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Applications Open for Tile, Marble & Terrazzo Worker Apprenticeships

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (JATC) for Tile, Marble and Terrazzo BAC, Local Union #7 of New York & New Jersey will conduct a recruitment from April 15 through Oct. 25 for five tile setter apprentices; five terrazzo worker apprentices; and five marble, carver, cutter and setter apprentices, NYC New York State Department of Labor announced on Friday, March 15.

Yonkers: Nearly 45 Pounds of Cocaine Seized from Traffickers Who Traveled Through The Bronx to New Jersey

By SÍLE MOLONEY
An investigation into interstate narcotics trafficking resulted in the seizure of around 20 kilograms (nearly 45 pounds) of cocaine worth more than $1 million from a Jeep Grand Cherokee in Yonkers on Wednesday, March 13, federal prosecutors said. Members of the New York Drug Enforcement Task Force (NYDETF) tracked the vehicle from Connecticut through The Bronx and Manhattan and into New Jersey, where it allegedly picked up the load of cocaine, prosecutors said.