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State Sen. Carlucci, Orangetown Officials Announce Toll Freeze State Sen. Carlucci, Orangetown Officials Announce Toll Freeze
State Sen. Carlucci, Orangetown Officials Announce Toll Freeze ORANGETOWN, N.Y. -- State Sen. David Carlucci (D – Rockland/Westchester) and elected officials from Orangetown, Nyack and South Nyack planned a special event Thursday to announce a toll freeze until 2020, and lay the groundwork for a resident toll discount for Rockland and Westchester residents. "Safeguarding the economy of the Lower Hudson Valley depends on keeping tolls affordable for residents who depend on crossing the Tappan Zee Bridge," said Carlucci. "This starts with freezing tolls at their current levels." As part of the new state budget, $700 million has been in…

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Rockland County Emergency Team Offers Disaster Training In Pomona Rockland County Emergency Team Offers Disaster Training In Pomona
Rockland County Emergency Team Offers Disaster Training In Pomona POMONA, N.Y. -- Residents interested in learning about emergency response training can attend one of two classes offered by the Rockland Community Emergency Response Team in Pomona on Thursday and April 19.The classes include: Thursday, April 7: Introduction to Disaster Preparedness -- teaches students fundamental techniques to prepare themselves, their families and neighbors in times of disaster, and how to stay safe. Tuesday, April 19: Fire Suppression and Utility Controls on Tuesday, April 19 -- reviews proper use of fire extinguishers and, weather permitted, students will be able to get…

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Clarkstown PD Digs Deep Into Archives For Throwback Thursday Clarkstown PD Digs Deep Into Archives For Throwback Thursday
Clarkstown PD Digs Deep Into Archives For Throwback Thursday CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. -- If it's Thursday, then the Clarkstown Police Department has dug deep into their archives to find something of interest to share with residents for Throwback Thursday. Today's throwback is a look at the police cars used in the 1960s that are long and look like "boats."  Check out their Facebook page, to comment on these cool old cars. 

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Stratford Parents Upset About Lack Of Communication In Canceled Field Trip Stratford Parents Upset About Lack Of Communication In Canceled Field Trip
Stratford Parents Upset About Lack Of Communication In Canceled Field Trip STRATFORD, Conn. -- Parents at Chapel Street Elementary School in Stratford are upset about a lack of communication after a much-anticipated three-day two-night trip to a nature camp for sixth-graders was cut back to just one day with little notice, according to the Stratford Star. At a packed meeting, parents said the annual trip is a rite of passage as the sixth-grades prepare to move on to middle school, said the Stratford Star. School officials admitted they were late in informing parents that the trip was changed, said the Star. None of teachers would volunteer to stay overnight becaus…

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Police Seek Public's Help In Search For Missing Rockland Woman Police Seek Public's Help In Search For Missing Rockland Woman
Police Seek Public's Help In Search For Missing Rockland Woman RAMAPO, N.Y. -- Officers from the Ramapo Police Department are currently searching for a missing 83-year-old woman in the area of Villa Lane, in the Village of Wesley Hills. Numerous patrol officers from Ramapo and the Rockland County Sheriff's Department are involved in the investigation. The Ramapo Police Department K9, as well as a bloodhound and a helicopter from the Westchester County Sheriff Department are also searching for the woman. The missing woman is described as being a white female with black hair approximately 5 feet tall and weighing 100 pounds. She recently had knee surgery …

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Dancing For The Children Raises Money For Ossining Children's Center Dancing For The Children Raises Money For Ossining Children's Center
Dancing For The Children Raises Money For Ossining Children's Center BRIARCLIFF, N.Y. -- A group of students from Briarcliff High School love to dance, but they also love to help raise money and awareness for the Ossining Children's Center, by hosting their second annual Dancing for the Children fundraiser on Sunday, April 24.This dance show, at 2:30 p.m. in the Briarcliff High School Francis G. Willis Auditorium, will feature performances from eight dance studios and ensembles in the Westchester area, and all of the profits from the ticket sales will go towards the OCC.  The following studios will be performing:  Dance NYAAD Westchester Dance Academy Steff…

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Newtown Voters Approve Funding For Community Center Newtown Voters Approve Funding For Community Center
Newtown Voters Approve Funding For Community Center NEWTOWN, Conn. -- A new community center will soon be under construction at the Fairfield Hills campus following approval by Newtown residents, according to WLAD.com. The new center, which must first be sent out for bid and designed, will be 13,00 square feet and include a zero-entry pool with eight lanes, said WLAD.com. The center will be built with $10 million donated by General Electric for the project, in addition to $5 million in bond money. Another $5 million from GE will be used to operate the facility, added WLAD.com. Click here to read the WLAD.com story.

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Woman Involved In Connecticut Sex Trafficking Case Sentenced To 5 Years Woman Involved In Connecticut Sex Trafficking Case Sentenced To 5 Years
Woman Involved In Connecticut Sex Trafficking Case Sentenced To 5 Years FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- A woman involved in a sex trafficking ring that lured young girls to the area from out-of-state and would then make them work as prostitutes in Milford, has been sentenced to five years in prison followed by six years of supervised release, according to Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut. Kayla Walters, 24, of New York, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford for conspiring to commit sex trafficking of minors, Daly said. According to court documents and statements made in court, the sex trafficking f…

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Showers Hit Fairfield Thursday, Snow Likely This Weekend Showers Hit Fairfield Thursday, Snow Likely This Weekend
Showers Hit Fairfield Thursday, Snow Likely This Weekend FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Yes, it's true. Thursday's showers will likely turn to snow in Fairfield County this weekend. A cold front swirling down from Canada will bring showers Thursday through Friday morning and then another front blows in to bring snow to the area mainly after 2 p.m. Saturday. So grab a good book, or plan on binge watching some TV and snuggle in until Sunday when sunny skies return.  Thursday: A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. High near 55. South wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100 perc…

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Trumbull Library Hosts Beer Workshop At Monroe Brewery Trumbull Library Hosts Beer Workshop At Monroe Brewery
Trumbull Library Hosts Beer Workshop At Monroe Brewery TRUMBULL, Conn. -- Craft beer fans will want to head to the Veracious Brewing Company in Monroe to help Celebrate National Beer Day by learning, first hand, how beer is made, courtesy of the Trumbull Public Library. The educational, but fun workshop, at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 7, will demonstrate brewing a beer, answer questions, go into the history and beer styles and provide samples of three to four different home brews. April 7th is the date beer became legal again in the United States after the Cullen-Harrison Act was signed into law by President Franklin Roosevelt on March 23, 1933. That…

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