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Carlucci, Klein Push For Full-Day Kindergarten Carlucci, Klein Push For Full-Day Kindergarten
Carlucci, Klein Push For Full-Day Kindergarten A pair of state senators along with a group of education advocates have called for the creation of a Kindergarten Conversion Fund aimed at expanding full-day kindergarten across the state. At a Thursday meeting between state Sen. David Carlucci (D-Rockland), state Sen. Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester), members of the NYSUT and local parents and children, the lawmakers called for the creation of the fund from $60 million in unclaimed or forfeited lottery prizes. “Across the state, young children have started to build their educational foundation with Universal Pre-K, a vital educational prog…

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Police & Fire
Yorktown Teen Charged With Damaging Park Yorktown Teen Charged With Damaging Park
Yorktown Teen Charged With Damaging Park YORKTOWN, N.Y. – A Mohegan Lake teen is facing a misdemeanor charge and a host of criminal violations after intentionally driving through Willow Park and causing more than $250 worth of damage, according to police. The 18-year-old, whose name was withheld due to eligibility for youthful offender status, was found in the park at 3499 Curry Street about 8 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 8, according to police. The teen is alleged to have driven into the park, left the road, and – on bald tires – driven on to the sidewalk, police said. When officers returned to the park the following day to assess the s…

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Business
Book Elevates Westchester's Ralph Lauren To 'Superboss' Status Book Elevates Westchester's Ralph Lauren To 'Superboss' Status
Book Elevates Westchester's Ralph Lauren To 'Superboss' Status Ralph Lauren, renowned fashion designer and Bedford resident, is one of a handful of people named in a recently published book as a “Superboss,” according to the Business Insider. Lauren, who recently stepped down as CEO of his company, is discussed in the new book “Superbosses” as an employer who urges members of his team to become leaders by alternating his techniques between micromanaging and delegating, according to the Business Insider. The 76-year-old fashion designer, who stepped down from his company in November, was said by Dartmouth business professor and author of the book Sydney…

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Man Charged With DWI In I-95 Stop Man Charged With DWI In I-95 Stop
Man Charged With DWI In I-95 Stop HARRISON, N.Y. -- A Mamaroneck man was charged with drunken driving after allegedly passing out behind the wheel of his car in the center lane of Interstate 95, according to New York State Police.Gregory Montes was arrested about 2:30 a.m. Sunday near Exit 19, according to police. Troopers responded to the area after receiving reports of a disabled vehicle in the road. While investigating, troopers found Montes unconscious behind the wheel of a 2003 Volkswagen Passat with the ignition running and the lights on, according to police. After police removed Montes and the car safely, they arrest…

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Developer Eyes New Rochelle's Davenport Neck For Condos Developer Eyes New Rochelle's Davenport Neck For Condos
Developer Eyes New Rochelle's Davenport Neck For Condos NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- A developer has asked the New Rochelle City Council to approve a zoning change that would allow for the construction of 72 low-rise condominium units at the southern tip of Davenport Neck, according to lohud.com. The site at 700 Davenport Ave. consists of nearly 15 acres between the New Rochelle Creek and New Rochelle Harbor. It has a market value of about $10 million, according to lohud.com. Among those calling the peninsula home is the Beckwith Pointe Club, a beach club that has been at the location for nearly 30 years, according to lohud.com. Zinrock Resources, the…

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Sports
Mamaroneck's Girls Relay Team Smashes School Record Mamaroneck's Girls Relay Team Smashes School Record
Mamaroneck's Girls Relay Team Smashes School Record NEW YORK -- In an exciting 4x800-meter relay in which the lead changed hands multiple times, the Mamaroneck girls squad shattered the school’s record by 6 seconds, according to lohud.com. The team, composed of Shari Rauls, Lauren Shpiz, Lauren Chapey and Katie DeVore, proved victorious in the Armory Track Invitational race Saturday with a time of 9 minutes, 1.81 seconds, according to lohud.com. Local teams from Bronxville, John Jay and Ursuline high schools also competed in the race, finishing fourth, eighth and 11th, respectively, according to lohud.com. Click here to read the lohud.com r…

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Yonkers School Trustees Have Questions About $2 Billion Bond Plan Yonkers School Trustees Have Questions About $2 Billion Bond Plan
Yonkers School Trustees Have Questions About $2 Billion Bond Plan YONKERS, N.Y. -- The city pf Yonkers may have begun an awareness campaign to inform people about the $2 billion, 13-year bond plan it hopes will revitalize its schools, but perhaps it should have started with the Board of Education, according to lohud.com.Citing a lack of knowledge about the plan, Facilities Committee Chairman Jim Cavanaugh said at a Feb. 2 school board meeting that several trustees were not fully informed of the plan's details, according to lohud.com. By Tuesday, Feb. 9, Cavanaugh said trustees had been presented with the wider details of the plan, but not with a specific t…

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Poughkeepsie Announces Service Changes For President's Day Poughkeepsie Announces Service Changes For President's Day
Poughkeepsie Announces Service Changes For President's Day POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- The city of Poughkeepsie will be altering city services next week in observance of President's Day.On Monday, Feb. 15: City Hall will be closed; Transfer Station will be closed; Bus service will be running on a Saturday schedule; Sanitation and recycling services scheduled for Monday will instead be picked up on Tuesday, Feb. 16.; Sanitation and recycling services scheduled for Tuesday will be moved to Wednesday, Feb. 17.Visit the city's website to learn more.

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Police & Fire
Brad Weidel Promoted To Chief Of Police At Ramapo Town Board Ceremony Brad Weidel Promoted To Chief Of Police At Ramapo Town Board Ceremony
Brad Weidel Promoted To Chief Of Police At Ramapo Town Board Ceremony RAMAPO, N.Y. -- The town of Ramapo on Wednesday, Feb. 10, held a promotion ceremony for Chief Brad Weidel, the new head of the town's police department. According to the department's Facebook page, the ceremony included the Ramapo Police Honor Guard, which posed with the new chief for a photograph. Formerly a Ramapo police captain, Weidel was appointed to his new post last week. He is seventh chief in the department's history.

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Putnam Health Department Pushes 'No Smoking, No Vaping' Message Putnam Health Department Pushes 'No Smoking, No Vaping' Message
Putnam Health Department Pushes 'No Smoking, No Vaping' Message BREWSTER, N.Y. – Putnam County officials are moving ahead with an expansion of the county’s smoking policy that makes illegal the use of electronic cigarettes in public places, according to a statement from the Putnam County Department of Health. In a statement issued Monday, Feb. 8, the Department of Health said that use of electronic cigarettes, commonly called “vaping,” is not necessarily a healthy practice. “It has fewer toxic ingredients than cigarette smoke, but that does not make it safe,” said Dr. Michael Nesheiwat, Putnam’s interim health commissioner. “Some research has shown that…

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