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Schools

Teen Sex Assault Allegations Aired At Croton-On-Hudson School Board Meeting WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- A Croton-Harmon student who alleged she was sexually abused by two classmates during a party in Yorktown spoke out a Dec. 1 Croton-Harmon School Board meeting about the way her case is being handled by both the police, and the school system, according to lohud.com. The 14-year-old girl told Yorktown Police the day after the party that she was sexually attacked during a party that included a group of freshman high school students, said Yorktown Police Lt. Tom Genter after the event. As previously reported by Daily Voice, the male teens were charged with juvenile …

by K Reakes

12/11/2016

Politics

Tax Relief, No Service Reduction Highlight Newly Approved Dutchess Budget DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- Dutchess County taxpayers will receive a slight reduction in county property taxes, along with no reduction in services or programs under the newly adopted 2017 Dutchess County Budget. The adopted budget reduces the county property tax levy for the third consecutive year and provides another property tax rate reduction for homeowners and businesses, with no reduction in services or programs. The budget reduces the county property tax levy by more than $170,000 and lowers the property tax rate for a second straight year from $3.60 to $3.58 per $1,000 of true value a…

by K Reakes

12/11/2016

Neighbors

Rockland County Winter Coat Drive Underway To Benefit Local Families ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Now that the cold weather has arrived, there are hundreds of residents in Rockland County who have to worry about putting food on their tables and simply don't have the money to purchase a warm coat or sweater to help keep them, and their children warm. To help make sure all Rockland residents are bundled up this year, Rockland County Legislator Aney Paul (D-Nanuet) and Legislature Chairman Alden H. Wolfe (D-Montebello) have partnered with People to People to conduct a Winter Coat Drive in hopes that residents will clean out their closets and donate to those in need.…

by K Reakes

12/11/2016

News

Lewdness Suspect On Loose Tops Week's News In Westchester WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- The following is a roundup of the top stories of the week in Westchester County. After conferring with the two teenage girls who were approached by a man inappropriately touching himself earlier this week, the Rye Police Department has released a composite sketch of their suspect. Vadim Imperioli, the son of "Sopranos' star Michael Imperioli, has been arrested for spray-painting swastikas on a SUNY Purchase dormitory bulletin board on Nov. 20, according to multiple reports. The national food site Eater has compiled a list of the best restaurants in the count…

by K Reakes

12/11/2016

News

'Walking Dead' Star Buying Dutchess Home Tops Week's News DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- The following is a roundup of the top stories of the week for Dutchess County. Norman Reedus -- better known to many as Daryl Dixon on "The Walking Dead" -- will apparently be calling Dutchess County his home, WNYT has reported. Two men who fled from Dutchess County, starting a wild police chase that ended when the stolen SUV they were driving in crashed into a parked car in Ulster County are each facing a host of charges. Two Wappinger teens are facing charges of drug possession after police accused one of stealing prescription medication and giving it t…

by K Reakes

12/11/2016

News

Mahopac Shopping Center Overhaul Tops Week's News PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- The following is a roundup of the top stories of the week in Putnam County. Shoppers and residents alike will be happy to hear the developers planning an overhaul of the rundown Lake Plaza Shopping Center in Mahopac recently jumped a major hurdle by receiving final site plan approval from the Town of Carmel. A reunion of the very best kind took place Wednesday evening inside Carmel's Town Hall in Mahopac. An overnight oil burner explosion sent both stations of the Mahopac Falls Volunteer Fire Department to a residence at Shore Lane in Lake Baldwin, according to Jack …

by K Reakes

12/11/2016

News

Grant Project To Expand Dutchess Restart Program DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- Next year, Dutchess County will continue to work to improve its RESTART program with help from a $1.8 million grant aimed at offering therapy and job planning for residents on probation in an effort to reduce recidivism. Beginning in January, RESTART will work in partnership with Project M.O.R.E., Inc., to expand their services over the next five years using the grant funding. The grant project will help both RESTART graduates and other probationers’ with employment preparation and connection to services necessary to help combat criminal behavior and substance abus…

by K Reakes

12/10/2016

Schools

Harrison High Technology Students Witness Robotics At White Plains Hospital HARRISON, N.Y. -- Students from Harrison High School’s Technology classes recently received the chance to don scrubs and spend two days learning about the use of cutting edge robotics in the operating room. The six students, with their teacher Diane Frawley, were participants of the robotics in surgery workshop at White Plains Hospital, facilitated by Dr. Philip Weber, director of The Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Robotics, and Bariatrics. The students who attended included Cameron Berkowitz, Natalie Casique, Robert DiMarino, Vito Gonnella, Darya Khodakhah, and Elisa Pettinato. …

by K Reakes

12/10/2016

News

Auto Dealers In White Plains, New Rochelle Accused Of Costly Hidden Charges WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Consumers who purchased a car from a Honda or Toyota dealership in Westchester County may be due a refund for being unlawfully sold "after-sale" products including credit repair and identity theft protection, as part of a settlement with the state, New York State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced Thursday. A group of automobile dealers in Queens and Westchester counties, including Paragon Honda, Paragon Acura, and White Plains Honda, and Huntington Honda, Honda of New Rochelle and New Rochelle Toyota, were included in the lawsuit which alle…

by K Reakes

12/10/2016

Neighbors

Junior League Doubles the Impact of #GivingTuesday with 2,500 Diapers SCARSDALE, N.Y. -- #GivingTuesday turned out to be a booming success for the Junior League of Central Westchester when they were able to collect 2,500 diapers for those in need and raised some $10,000 in donations. To achieve the success, the JLCW took on a diaper challenge by the one of their sponsor's -- GEICO Local Office in Yonkers -- who agreed to match each monetary donation received with 50 diapers. The JLCW’s Westchester County Diaper Bank provides diapers at no cost to families in need in Westchester County. Diaper need is a silent crisis in Westchester County with parents often c…

by K Reakes

12/09/2016

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