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Two Yonkers Men Could Face Life In Prison After $13M Heroin Ring Bust Two Yonkers Men Could Face Life In Prison After $13M Heroin Ring Bust
Two Yonkers Men Could Face Life In Prison After $13M Heroin Ring Bust Three Westchester County men were arrested Friday along with dozens of others during the takedown of a national heroin smuggling ring that included the seizure of $13 million in heroin, according to New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman. Yonkers residents Francisco Martinez Reyes and Edwin Nunez Sierra, and Mount Vernon's Argenis Grullon, were scooped up in the what officials are calling "Operation Dirty Dope," officials said. All three were charged in Bronx County Court as major traffickers, and could face life in prison if convicted, officials said. The operation, whic…
Suffern's Grace VanderWaal Joins 'The Boss' At Columbia Records Suffern's Grace VanderWaal Joins 'The Boss' At Columbia Records
Suffern's Grace VanderWaal Joins 'The Boss' At Columbia Records SUFFERN, N.Y. -- After a whirlwind week of TV appearances and well-wishes from famous celebs, Suffern's Grace VanderWaal has received the best gift of all--a recording contract with Columbia Records, according to Billboard Magazine. The 12-year-old singer, songwriter and ukulele player, who won "America's Got Talent," will be joining other greats including Bruce Springsteen, Adele, and One Direction, along with a host of others, said Billboard. Dubbed the next Taylor Swift, kingmaker Simon Cowell described her as "very smart" and a "calm, focused girl," added B…
Author Eric Burns Hosts Westport Viewing, Discussion Of Presidential Debate Author Eric Burns Hosts Westport Viewing, Discussion Of Presidential Debate
Author Eric Burns Hosts Westport Viewing, Discussion Of Presidential Debate WESTPORT, Conn. -- Political junkies will want to mark their calendars for Monday, Sept. 26 and head for the Westport Library to attend a special viewing and discussion of the first presidential debate between Democratic Party nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican Party nominee Donald Trump.The event, which runs from 8 to 11 p.m. in the Library’s McManus Room and is sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Westport, will be hosted by former news correspondent and author Eric Burns. Burns will introduce the debate and moderate a community discussion afterwards. Light refreshments will be av…
Armonk Hosts 55th-Annual Outdoor Art Show Armonk Hosts 55th-Annual Outdoor Art Show
Armonk Hosts 55th-Annual Outdoor Art Show ARMONK, N.Y. -- Residents looking to enjoy the first days of fall outdoors, will want to visit the 55th annual Armonk Outdoor Fine Arts Show sponsored by the Friends of the North Castle Public Library at 205 Business Park Drive. Held from the 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, the show is ranked among the top “fine art and design shows” in the area by Sunshine Artist Magazine. This year's show will feature a diverse array of art with more than 185 juried artists from 33 states, Israel and Canada. A wide array of mediums will be on display, including painting, mixed mediums, printmaking,…
East Fishkill PD Mourns Loss Of Sergeant Who Dies During Training Exercise East Fishkill PD Mourns Loss Of Sergeant Who Dies During Training Exercise
East Fishkill PD Mourns Loss Of Sergeant Who Dies During Training Exercise Police departments throughout the area are mourning the loss of an Ulster County Sheriff's Office sergeant who drowned during a training dive on Thursday with the department's In-Water Rescue Team at the Ashokan Reservoir in Olive, west of Kingston. Kerry Winters, 51, became separated from his two dive partners during the dive. He was found unresponsive a short time later and brought to the surface where other deputies performed CPR and utilized an AED. He was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead, said Ulster County Sheriff Paul J. VanBlarcum. Winters had served with…
Woman Stopped For Speeding On Yorktown's Underhill Avenue Charged With DWI Woman Stopped For Speeding On Yorktown's Underhill Avenue Charged With DWI
Woman Stopped For Speeding On Yorktown's Underhill Avenue Charged With DWI YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- An Ossining woman was charged with driving under the influence by Yorktown Police following a traffic stop on Friday, Sept. 16, said Yorktown Police. Karen Gualtiere, 35, was arrested after officers stopped her at 2:45 a.m. on Underhill Avenue for speeding, not stopping at a stop light, and for failing to use her turning signal. During the stop officers found that she was intoxicated and arrested her at the scene, police said. A blood alcohol test showed that she was driving at twice the legal limit at .18 percent, police added. Gualtiere was charged with driving …
Police: Man Attacks Victim With Crowbar In Attempted Put Valley Robbery Police: Man Attacks Victim With Crowbar In Attempted Put Valley Robbery
Police: Man Attacks Victim With Crowbar In Attempted Put Valley Robbery PUTNAM VALLEY, N.Y. - A Cortlandt man was charged with burglary after he broke into a garage on Wenonah Road on Sept. 9 and then attacked the resident with a crowbar, according to state police. Troopers responded to the home after receiving a 911 call from a neighbor for a reported burglary and assault on Friday, Sept. 9. When troopers arrived they found the resident had been attacked by Julian A. Moreno, 32, who was armed with a crowbar. Moreno struck the victim in the head with the crowbar as the two fought with each other, state police said. The victim was able to get control of the crow…
Bethel Man Rushing His Brother To Hospital Causes Three-Car Accident Bethel Man Rushing His Brother To Hospital Causes Three-Car Accident
Bethel Man Rushing His Brother To Hospital Causes Three-Car Accident DANBURY, Conn. -- A Bethel man who was rushing his brother to the hospital after he had severed his fingers during a workplace accident, ended up causing a three-car pile-up in Danbury when he attempted to pass another car, according to WLAD.com. Cody Ramirez, 20, was trying to pass a car on Triangle Street at Wildman Street on Tuesday, when he crashed into a vehicle traveling northbound, causing that car to flip and hit a mailbox, before sending his car into a car waiting to turn left, said WLAD.com. A 69-year old Danbury woman, whose car flipped, was transported to Danbury Hospital where …
No Jail For Trucker In Crash That Killed Weston Man No Jail For Trucker In Crash That Killed Weston Man
No Jail For Trucker In Crash That Killed Weston Man GREENWICH, Conn. -- A long-haul trucker from Florida who hit and killed a Weston man who was repairing the tire on another tractor trailer along Interstate 95 in Greenwich in 2013, has avoided jail time, according to the Stamford Advocate. Garfield Simmonds, 51, avoided going to jail after pleading guilty to negligent homicide with a motor vehicle before Judge Richard Comerford in Stamford on Thursday, said the Stamford Advocate. The judge sentenced Simmonds to a six-month suspended sentence and a year of probation, added the Stamford Advocate. Simmonds killed Henry Wagmeister, 57, who liv…
Poughkeepsie City School Principal Resigns Poughkeepsie City School Principal Resigns
Poughkeepsie City School Principal Resigns POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Vijayalakshi Giles, the principal of the Poughkeepsie City School District's alternative school resigned on Wednesday, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal. According to the school's meeting agenda, the school board plans to accept her resignation from the Poughkeepsie Academic and Career Excellence (PACE) academy during a special meeting Thursday, the Journal reported. The circumstances surrounding Giles' resignation were not provided in the agenda and remain unclear, said the Poughkeepsie Journal. The school, which offers an alternative program for grades 7-12, has…
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