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Cancer Patient Says Medical Marijuana Has Given Her Hope Cancer Patient Says Medical Marijuana Has Given Her Hope
Cancer Patient Says Medical Marijuana Has Given Her Hope WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Cancer patient Brittany Barger didn’t know exactly what to expect when she walked into the medical marijuana dispensary in downtown White Plains, but she did know she was taking a step toward taking her life back, according to lohud.com. The 27-year-old New York woman told lohud.com that she has struggled with pain and weight loss due to the disease and the medications she has had to take. She was among the first to legally buy cannabis in at Vireo Health of New York this week, and says having the option has given her hope that she will get some of her old independence …

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Ridgefield Seeks Public Input On Fate Of Former Schlumberger Property Ridgefield Seeks Public Input On Fate Of Former Schlumberger Property
Ridgefield Seeks Public Input On Fate Of Former Schlumberger Property RIDGEFIELD, Conn. – A local committee is once again seeking input from Ridgefield residents on potential uses for the former Schlumberger property off Old Quarry Road. According to the nine-member Schlumberger Citizens Committee, which was appointed by the Board of Selectmen, voters approved the town’s purchase of the $7 million parcel, which contained about 45 acres of land and buildings. The idea was, the committee said, to control the property's future and protect local infrastructure by making sure that it was not overdeveloped. Since then, the town has sold off about 15 acres, includin…

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Law Park Pavilion Update Tops Briarcliff Village Manager's Report Law Park Pavilion Update Tops Briarcliff Village Manager's Report
Law Park Pavilion Update Tops Briarcliff Village Manager's Report BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. -- Police are still working to uncover the cause of the fire that destroyed the pool pavilion at Law Memorial Park in Briarcliff Manor, according to Village Manager Philip E. Zegarelli’s latest report. The pavilion, widely considered to be the heart of the community, went up in flames in December. The village is now seeking approval from insurers to tear down what remains of the pavilion’s “super structure”; the floor may still be able to be saved, Zegarelli said. Meanwhile, the pool has been checked and refilled and the village is hoping to have it opened by Memoria…

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Wilton Music Directors Announce Plans To Retire Wilton Music Directors Announce Plans To Retire
Wilton Music Directors Announce Plans To Retire WILTON, CONN. -- Two Wilton music teachers have announced that they intend to retire at the end of the school year, according to a report by wiltonbulletin.com. Frank “Chip” Gawle, a Stamford resident who teaches at Wilton High School, recently was selected as one of just 10 finalists in the country for the 2016 Music Educator Award presented by the Grammy Foundation and The Recording Academy, according to a report in the Daily Voice. John Rhodes, band director at Middlebrook School, helped establish Wilton High School’s marching band in the early 1970’s, according to the wiltonbulletin.com…

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Events
Winter Nature Walk Tops Greenburgh Nature Center Events On MLK Day Winter Nature Walk Tops Greenburgh Nature Center Events On MLK Day
Winter Nature Walk Tops Greenburgh Nature Center Events On MLK Day GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- The Greenburgh Nature Center is hosting a winter walk on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The easy stroll along forest trails starts at 11 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 18. There will also be a meet-the-animals event at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 18 where kids and adults can get up close and personal with some of the center’s residents – including birds of prey. The fee for each event is $5 for members and $8 for non-members.

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Orangetown Police Arrest Valley Cottage Man In Theft Of Services Case Orangetown Police Arrest Valley Cottage Man In Theft Of Services Case
Orangetown Police Arrest Valley Cottage Man In Theft Of Services Case ORANGETOWN, N.Y. -- A Valley Cottage man faces theft of services charges after he left a Nyack establishment on Wednesday, Jan. 13, without paying his bill, Orangetown police said. Richard Farley, 52, was tracked to Artopee Way and arrested, police said. Police said they found a gravity knife and a switchblade knife on Farley and subsequently charged him with fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a misdemeanor; and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a felony; in addition to the original misdemeanor charge. Farley was taken to Orangetown Police Headquarters processed, a…

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Yorktown Man Charged With Stealing $900 Yorktown Man Charged With Stealing $900
Yorktown Man Charged With Stealing $900 YORKTOWN, N.Y. – A Yorktown man has been charged with petty larceny in connection with the theft of $900, according to police. Adam M. Arcuik, 27, turned himself in at police headquarters Wednesday after learning of a warrant for his arrest stemming from a domestic incident in November, police said. Arcuik was arraigned in Yorktown Justice Court on the misdemeanor charge and released in his own recognizance, police said. He is to appear in court on Tuesday, police said.

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Ex-Mount Vernon Firefighter's Weapons Conviction Shocks Former Mayor Ex-Mount Vernon Firefighter's Weapons Conviction Shocks Former Mayor
Ex-Mount Vernon Firefighter's Weapons Conviction Shocks Former Mayor MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- Former Mount Vernon Mayor Ernie Davis, reacting to the conviction of a local firefighter for gun running, said he was shocked by the news but didn’t think it would make much of a difference in the city, according to News 12. Henry-George Thomas, the half-brother of newly sworn-in Mayor Richard Thomas, has quit the Fire Department and pleaded guilty to federal charges, News 12 reported. Davis praised the police for their work in the investigation, but cautioned that residents should still remain vigilant and wary of potentially similar incidents in the future, the repor…

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Police: Cortlandt Man Knocks Woman Unconscious While Holding Baby Police: Cortlandt Man Knocks Woman Unconscious While Holding Baby
Police: Cortlandt Man Knocks Woman Unconscious While Holding Baby CORTLANDT, N.Y. -- A Cortlandt man faces multiple charges after he allegedly knocked his partner unconscious while he was holding their 6-month-old child, state police said.Angel F. Cobos, 30, was arrested Monday and charged with third-degree assault, fourth-degree criminal mischief and endangering the welfare of a child, all misdemeanors, police said. Troopers investigating a domestic disturbance Monday said they were told by the victim that Cobos had struck her in the face and that she passed out. When she came to, she tried to call 911 but Cobos prevented her from using the phone, police …

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Suffern Police Urge Residents To Sign Up For Emergency Alert System Suffern Police Urge Residents To Sign Up For Emergency Alert System
Suffern Police Urge Residents To Sign Up For Emergency Alert System SUFFERN, N.Y. -- Suffern police are urging residents to sign up for email emergency alerts after some complained they were not notified during a recent standoff in the village. Police were forced to storm the Park Avenue apartment of an armed, potentially suicidal 39-year-old man late Monday, according to a report in the Daily Voice. He was identified as Timothy Murphy by The Journal News. Because he was armed with an AK-47 assault rifle, Murphy was charged with two felony counts of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a misdemeanor count of fourth-degree criminal possession of a …

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