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Rockland Officials Seek Route 202 Study After Montebello Pedestrian's Death Rockland Officials Seek Route 202 Study After Montebello Pedestrian's Death
Rockland Officials Seek Route 202 Study After Montebello Pedestrian's Death NEW CITY, N.Y. – The death of an 83-year-old woman who was run over while retrieving her family’s mail has spurred Rockland officials to call for a safety study of Route 202 in the village of Montebello. “A valued member of our community has been lost and it is imperative that we make sure we can do everything in our power to ensure this never happens again,” said Legislator Alden H. Wolfe, chairman of the county Legislature. Faith M. Leigh was killed trying to cross the road near Mayer Drive on Monday, May 9. According to police, she was struck by a Hyundai sedan being driven by Anna Cant…

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Stamford Police Seek Three Suspects In West Main Street Burglaries Stamford Police Seek Three Suspects In West Main Street Burglaries
Stamford Police Seek Three Suspects In West Main Street Burglaries STAMFORD, CONN. -- Stamford police have released a security video of three suspects in several recent break-ins at a city strip mall this week. The burglaries were committed at businesses at 414 West Main St. around 6 a.m. on Monday, May 16, police said. The three suspects were all decked out in hoodies and were wearing gloves, but two of them apparently forgot to cover their faces, police said. In the first part of the video, one of the suspects is seen crouching down as he or she tries to open several cabinet doors. That suspect kept his or her face covered. The second suspect, a light-…

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Taps Turned Off At New Rochelle School After Lead Found In Water Taps Turned Off At New Rochelle School After Lead Found In Water
Taps Turned Off At New Rochelle School After Lead Found In Water NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. – The faucets have been turned off at an elementary school in New Rochelle after drinking water there was found to be tainted with lead, district officials said in a recent letter to parents. According to the letter signed by Michael Galland, principal of the George M. Davis Jr. Elementary School, the district has been conducting tests to find and eliminate the source of the lead. But in the meanwhile, Galland told parents, the school will provide water coolers and bottled water for students and staff for the remainder of the school year. In a previous update, the distri…

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21 Charged In White Plains Federal Court With Narcotics, Firearm Offenses 21 Charged In White Plains Federal Court With Narcotics, Firearm Offenses
21 Charged In White Plains Federal Court With Narcotics, Firearm Offenses This story has been updated. WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Drug and gun raids by the FBI and local law agencies in Sullivan County Tuesday netted 21 arrests, Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara announced Tuesday. Law enforcement officials swooped down on locations in and around Liberty, targeting a gang that is accused of selling heroin and crack in the county, authorities said. “Drugs destroy lives, rip apart families, and fuel a cycle of addiction and violence in our communities. With the federal drug and gun charges brought today, we seek to incapacitate two different drug rings that have for …

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Dutchess County Honors Seniors Of The Year, 'Supercentenarian' Dutchess County Honors Seniors Of The Year, 'Supercentenarian'
Dutchess County Honors Seniors Of The Year, 'Supercentenarian' WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. -- Older Americans serve their communities in many ways, whether it be through volunteering at libraries and hospitals, leading other seniors in fitness classes, or just by passing down local history to younger generations, say Dutchess County officials. Several of those folks were honored recently by the county’s Office of the Aging as its “Seniors of the Year” for 2016. Some 300 people attended the annual event, which was held at the Villa Borghese, a catering venue in Wappingers Falls. Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro presented the awards to Evelyn O’Brien …

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Wilton Neighbors Arrested After Dispute Over Chopped-Down Tree Wilton Neighbors Arrested After Dispute Over Chopped-Down Tree
Wilton Neighbors Arrested After Dispute Over Chopped-Down Tree WILTON, Conn. -- An ongoing property dispute in Wilton has escalated to the point where both neighbors are now facing charges, according to police. Officers were called to 1 Lennon Lane on Sunday, May 15, after resident Margaret Sullivan complained that her neighbors were cutting down a tree on her property, police said. Police said that they have had to intervene in several dust-ups between Sullivan and her family and the Campbell family next door. Sullivan showed officers a cellphone video of her neighbor, Tonia Stephens-Campbell, who she said had threatened her sister, Stephanie Sulliva…

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Tappan Tavern Hosts Tours For Those With A Taste For The Paranormal Tappan Tavern Hosts Tours For Those With A Taste For The Paranormal
Tappan Tavern Hosts Tours For Those With A Taste For The Paranormal TAPPAN, N.Y. -- Wine and beer are apparently not the only spirits to be experienced at The Old ’76 House in Tappan, according to a report by lohud.com. The tavern, built in 1754, was often used as a meeting place for patriots during the Revolutionary War. In 1780, it served as a prison for Maj. John André, who was hanged as a British spy by the Continental Army. According to the lohud.com report, the section of the tavern where historians believe André was kept while awaiting trial is the most haunted. Staff and customers have reported strange happenings, including falling glassware, feeli…

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Two Men Face DWI Charges In Nyack, Police Say Two Men Face DWI Charges In Nyack, Police Say
Two Men Face DWI Charges In Nyack, Police Say ORANGETOWN, N.Y. -- Two men are facing charges of driving while intoxicated after Orangetown police arrested both in Nyack over the weekend. Joseph Antennucci, 26, of Emerson, N.J., was arrested around 4:30 a.m. on Friday, May 13, on South Franklin Street in the village, police said. The arresting officer pulled Antennucci over because, police said, his car looked like it had been in an accident. Police said that Antennucci’s breath smelled of alcohol and he failed field sobriety tests. Antennucci also refused to take a breathalyzer test once he was transported back to police headquarters…

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Rockland County Exec Urges Residents To Head Zika Off At The Pass Rockland County Exec Urges Residents To Head Zika Off At The Pass
Rockland County Exec Urges Residents To Head Zika Off At The Pass NEW CITY, N.Y. – Rockland has been proactive about mosquito control ever since West Nile reared its ugly head in the late 1990s, but this year -- with the scary Zika virus looming -- the stakes are even higher, says County Executive Ed Day. Day and local health officials recently toured the debris-ridden yard of an abandoned home in Chestnut Ridge to point out all the places the flying, needle-nosed menaces like to lurk. Along with Rockland Commissioner of Health Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert, Day and others warily examined puddles and pockets of stagnant water for signs of wriggling mosqui…

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Clarkstown North Student Arrested In Threat 'Hoax,' Police Say Clarkstown North Student Arrested In Threat 'Hoax,' Police Say
Clarkstown North Student Arrested In Threat 'Hoax,' Police Say CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. – Clarkstown police and educators are not messing around when they say that anyone caught making real -- or phony -- threats against students or schools, will be punished. “We cannot, nor will we, tolerate disruptions to the learning environment or behavior that causes our students and families to be fearful,” said school Superintendent Dr. J. Thomas Morton. Morton, and others, were reacting Monday after two recent incidents involving Clarkstown North High School. In the first case, an unidentified male student at the school reportedly threatened on Wednesday, May 4, to “s…

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