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Man Charged With Selling Heroin In Somers Woman's Death Tops Week's News NORTHERN WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- The following is a round-up of the top stories of the week for northern Westchester County. A Mount Kisco man sold heroin to a 29-year-old Somers woman who died the same day in December from an overdose, according to state police. A White Plains man was arrested on Wednesday night after being involved in a wrong-way collision on the Taconic State Parkway with a blood alcohol content nearly quadruple the legal limit. Macy’s has announced closing dates for several of its New York stores, according to syracuse.com, which reported that the closures will leav…

by K Reakes

01/15/2017

News

Taconic Parkway Fist Fight After Cell Phone Scam Tops Week's Putnam News PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- The following is a round-up of the week's top stories for Putnam County. A strange scene unfolded in Putnam Valley last week when an alleged cell phone sale went wrong and a physical altercation reportedly unfolded. For the last week or so, Mahopac has been showing its love for Lyn's Cardsmart - a discount card, balloon, and gift store - after learning the store lost its lease and will soon be closing its doors. For nearly half a century, the Westchester Chapter of the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame has cited football standouts for both athletic and aca…

by K Reakes

01/15/2017

News

Man Three Times Legal Limit In Wrong-Way Crash Tops Week's Westchester News WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- The following is a round-up of the top stories of the week for Westchester County. A White Plains man was arrested on Wednesday night after being involved in a wrong-way collision on the Taconic State Parkway with a blood alcohol content nearly quadruple the legal limit. A manhunt is underway in Scarsdale after a woman was approached by a man in her driveway on Thursday night who may have been carrying a gun. Macy’s has announced closing dates for several of its New York stores, according to syracuse.com, which reported that the closures will leave more than 400 …

by K Reakes

01/15/2017

Police & Fire

Search Resumes For Ramapo Councilman Daniel Friedman This story has been updated. ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Rockland County Sheriff's Marine Unit members were back in the water Friday searching for the body of Daniel Friedman who is presumed to have jumped from Bear Moutain Bridge late last month. Members also searched the Hudson River waters on Thursday as temperatures rose to 55 degrees in an effort to find Friedman's body, said Chief William Barbera. The search is really a race against time and temperatures, Barbera added. "If we can't locate him before the freezing temperatures return, it will be early spring before we can get back…

by K Reakes

01/14/2017

Neighbors

11 Rockland Organizations Off To Israel for 'Innovation Education' ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Members from 11 Rockland Jewish agencies will travel to Tel Aviv, Israel from Feb. 5 to 9 to attend a seminar on innovative thinking. Made possible by the Lily Steuer Fund of the Jewish Federation & Foundation of Rockland County, the seminar, “Challenge, Innovation, and Renaissance,” will be led by Systematic Inventive Thinking (SIT), an Israeli firm that helps companies and organizations succeed by achieving self-sustaining innovation. Gary Siepser, CEO of the Jewish Federation & Foundation of Rockland County, says the seminar will teach the Jewish organi…

by K Reakes

01/14/2017

Police & Fire

West Haverstraw Woman Charged After Ramapo Officer Drives Off Roadway ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- A West Haverstraw woman who claimed her shoes weren't on right, ran a Ramapo police officer off the road after she turned in front of him on Wednesday, according to the Ramapo Police Department.The incident occurred at 7:50 p.m. when a Ramapo officer on patrol was driving a marked unit north on Route 45 approaching New Hempstead Road. As the officer’s unit entered the intersection, a Honda facing southbound on Route 45, attempted a left turn in front of the police unit, causing the officer to run off the roadway to avoid the accident, police said. The driver of the …

by K Reakes

01/14/2017

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New Taconic Parkway Exit Signs Unveiled In Westchester New exit signs along the Taconic State Parkway that are numbered based on the distance from the beginning of the parkway to each interchange, rather than in consecutive order, have been unveiled. For example, the exit to Routes 100 and 133 is now Exit 8, because it is eight miles from the start of the parkway at the traffic circle near the Kensico Dam Plaza in Westchester County, said New York State Department of Transportation Commissioner Matthew J. Driscoll. The new signs, which were uncovered late last month, are part of a $12 million project to replace and upgrade signage along the 105…

by K Reakes

01/14/2017

Police & Fire

Woman Caught With 200 Bags Of Heroin At Beekman Residence, Police Say BEEKMAN, N.Y. -- A search of a Beekman woman's home on Thursday by the Dutchess County Drug Task Force netted 200 bags of heroin, according to task force officials. The task force served the warrant after receiving information of drug dealing taking place at the home at 7502 Chelsea Cove North, said Frank Tasciotti, assistant coordinator of the task force. Taken into custody at that time was Stacy Green, 34, who lives at the home, Tasciotti said. Green was charged with felony criminal possession of a controlled substance. She is being held at the Dutchess County Jail.

by K Reakes

01/14/2017

Lifestyle

Free Tax Preparation Assistance Available Through Hudson Valley/AARP DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- It's that time of year again, either to jump for joy with a wad of cash in your hand, or weep as you whip out your checkbook to pay Uncle Sam -- income tax time. But there is help out there -- free help -- for low-to-moderate income residents thanks to AARP Foundation's Hudson Valley CA$H Coalition. Last year, 7,655 residents of Dutchess and Orange counties (an increase of more than 500 individuals) received help with their taxes. Receiving help is easy. Just pick up the phone and schedule an appointment through United Way’s Hudson Valley Region 2-1-1 Helpline (or…

by K Reakes

01/14/2017

News

Carlucci: State Must Help Residents, Ratepayers After Indian Point Closes In the wake of the decision to shutter the Indian Point Nuclear facility by 2021, Sen. David Carlucci is calling for the state to make sure that residents and ratepayers are protected in the process. The closures come after Entergy reached a settlement agreement with New York State. As part of the shutdown agreement, the state has agreed to drop all legal challenges against the plant. "I applaud the governor's leadership on this issue but the first priority is to make sure that there is a plan in place to safely store the spent nuclear fuel rods while making sure utility rates for cons…

by K Reakes

01/14/2017

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