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Owner Closes Mohegan Lake Pet Store Amid Abuse Charges MOHEGAN LAKE, N.Y. – The Mahopac man facing charges of animal abuse is closing the last of his three pet stores, according to multiple media reports. Richard Doyle will shut the American Breeders shop on East Main Street in Mohegan Lake, according to a report by News12. He had already been forced to close his shops in Danbury, Conn., and Wappingers Falls. Doyle, 56, has been arrested three times since last year. The latest charges of animal cruelty and practicing veterinary medicine without a license involve a St. Bernard puppy which authorities said "tortured” while attempting to dra…

by Carol Reif

05/03/2016

Police & Fire

Fairfield Suspect In 2014 Death Charged With Assault In Diner Fracas BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – A Fairfield man charged in the death of a Bridgeport man in 2014 is now facing assault charges in connection with a fracas at a local diner, according to The Connecticut Post. Dennis Berrios, 37, of Fairfield, has been out on bail awaiting trial on manslaughter charges in the death of 20-year-old Tyron Tate, The Connecticut Post said. Berrios is charged with hitting Tate with his pickup truck on Noble Avenue in 2014, police said. Berrios was arrested Saturday, April 30, a short distance from New Colony Diner on Main Street after police said he pitched a fit over cold foo…

by Carol Reif

05/03/2016

News

Rockland County Says It's Winning The War Against Unsafe Housing NEW CITY, N.Y. -- Rockland has been cracking down on slumlords and it shows, says County Executive Ed Day. "We are getting compliance," he said. "The landlords know we are not kidding. We are coming after them. And when they realize that, they make the repairs they need to make." The year-old initiative uses the broad powers of the county Health Department’s sanitary code to target unsafe and illegal housing, Day said. Accompanied by the county’s health commissioner, Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert, and RCI coordinator, Catherine Johnson-Southren, Day used a once-dilapida…

by Carol Reif

05/03/2016

Police & Fire

Norwalk Police Seek Answers In 1980 Shooting Death Of Woman At Taylor Farm NORWALK, Conn. -- Norwalk police are seeking new information on the shooting death of a South Norwalk woman in the hopes of solving the decades-old case. Police said 32-year-old Thelma “Cookie” Middleton was found dead at Taylor Farm early on Nov. 22, 1980. Officers were called to the spot by an anonymous male caller, who said there was an intoxicated or injured person lying on the ground near the farm’s entrance on Canfield Avenue. Taylor Farm, which once belonged to Nelson Taylor, a renowned Civil War general, is now a park adjacent to Calf Pasture Beach on Long Island Sound. When offi…

by Carol Reif

05/03/2016

Schools

31 Pleasantville Students Inducted Into Language Arts Honors Societies PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- The National French, Italian and Spanish Honor Societies inducted 31 new members at a recent ceremony at Pleasantville High School, district officials announced. The societies and inductees were: Les Révolutionnaires chapter of the National French Honor Society: Mary Kate Crowe, Marc Darmohraj, Khansaâ Houlbi, Charles McPhee, Sophie Rapley, Kamelle Ruano, Sydney Shulman-Arno, and Olivia Wislocki. Viva Italia! chapter of the National Italian Honor Society: Bianca Balducci, Vincent Ferraiuolo, Jillian Labruzzo, Nolan McAndrew, Raquel Sammartano, and Joseph Trudo. Los …

by Carol Reif

05/03/2016

Neighbors

Clarkstown Man Honored For Environmental Activism CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. -- Clarkstown resident Martus Granirer was honored recently for his efforts to help keep Rockland green, say county officials. As a volunteer for nearly half a century, Granirer has saved more than 1,000 acres of parkland from being developed, according to County Executive Ed Day. In a ceremony Friday at Kennedy Dells Park, Day presented the 83-year-old environmental activist and attorney with an award naming him as the county’s Outstanding Environmental Volunteer for 2016. Granirer is a member of the nonprofit group, West Branch Conservation Association, which protects op…

by Carol Reif

05/03/2016

Neighbors

Times Profiles Rhinebeck Man Who Helped Save Intellectuals During WWII ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- There are college professors who teach history, and then there are those who actually bore witness to the events that changed it -- like Bard College’s Justus Rosenberg, according to a recent profile in The New York Times. The 95-year-old Rhinebeck resident is not only teaching literature and languages at an age when most people would have been happily retired for several decades, he is still wowing students with the scope of his historical knowledge and inspiring them to carry forward the banner of intellectual freedom, The New York Times profile said. They kno…

by Carol Reif

05/03/2016

Business

McDonald's Testing Unlimited, All-You-Can Eat Fries McDonald’s, searching for new ways to increase sales, is road testing both a bottomless bucket of its famous fries and new kiosks where diners can customize their burgers, according to a report by “People” magazine. For now, the all-you-can-eat concept is only being tried out for a limited time at a Mickey D’s franchise in St. Joseph, Mo., the “People” magazine story said. To read the “People” magazine story, click here.

by Carol Reif

05/03/2016

Police & Fire

Motorcyclist Charged With Going 133 mph On Route 7 In Brookfield BROOKFIELD, Conn. – A New York motorcyclist is facing charges of reckless driving after he was clocked doing 133 mph in Brookfield on Saturday, state police said. Andrzej Szostak, 35, of Ridgewood, blew past a state trooper on Route 7 and was passing cars on the right, state police said. He was arrested at 1:23 p.m. by the trooper at a stop light as he tried to exit the highway in Brookfield, police said. Szostak was released on $1,000 bond and is to appear in Danbury Court on Friday, May 13, police said.

by Carol Reif

05/02/2016

Police & Fire

Spring Valley Woman Faces DWI Charges After Ramapo Arrest RAMAPO, N.Y. -- A Spring Valley woman is facing charges of driving while intoxicated after she was arrested in the parking lot of a school on Viola Road on Sunday, May 1, police said. The unidentified 36-year-old was also charged with felony aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. Police said they also investigated several motor vehicle accidents Sunday. Their locations were Route 17, Ramapo; Monsey Boulevard, Monsey; Route 45, New Hempstead; Route 45, Hillcrest; College Road,Tallman; Route 59, Airmont; and Monsey Boulevard, Spring Valley. They answered a total of 96 calls for…

by Carol Reif

05/02/2016

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