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Mahopac, NY
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Mahopac Falls Firefighter Kevin Norton Receives Lifesaving Award Mahopac Falls Firefighter Kevin Norton Receives Lifesaving Award Mahopac Falls Firefighter Kevin Norton Receives Lifesaving Award
Mahopac Falls Firefighter Kevin Norton Receives Lifesaving Award MAHOPAC, N.Y. -- Mahopac Falls Firefighter Kevin Norton found himself in an unusual situation recently when he had to save a member of his own family. For that deed, Norton received a Certificate of Merit on Wednesday, Oct. 12, at the annual meeting of the fire department for saving his grandfather's life when he was choking on food. According to Norton, he was home on Saturday, Oct. 8, when he heard his mother screaming. He walked into the other room to find his grandfather choking, with his airway completely blocked and in total panic. Norton yelled to his mother to call 911 and began to…

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New City, NY
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Theft Charge Dropped Against Clarkstown Man, Giants 'License Plate Guy' Theft Charge Dropped Against Clarkstown Man, Giants 'License Plate Guy' Theft Charge Dropped Against Clarkstown Man, Giants 'License Plate Guy'
Theft Charge Dropped Against Clarkstown Man, Giants 'License Plate Guy' Joseph Ruback, a Clarkstown resident known as the NFL Giants "license plate guy," made a repayment deal with the New City man he is accused of using violence against, causing the Rockland District Attorney to say he will cease pursing any criminal charges, according to lohud.com. Ruback, the current athletic director at the Biondi School in Yonkers, had faced grand larceny charges for using violence against the man to collect a loansharking-type debt, said lohud.com. The former Spring Valley High School football coach, made the deal without informing prosecutors, leading Rockland …

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Armonk, NY
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State To Raise Electric Bills To Keep Nuclear Power Plants Going State To Raise Electric Bills To Keep Nuclear Power Plants Going State To Raise Electric Bills To Keep Nuclear Power Plants Going
State To Raise Electric Bills To Keep Nuclear Power Plants Going Residents across the state will see their electric bills increase by at least $2 a month under what many are calling one of the largest corporate bailouts in the state in order to help fund three struggling upstate nuclear power plants, according to lohud.com. The state plan, which provides billions over 12 years to the plants located in towns desperate to hold on to the jobs and property taxes they generate, will be paid for by residents across the state who don't benefit from any power from the plants, said lohud.com. The three plants, the James A. FitzPatrick and Nine Mile Point nuclear …

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Mahopac, NY
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New $153.1 Million Putnam County Budget Tops Week's News New $153.1 Million Putnam County Budget Tops Week's News New $153.1 Million Putnam County Budget Tops Week's News
New $153.1 Million Putnam County Budget Tops Week's News PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. --  Here's a look at the week's top stories from around Putnam County. Putnam County Executive MaryEllen Odell unveiled a proposed 2017 budget that, she says, will “protect taxpayers, preserve essential services and promote economic growth” -- all while keeping within the state mandated tax cap limit of 1 percent. Mahopac Falls Firefighter Kevin Norton found himself in an unusual situation recently when he had to save a member of his own family. An 81-acre nature preserve has been permanently protected from development thanks to an ongoing collaboration between the Putnam …

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Armonk, NY
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Guilty Plea In Fatal I-684 Crash Tops Week's News In Northern Westchester Guilty Plea In Fatal I-684 Crash Tops Week's News In Northern Westchester Guilty Plea In Fatal I-684 Crash Tops Week's News In Northern Westchester
Guilty Plea In Fatal I-684 Crash Tops Week's News In Northern Westchester NORTHERN WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Here's a look at the week's news in and around northern Westchester County. A 24-year-old Armonk resident pleaded guilty to three felony counts after he was driving the wrong way on I-684 resulting in the death of a woman. Family and friends mourned the death of Robby Schartner — a Manhattanville College lacrosse player who was struck and killed by an allegedly drunk driver — Wednesday morning at a funeral Mass at the Church of the Resurrection in Rye. A Tarrytown resident was charged on Tuesday with dealing narcotics that resulted in the death of a Whit…

