Crime & Safety

Last Chance: Primaries, Pelville Meeting Wednesday, Deadline to Apply for Westchester Police Exam

Here is something you may need to know about, and the clock is ticking.

Congressional Primaries

There are two congressional primaries taking place today that affect the Town of Pelham.

In the for U.S. senator, Wendy LongU.S. Rep. Bob Turner, R-Queens; and Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos are squaring off. The winner will be the GOP's representive to face U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY, in November's general election.

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In the Democratic primary for the 16th Congressional District, U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel will square off against Aniello Grimaldi. Information on both candidates can be found .

Pelville Meeting on Wednesday

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The Pelville Association invites all Pelville residents to meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday inside the . The discussion will include the recent memorandum of understanding the Village of Pelham signed for the real estate development on Fifth Avenue as well as a report on the association's most recent meeting Mayor Edward Hotchkiss. Discussions are open to all.

Pelville is defined as the neighborhood extending south from  Willow Avenue to the Pelham Train Station and the Hutchinson Parkway through Ninth Avenue.

Police Exams

Did you ever want to be a police officer? Do you have what it takes to wear a badge?

Well, today is the last day to file an application for the 2012 civil service test for police officer in Westchester County.

The list, which will be generated from the exam, will be used to fill vacancies as they occur in the Westchester County Department of Public Safety and in all Westchester county towns, villages and the cities of Peekskill and Rye.

The cities of Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, White Plains and Yonkers each hold their own separate examination.

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There are other requirements—see the county Web page—but candidates who pass the written exam will be required to pass medical and physical agility standards set by the Municipal Police Training Council in order to achieve a permanent appointment as a police officer. 

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