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Southeast Man Faces Cocaine Possession Charge Southeast Man Faces Cocaine Possession Charge
Southeast Man Faces Cocaine Possession Charge SOUTHEAST, N.Y. -- Putnam County deputies arresting a Southeast man were able to add drug charges when they found he was carrying cocaine, according to Putnam County Sheriff Donald B. Smith. Joseph Rizzieri, 38, was being arrested on an unrelated matter on Dec. 20, when Deputy Kevin Radovich discovered the cocaine, deputies said. Rizzieri was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance. He is scheduled to appear in court at a later date.  If found guilty of the misdemeanor charge, the defendant could face up to a year in jail and a fine of up to $1,000.00.

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Yonkers Animal Shelter Will Waive Adoption Fees Through Year's End Yonkers Animal Shelter Will Waive Adoption Fees Through Year's End
Yonkers Animal Shelter Will Waive Adoption Fees Through Year's End YONKERS, N.Y. -- In an effort to bring smiles to those yearning for a new cat or dog, and to help the dogs and cats sitting in cages waiting for a new home, the Yonkers Animal Shelter is offering free adoptions Dec. 26 to Dec. 31. Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano and the City of Yonkers Department of Parks, Recreation & Conservation said the shelter would waive the $80 adoption fee for dogs and $65 for cats in hopes the animals can find loving homes. “The staff, as well as the volunteers, at Yonkers Animal Shelter, do an outstanding job caring for all of the stray dogs and cats that come in,” s…

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Lewisboro Library Bids Farewell To Pair Of Retiring Staffers Lewisboro Library Bids Farewell To Pair Of Retiring Staffers
Lewisboro Library Bids Farewell To Pair Of Retiring Staffers LEWISBORO, N.Y. -- Things just won't be the same around the Lewisboro Library when two long-time staffers retire at the end of the year. Children's Librarian Cathy Lim and Head of Circulation Sue Hamilton will both be retiring at the end of December, the library announced. Lim, fondly called "Ms.Cathy," by the children, has worked at the library for 20 years. Hamilton, who started as a part-time library clerk, has worked at the library for 38 years. "Sue and Cathy have been a huge part of our friendly staff and, really, the bedrock of what we strive to do at the library,&quo…

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Sports
Larchmont Native Makes Israeli National Lacrosse Team Larchmont Native Makes Israeli National Lacrosse Team
Larchmont Native Makes Israeli National Lacrosse Team LARCHMONT, N.Y. --  Marist women’s lacrosse alumna and Larchmont native Amanda Tuck has earned a spot on the Israeli national team that will compete in the 2017 Federation of International Lacrosse Women’s World Cup.  Tuck, a 2013 graduate, brings a wealth of international experience to the Israeli team after serving as an assistant coach for the country’s first U-19 team at the 2015 FIL Women’s World Cup.  The 2017 FIL Women’s World Cup will be held at the University of Surrey near London in July. Teams from 24 countries are expected to compete at the international tournament.  In her pla…

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Police & Fire
Police: Man Who Crashes Into Spring Valley Yard Had BAC Twice Legal Limit Police: Man Who Crashes Into Spring Valley Yard Had BAC Twice Legal Limit
Police: Man Who Crashes Into Spring Valley Yard Had BAC Twice Legal Limit ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- A man found himself behind bars after wrecking his vehicle in Spring Valley early Friday while driving drunk at twice the legal limit, according to the Ramapo Police. The unidentified 23-year-old man from Athens, Ga., was arrested after Ramapo police responded to a report of a car accident at 2:46 a.m. on Gerow Avenue in Spring Valley, police said.  The caller told police that the people involved in the accident were intoxicated and trying to leave the scene, police said.  Several RPD midnight shift officers responded within moments and arrested the operator for ag…

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Stabbing Outside Route 6 Bar Tops Week's News In Putnam Stabbing Outside Route 6 Bar Tops Week's News In Putnam
Stabbing Outside Route 6 Bar Tops Week's News In Putnam PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- The following is a round-up of the top stories of the week in Putnam County.  A 23-year-old Yorktown man is in the Westchester County Jail after state police say he stabbed a 28-year-old male from Mahopac after an overnight fight at PJ's Bar, located on Route 6 in Somers, escalated. A pedestrian is dead after being struck by a pair of drivers on Route 6 in Southeast on Wednesday night. A snowy owl rescued by a Peekskill photographer on Saturday in Fairfield County has died from starvation, according to the wildlife center who was nursing the owl back to health. The Ne…

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Ex-Northern Westchester Cop Charged In Quadruple Homicide Tops Week's News Ex-Northern Westchester Cop Charged In Quadruple Homicide Tops Week's News
Ex-Northern Westchester Cop Charged In Quadruple Homicide Tops Week's News NORTHERN WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- The following is a round-up of the top stories of the week in northern Westchester County. Questions continue to be raised about the checkered past of Nicholas Tartaglione, the former Briarcliff Manor police officer turned drug conspirator who was identified on Tuesday as the suspect in the execution-style slayings of four men. Clay Tiffany, a longtime Ossining gadfly who died last year, is back in the spotlight as his claims of police brutality from a former Briarcliff police officer accused of killing four people have resurfaced. In a Tuesday tweet, Pr…

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Ex-Westchester Officer Charged In Quadruple Homicide Tops Week's News Ex-Westchester Officer Charged In Quadruple Homicide Tops Week's News
Ex-Westchester Officer Charged In Quadruple Homicide Tops Week's News WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- The following is a round-up of the tops stories of the week in Westchester County. Questions continue to be raised about the checkered past of Nicholas Tartaglione, the former Briarcliff Manor police officer turned drug conspirator who was identified on Tuesday as the suspect in the execution-style slayings of four men. An investor from Westchester working in Manhattan was one of seven Platinum Partners employees charged Monday morning with participating in a near $1 billion fraud case by the U.S. Attorney. Wegmans took the first step in bringing the mega-grocery…

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Neighbors
Dutchess Meetings Offered For Recovering Opiate Users On Christmas Dutchess Meetings Offered For Recovering Opiate Users On Christmas
Dutchess Meetings Offered For Recovering Opiate Users On Christmas DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- For heroin or opioid addicts in recovery, there is help in Dutchess County to make it through the holidays straight, when it seems everyone else is happy and in party mode. That help can be found even on Christmas when Anthony Eack, aka, Tony Gatz, the founder of Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life Foundation, will hold a special rap session opiate recovery meeting from 6 to 9 p.m. “As great as Christmas is and should be, there will be many families out there suffering due to this devastating opiate addiction and while most families will be sitting at home eating…

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Neighbors
Pomona Resident Awarded Key To Rockland County Pomona Resident Awarded Key To Rockland County
Pomona Resident Awarded Key To Rockland County ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- A Pomona woman who stood up to acts of hate in her neighborhood was awarded the Key to the County on Tuesday by Rockland County Executive Ed Day. Millicent "Ivey" Mackle was presented with the Key to Rockland during a ceremony at the Jewish Community Center in West Nyack. When a criminal – still unidentified -- scrawled anti-semitic graffiti in front of several homes on her block last month, Mackle responded by drawing hearts in front of the residences as a sign of love and respect. "All it takes is one person to make a difference," Day as he pr…

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