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NY Woman Missing For Two Weeks Found Alive NY Woman Missing For Two Weeks Found Alive
NY Woman Missing For Two Weeks Found Alive A young New York woman who has been the subject of a statewide manhunt after she disappeared two weeks ago, was found alive Wednesday, according to multiple reports. Rachael Mattice, 24, who was last seen on June 22, when she left upstate Johnstown for the family's remote campsite in Wells, showed up at her parents' home and is at a local hospital, according to Fox News. During Mattice's disappearance, the family had contacted the young woman's idol, singer Shania Twain, in an effort to bring news coverage to the case. Twain responded by sending out a tweet asking for help in the investigat…

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Police & Fire
Teen Charged With Stabbing Man, Woman In Beacon Teen Charged With Stabbing Man, Woman In Beacon
Teen Charged With Stabbing Man, Woman In Beacon BEACON, N.Y. -- A local man was charged Saturday in a stabbing incident involving two people on Jordan Road in Beacon, including a woman who required surgery for her wounds, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal.Beacon police said they arrested William Herrera, Jr., 18, after finding him walking towards them with bloody hands when they arrived on the scene of the attack. The unidentified woman received several stab wounds in the chest and stomach. Another man was stabbed in the face, said the Poughkeepsie Journal. Herrera was charged with first-degree assault, second-degree strangulation, re…

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Neighbors
Family Of Westport Police Officer Strives To Stop Suicides After His Death Family Of Westport Police Officer Strives To Stop Suicides After His Death
Family Of Westport Police Officer Strives To Stop Suicides After His Death WESTPORT, Conn. -- No one who knew the strapping, popular Westport police sergeant Bob Myer could believe that he would kill himself. Not his wife Beth Myer. Not his boss Westport Police Chief Foti Koskinas and fellow officers. Not his children, or his family. But that's what happened on May 4.  Beth is tearful as she talks about how there were no warning signs to anyone. Not a one. The tears are there when she speaks about how the family is coping.  And, the tears are there when she talks of making sure she makes a difference so others don't suffer the same fate. "There were no sig…

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Politics
Esty Joins Brookfield Democratic Town Committee At Campaign Barbecue Esty Joins Brookfield Democratic Town Committee At Campaign Barbecue
Esty Joins Brookfield Democratic Town Committee At Campaign Barbecue BROOKFIELD, Conn. -- U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty (D- 5th District) will be the guest speaker during the Brookfield Democratic Town Committee 8th annual campaign kick-off barbecue on Saturday, July 9 at the home of Cathy and Howard Lasser. A donation of $35 per adult is suggested. Funds raised will go to the BDTC. Attendees are also invited to donate to the Esty campaign, and the Lassers have offered to match any contributions up to the max limit.  This is a family friendly event including a gourmet barbecue, swimming and raffles.  The event will run from 1 to 5 p.m. at 116 Tower Road. Reserva…

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Events
Grab A Book At A Bargain Price During Stamford Library Sale Grab A Book At A Bargain Price During Stamford Library Sale
Grab A Book At A Bargain Price During Stamford Library Sale STAMFORD, Conn -- Grab a book for the beach or a bunch of books at the Stamford Friends Book Shop summer sale now through July 9.  The Book Shop, with locations at the Main Library and Harry Bennett Branch, is offering books of all kinds during the annual sale. In addition to the book sale, they will also hold a sidewalk sale July 16 and 17.  Books are priced at $1 to $3.  After both of the above sales wrap up, cooking and gardening fans will want to come back for a 50 percent off sale from July 24 to August 6. The Book Shop is open during library hours and is the only used and independen…

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News
NASA's Juno Space Probe Arrives At Jupiter After 5-Year Trek NASA's Juno Space Probe Arrives At Jupiter After 5-Year Trek
NASA's Juno Space Probe Arrives At Jupiter After 5-Year Trek After a nearly five-year journey to the solar system's largest planet, NASA's Juno spacecraft successfully entered Jupiter's orbit at 11:53 p.m. Monday, July 4. The Juno spacecraft will study the giant planet from an elliptical polar orbit, repeatedly diving between the planet and its intense belts of charged particle radiation, coming only 3,000 miles from the cloud tops at its closest approach. “Independence Day always is something to celebrate, but today we can add to America’s birthday another reason to cheer – Juno is at Jupiter,” NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden said in a statement. …

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Clearwater Receives $20,000 Grant For Education, Youth Empowerment Programs Clearwater Receives $20,000 Grant For Education, Youth Empowerment Programs
Clearwater Receives $20,000 Grant For Education, Youth Empowerment Programs BEACON, N.Y. -- Hudson River Sloop Clearwater has been awarded a $20,000 grant from the John T. and Jane A. Weiderhold Foundation to help support K-12 education and the Young Men & Young Woman at the Helm Programs. The centerpiece of Clearwater’s education program is the Sailing Classroom Program for elementary, middle and high school students. For many, the classes are an introduction to the Hudson River and environmental education. During the classes students are encouraged to bring the lessons they learn on the sloop back to their communities to become stewards for the Hudson River a…

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Police & Fire
Massage Therapist Charged With Sexual Assault Of Customers In Shelton Massage Therapist Charged With Sexual Assault Of Customers In Shelton
Massage Therapist Charged With Sexual Assault Of Customers In Shelton SHELTON, Conn. -- A New York massage therapist was arrested by Shelton Police on Tuesday on charges of sexual assaulting two women who were receiving massages at the Coco Spa in Shelton, police said. According to Shelton Police, Kim Hyung, 53, of Fresh Meadows N.Y., was charged with two counts of fourth-degree sexual assault and practicing massage without a license, after the police department received two complaints from female clients of Hyung. The first complaint came on May 6, from a 36-year-old woman, who said that Hyung inappropriately touched her during a massage at the spa located a…

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News
Mega Millions Jackpot Hits $449M For Tuesday Night Drawing Mega Millions Jackpot Hits $449M For Tuesday Night Drawing
Mega Millions Jackpot Hits $449M For Tuesday Night Drawing With no winner in last Saturday's drawing, the Mega Millions jackpot continues to grow. The jackpot is a whopping $449 million (or $313 million in cash) for Tuesday's drawing. The numbers will be picked at 11 p.m. tonight. It’s the biggest prize in the game since Dec. 17, 2013, when two tickets (sold in California and Georgia) shared a $648 million jackpot. The jackpot has been rolling since March 8 when a man in Washington state won at $157 million. The only other jackpot awarded this year was a $169 million prize won in New York on Jan. 8. The record Mega Millions jackpot is $656 mill…

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Police & Fire
Danbury Man Faces Drug Possession Charges In Pawling Stop Danbury Man Faces Drug Possession Charges In Pawling Stop
Danbury Man Faces Drug Possession Charges In Pawling Stop PAWLING, N.Y. -- A Danbury, Conn., man was arrested Monday on drug possession charges after being stopped on Route 22 in the town of Pawling by New York State Police. William Lashley, 19, was stopped by troopers about 9:53 p.m. and found to be in possession of concentrated cannabis and marijuana, police said. Lashley was charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, seventh-degree possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of marijuana, police said.  He was arraigned in Pawling Town Co…

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