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Poughkeepsie, NY
Breaking News
Poughkeepsie Officials to Meet After Rise In Fires Poughkeepsie Officials to Meet After Rise In Fires Poughkeepsie Officials to Meet After Rise In Fires
Poughkeepsie Officials to Meet After Rise In Fires POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Following two fires at vacant houses Saturday in the City of Poughkeepsie, city officials will hold a common council meeting on Feb. 13 to discuss the current situation around suspicious fires within the city, according to Chairwoman Natasha Cherry. The first blaze took place around 10:20 p.m. at 44 Harrison St. This was the second time firefighters have returned to the vacant home to battle a blaze. They were at the house on Saturday, Jan. 14, said Chief Mark Johnson. "I can't comment about who may have started the fires, the police department is investigating,&q…

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Ossining, NY
Obituaries
Obituary: Edwin Shapiro, Ossining Town Justice Obituary: Edwin Shapiro, Ossining Town Justice Obituary: Edwin Shapiro, Ossining Town Justice
Obituary: Edwin Shapiro, Ossining Town Justice OSSINING, N.Y. -- Edwin S. Shapiro, 86, a longtime Ossining Town Justice, died on Wednesday, Jan. 25, at his Briarcliff Manor home after a long illness.  He served as Town Justice from 1980 till his retirement in 2011, winning election seven times. Born in 1931 in Brooklyn, he graduated from Trinity College in Hartford, Conn., in 1952 and received his law degree from Harvard in 1955. He then practiced law in Manhattan for several years until moving his practice to Briarcliff Manor. Shapiro is survived by his wife, Sandra; his daughter Sarah Barnard; son, James Shapiro; three grandchildren,…

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Lewisboro, NY
Breaking News
Westchester Pet Store Owner Permanently Barred For Animal Cruelty Westchester Pet Store Owner Permanently Barred For Animal Cruelty Westchester Pet Store Owner Permanently Barred For Animal Cruelty
Westchester Pet Store Owner Permanently Barred For Animal Cruelty A pet store owner with stores in the Hudson Valley has been permanently barred from working as a pet dealer and will pay $20,000 in fees and penalties as part of a plea agreement for repeated animal cruelty, New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said Monday afternoon. Richard Doyle of Mahopac, who owned and operated three retail pet stores in Westchester and the Hudson Valley: American Breeders, Inc. in Wappingers Falls; Puppies and Kittens in Mohegan Lake, and Best Breeds, Inc. in Larchmont, took part in practices that resulted in sick dogs being sold and even dying, said a stat…

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Poughkeepsie, NY
Your Community
Police Investigate Social Media Post Directed At Beacon School Police Investigate Social Media Post Directed At Beacon School Police Investigate Social Media Post Directed At Beacon School
Police Investigate Social Media Post Directed At Beacon School BEACON, N.Y. -- A threatening post on Instagram on Sunday threatening violence at the Rombout Middle School was made by a student and deemed not credible by police, said Beacon Police Chief Doug Solomon. "Our officers thoroughly vetted the threat and deemed that the student was not a threat," he added. Solomon would not comment on what type of threat was made, but did say the department worked closely with the school district to make sure parents were notified and students were safe, he said. Parents were notified by robo-call and by a statement on the district's website: "W…

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by K Reakes
Poughkeepsie, NY
Breaking News
Authorities Search For Jumpers From Newburgh-Beacon, Mid-Hudson Bridges Authorities Search For Jumpers From Newburgh-Beacon, Mid-Hudson Bridges Authorities Search For Jumpers From Newburgh-Beacon, Mid-Hudson Bridges
Authorities Search For Jumpers From Newburgh-Beacon, Mid-Hudson Bridges This story has been updated. Police and fire officials were kept busy on both sides of the river on Sunday searching for reported jumpers from the Mid-Hudson Bridge and the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge. The first report of a person jumping came into the New York State police around 7 p.m., from a driver that had seen a woman leaning on the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge, said Melissa McMorris with the New York State police. "By the time police and fire arrived the woman had already jumped from the bridge," she said. Both the City of Beacon and Newburgh firefighters searched for the woman for …

