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Crowd Packs Lewisboro Planning Board Meeting On Housing Project Crowd Packs Lewisboro Planning Board Meeting On Housing Project
Crowd Packs Lewisboro Planning Board Meeting On Housing Project LEWISBORO, N.Y. -- Tensions ran high at a recent meeting of the Lewisboro Planning Board on plans for a proposed 46-unit housing development, according to a report by The Lewisboro Ledger. Although it was not a public hearing, the meeting in Cross River drew a large crowd that was likely swelled by an email blast containing a photo of a decrepit multifamily home and inferring that the Goldens Bridge project would include Section 8 housing, The Lewisboro Ledger reported. John Bainlardi, who represents the developer, Wilder Balter Partners, says the affordable housing development would be bui…

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Lifestyle
Happy Birthday To Chappaqua's Alan Arkin Happy Birthday To Chappaqua's Alan Arkin
Happy Birthday To Chappaqua's Alan Arkin CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. – Happy birthday to Chappaqua’s Alan Arkin. The Academy Award-winning actor, director, comedian and musician turns 82 today. The Brooklyn-born Arkin is best-known for his wide-ranging performances from the terrifying “Wait Until Dark” to the goofy “Little Miss Sunshine.” He won the best supporting actor award for the latter. He was nominated as the Oscars’ best actor for “The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming” and for “The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter.” He was also nominated for best supporting actor in “Argo,” a film based on a real-life covert operation to rescue …

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Police & Fire
Police Seek 'Person Of Interest' In Rockland Shooting Police Seek 'Person Of Interest' In Rockland Shooting
Police Seek 'Person Of Interest' In Rockland Shooting CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. – Clarkstown police said they are seeking a “person of interest” in connection with a recent shooting in Nyack. Police said that they were called to Upper Depew Avenue on Saturday, March 12, and found a 20-year-old man bleeding from the mouth. The victim told police that he was walking near the Super 8 motel about 5:40 p.m. when he was shot by an unknown person. He was taken to a local hospital, where he was treated for a non-life-threatening injury, police said. Police said they are looking for Darique Burke, 20, of the Nyack area, who, they said, was “present at the tim…

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Politics
Four In Race For Westchester District Attorney Four In Race For Westchester District Attorney
Four In Race For Westchester District Attorney The possibility that Gov. Andrew Cuomo may step in and fill the position left open by Janet DiFiore’s appointment to the state’s top judgeship has not deterred four candidates from running for Westchester County district attorney, The New York Times reported. The post, widely seen as a stepping stone to higher office, is being sought (so far) by two Republicans – Mitch Benson and Bruce Bendish – and two Democrats – George E. Fufidio Jr. and Anthony A. Scarpino, The New York Times reported. DiFiore, a Democrat, became the chief judge of the state Court of Appeals in January and acting Distri…

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Police & Fire
Norwalk Police Offer Ways To Thwart 'Distraction' Burglars Norwalk Police Offer Ways To Thwart 'Distraction' Burglars
Norwalk Police Offer Ways To Thwart 'Distraction' Burglars NORWALK, Conn. – Norwalk police are warning residents – especially the elderly – to be on the lookout for con artists who may try to worm their way into their homes. “Distraction” burglaries are perpetrated by thieves who seek to draw their victims outside the house, or to another part of the house, while an accomplice sneaks in and steals valuables like cash, jewelry and personal papers, police said. Sometimes the bad guy might appear at the front door, and engage the homeowner in conversation, while the accomplice enters the dwelling out of their sight, police said. Elderly folks -- who …

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Fewer Potholes Crop Up On Region's Roads After Mild Winter Fewer Potholes Crop Up On Region's Roads After Mild Winter
Fewer Potholes Crop Up On Region's Roads After Mild Winter A milder winter has meant fewer tire-chewing craters on Hudson Valley roads, according to a report by lohud. And that also means communities will have to spend less money repairing potholes and road cracks, lohud reported. It’s the freezing and thawing cycle when the weather is brutal that is mostly to blame for the holes. The state Department of Transportation told lohud that holes on Route 172 in Pound Ridge and other state roads in the area are scheduled to be repaired. To report the pesky pits, call 1-800-POTHOLE, the lohud story said. To read the lohud story, click here.

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New Castle Weighs Hikes In Parking Permit Fees At Train Station New Castle Weighs Hikes In Parking Permit Fees At Train Station
New Castle Weighs Hikes In Parking Permit Fees At Train Station CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- New Castle hopes to raise enough money by hiking permit fees to help it make $600,000 worth of improvements to parking lots at the Chappaqua train station, according to a report by theexaminernews.com. The town is weighing raising residential permit rates to $500 from $450 a year, and the tab for non-residents to $1,300 from $900 – and is also looking at doubling the price of meter permits, theexaminernews.com report said. The extra money will be used to repave and restripe its municipal lots and fix sidewalks, theexaminernews.com reported. A vote on the new rates may be…

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Police & Fire
Teen Shot In The Back Near Stamford's Westover School Teen Shot In The Back Near Stamford's Westover School
Teen Shot In The Back Near Stamford's Westover School STAMFORD, Conn. — Stamford police were looking for suspects after a 19-year-old man was shot in the back late Friday afternoon, according to a report in The Stamford Advocate. The victim, who was reported to be in stable condition, was driven to the hospital by a good Samaritan, police told The Stamford Advocate. The shooting occurred near Westover Elementary School on the city’s West Side, the Advocate said. To read The Stamford Advocate story, click here.

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Somers Man Charged With Bail Jumping In Yorktown Somers Man Charged With Bail Jumping In Yorktown
Somers Man Charged With Bail Jumping In Yorktown YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- A Somers man wanted for bail jumping has turned himself in to authorities, Yorktown police said. Stephen R. Bauer, 20, who lives in the hamlet of Granite Springs, was arrested at police headquarters on Thursday, March 24, and charged with third-degree bail jumping, a misdemeanor, police said. Bauer was originally charged in 2014 with possession of a controlled substance and criminal mischief, police said. When Bauer failed to appear in court as scheduled, a warrant was issued for his arrest, police said. Bauer was sent to Westchester County Jail in lieu of $2,500 bail, p…

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Police & Fire
Oops! Suspect Had Mask But Didn't Use It In Nyack Storage Facility Break-In Oops! Suspect Had Mask But Didn't Use It In Nyack Storage Facility Break-In
Oops! Suspect Had Mask But Didn't Use It In Nyack Storage Facility Break-In CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. -- Clarkstown police are searching for a Halloween-mask-wearing man who, they said, took a sack of goodies at a local self-storage facility. Police released stills from the security camera of the burglary suspect, who apparently forgot to pull the mask down over his face. The man used a bolt cutter and a small propane torch to break into three units at Keepers Self-Storage at 92 Route 59 in Central Nyack on Saturday, March 5, police said. He was later seen hauling off a large trash bag filled with “unknown proceeds,” police said. The suspect fled on foot through a nearby …

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