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More Than Three Dozen Left Out In Cold After Haverstraw Apartment Fire More Than Three Dozen Left Out In Cold After Haverstraw Apartment Fire
More Than Three Dozen Left Out In Cold After Haverstraw Apartment Fire HAVERSTRAW, N.Y. -- More than 25 people stood in freezing temperatures as a fire ripped through a Broad Street apartment building around midnight Monday in Haverstraw, according to Haverstraw Fire Chief Robert Drexler. The fire, which started in the back of the building on the second floor at 1 Broad St., was contained to one apartment but caused smoke and water damage to other nearby apartments, and the businesses located below the apartments, Drexler said. Firefighters were able to douse the flames within 25 minutes, Drexler said. "I want to commend my men and all those responding f…

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Politics
Day Speaks Out Against Ninth Proposed MTA Fare Hike In Nine Years Day Speaks Out Against Ninth Proposed MTA Fare Hike In Nine Years
Day Speaks Out Against Ninth Proposed MTA Fare Hike In Nine Years This article has been updated. ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. --  Proposed fare hikes dominated the discussion during an MTA meeting in Rockland County on Thursday, held to address the concerns of commuters and local political officials. During the event, Rockland County Executive Ed Day again urged the MTA not to impose fare hikes on local commuters whose tickets have already increased sharply while, he said, service has worsened. The remarks were delivered at the hearing on Day's behalf by Stephen J. Powers, the County Executive's director of Public Policy and Intergovernmental Relations. "…

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Police & Fire
Suffern Shoplifter Runs From Store Security, Nabbed By Police Suffern Shoplifter Runs From Store Security, Nabbed By Police
Suffern Shoplifter Runs From Store Security, Nabbed By Police RAMAPO, N.Y. -- Ramapo police nabbed a Suffern woman who security officers said bolted from the Airmont Walmart without paying for items stuffed into her purse and shopping cart, authorities said Friday. Lisa  Cottone, 59, was arrested at 7:20 p.m. Thursday by a Ramapo police sergeant in the parking lot after she fled from store security and out of the store with the merchandise, police said. Cottone was charged with petit larceny and is expected back in Airmont Court early next month.

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Neighbors
GoFundMe Page Started For Port Chester Man With Terminal Cancer GoFundMe Page Started For Port Chester Man With Terminal Cancer
GoFundMe Page Started For Port Chester Man With Terminal Cancer PORT CHESTER, N.Y. --  The Arevalo family of Port Chester are living through a lot of sleepless nights as they watch over their father Julian Arevalo, who is battling colon cancer. Currently, under hospice care, Arevalo, 63, is quickly losing the fight and is anxious over the cost it is having on his family. He has lived and worked in Port Chester for more than 35 years, including years as the maintenance manager for UST Tobacco in Greenwich until they closed, and then for years at Avalon.   "Every day that goes by he gets weaker and weaker," said his daughter Jennifer Arevalo. &…

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News
Popular Wegmans Supermarket Addition In Westchester Tops Week's News Popular Wegmans Supermarket Addition In Westchester Tops Week's News
Popular Wegmans Supermarket Addition In Westchester Tops Week's News WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- The following is a roundup of the top stories of the week in Westchester County. Wegmans, a popular Rochester-based family owned grocery store chain, announced plans Wednesday of opening its first location in the Hudson Valley, right near the junction of I-287 and I-684. For more on the popular market, click here. A female employee at Stop & Shop at 670 North Broadway in North White Plains was stabbed inside the store on Friday at about 5:10 p.m., North Castle Police said. Two Westchester residents were in a parked car in upstate New York on Sunday when found…

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Man Driving Toward Troopers At 100 MPH Tops Week's Putnam News Man Driving Toward Troopers At 100 MPH Tops Week's Putnam News
Man Driving Toward Troopers At 100 MPH Tops Week's Putnam News PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- The following is a roundup of the top stories of the week for Putnam County.  A 22-year-old man who drove directly toward troopers at approximately 100 miles per hour during a high-speed chase on I-84 has been apprehended and is now facing multiple charges, state police from the Brewster barracks said. Putnam residents have been showing their holiday spirit with some elaborate lighting displays that had the skies bright around Lake Carmel last night. Like a scene out of a fairy tale, the final Supermoon of 2016 put on a dazzling performance Wednesday night in the ski…

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Student Threat To High School Tops Week's Northern Westchester News Student Threat To High School Tops Week's Northern Westchester News
Student Threat To High School Tops Week's Northern Westchester News NORTHERN WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- The following is a roundup of the top stories of the week in northern Westchester County.  The Mount Pleasant Central School District was on high alert and police beefed up patrols after a Thornwood teenager issued potentially threatening verbal comments at Westlake High School and on social media, warning students not to go to class on Friday. A female employee at Stop & Shop at 670 North Broadway in North White Plains was stabbed inside the store on Friday at about 5:10 p.m., North Castle Police said. A proposal to use an Armonk residence for an ad…

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Neighbors
Leadership Rockland Announces 25 Class Of 2017 Winners Leadership Rockland Announces 25 Class Of 2017 Winners
Leadership Rockland Announces 25 Class Of 2017 Winners ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. – The 2017 class of Leadership Rockland will feature 25 of the top emerging leaders from a diverse range of backgrounds including politics to banking and police officers. Leadership Rockland, in its 27th year, is the county's premier leadership program in which members attend day-long sessions for 10 months focusing on topics including education, history, the environment and healthcare.  The sessions are conducted by the top professionals and organizations in each respective industry. Class members were selected in a highly competitive process. “We are delighted to we…

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New Taconic Parkway Exit Signs In Westchester Will Be Unveiled Within Days New Taconic Parkway Exit Signs In Westchester Will Be Unveiled Within Days
New Taconic Parkway Exit Signs In Westchester Will Be Unveiled Within Days Commuters will see new exit signs along the Taconic State Parkway in Westchester County that are numbered based on the distance from the beginning of the parkway to each interchange, rather than in consecutive order. For example, the exit to State 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 are expected to be uncovered by Wednesday, Dec. 21, are part of a $12 million proje…

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New Taconic Parkway Exit Signs In Westchester Unveiled New Taconic Parkway Exit Signs In Westchester Unveiled
New Taconic Parkway Exit Signs In Westchester Unveiled New exit signs along the Taconic State Parkway in Westchester County 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 State 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 are expected to be uncovered by Wednesday, Dec. 21, are part of a $12 million proj…

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