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Shrub Oak Woman Charged After Filming Lakeland Bus Drivers Shrub Oak Woman Charged After Filming Lakeland Bus Drivers
Shrub Oak Woman Charged After Filming Lakeland Bus Drivers YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- Yorktown police arrested a Shrub Oak woman after she was accused of filming Lakeland school district bus drivers after being warned to stay off the property, authorities said.Victoria A. Sanchez, 39, was charged with third-degree criminal trespass and unlawful possession of marijuana after police received a report June 16 from school officials that she had driven her vehicle onto the property at East Main Street and began filming the school bus drivers, police said. During her arrest, police said they found she was in possession of marijuana. Sanchez was released w…

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Kellogg Recalls Certain Graham Products Kellogg Recalls Certain Graham Products
Kellogg Recalls Certain Graham Products Residents with peanut allergies should check any Kellogg Company graham crumbs associated with SpartanNash's cheesecakes due to some of their products being made with Grain Craft flour which may have contained undeclared allergen peanut residue.  The company is voluntarily recalling the products, although, to date, there have been no reported illnesses related to the affected product.  The affected graham cracker crumbs were used in certain lots of cheesecakes produced in SpartanNash's Central Kitchen facility. The items had a sell by date of June 6-21, 2016, and they are no longer in the s…

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Men May Have Information About Suspicious Sloatsburg Death Men May Have Information About Suspicious Sloatsburg Death
Men May Have Information About Suspicious Sloatsburg Death SLOATSBURG, N.Y. -- Ramapo police are asking for help in identifying three men who may have been in the area of where a Middletown man was found dead next to a burning car in Sloatsburg.Ossen Lavaud, 48, of Middletown, was found outside a burned Ford Taurus near a wastewater treatment plant on Waldron Terrace early Tuesday, said Ramapo police. Police said the men may be witnesses and may have information to help in the investigation into Lavaud's death. Anyone who has information as to the men's identit, or can identify the logo on the blue shirt is asked to call 845-357-2400.

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New Bridges Open On Route 8/25 In Bridgeport New Bridges Open On Route 8/25 In Bridgeport
New Bridges Open On Route 8/25 In Bridgeport BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- After maneuvering packed shifted lanes during Stage 1 of the Route 8/25 redesign, commuters have double reason to celebrate this morning as traffic on the bridge in Bridgeport was re-opened to full capacity along with the Chopsey Hill Road on-ramp to Route 8 southbound.On Route 8/25, southbound traffic has returned to the newly reconstructed southbound barrel, and both north and southbound traffic have been returned to four travel lanes.  Motorists should be aware that short term alternating closures of Capitol Avenue and Lindley Street may be required to facilitate ongo…

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Derby Man Dies After Being Hit By Car Derby Man Dies After Being Hit By Car
Derby Man Dies After Being Hit By Car DERBY, Conn. -- A 57 year-old Derby man was struck and killed by a car while walking along Route 34 near Chapel Street late Thursday night, according to the Connecticut Post. The unidentified man was pronounced dead on the way to Yale-New Haven Hospital, Derby police told the Connecticut Post.  The department is not releasing the man's name until his family is notified. Police said the initial investigation does not point to the driver as being at fault, added the Connecticut Post. Click here to read the Connecticut Post story.

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Danbury Police Make Another Arrest In Driveway Paving Scam Danbury Police Make Another Arrest In Driveway Paving Scam
Danbury Police Make Another Arrest In Driveway Paving Scam DANBURY, Conn. -- A New York woman has been arrested in connection with a driveway paving scheme that ripped off older Danbury residents by performing poor work at exorbitant prices, according to the Danbury Police Department.Det. Chris Carroccio said that Jaime S. Young, 39, turned herself into the Danbury Police Department on a warrant on June 22. She is accused, along with Dean Cooper, 34, of Winchester, Ky., of charging a 71-year-old resident $5,000 to pave his driveway, in addition to operating an illegal driveway paving company, police said. Carroccio said the company was operating wit…

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Leaking Water Pipe Leads To Indian Point 2 Shutdown Leaking Water Pipe Leads To Indian Point 2 Shutdown
Leaking Water Pipe Leads To Indian Point 2 Shutdown BUCHANAN, N.Y. -- Entergy officials said the shutdown this morning of Indian Point Unit 2 by control room operators was done to fix a leaking pipe and does not pose a threat to the public.The shutdown occurred after plant engineers found a small leak of Hudson River water from a pipe in a non-radioactive system. The shutdown will also enable workers from Con Edison to test a breaker in a switchyard located near Indian Point, Entergy said. The breaker can be tested only while electricity from Unit 2 is not being sent to the Con Ed-owned switchyard.  Engineers at the plant previously identifi…

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Kitchen Fire Forces Family Out Of Danbury Apartment Kitchen Fire Forces Family Out Of Danbury Apartment
Kitchen Fire Forces Family Out Of Danbury Apartment DANBURY, Conn. -- The Danbury Fire Department extinguished a kitchen fire on the first floor of a three-story wood frame multi-family residence on Bell’s Lane just before midnight on Thursday. Fire crews knocked the fire down quickly, limiting most of the damage to the kitchen area of the apartment. The other three apartments in the building did not sustain damage, said Mark Omasta, assistant chief, public information officer for the department. The four adults, and one infant living in the apartment, were able to get out before firefighters arrived. No one was injured.  Red Cross officials…

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Police Officer Fights For Life Following Taconic State Parkway Crash Police Officer Fights For Life Following Taconic State Parkway Crash
Police Officer Fights For Life Following Taconic State Parkway Crash PUTNAM VALLEY, N.Y. -- An eight-year Connecticut police veteran is fighting for his life following a motorcycle crash on the Taconic State Parkway in Putnam Valley during a training drill on Wednesday. West Haven Police said Michael Doyle, 34, an experienced motorcycle rider, was on the Taconic State Parkway in Putnam Valley with approximately 25 police motorcycles, when a vehicle merging onto the parkway struck his motorcycle, launching him onto the pavement.  He was transported by a Life Star helicopter to Westchester Medical Center.  Others involved in the accident were not injured. Fo…

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150-Year-Old Norwalk Church Closing Its Doors 150-Year-Old Norwalk Church Closing Its Doors
150-Year-Old Norwalk Church Closing Its Doors NORWALK, Conn. -- After being a pillar in the Norwalk community for nearly 150 years, the East Avenue United Methodist Church announced that it is closing, according to News 12. The church will hold its last service at 10 a.m. on Sunday, June 26, said News 12. But the church is not disappearing into oblivion. Its faithful will join forces with Norwalk United Methodist Church to become the Cornerstone Community Church, News 12 reported.  Norwalk United Methodist announced on its Facebook page that the final East Avenue de-commission service for the old church will be presided over by Distri…

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