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Kenyan Feminist Who Pushed For Education To Speak In Katonah Kenyan Feminist Who Pushed For Education To Speak In Katonah
Kenyan Feminist Who Pushed For Education To Speak In Katonah KATONAH, N.Y. -- Known across the world for her efforts to provide an education to young girls and women, Kakenya Ntaiya will attend a reception and present a talk at the Katonah Village Library on Thursday, Nov. 3. Ntaiya's presentation, which begins at 7:30 p.m., "Courage! Empowerment! Social justice," tells the story of how she made a deal with her father that she would undergo a traditional Maasai rite of passage, female circumcision, if he would let her go to high school.  Ntaiya tells the fearless story of continuing on to college, and of working with her village elders to…

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Police & Fire
Suspect In Patterson Subway Shop Armed Robbery Apprehended Suspect In Patterson Subway Shop Armed Robbery Apprehended
Suspect In Patterson Subway Shop Armed Robbery Apprehended PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- The person wanted in connection with the armed robbery of the Subway in Patterson on Tuesday was captured on Thursday, according to Putnam County Sheriff Donald B. Smith. John E. Caputo, 47, of Wingdale in Dutchess County, is facing a first degree robbery charge, for holding up the Subway sandwich shop in the Patterson Commons Shopping Center at 3101 Route 22 at the intersection of Route 311 at about 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. During the robbery, Caputo pulled out a knife and and ordered a shop clerk to hand over money from the cash register. After grabbing the cash, Caput…

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Police & Fire
NYPD Officer From Hawthorne Shoots, Kills Emotionally Disturbed Woman NYPD Officer From Hawthorne Shoots, Kills Emotionally Disturbed Woman
Nypd Officer From Hawthorne Shoots, Kills Emotionally Disturbed Woman An NYPD officer from Hawthorne has been placed on modified duty, losing his gun and shield after shooting and killing a Bronx woman on Tuesday, according to the NYPD.Sgt. Hugh Barry, 30, encountered Deborah Danner, 66, after receiving a complaint from a neighbor that she was acting erratically, said Det. Ahmad Nasser. When Barry found Danner in the bedroom of her home on the seventh floor of Pugsley Avenue in Castle Hill at 6 p.m. she threatened him with scissors, Nasser said. Barry managed to convince Danner to put down the scissors, but as soon as she did, she pick up a baseball bat and c…

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News
Car Smash Fundraiser A Big Hit In Ramapo Car Smash Fundraiser A Big Hit In Ramapo
Car Smash Fundraiser A Big Hit In Ramapo RAMAPO, N.Y. -- Ramapo High School Key Club members and students recently had a chance to take out their frustrations while having fun during the club's Car Smash fundraiser to help raise funds for breast cancer research.During the event, Key Club members, led by math teacher and Key Club advisor Donnette Wilson-McLaughlin, painted a car pink, and wrote slogans on it. Then students paid a dollar for two swings on the car with a hammer.  More than 120 students came out to participate, most wearing pink, to help the club raise more than $500.  The Key Club is a student-led program whose goal…

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Police & Fire
Tappan Man Steals Purse In Nyack Bar, Police Say Tappan Man Steals Purse In Nyack Bar, Police Say
Tappan Man Steals Purse In Nyack Bar, Police Say NYACK, N.Y. -- A Tappan man landed in jail after he was accused of stealing a woman's purse at a restaurant and bar on Main Street in Nyack on Tuesday, according to the Orangetown Police Department. James Watters, 22, was arrested after police responded to the bar after receiving a call from the victim that her purse had been stolen, police said. When officers arrived, the woman told them she had left her purse on a table unattended and someone had stolen it while she was gone, police said. An investigation led to Watters, who had attempted to hide a cellphone he had taken out of the purse…

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3 Dutchess Farms Receive $1.6M From State For Sustainable Development 3 Dutchess Farms Receive $1.6M From State For Sustainable Development
3 Dutchess Farms Receive $1.6M From State For Sustainable Development HYDE PARK, N.Y. -- Three Dutchess County farms will receive $1.6 million in grants from the state as part of New York's effort to further sustainable development. The announcement was made Wednesday during Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Mid-Hudson Regional Sustainable Development and Collaborative Governance Conference, which supports the ability of farms to maintain land for agricultural purposes and protect it from development. "Our local farms play a critical role in our community, and we have an express responsibility to ensure that they have the tools they need to continue operating right he…

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Rockland Marks Robbery Claiming Lives Of 2 Nyack Cops, Brinks Guard Rockland Marks Robbery Claiming Lives Of 2 Nyack Cops, Brinks Guard
Rockland Marks Robbery Claiming Lives Of 2 Nyack Cops, Brinks Guard NYACK, N.Y. -- Hundreds of police officers, family and residents from across the area will take time Thursday to mark the 35th anniversary of the Brinks robbery that took the lives of two Nyack Police officers and a Brinks guard. Nyack Police Sgt. Edward O’Grady, Nyack Police Officer Waverly "Chipper" Brown and Brinks guard Peter Paige, were killed during a robbery that began at the Nanuet Mall. At 4 p.m. the three will be honored at a ceremony at the Mountainview Avenue entrance to the New York State Thruway entrance by a pocket park that has a stone memorial and bench honoring t…

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Road Will Be Closed In Central Nyack Road Will Be Closed In Central Nyack
Road Will Be Closed In Central Nyack NYACK, N.Y. -- Residents should plan to avoid Moutainview Avenue from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday for the annual Brinks Memorial Ceremony.The road will be closed between Gail Drive and Route 59.  Police are asking drivers to find alternate routes during this time.

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Police & Fire
Police: Woman Flees LaGrange Bank After Attempting Fraudulent Withdrawal Police: Woman Flees LaGrange Bank After Attempting Fraudulent Withdrawal
Police: Woman Flees LaGrange Bank After Attempting Fraudulent Withdrawal LAGRANGE, N.Y.  – A Bronx woman was charged Wednesday with trying to cash a check at LaGrange Chase Bank using a fake Connecticut driver's license, according to the New York State Police. Troopers responded to Chase Bank on Freedom Plains Road to investigate a fraud complaint in March.  Bank employees reported that an unknown female entered with a counterfeit Connecticut driver’s license and portrayed herself as a Chase account holder, state police said. Damaris Arocho, 41, allegedly attempted to withdraw $1,400 from an account and fled on foot when she overheard bank employees contacting …

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Business
State Will Spend $55M On Tourism, Welcome Centers State Will Spend $55M On Tourism, Welcome Centers
State Will Spend $55M On Tourism, Welcome Centers In an effort to boost tourism across the state, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the state will spend $55 million to upgrade and add welcome centers, in addition to increasing advertising.  Cuomo made the announcement during the the New York State Tourism and Craft Beverage Summit, where leaders in the tourism and craft beverage industries met with state officials to explore new industry opportunities.  "Our investments in the tourism industry have paid dividends in every region and with this unprecedented $55 million, we are keeping the momentum moving forward," Cuomo said. "With…

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