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State officials indicated today that they are exploring whether to turn the current Tappan Zee Bridge into a greenway or pedestrian walkway when the new bridge is built. Gov. Andrew Cuomo also said the bridge will be built with the option of adding mass transit, such as a rail line.

An English teacher at the Hendrick Hudson High School is taking an extended leave of absence as the district deals with an ongoing investigation into allegations of teachers selling marijuana.

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Philip Aufiero was bidding relatives farewell with his two leashed dogs when Anibus attacked. The unlicensed pit bull ran down the street, grabbed Aufiero's beagle, Zoey, and violently mauled Zoey as Aufiero's young nieces watched in horror.

A 35-year-old man shot in his mother's driveway Monday night has an extensive criminal history, but police are not sure if that was a factor in the shooting. At a news conference Tuesday, Greenburgh police Chief Joseph DeCarlo said the man is clinging to life after he was shot "three or four" times in the driveway of 166 Sears Ave. in the town's North Elmsford section. Police have yet to identify suspects in the shooting of Tajuan Herring.

A Yonkers man was sentenced today to serve 10 years in prison for raping a 7-year-old girl in a bathroom last year.

The summer of 2006 was a busy time for Yonkers Councilwoman Sandy Annabi. She ended more than a year of opposition by voting in favor of the controversial Ridge Hill development.

After years of contemplation and, more recently, weeks of intense debate, City Council members voted Tuesday to spend $600,000 to design a new maintenance facility for the Department of Public Works.

Jury selection is under way this week in the Delaware retrial of James E. Cooke Jr. on charges he raped and murdered White Plains native Lindsey Bonistall in 2005.

A Briarcliff Manor police sergeant charged with driving while intoxicated late last year after his car struck a mailbox appeared Tuesday night in Town Court and had his case continued to April 3.

Local officials are considering regulations that would prohibit door-to-door solicitors from ringing the doorbell of certain homes. The draft policy, discussed at last week's Town Board meeting, would create a townwide "Do Not Knock Registry" which reside

Eighteen high school principals from northern Westchester and Putnam counties have joined the growing ranks of school administrators who are publicly opposing the state's new teacher evaluation system.

Tuesday's stock market action marked a milestone in America's economic recovery, but local stock traders say passing the 13,000 mark for the Dow Jones industrial average won't mean much unless employment and housing data significantly improve.

The League of Women Voters has planned a forum on the Westchester County housing settlement and its impact on local communities. The forum will be held at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 29 at Town Court, Bedford Town House, 321 Bedford Road, Bedford Hills.

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Greenburgh Police Chief Joseph DeCarlo at a news conference today discussed a shooting Monday night. A 35-year-old man remains hospitalized in serious condition tafter he was shot multiple times in the driveway of his mom's home on Sears Avenue. Police have yet to identify suspects in the shooting.

PEARL RIVER A volunteer firefighter was taken to Nyack Hospital Monday evening after suffering minor injuries while responding to a fire at 83 E. Central Ave.

GREENBURGH A 35-year-old man is hospitalized this morning after being shot several times Monday night at a Sears Avenue home. Police responded to 166 Sears Ave. about 9:15 p.m.

Hendrick Hudson school administrators are investigating reports of marijuana sales at the school after a police investigation did not turn up enough evidence for a criminal charge.

A primary date has yet to be announced, but Democrats vying for the opportunity to challenge Republican incumbent Robert Castelli for his 89th Assembly District seat are making the rounds of local party committee meetings and picking up endorsements.