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Yorktown Resident Charged With DWI After Single-Car Crash Yorktown Resident Charged With DWI After Single-Car Crash
Yorktown Resident Charged With DWI After Single-Car Crash YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Anthony Torres, a 32-year-old Yorktown resident, was arrested on drunk-driving charges on Sunday, Aug. 9, according to the Yorktown Police Department. He was charged with driving while intoxicated and operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol content of .08 percent or greater, which are both misdemeanors. He was also charged with failure to maintain lane and speed. Police said the arrest was made after officers were dispatched to a single-vehicle crash on Revere Drive, where, after investigation, Torres was arrested. Torres was processed at the Yorktown Police …

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News
Blumenthal Blasts Lack Of Life-Saving Technology On Metro-North Trains Blumenthal Blasts Lack Of Life-Saving Technology On Metro-North Trains
Blumenthal Blasts Lack Of Life-Saving Technology On Metro-North Trains FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Following a recent Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) report that the majority of railroads will miss the Dec. 31, 2015 deadline to implement Positive Train Control technology, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) wrote to the FRA and Metro-North Railroad. In a letter to FRA Acting Administrator Sarah Feinberg, Blumenthal stated that the FRA must hold railroads accountable for the failure to meet this deadline – which was established in 2008 – to adopt critical, life-saving, Positive Train Control (PTC) technology and requested a detailed plan and explanatio…

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News
Family Of Student Who Committed Suicide Sues Greenwich, School For Bullying Family Of Student Who Committed Suicide Sues Greenwich, School For Bullying
Family Of Student Who Committed Suicide Sues Greenwich, School For Bullying GREENWICH, Conn. -- The family of Bartlomiej "Bart" Palosz, a 15-year-old Greenwich High School student who took his own life on the first day of the 2013 school year, is planning to sue the Town of Greenwich and the school for the death of their son, according to greenwichtime.com. Palosz shot himself with a family-owned shotgun on Aug. 27, 2013, and his death was investigated after a glimpse into his past revealed that he may have been a victim of bullying for years. Greenwich Superintendent of Schools William McKersie issued a letter at the time of his death, assuring parents and res…

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Politics
Westchester Legislators Approve Agreement To Fight Elder Abuse Westchester Legislators Approve Agreement To Fight Elder Abuse
Westchester Legislators Approve Agreement To Fight Elder Abuse WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- The Westchester County Board of Legislators (BOL) and County Executive Rob Astorino have teamed up to deliver funding that would provide enhanced training to municipal law enforcement agencies to help them address elder abuse, neglect and exploitation including sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence or stalking, involving victims who are 50 years of age or older. On Monday, the BOL unanimously approved an inter municipal agreement (IMA) between the county and the Town of Greenburgh that would finance the Greenburgh Police Department’s participation i…

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Business
Ridgefield Native Mike Deutsch Gets A Handle On Gap In The Tablet Market Ridgefield Native Mike Deutsch Gets A Handle On Gap In The Tablet Market
Ridgefield Native Mike Deutsch Gets A Handle On Gap In The Tablet Market RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- Two men, including Ridgefield High School graduate Mike Deutsch, are launching a website for a new product to help people who can't seem to get comfortable holding an iPad or tablet to get a better grip. Six years ago, current Brookfielder and Ridgefield native Deutsch met Steve Semler, of Green Valley, Ariz., at a tech conference. Deutsch had just dropped his tablet while trying to show a potential client a video of his product on his iPad. After dropping and cracking two previous tablets, Deutsch was frustrated. Coincidentally, they met Alison Grieves, a United Ki…

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Business
GE Interns Volunteer With STAR, Inc. In Norwalk GE Interns Volunteer With STAR, Inc. In Norwalk
GE Interns Volunteer With STAR, Inc. In Norwalk NORWALK, Conn. -- Eighteen college interns in town for GE’s Risk Management Program, based in Norwalk, volunteered at STAR, Inc., Lighting the Way on July 29 amid soaring temperatures, to do exterior scraping, painting and trim work at one of STAR’s 18 residential living locations for independent adults with developmental disabilities in Fairfield County. The interns hail from 11 states and 15 colleges and universities throughout the United States. “This was a terrific opportunity for all of us to get together and to give back to the community we live and work in. We have heard such goo…

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News
DC Delegation Supports $12M For Metro-North's Danbury Branch DC Delegation Supports $12M For Metro-North's Danbury Branch
DC Delegation Supports $12M For Metro-North's Danbury Branch NORWALK, Conn. -- In a letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation, state officials offered full support for Connecticut’s request for $12 million in federal aid for the design, engineering and construction of a new dock yard in Norwalk for Metro-North’s Danbury branch line. Officials included Secretary Anthony Foxx, U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Congressman Jim Himes (D-4) and Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty (D-5). “This project is critical to stage and construct the replacement of the 119-year-old Walk Bridge on the NHL in Norwalk, but will also …

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Events
Oakland's Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge Presents Franklin Lakes Day Oakland's Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge Presents Franklin Lakes Day
Oakland's Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge Presents Franklin Lakes Day FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. -- The Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge will be holding Franklin Lakes Day on Sept. 19 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at DeKorte Field in Franklin Lakes. The event will allow guests to visit the booth, get to know the hosts, and potentially meet their newest furry friend. The Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge, Inc. is located at 2 Shelter Lane in Oakland, N.J. Adoption hours are Tuesday and Thursday from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Wednesday from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.; and Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call (201) 337-5180 or visit rbari.org.

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Lifestyle
Director David Simon Discusses Yonkers-Based ‘Show Me a Hero’ Director David Simon Discusses Yonkers-Based ‘Show Me a Hero’
Director David Simon Discusses Yonkers-Based ‘Show Me a Hero’ YONKERS, N.Y. -- Director David Simon and Sen. Cory Booker discussed the new HBO miniseries, "Show Me A Hero," which debuts Sunday, and other issues, in an interview published Wednesday in The New York Times. The story line of "Show Me A Hero" examines the history of racial disagreements, the federally-mandated public housing dvelopment in Yonkers and how these issues had an affect on the city. Lisa Belkin, the Dobbs Ferry resident who wrote the book, wasn't planning to take on the story until a piece appeared in The Yonkers Herald Statesman (forerunner of The Journal News) about a lott…

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News
Rye Brook Trustees Give Green Light To Reckson Plan Rye Brook Trustees Give Green Light To Reckson Plan
Rye Brook Trustees Give Green Light To Reckson Plan RYE BROOK, N.Y. -- The Rye Brook Board of Trustees, with only three members present, voted unanimously recently to move forward the proposal for Buckingham Partners and Sun Homes to build 110 units of housing at the 79.5-acre Reckson Executive Park, according to Westmore News. Mayor Paul Rosenberg and Trustees Jeff Rednick and David Heiser amended the Planned Unit Development zoning regulations on the basis that there would be no major environmental impact, Westmore News reported. The Board will vote at its next meeting on Aug. 18, to approve the concept and zoning plans, Westmore News …

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