promoted to Senior Criminal Investigator, and am proud to not only be the first woman in that role, but also the first Black woman.” 

Investigator Smith began her career in 2003 with the Mount Vernon Police Department, where she worked on and investigated a wide range of cases in the General Investigations Division, Narcotics Division and Street Crime. Her dedication and experience handling confidential informants, securing search warrants, and successfully coordinating criminal investigations with other law enforcement agencies resulted in her being promoted to Detective.  

In 2009, Investigator Smith joined the District Attorney’s Office Criminal Investigators Squad, where she has investigated and assisted in the prosecution of homicides, sexual assaults, child abuse, elder abuse, narcotics cases, and domestic violence. Investigator Smith, who is currently assigned to the Criminal Investigators Special Prosecutions Unit, oversees investigations into matters including human trafficking, sex crimes, domestic violence, elder abuse and child abuse. 

DA Rocah’s promotion of Investigator Smith on February 21, 2022, follows a series of promotions of women and women of color to key leadership positions during her first year in Office.

Specifically, since January 2021, DA Rocah appointed the first Black woman to an Executive Assistant District Attorney position (and the first Executive level Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer), the first Black woman and first Hispanic woman to the Deputy Division Chief level, and a woman as Chief of the largest Division in the Office.

In addition to those four promotions, DA Rocah promoted 15 women, including six women of color, over the past year to the Bureau Chief and Branch Chief level, and important Coordinator positions. 

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WPCNR MAIN STREET JOURNAL. From Benjamin Boykin, County Legislator, District 5. March 22, 2022:

The City of White Plains and the White Plains Business Improvement District (WP BID) have secured “Harriet Tubman – The Journey to Freedom” sculpture for display in White Plains.

The sculpture will be placed in Renaissance Plaza (aka Fountain Park) for public viewing from April 1 through June 30. This location in the heart of downtown White Plains ensures the sculpture will have high visibility and will be easily accessible to the public.

The City and the WP BID will create and promote a calendar of programs and events to highlight the sculpture’s presence. This calendar will include City and BID-sponsored events, as well as a number of programs and events sponsored by community organizations, such as:

• An outdoor showing of the Movie, Harriet, on Court Street on Saturday, May 21
• A tribute concert to Harriet Tubman in Renaissance Plaza on Wednesday, June 22 featuring the Sounds of A&R aka SOAR, an evening of Soul, R& B, Gospel and Jazz
• The annual Juneteenth Parade and Festival sponsored by the White Plains Juneteenth Heritage Committee on Saturday, June 11

For more information, visit https://wpbid.com/tubman

About the sculpture

The 9 foot high, 2,400 lb. bronze sculpture was created by artist Wesley Wofford of North Carolina. Originally commissioned for a private client, the sculpture has more recently been made available to the public and has traveled to a number of locations around the United States.

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WPCNR MILESTONES. From Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner. March 21, 2022:

The Town of Greenburgh has created a GoFundMe page to support the children of Frank Cavaliere. The page is at:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/cavalierechildren

Donations may also be mailed to “LISA CAVALIERE” and mail to: Greenburgh Police Department, c/o Jared Rosenberg, 188 Tarrytown Road, White Plains, NY 10607. Make checks payable to “LISA CAVALIERE”.

Frank was a dedicated and well-liked Greenburgh Police dispatcher for almost 29 years. He passed away on February 5, 2022 due to Covid. 

Because of the overwhelming number of department members out sick due to the Omicron variant of Covid-19, Dispatcher Cavaliere filled in for an additional 8 tours between December 25th and 31st, for a total of 57.25 extra hours in overtime.

During this time dispatcher Cavaliere was exposed to employees who had subsequently tested positive for Covid-19. 

Frank has two children, his daughter Ashley (14) and son Zackary (11). He loved listening to Ashley sing and play keyboard, and he loved playing and watching football with Zackary. On his days off from work he would do Bible study with his family. Frank loved God with all of his heart.

The last text Frank sent to his wife before being placed on the ventilator read: “Remember how the true God works. James 1:16-18 and John 1:13.”

Funds raised will be used to support the children. His wife Lisa will oversee the donations to make sure that every dollar raised will be put to good use for them, and to help pay for future education expenses. 

Frank was a dedicated public servant.

As a police dispatcher he made sure that those who needed services of our Greenburgh police department received them. His efforts saved many lives. He was always available to help the police when they needed his assistance – in the two weeks before becoming ill with Covid he worked well over 100 hours, pulling double shifts most days, and sometimes averaging only four hours of sleep.

He lived an hour away from work. But, always put the town and our residents first. On December 31st he returned home from work and was coughing violently. He was admitted into the hospital on January 8th, and placed on a ventilator on January 23rd. His kidneys failed on January 25th, and on February 5th at 9:30 P.M., he entered the kingdom of Heaven. 

Frank always put others first. He put his own life at risk to work during this pandemic.

He took calls from others who were affected by Covid who may have survived the virus that ultimately took his life. He did so to support his children and to make sure all their needs were met. He is no longer here to do this.

Please show your appreciation by making a donation to Frank’s family so his children can have a good life. We also hope that his family (wife and children) will be comforted knowing how much Frank meant to the Greenburgh community.  

PAUL FEINERGreenburgh Town Supervisor