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Man, 32, Charged With Failure To Appear In Yorktown Man, 32, Charged With Failure To Appear In Yorktown
Man, 32, Charged With Failure To Appear In Yorktown YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- A Mahopac man was arrested by Yorktown Police after failing to appear in Yorktown Court for a past arrest for criminal possession of a controlled substance.Chad Young, 32, was picked up on an arrest warrant after failing to make his court date scheduled for Feb. 16, police said. Young was arrested by Officer Beyrer at the Putnam County Jail were he was being held on an unrelated charge, according to police.  Young was processed on the current charge and returned to jail. He is scheduled to appear in court again on May 17. 

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Police & Fire
Man Tries To Lure Boy On Way To School In Pearl River, Police Say Man Tries To Lure Boy On Way To School In Pearl River, Police Say
Man Tries To Lure Boy On Way To School In Pearl River, Police Say PEARL RIVER, N.Y. -- Orangetown Police are looking into a suspicious incident in which a man in a vehicle approached a 12-year-old Pearl River child while waiting for his school bus on Wednesday. Orangetown Police say the boy was waiting at the end of his driveway on Van Buren Street about 7:20 a.m. when a man, driving a small sliver, four-door car (possibly a Chevrolet), with a small white dog in the front passenger seat, pulled up and motioned for the boy to come to the car, police said. The child did not approach the car, but his parent did. As his parent walked towards the car, the man …

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HRHCare Doctor Selected To Fellowship HRHCare Doctor Selected To Fellowship
Hrhcare Doctor Selected To Fellowship PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- HRHCare announced that its Chief of Clinical Quality and Physician Leadership Development, Dr. Sophia McIntyre, has been included in the prestigious Baldridge Executive Fellows Program for the coming year. McIntyre was one of 18 leading executives named to the program from around the country.  “This is a great honor, and I am eager to work with others in business and the non-profit sector to learn how best to serve the people who make up HRHCare, as well as our patients,” McIntyre said.  The Baldridge Executive Fellows Program provides people from different sectors of bus…

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Somers' Summer Trails Day Camp Director Appointed To Board Of Health Somers' Summer Trails Day Camp Director Appointed To Board Of Health
Somers' Summer Trails Day Camp Director Appointed To Board Of Health SOMERS, N.Y. -- Jamie Sirkin, director of Summer Trails Day Camp in Somers, has been appointed to the Westchester County Board of Health. Sirkin becomes one of 13 members who have been nominated by the Board of Legislators. The Board includes one representative from six cities: Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, Peekskill, Rye, White Plains and Yonkers. The Board also has three at-large members, one county legislator and three physicians.  The Westchester County Board of Health is committed to safeguarding, improving and promoting the health, well-being and quality of life of the people of Westches…

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Redding Police Prep For Umpawaug Road Closing Redding Police Prep For Umpawaug Road Closing
Redding Police Prep For Umpawaug Road Closing REDDING, Conn. -- Drivers should watch their speed as police begin additional traffic enforcement on Umpawaug Road in Redding in preparation for the upcoming partial closing of Route 53 from July through September for construction, according to the Redding Pilot.  The road will be partially closed in April with an alternating one-lane road at the intersection of Route 53 and Umpawaug Road to repair a bridge, the Redding Pilot reported. The project consists of the replacement of the abutments, deck and parapets along with minor safety improvements, said the Redding Pilot.  The Department of …

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Police & Fire
Fairfield Police Offer To Help Residents Install Car Seats Correctly Fairfield Police Offer To Help Residents Install Car Seats Correctly
Fairfield Police Offer To Help Residents Install Car Seats Correctly FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Not sure how to install that car seat that seems like it was made by NASA? The Fairfield Police Department -- dedicated to providing the public with information pertaining to the safety of child passengers in vehicles -- holds monthly safety classes for parents and caregivers to help untangle what goes where and how to make sure a child is safely buckled in the seat.  During the class certified safety technicians demonstrate and explain to caregivers about the proper selection, installation and use of car seats, booster seats and proper use of seat belts. Having a carse…

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Events
Drop, Dash And Dine Returns To Wilton Historical Society Drop, Dash And Dine Returns To Wilton Historical Society
Drop, Dash And Dine Returns To Wilton Historical Society WILTON, Conn. -- Busy parents who need a bit of adult time can have a dream afternoon ahead of them by taking part in the Wilton Historical Society's Drop, Dash and Dine program.The monthly program for parents and children allows parents to drop off their children at the society for a fun program while they enjoy a lunch at Bianco Rosso Wine bar with a 10 percent discount (or anywhere they would like). The first event takes place on from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. While parents are relaxing at lunch, children will be in the capable hands of Lola Chen, museum educator at the Wilton Historica…

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Malloy Blocked State Travel To Mississippi Due To Gay Rights Restrictions Malloy Blocked State Travel To Mississippi Due To Gay Rights Restrictions
Malloy Blocked State Travel To Mississippi Due To Gay Rights Restrictions BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has announced that he is banning non-essential state-funded travel to Mississippi, following that state’s enactment of a law that allows public and private businesses to refuse service to gay couples based on religious beliefs.The state-funded travel ban falls under Executive Order No. 45, signed last year after Indiana enacted similar legislation.  “Government should be in the practice of eliminating discrimination – not embracing it. This law in Mississippi is an active attempt to discriminate against the LGBTQ community. We, as a state, cannot st…

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Assemblyman Skoufis Says Budget Will Help Repair, Grow, Revitalize New York Assemblyman Skoufis Says Budget Will Help Repair, Grow, Revitalize New York
Assemblyman Skoufis Says Budget Will Help Repair, Grow, Revitalize New York WOODBURY, N.Y. -- State Assemblyman James Skoufis (D-Woodbury) said the 2016-17 state budget agreement provides a significant increase in education funding, addresses local transportation issues and puts families first.  “Families in the Hudson Valley deserve quality schools, safe roads and healthy families,” said Skoufis. “This year’s state budget goes a long way toward making this a reality, with millions for infrastructure, over a billion for education and critical support for families – this budget works for the Hudson Valley.”  The assemblyman added that he expects the Exit 131 interch…

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Police & Fire
Stamford Man Charged With Robbery, Shoplifting Stamford Man Charged With Robbery, Shoplifting
Stamford Man Charged With Robbery, Shoplifting STAMFORD —A Stamford man was charged with shoplifting items from a Newfield Avenue pharmacy and punching the store manager early Wednesday as he ran out, according to the Stamford Advocate Police told the Stamford Advocate that Garth Ragsdale, 53, of Hanover Street, was charged with third-degree robbery, sixth-degree larceny and conspiracy to commit robbery and larceny, following the incident at the CVS store. He was being held on $5,000 bail, said the Stamford Advocate. The driver of Ragsdale's getaway car, Lawrence Nelson, 56, was charged with sixth-degree larceny and conspiracy to commit…

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