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Politics

Young Ossining Sickle Cell Anemia Patient Works For New Care Legislation CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. -- An 11-year-old Ossining girl has a huge battle on her hands as she and her mother, along with State Sen. David Carlucci, work to pass new legislation that will help patients who are discharged from the hospital with a central venous line.Dream Shepherd's mother, Diana Lemon, couldn't believe it when she was told by her insurance company that she would have to take care of her very sick daughter alone after four months of isolation in the hospital following a stem cell transplant for sickle cell anemia. "In hospitals only registered nurses are allowed to work with pat…

by K Reakes

09/20/2016

Neighbors

Upcoming Danbury Concert Benefits Sandy Hook Promise DANBURY, Conn. -- Residents interested in stopping gun violence across the country, and in honoring the victims of the Sandy Hook School shooting, will want to attend the upcoming Concert Across America to End Gun Violence, on Sunday, Sept. 25, at the Danbury Music Centre.Presented by composer and Danbury native Paul Frucht as a benefit for Sandy Hook Promise, the event is a nationwide series of concerts and live events to raise awareness of the approximately 12,000 Americans who are murdered by a firearm each year and the more than 20,000 who die from firearm suicides and accidental shooting…

by K Reakes

09/19/2016

Police & Fire

Darien Police Website Adds 'Resources Toolbox' DARIEN, Conn. -- Too often, parents, spouses, friends, and caregivers find themselves confronted with issues they may be ill-equipped to deal with and that's why the Darien Police Department has added a "Resources Toolbox" on its website to help find the needed resources.While the opioid crisis is certainly among the most frightening – and among the most dangerous – other issues, such as bullying, suicide, and dating violence, can leave those in a crisis looking for resources. The toolbox can be found on the department's website here, then by clicking on the Services tab at the up…

by K Reakes

09/19/2016

Neighbors

Lawmakers Target 'Blockbusting' This Week In Rockland RAMAPO, N.Y. -- Rockland County residents fed up with aggressive real estate agents stopping by their homes in an attempt to purchase their property will want to attend a meeting Wednesday that will consider options to alleviate the problem.The meeting will be held from 6-9 p.m. at Rockland County Community College, 145 College Road, Suffern, in the college's theater. Known as "blockbusting," the practice is used to get homeowners to sell cheaply by inferring that people of another race or class are moving into their neighborhoods. The problem is not new to the area where a large…

by K Reakes

09/19/2016

Police & Fire

Pomona Woman Charged With Attacking Another With Golf Club POMONA, N.Y. -- A Pomona woman was accused of attacking another woman with a golf club in the Pacesetter Shopping Center in front of the Super Stop & Shop on Sunday.Lizette Montalvo, 50, was charged with assault, possession of a weapon and criminal mischief after she was accused of attacking a 51-year-old woman with a golf club, hitting her in the head and hand. She also struck the woman's vehicle with the golf club, according to Ramapo Police Detective Lt. Mark Emma. Ramapo officers also investigated several car accidents, including ones at Carlton Road in Monsey, Route 59 in Monsey, M…

by K Reakes

09/19/2016

Police & Fire

Man Charged With Choking, Robbing Woman At Dominican College Parking Lot ORANGETOWN, N.Y. -- A Mount Vernon man was arrested by Orangetown Police for attacking a woman during an argument at Dominican College in Orangeburg. Jhavier Daley, 22, was stopped in the parking lot of the college after receiving a compliant from the woman. During the investigation police learned that the two had an argument and that during the fight, Daley had choked the woman and stole money from her purse, police said. Daley was charged with felony robbery and criminal obstruction of breathing. He is being held at the Rockland County Jail.

by K Reakes

09/19/2016

Police & Fire

Danbury Man, 72, Charged With Touching Young Girl DANBURY, Conn. -- A 72-year-old Danbury man has been charged with inappropriately touching a girl in 2010 when she was 9 years old at a home in Danbury, police said. In March, the Danbury Police Department received a compliant that Victor Handal had touched the girl in a sexual manner in 2010. During the investigation, additional information was obtained indicating that Handal had also sent inappropriate text messages to the same girl in 2015, when she was 15 years old, according to Detective Lt. Christian Carroccio. Following an investigation into the complaints by the Danbury Police Depa…

by K Reakes

09/19/2016

Police & Fire

Hartsdale Man Nabbed At Subway Restaurant Burglary Scene HARTSDALE, N.Y. -- A 65-year-old Hartsdale man was scooped up by Greenburgh police for breaking into Subway Restaurant early Friday. Arthur Damato, was arrested after police responded to the restaurant at 65 N. Central Ave., after receiving an alert of a burglary in progress. Officers did not find anyone inside the store, but during their investigation and after canvassing the area, they arrested Damato and charged him with the burglary, police said. Damato is currently being held for arraignment. Check back to the Daily Voice for updates.

by K Reakes

09/19/2016

Police & Fire

Danbury Man Exposed Himself To 9-Year-Old, Police Say DANBURY, Conn. -- A Danbury man was charged on Friday, Sept. 16, with exposing himself to 9-year-old girl during a party. Carlos Samaniego-Ortega, 22, exposed himself to the girl during a party at a residence in Danbury in May, according to Det. Lt. Christian Carroccio. Following the incident, Danbury Police Department's Special Victims Unit investigated the incident, and issued an arrest warrant for Samaniego-Ortega. He turned himself into police on Friday, said Carroccio. He was charged with risk of injury to a minor and is being held on $75,000 bond.

by K Reakes

09/19/2016

Weather

Heavy Rains Forecast For Bridgeport On Monday Before Sunny Skies Takeover FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Residents can expect heavy rains Monday as a frontal system moves over the area bringing with it up to an inch of rain, according to the National Weather Service.Some showers and possibly a thunderstorm could produce heavy rain on Monday with a 100 percent chance of rain forecast, before it gradually lessens to a 60 percent of rain Monday night with up to a quarter-of-an-inch possible overnight. Temperatures will remain in the mid-70s. Commuters should expect patchy fog Tuesday morning, before mostly sunny skies take over around 10 a.m. Temperatures will reach into…

by K Reakes

09/19/2016

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