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by K Reakes
Stony Point, NY
Breaking News
Winning Take 5 Ticket Worth $32,210 Sold In Garnerville Winning Take 5 Ticket Worth $32,210 Sold In Garnerville Winning Take 5 Ticket Worth $32,210 Sold In Garnerville
Winning Take 5 Ticket Worth $32,210 Sold In Garnerville ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y.  -- Garnerville residents who played the Take 5 lottery game on Saturday, Jan. 28, should be checking their lottery tickets for a winner after someone from the area matched all five numbers, according to New York State Lottery officials. A winning ticket with the numbers 2-20-22-29-38 for the Jan. 28 TAKE 5 drawing was sold at 202 Mini Mart and Deli at 135 Ramapo Road in Garnerville, said Christy A. Calicchia, deputy director of Communications. The winning ticket is worth $32,210.50, she added. In addition to the top-prize winner, 202 players also purchased winning ti…

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Poughkeepsie, NY
Breaking News
Suspect In Three Dutchess Bank Robberies Caught Suspect In Three Dutchess Bank Robberies Caught Suspect In Three Dutchess Bank Robberies Caught
Suspect In Three Dutchess Bank Robberies Caught DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. --  A Wappingers Falls man has been charged with three Dutchess County bank robberies as part of a plea agreement reached earlier this month in Orange County Court, according to the Hyde Park police. Joshua Jamel Dejesus,  25, was charged Thursday, Jan. 26, in connection with the three Dutchess County bank robberies as part of a plea deal for his involvement in the robbery of the Hudson Heritage Federal Credit Union Bank in Newburgh on Aug. 24, 2015, said Lt. Robert Benson. Dejesus was charged by the Town of Hyde Park Police for a robbery at the TD Bank located at 4240…

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by K Reakes
Armonk, NY
Weather
Snowy Tuesday In Store For Armonk Snowy Tuesday In Store For Armonk Snowy Tuesday In Store For Armonk
Snowy Tuesday In Store For Armonk A storm streaking across the Upper Midwest is forecast to bring snow to the area on Tuesday, dropping anywhere from one to three inches of the powdery stuff to the Hudson Valley before midnight, according to the National Weather Service. The snow should move in sometime during the morning Tuesday and bring with it a wind-chill factor between 15 and 25 degrees. The chance of snow is 80 percent in Westchester and Rockland and 60 percent in Dutchess and Putnam, according to the National Weather Service. As a result of the storm, commuters should be prepared for snow-covered roads and slow and …

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by K Reakes
Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
Breaking News
Blauvelt Man Caught With Heroin During Domestic Violence Call, Police Say Blauvelt Man Caught With Heroin During Domestic Violence Call, Police Say Blauvelt Man Caught With Heroin During Domestic Violence Call, Police Say
Blauvelt Man Caught With Heroin During Domestic Violence Call, Police Say BLAUVELT, N.Y. -- Orangetown Police charged a Blauvelt man with possessing heroin on Wednesday, Jan. 25, during a domestic violence call. Conor Grant, 24, was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance after police found the heroin while investigating the domestic violence incident at a home in Blauvelt, police said. He was released and is due to appear in court on Feb. 22.  

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by K Reakes
Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
Breaking News
Pearl River Man Stole $250 From Restaurant Depot, Police Say Pearl River Man Stole $250 From Restaurant Depot, Police Say Pearl River Man Stole $250 From Restaurant Depot, Police Say
Pearl River Man Stole $250 From Restaurant Depot, Police Say PEARL RIVER, N.Y. -- A Pearl River man was nabbed stealing more than $250 worth of merchandise from the Restaurant Depot in Blauvelt on Saturday, Jan. 21, according to the Orangetown Police. Pablo Sigcha, 41, was charged with petit larceny after store security stopped and held the Pearl River resident until police arrived when they observed him leaving the store without paying for the goods, police said. Sigcha was released on bail and is scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 1.

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