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Business

Beacon Eatery Voted Best New Hudson Valley Restaurant BEACON, N.Y. -- Foodies were already flocking to the Kitchen Sink Food & Drink, a year-old farm-to-table restaurant in Beacon, but now that it's been voted Best New Restaurant by readers of "Hudson Valley Magazine" in its Annual Best of the Hudson Valley Reader’s Ballot, now the rest of the county will too.“My team and I are committed to providing an excellent dining experience to our customers and we are thrilled that they’ve recognized our high-quality farm-to-table ingredients and our comfortable, homey vibe,” said Kitchen Sink Chef and owner Brian Arnoff. Arnoff, 29, who wa…

by K Reakes

09/22/2016

Schools

New Rochelle School District Appoints New Director Of Counseling NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Gregg Sloane, a 23-year veteran of the City School District of New Rochelle, has been appointed the district's new director of guidance and counseling. He takes over from Michael Kenny who retired over the summer. Sloane started in the district in 1993 as a counselor at New Rochelle High School. He moved to Albert Leonard Middle School in the same capacity, and continued there until he was picked for the new assignment. "I'm excited about this new opportunity to continue seeing students at New Rochelle reach their highest potential," said Sloane. "I lo…

by K Reakes

09/22/2016

News

Rockland Lifts Water Restrictions Caused By Drought ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Rockland County residents who have been on mandatory water restrictions imposed by the Rockland Department of Health in July can go back to watering their lawns and washing their cars now that the edict has been lifted, Rockland County Executive Ed Day said Thursday afternoon. “We appreciate the efforts of our residents and businesses who cooperated with the water use restrictions and helped get us through this hot, dry period,” said Day on Thursday. “We ask everyone to continue to use water carefully and conserve whenever possible.” The restrictions, which mainly…

by K Reakes

09/22/2016

Police & Fire

Suspicious Items Reported At Supermarket, Park In New City NEW CITY, N.Y. -- The Rockland County Sheriff's Office received a report Thursday morning that a suspicious backpack had been found unattended on a picnic bench at Kennedy-Dells Park, causing a lockdown of a nearby community center, said Sheriff Louis Falco. Officers from the Sheriff’s Office and the Clarkstown Police secured the area and placed the neighboring Street School Community Center in lockdown as a precaution. The Sheriff’s Bomb Squad technicians were called in to examine the package. An x-ray revealed that the backpack did not contain any explosives, Falco said. The owner of the…

by K Reakes

09/22/2016

News

South Salem Man, Ex-Cuomo Aide Among Nine Facing Corruption Charges A South Salem man who was a close friend and employee of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, along with eight others, including the president of SUNY Poltechnic Institute, were charged Thursday in a large federal public corruption complaint that reached all the way to Albany. The charges against Joseph Percoco, of South Salem, the former executive deputy secretary to Cuomo, and Alain Kaloyeros, the president of SUNY Poly, stem from two separate but overlapping schemes involving bribery, corruption, and fraud in the award of hundreds of millions of dollars in New York State contracts and other official state …

by K Reakes

09/22/2016

Police & Fire

Poughkeepsie State Police Search For Woman Wanted For Stealing From Family POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- New York State Police are asking for the public's help in locating a Poughkeepsie woman wanted for identity theft. Oliva McKechnie, 22, is wanted by the New York State Police in Poughkeepsie after she failed to show up in court in August in connection with an April 2014 arrest for identity theft, state police said. McKechnie was arrested for stealing from a family member by logging in to their online bank account and transferring money to her personal account, police said. The Town of Washington Court issued a warrant for her arrest in August when she failed to appear…

by K Reakes

09/22/2016

Neighbors

Buchanan Woman Passionate About Fighting Alzheimer's BUCHANAN, N.Y. -- Buchanan resident Kathy Kane hasn’t lost any blood relatives to Alzheimer’s disease, but the issue seems to touch her life profoundly on an ever growing basis. Kane has had an up-close look at the disease’s impact as the mothers of seven people she is close to have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s over the past 10 years. That's why when she first heard about the Walk to End Alzheimer’s last year, she wanted to get involved. Now she is captain of The Memory Keepers team that will participate in the Westchester Walk to End Alzheimer’s at White Plains High School on Sept. 25. …

by K Reakes

09/22/2016

Police & Fire

Suspect At Large In Mohegan Lake Stolen Check Incident MOHEGAN LAKE, N.Y. -- New York State police are asking for the public's help in identifying a woman wanted on numerous charges including trying to cash a stolen check at the M&T Bank in Mohegan Lake. On Aug. 29, the suspect, driving a black Hyundai Santa Fe with New Jersey plates, that were also stolen from Linden, N.J., attempted to cash the check that was reported stolen Aug. 25 from a car in Wayne, Pa. The New York State driver's license that the suspect tried to use was reported stolen from a vehicle in Newburgh on May 4, state police said. Anyone with information is asked to conta…

by K Reakes

09/22/2016

Police & Fire

Car Break-Ins Have Greenburgh Residents On High Alert GREENBURGH, N,Y. -- Residents in Greenburgh are being asked to take the time to lock their vehicles after more than a dozen unlocked cars were entered on Tuesday in the Joyce Road area of Hartsdale. Property was stolen from all of the cars and one car, with a key left inside, was stolen, said Town Supervisor Paul Feiner. "We are stepping up patrols and asking residents to help protect themselves by locking their vehicles at night," he said. "This crime of opportunity is plaguing many communities in Westcheser and we believe the Greenburgh police have previously arrested the …

by K Reakes

09/21/2016

Politics

Rockland County Exec Says 'We Want The Taxes That Are Owed To The County' CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. -- Rockland County's get tough on delinquent taxpayer's effort has paid off with more than $2.4 million of the $2.9 million owed the county collected since the effort began in early spring.That's 81 percent of delinquent taxes on non-residential properties since beginning the enforcement campaign, Rockland County Executive Ed Day said today while standing outside of a property at 471 Kings Highway on Valley Cottage that tops the list of remaining scofflaws with an unpaid tax bill of $79,822.26. “Collecting 81 percent is what we call a rousing success,” Day said. “We sent a …

by K Reakes

09/21/2016

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