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Orangetown PD: Man Whose Car Crashes Into Stone Wall Was Driving Drunk Orangetown PD: Man Whose Car Crashes Into Stone Wall Was Driving Drunk
Orangetown PD: Man Whose Car Crashes Into Stone Wall Was Driving Drunk ORANGETOWN, N.Y. -- A New Jersey man was nabbed for drunk driving on Saturday after crashing his vehicle into a stone wall in Upper Grandview, according to the Orangetown Police Department. Jeffrey Ramirez, 26, of West New York, N.J., was charged with DWI after officers received a report of a motor vehicle crash on South Boulevard. When officers arrived, they found Ramirez inside his vehicle which has overturned and crashed into a stone wall, police said. Ramirez, who was not injured was able to get out of the vehicle, police added. When officers approached him, they could smell alcohol an…

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News
Route 22 Closed In Brewster Due To Serious Crash With Injuries Route 22 Closed In Brewster Due To Serious Crash With Injuries
Route 22 Closed In Brewster Due To Serious Crash With Injuries This story has been updated. BREWSTER, N.Y. -- A head-on crash Tuesday morning has sent three men to the hospital, one with very serious injuries who was airlifted by helicopter, and resulted in the closure of Route 22 for the next several hours, according to Putnam County Sheriff Donald B. Smith. The crash, which involved a northbound pickup truck and a southbound Verizon utility truck, occurred at about 7:50 a.m. Tuesday near the intersection of Route 22 and Route 124 (June Road), about a mile south of the Village of Brewster, sheriff's officials said. According to preliminary reports fr…

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Police & Fire
Putnam Man Stole More Than $1,000 At Mall, Police Say Putnam Man Stole More Than $1,000 At Mall, Police Say
Putnam Man Stole More Than $1,000 At Mall, Police Say YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- A Putnam Valley man was charged Sunday with stealing more than $1,000 from a cash register at the Sears store at the Jefferson Valley Mall, according to the Yorktown Police. Dominic Santucci, 53, was charged with felony grand larceny after a police investigation uncovered he had stolen $1,017 over nine days from a cash register at the store, police said. He was released on his own recognizance and is scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 16. 

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Sports
Greeley Beats Fox Lane To Win First League Wrestling Title In 27 Years Greeley Beats Fox Lane To Win First League Wrestling Title In 27 Years
Greeley Beats Fox Lane To Win First League Wrestling Title In 27 Years CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- For the first time in 27 years, the Horace Greeley varsity wrestling team beat Fox Lane High School's team 51-24 to win a league title on Wednesday, Jan. 11. The win, the first since 1990, and the first victory over Fox Lane in over 20 years was led by coaches Mike DeBellis and Anthony Tortora. Seniors honored during the event included: Alex Baretz, Stephen Nadler, Nic Phillips and Joe Sasso. Leading the way for Greeley big wins against Fox Lane included: 99 lbs. Mathew Schreiber (HG) over Dominick Sannino (FL)  106 lbs. Brendan Sullivan (HG) over Mitchell Antin (FL)  …

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Police & Fire
Arrest Made In Homicide Of 13-Year-Old Mount Vernon Basketball Star Arrest Made In Homicide Of 13-Year-Old Mount Vernon Basketball Star
Arrest Made In Homicide Of 13-Year-Old Mount Vernon Basketball Star WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- An arrest has been made in the fatal shooting of 13-year-old rising basketball star Shamoya McKenzie, according to officials with the Mount Vernon Mayor's Office.Maria Donovan, the spokeswoman for Mayor Richard Thomas, confirmed that there has been an arrest. Further information is expected to be released Tuesday. The mayor made the announcement to members of Grace Baptist Church Monday morning during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day event. McKenzie was killed around 2:30 p.m. New Year's Eve Day when she was struck in the head by a stray bullet while a passenger in a…

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Sports
Greeley Beats Rival Fox Lane To Win League Wrestling Title Greeley Beats Rival Fox Lane To Win League Wrestling Title
Greeley Beats Rival Fox Lane To Win League Wrestling Title CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- For the first time in 27 years, the Horace Greeley Wrestling team beat Fox Lane High School's team 51-24 to win a league title on Wednesday, Jan. 11. The win, the first since 1990, and the first victory over Fox Lane in over 20 years was led by coaches Mike DeBellis and Anthony Tortora. Seniors honored during the event included: Alex Baretz, Stephen Nadler, Nic Phillips and Joe Sasso. Leading the way for Greeley big wins against Fox Lane included: 99 lbs. Mathew Schreiber (HG) over Dominick Sannino (FL)  106 lbs. Brendan Sullivan (HG) over Mitchell Antin (FL)  113 lbs.…

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Events
Hundreds Gather In Dutchess To Remember MLK Jr. Legacy Hundreds Gather In Dutchess To Remember MLK Jr. Legacy
Hundreds Gather In Dutchess To Remember MLK Jr. Legacy DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- Hundreds of residents gathered Monday in Beacon to celebrate and remember the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during the 39th annual MLK birthday celebration at Springfield Baptist Church. Before the service, hundreds marched to show their support and dedication to King's legacy. County Executive Marc Molinaro offered these words: "We all would benefit by turning down the noise and listening to one another and remembering that we all have something to give...as Dr. King reminded us, everyone can be great because everyone can serve."

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Police & Fire
Multiple Municipalities Battle Blaze In Yorktown Multiple Municipalities Battle Blaze In Yorktown
Multiple Municipalities Battle Blaze In Yorktown This story has been updated.YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Multiple fire departments battled a chimney blaze at 428 Granite Spring Road in Yorktown on Monday afternoon, according to the Yorktown Heights Fire Department. The fire, which began at 10:20 a.m., started in the chimney with smoke coming from the gable ends when firefighters arrived, according to Assistant Chief Derek Grisanti. Responding units from Yorktown Volunteer Fire Department, Bedford Hills Fire Department, and the Somers Volunteer Fire Department, managed to douse the fire quickly, Grisanti said. Mount Kisco Fire Department and Lake M…

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Truck Crashes, Spilling Fuel In West Nyack Truck Crashes, Spilling Fuel In West Nyack
Truck Crashes, Spilling Fuel In West Nyack WEST NYACK, N.Y. -- A dump truck involved in a single-vehicle crash Monday afternoon has leaked more than 50 gallons of fuel in the road on Route 59, according to the West Nyack Fire Department. The truck hit the center median on Route 59 at Doscher Avenue with its fuel tank, causing the large leak, said West Nyack Fire Chief Brian Leitner. Because the spill was so large,  Rockland County Emergency Management Hazmat Team is working the spill along with a private contractor called out by the Clarkstown Police Department, Leitner said. The roadway has been narrowed to one lane to allow for c…

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Business
Golden Corral Opening Delayed One More Time Golden Corral Opening Delayed One More Time
Golden Corral Opening Delayed One More Time POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Oh no, Golden Corral fans are going to have to wait a bit longer for the grand opening of the new restaurant in the Town of Poughkeepsie, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal.The store, which was scheduled to open on Sunday, is now scheduled to open on Friday, Jan. 27, because of an inspector's schedule, said the Poughkeepsie Journal. The project's opening has already been delayed several times when the original date of September was rescheduled to November and then to December. Once opened, the restaurant at 2345 South Road in Poughkeepsie is expected to employ about…

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