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White Plains, NY
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Death Of College Athlete Tops Week's News In Westchester Death Of College Athlete Tops Week's News In Westchester Death Of College Athlete Tops Week's News In Westchester
Death Of College Athlete Tops Week's News In Westchester WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Here's a look at the top stories of the week in and around southern Westchester County. Family and friends mourned the death of Robby Schartner — a Manhattanville College lacrosse player who was struck and killed by an allegedly drunk driver — Wednesday morning at a funeral Mass at the Church of the Resurrection in Rye. A Tarrytown resident was charged Tuesday with dealing narcotics that resulted in the death of a White Plains man in November 2015, according to Preet Bharara, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Tommy Mikal Ford, a Yonkers native, d…

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Stony Point, NY
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Helen Hayes 5K Gets More Scenic In Haverstraw Helen Hayes 5K Gets More Scenic In Haverstraw Helen Hayes 5K Gets More Scenic In Haverstraw
Helen Hayes 5K Gets More Scenic In Haverstraw HAVERSTRAW, N.Y. -- Runners, walkers and even kids will be lacking up their tennis shoes to take in the 2016 Helen Hayes Hospital Classic Race on Sunday, Oct. 16 at Bowline Point Park/Peck's Pond. Officials with the race, said the new location allows the Haverstraw-based physical rehabilitation hospital to team up with the Town of Haverstraw to provide an expanded race format. It will also allow for even more community members and athletes of all abilities to come together for friendly competition and family fun to benefit the Helen Hayes Hospital Foundation.  "The new location allows …

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Armonk, NY
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State To Raise Electric Bills To Keep Nuclear Power Plants Going State To Raise Electric Bills To Keep Nuclear Power Plants Going State To Raise Electric Bills To Keep Nuclear Power Plants Going
State To Raise Electric Bills To Keep Nuclear Power Plants Going Residents across the state will see their electric bills increase by at least $2 a month under what many are calling one of the largest corporate bailouts in the state in order to help fund three struggling upstate nuclear power plants, according to lohud.com. The state plan, which provides billions over 12 years to the plants located in towns desperate to hold on to the jobs and property taxes they generate, will be paid for by residents across the state who don't benefit from any power from the plants, said lohud.com. The three plants, the James A. FitzPatrick and Nine Mile Point nuclear …

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New City, NY
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Surplus Rockland Medical Supplies To Be Donated To Relief Efforts In Haiti Surplus Rockland Medical Supplies To Be Donated To Relief Efforts In Haiti Surplus Rockland Medical Supplies To Be Donated To Relief Efforts In Haiti
Surplus Rockland Medical Supplies To Be Donated To Relief Efforts In Haiti ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- As a humanitarian crisis unfolds in Haiti, where at least 1,000 people were killed from Hurricane Matthew, and a cholera outbreak is taking hold, Rockland County Executive Ed Day announced Thursday that unused supplies from the Summit Park nursing home will be donated to local groups assisting with the Haitian relief efforts.  "We want these supplies to go to good use," he said. "There are strong ties between Rockland County and Haiti and there is no better use than sending these items to Haiti, which is in dire need following Hurricane Matthew." …

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Rivertowns, NY
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Warehouse Fire Leaves Dozens Of Workers Displaced In Dobbs Ferry Warehouse Fire Leaves Dozens Of Workers Displaced In Dobbs Ferry Warehouse Fire Leaves Dozens Of Workers Displaced In Dobbs Ferry
Warehouse Fire Leaves Dozens Of Workers Displaced In Dobbs Ferry DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. -- Fire ripped through a Dobbs Ferry warehouse on Thursday, leaving dozens without a place to work, according to News12. The 4 p.m. fire, on Cedar Street, brought out more than 100 firefighters from area departments to help douse the flames in the building that once housed the Department of Public Works, said News12. The building is currently home to a furniture workshop and to a restaurant supplier. Investigators said the fire was started after rags soaked in staining chemicals were tossed in a bucket filled with sawdust, added. News12. Click here to read the News12 arti…

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