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Yorktown Police Charge Man With Stealing Ex's Cell Phone, Threat Yorktown Police Charge Man With Stealing Ex's Cell Phone, Threat
Yorktown Police Charge Man With Stealing Ex's Cell Phone, Threat YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- A 53-year-old Brewster man has been arrested in connection with the theft of a cell phone, according to Yorktown police. Frank C. Guida Jr. was charged with petit larceny, a Class A misdemeanor, police said, after his ex-girlfriend told authorities he had taken her phone. Police also charged Guida with second-degree aggravated harassment, a Class A misdemeanor, after the woman told them he had called and threatened her. Guida was stopped on Granite Springs Road in Yorktown early Thursday and was arrested without incident, police said. He was arraigned in Yorktown Justice…

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Peekskill Rotary Club, Briarcliff's Gullotta House Give The Gift Of Music Peekskill Rotary Club, Briarcliff's Gullotta House Give The Gift Of Music
Peekskill Rotary Club, Briarcliff's Gullotta House Give The Gift Of Music PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- Dozens of local children will get the chance to enjoy live music thanks to Peekskill’s Rotary Club and Briarcliff’s Gullotta House. The club donated $1,500 to the Daisy Jopling Foundation and Gullotta House gave $600 so 85 children can attend the classic/rock violinist’s holiday concert Sunday, Dec. 7, at Paramount Hudson Valley in Peekskill. Gullotta House is a nonprofit organization that aids needy individuals and families. It is headed by Ossining resident Matthew Gullotta. “The generosity of the Peekskill Rotary Club and the Gullotta House is overwhelming and will be…

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Events
Local Painters Go Easel-To-Easel At Live Art Event In Englewood Local Painters Go Easel-To-Easel At Live Art Event In Englewood
Local Painters Go Easel-To-Easel At Live Art Event In Englewood ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- It was paint brushes at 20 paces and the Carmine red was flowing as artists dueled at the Bergen Performing Arts Center in Englewood. Numerous local artists happily enlisted in the Northern New Jersey Community Foundation’s initiative ArtsBergen's first “Connect the Dots” networking event. Combatants in the “Creative Conflicts: Live Art Battle” were given a new medium -- a marker and acrylic paint -- to add to their pieces in two 45-minute rounds. The audience experienced the creative process live and then voted for their favorite piece. Coming out at the top of the heap…

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Police & Fire
Bethel Nursing Home Employee Charged With Stealing From Residents Bethel Nursing Home Employee Charged With Stealing From Residents
Bethel Nursing Home Employee Charged With Stealing From Residents BETHEL, Conn. -- A 38-year-old Danbury woman has been charged with stealing thousands of dollars from residents of the Bethel nursing home where she worked, according to a report in the Danbury News-Times. Tarsya McCrea, who had worked at the Maplewood at Stony Hill facility as a nursing assistant, was charged with larceny, identity theft, and other charges, the News-Times said. For the full story, click here.

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Police & Fire
North Castle Police Probe Burglary Of Hickory Pass Home North Castle Police Probe Burglary Of Hickory Pass Home
North Castle Police Probe Burglary Of Hickory Pass Home ARMONK, N.Y. -- The recent burglary of a home on Hickory Pass is under investigation, according to North Castle police. Police responded early Monday, Nov. 9, when a resident called to say she had returned home with her two children to find her house ransacked and a safe missing. She was advised to exit the house and wait outside for police. North Castle’s Sgt. Regan Hufnagle and police Officer Lou Carricato responded to the scene and met with the resident. Other items on the police blotter included: Friday, Nov. 6: A suspicious incident was reported by a resident of Denim Place. She to…

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Neighbors
Easton Kindness Group To Assemble Backpacks For Homeless Veterans Easton Kindness Group To Assemble Backpacks For Homeless Veterans
Easton Kindness Group To Assemble Backpacks For Homeless Veterans EASTON, Conn. -- An Easton humanitarian group will celebrate World Kindness Day on Saturday, Nov. 14, by putting together backpacks for homeless veterans. According to a post on the Facebook page for Easton Connects With Kindness, folks are invited to the Helen Keller Middle School, where the backpacks will be assembled. The program runs from 2 to 4 p.m. in the school’s cafeteria. Donations of the following items are needed, the post said: Lip balm Shaving cream Stick deodorant Body wash Nail clipper Socks Gloves or mittens Q-tips Participants will also be asked to create a piece of art …

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Police & Fire
Two Stamford Men Charged In I-95 Gunplay Incident In Darien Two Stamford Men Charged In I-95 Gunplay Incident In Darien
Two Stamford Men Charged In I-95 Gunplay Incident In Darien STAMFORD, Conn. -- Bullets flew along Interstate 95 in Darien early Thursday, Nov. 12, prompting frantic calls to state police, according to a report in the Stamford Advocate. According to the Advocate, police tracked down and arrested two Stamford men in the gunplay incident after getting a description of their white 2005 Volkswagen Jetta by witnesses. For the full story, click here.

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Politics
Dutchess County Opens New Heating Assistance Office In Beacon Dutchess County Opens New Heating Assistance Office In Beacon
Dutchess County Opens New Heating Assistance Office In Beacon POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Dutchess County residents who need help with heat and energy-related expenses now have a place to go in Beacon, County Executive Marc Molinaro said Tuesday. The county’s Department of Community and Family Services has opened a satellite office in the city to assist low-income residents with applying for federal grants through the Energy Assistance Program known as HEAP. The office at 223 Main St. will be open from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Increased accessibility not only will make it easier for low-income folks to stay warm this winter, it “epitomizes …

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High-Speed Amtrak Trains May Be Coming to White Plains, Danbury High-Speed Amtrak Trains May Be Coming to White Plains, Danbury
High-Speed Amtrak Trains May Be Coming to White Plains, Danbury WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- High-speed Amtrak trains could be in the future for commuters in White Plains and Danbury, Conn., according to a report on lohud.com. A new spine, with stops at those two stations, is one of the options contained in a federal impact study of rail service along the Northeast corridor, the report said. The project could cost between $267 billion and $308 billion and would expand the line to six tracks throughout the whole system, lohud reported. Forums to gather public comment on this, and other options, start Friday and continue through the end of January, the report s…

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Politics
Bridgeport's Mayor-Elect Joseph Ganim Targeted On Twitter Bridgeport's Mayor-Elect Joseph Ganim Targeted On Twitter
Bridgeport's Mayor-Elect Joseph Ganim Targeted On Twitter BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Bridgeport Mayor-elect Joseph Ganim’s new Twitter feed has been taken down after it was either hacked or shown to be faked, according to a report in ctpost.com. The ctpost.com report said one of the phony tweets posted on a site set up for the 56-year-old read: “Heading down to Bridgeport Police Department with Ernie Newton to get our pistol permits.” According to the report, both Ganim, and Ernest "Ernie" Newton, a former state senator, are convicted felons and would be prohibited from owning guns. For the full story, click here

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