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Orangetown To Hold 9/11 Memorial Ceremony ORANGETOWN, N.Y. -- In its annual effort to make sure the victims of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, are not forgotten, Orangetown will hold a memorial ceremony on Sunday, Sept. 11The ceremony, which begins at 2 p.m., will be held on the grounds of Town Hall, and is an opportunity for the community to commemorate those who lost their lives on that day. More information about the event will be posted in the near future, check back with the Daily Voice for additional details.

by K Reakes

08/31/2016

Police & Fire

Ramapo Police To Release Documents In Civil Rights Case RAMAPO, N.Y. -- The New York Civil Liberties Union will receive unredacted police documents from Ramapo they have been seeking for more than 14 months dealing with allegations against the Ramapo Police Department for excessive use of force and other actions, according to lohud.com.The union requested the reports as part of a federal civil rights lawsuit by four state parole officers, who said their civil rights were violated by Ramapo police during a traffic stop in 2014, said lohud.com. The Freedom of Information Act request focused on the department's use of force and car stops, in additi…

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08/31/2016

Police & Fire

Woman Charged With Stealing From Sears In Yorktown With Daughter YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- A Mahopac resident was charged with shoplifting after being caught on Monday stealing items from the Sears store at the Jefferson Valley Mall. Kathleen McDevitt, 49, was also charged with endangering the welfare of a child, after she was caught taking the $99 in items from the store while with her 9-year-old daughter, Yorktown Police said. McDevitt was released on $200 bail and is due to appear in court on Oct. 4.

by K Reakes

08/31/2016

Police & Fire

Clarkstown Police Seek Public's Help In Locating Wanted Fugitive CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. -- The Clarkstown Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating a Congers man wanted on a warrant charging him with stalking and harassment.Oscar Lara, 24, wanted on a warrant, is described as being a white male, 6 feet tall with brown hair and eyes. His last known address was in Congers. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Clarkstown Detective Bureau at 845-639-584.

by K Reakes

08/31/2016

Schools

St. Vincent's Offers Health Career Program In Bridgeport BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- High school students interested in health care can now get a jump on their education in the field when St. Vincent's College and the Bridgeport Public School District kick off a new Healthcare Career and College Readiness Pilot Program this fall at Bassick High School. Twenty students will be chosen to take courses at St. Vincent's College and graduate with a high school diploma, a health care certificate and college degree credits. In addition, St. Vincent's College also is offering a 20 percent tuition discount to all Bridgeport Public School employees and parents of st…

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08/31/2016

Police & Fire

Police Arrest Teen After Armed Robbery At Westchester Marriott In Tarrytown WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- A Yonkers teen was nabbed on Saturday by Greenburgh Police after an armed robbery that occurred earlier this month at the Westchester Marriott Hotel in Tarrytown.Kenneth Venable, 18, of Yonkers Avenue, was charged with felony robbery, after a 22-year-old woman reported that she was robbed at gunpoint while in her room on Monday, Aug. 22, by a man who hit her in the head and stole her cell phone, police said. The woman was treated at the Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla for her injuries. Following an investigation, police were able to identify Venable as the …

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08/31/2016

Weather

Air Quality Alert Issued As Rain Expected To Hit Fairfield FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- A heavy ozone layer in the atmosphere has resulted in an air quality alert being issued for Fairfield County, before rain is expected to move in and help remove the mass, according to the National Weather Service.An air quality alert means that ozone within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards for people with asthma and other breathing problems. Residents can expect partly cloudy skies Wednesday afternoon before thunderstorms move into the area in the evening with a 50 percent of rain. Temperatures will remain seasonal with a high near 84 and a low…

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08/31/2016

News

Laced Heroin Batch Leads To Warning In Westchester Health officials and police departments across Westchester and the Hudson Valley say it is only a matter of time before a deadly grade of heroin laced with elephant tranquilizer makes it way to the area. "Just like birds, this type of heroin tends to migrate across the country when it is successful in one spot," said Donald Johnson, program director for the methadone program at The Guidance Center of Westchester. "You can guarantee it will turn up. At this point it's just a waiting game until it shows up." The new mix, which officials say started in the Midwest, contains…

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08/31/2016

Police & Fire

Police Ask Public's Help In Search For Missing Peekskill Woman, 50 PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- Peekskill Police are asking for the public's help in locating a missing local woman who was last seen on Monday by family members.Leslie M. Hutton, 50, is described as a white female, 5-feet-7-inches tall, 170 pounds with blue eyes and sandy colored hair. Hutton was last seen around 1 p.m. She may be driving a 2009 Toyota Matrix with New York registration AMP-1419. Anyone with information is asked to contact Peekskill Police at 914-737-8000.

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08/31/2016

News

Friend Of Slain Mount Vernon Mom Shocked By Crime MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- Laniece Ryland knew something was wrong when she hadn't heard from her friend Ashley McDuffie of Mount Vernon in several days and word spread that the young mother had failed to contact her children. "Ashley was a very well-respected mother who was close to her family," the Queens resident said. McDuffie, 27, was reported missing Friday, Aug. 19 after she failed to pick up her two children from their grandmother's house in Stamford, Conn. Her body was found a week later dumped in Seton Falls Park in the Bronx, just over the border from Mount Vernon. Her boyf…

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08/31/2016

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