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County Offers Free Basic Training In Disaster Preparedness County Offers Free Basic Training In Disaster Preparedness
County Offers Free Basic Training In Disaster Preparedness CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. -- Residents interested in learning or training to take part in emergency response, will want to attend two free upcoming training classes that will focus on the psychology of working during disasters and light search and rescue.Offered by the Rockland County Office of Fire and Emergency Services and the Rockland County Youth  Bureau, the classes are designed to provide basic training in disaster preparedness for residents, which increases the ability of citizens to manage an extreme situation until first responders or other assistance arrives.  The two classes include the f…
Brewster Man, 24, Beaten, Kicked In Head By Assailant In Batman Costume Brewster Man, 24, Beaten, Kicked In Head By Assailant In Batman Costume
Brewster Man, 24, Beaten, Kicked In Head By Assailant In Batman Costume BREWSTER, N.Y. -- A Brewster man was in serious condition Monday after being beaten by a man in a Batman costume at Fenwick's bar in the Bronx, according to a New York City Police Department spokesperson. The 24-year-old man was at a Halloween party at the bar at W. 238th St., near Waldo Avenue, when he was attacked by the costumed man who kicked and punched him in the head and body, police said. The man went to a friend's apartment where he was up all night vomiting, said the NYPD.  When a friend could not wake up the man a few hours later, he called an ambulance which took him to Allen P…
Man Charged With DWI In Yorktown Following Two-Car Route 6 Crash Man Charged With DWI In Yorktown Following Two-Car Route 6 Crash
Man Charged With DWI In Yorktown Following Two-Car Route 6 Crash YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- A Peekskill man was charged with driving while intoxicated after Yorktown Police received calls of a two-car accident on Route 6, according to the Yorktown Police Department. Benito Fajardo, 41,  was charged with DWI and aggravated DWI after officers arrived on scene of the accident at the intersection of Mountain Brook Road and Route 6 and found that he was intoxicated with a blood alcohol level of .18, more than twice the legal limit, according to Yorktown Police. Fajardo was released to a family member on $100 bail and is set to appear in court on Nov. 3. 
Autopsy Photos Of Man Shot By White Plains Cops Can Remain On Facebook Autopsy Photos Of Man Shot By White Plains Cops Can Remain On Facebook
Autopsy Photos Of Man Shot By White Plains Cops Can Remain On Facebook WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Graphic autopsy photos of a man shot and killed by White Plains police will be allowed to stay on Facebook, following a ruling by a federal judge on Friday, according to lohud.com. Defense attorneys had asked the photos to be taken down from the Facebook page of Kenneth Chamberlain Jr., whose father, a retired corrections officer, was killed on Nov. 19, 2011, by White Plains police, said lohud.com. Chamberlin posted the photos just days before a hearing on the admissibility of evidence, including the photos, in the family's $21 million lawsuit against the city and the …
Blauvelt Man Charged With DWI Following Report of Erratic Driver Blauvelt Man Charged With DWI Following Report of Erratic Driver
Blauvelt Man Charged With DWI Following Report of Erratic Driver BLAUVELT, N.Y. -- A Blauvelt man was charged with driving while intoxicated after being stopped for driving erratically, according to the Orangetown Police Department.Thomas Noonan, 43,  was charged with DWI after the Orangetown Police Department received a report of an erratic driver in Tappan. Officers stopped Noonan and noticed the odor of alcohol on his breath, as well as glassy eyes and slurred speech, said Lt. Michael Shannon. Noonan failed several field sobriety tests at the scene, and he refused to perform a blood alcohol test, Shannon said. Following his arrest, he was released on …
Hudson Valley Restaurant Week Starts Tuesday Hudson Valley Restaurant Week Starts Tuesday
Hudson Valley Restaurant Week Starts Tuesday Foodies will be in heaven over the next two weeks as the Hudson Valley Restaurant Week kicks offs on Tuesday, Nov. 1 with more than 200 restaurants taking part in the semi-annual event.Gastropubs, Italian, French, Japanese, traditional America, are just a few of the choices food lovers will have a chance to sample during the event that runs through Nov. 13.  Celebrating its 10th year, the event in 2015 attracted more than one million diners and generated some $20 million in sales. Here's how it works -- All restaurants involved in the event will offer three-course dinners for $29.95; with …
Fire Rips Through Poughkeepsie Attic Apartment, Leaves Six Homeless Fire Rips Through Poughkeepsie Attic Apartment, Leaves Six Homeless
Fire Rips Through Poughkeepsie Attic Apartment, Leaves Six Homeless POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Firefighters encountered flames and heavy smoke when they responded to an attic apartment fire about noon Sunday, according to the city of Poughkeepsie Fire Department. Arriving firefighters from Group 3, Engine 2 and Truck 2 entered the home fire at 24 Hoffman Ave. but were driven back outside by the flames and smoke, said Deputy Chief Ed Decker. Firefighters worked the flames from outside the three-story wood frame home until they could return inside to douse the remaining hot spots, said Decker. One firefighter received minor burns during the initial entry, but no …
Yorktown Police Start Law Enforcement Club At High School Yorktown Police Start Law Enforcement Club At High School
Yorktown Police Start Law Enforcement Club At High School YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Yorktown High School students and the Yorktown Police Department are forming a new relationship initiated by the police in an effort to have a better relationship with area youth.The department organized a law enforcement club at the school, the first one of its kind in the community, to provide students with the opportunity to learn about forensics, fingerprinting, police functions and local laws as well as ask questions about police work.  “We decided it was a good time to engage the students and give them a chance to find out what we do and to ask questions. We want to m…
Clarkstown Closes Deal To Buy Town's Street Lights Clarkstown Closes Deal To Buy Town's Street Lights
Clarkstown Closes Deal To Buy Town's Street Lights CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. -- Clarkstown will be lighting up the streets and saving thousands of dollars at the same time after signing an agreement with Orange and Rockland Utilities to purchase the town's street lights.Clarkstown Supervisor George Hoehmann said the town will take over 3,912 overhead street lights after paying the utility $658,585.  Clarkstown is the first town in Rockland County to take over the lighting district and the first municipality in O&R’s service territory to do so.  The agreement is projected to save the Clarkstown $450,000 in energy costs and $40,000 a month in util…
New City Native, Clarkstown South Grad Makes History At West Point New City Native, Clarkstown South Grad Makes History At West Point
New City Native, Clarkstown South Grad Makes History At West Point Earlier this year, New City native Brig. Gen.Cindy Jebb, made history when she was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the first woman to serve as academic dean at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.  Jebb, who attended Clarkstown South High School in West Nyack, is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. As a former member of the social sciences department at West Point, she has taught courses in comparative politics, international security, cultural anthropology, terrorism and counterterrorism, and officership.  Commissioned as a military intelligence officer, Jebb served in …
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