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Police & Fire

Yonkers Approves Policing Agreement With Feds YONKERS, N.Y. – The Yonkers City Council and the U.S. Department of Justice have reached an agreement officials hope will curb incidents of excessive force, according to lohud.com. The City Council unanimously agreed to the deal, which will require the city to spend about $1 million for extra police training, according to lohud.com. City Council President Liam McLaughlin said before the Oct. 25 vote that the City Council hopes the agreement would make policing in Yonkers “better and more responsive,” according to lohud.com. As part of the two-year agreement, the Justice Department will clo…

by James O'Rourke

11/02/2016

News

Jazz Quartet's Original Tunes Cook At Chappaqua Station CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. – The Daniel Lauter Quartet will be returning to Chappaqua Station early next month to play a fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity. The quartet played a “especially cookin’” show at the café on Oct. 22, bringing its unique style of jazz, melodic, super rhythmic and soulful music to the people, according to a statement from the band. The quartet, which plays all original songs, is composed of Lauter on saxophone, Seth Moutal on percussion, Lee Marvin on bass and Charles Blenzig on keyboards. Donna Soszynski, a spokeswoman for the quartet, said the energy the musicians put out…

by James O'Rourke

11/02/2016

News

Cleared Of Wrongdoing, Swim Coaches Reinstated In Stamford STAMFORD, Conn. — A pair of high school swim coaches placed on leave late last month after several teen athletes were sickened while swimming in an untreated pool have been reinstated, according to the Stamford Advocate. An investigation completed by Stamford School District officials found that Coach Rick Lewis and Assistant Coach Kyle Cutter-Dabiri had done nothing wrong when conditions in the pool sickened members of the Westhill-Stamford girls co-op swimming and diving team, according to the Advocate. After the two were put on leave, parents came to their defense, blaming conditions in W…

by James O'Rourke

11/02/2016

Police & Fire

Stamford Blaze Draws 35 Firefighters To Thornridge Drive Garage STAMFORD, Conn. – The cause of a car fire that drew about 35 firefighters to a Thornridge Drive garage Tuesday remains under investigation, officials said.The Stamford, Turn of River and Long Ridge fire departments responded to an attached garage at 181 Thornridge Drive about 7:20 a.m. to find the car ablaze, according to Stamford Fire Department Capt. Philip Hayes. Stamford firefighters battled the flames while other crews searched for people and ventilated the upper floors of the home, according Hayes. After about 20 minutes, the fire was placed under control. No injuries were reported. A…

by James O'Rourke

11/02/2016

Business

Firm Pays Hefty Price, Fined $500K For Audit Of Ramapo Ballpark The Harrison-based firm responsible for audit reports connected to the municipal bonds Ramapo issued to pay for its $60 million baseball stadium has been ordered to pay nearly $500,000 in forfeitures and penalties, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission. In a statement released Monday, the SEC said Domenick F. Consolo, a partner at PKF O’Connor Davies, also has agreed to pay $75,000 in penalties. His ability to practice public company accounting will be suspended. According to the SEC, PKF O’Connor Davies and Consolo allowed Ramapo to “record a $3.08 million receivable in its g…

by James O'Rourke

11/01/2016

Police & Fire

Putnam Man Charged With Driving With Suspended License In Yorktown YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- A Putnam Valley man was arrested early Saturday when Yorktown police said he was found to be driving with a suspended license during a traffic stop on Mill Street.According to Yorktown police, Pjeter Vulaj was speeding when he was pulled over shortly after 5 a.m. Police arrested the 56-year-old at the scene after realizing he had been driving with a suspended licensed, according to police. Vulaj, who faces counts of third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and speeding, was released without bail. According to authorities, he is to appear in Yorktown …

by James O'Rourke

11/01/2016

Schools

Tappan Zee Students Get Behind-The-Scenes Look At N.Y. Jets ORANGEBURG, N.Y. – The New York Jets may be having a rough go sitting at the bottom of the AFC East, but for some sports fans, the team is still providing a season to remember. Tappan Zee High School students in the Entertainment and Sports Marketing classes traveled to MetLife Stadium recently to learn about the behind-the-scenes operations of the NFL franchise during Sports Business Day. The students were allowed into the Jets locker room during the Oct. 20 visit and spent time with a number of team executives to learn more about the “off field” business of sports, according to a statemen…

by James O'Rourke

11/01/2016

Police & Fire

Monroe Firefighters Rescue Adult, Child After Rollover Car Crash MONROE, Conn. -- An adult and child were rescued Sunday evening after a car rolled over during a crash on Purdy Hill Road in Monroe, according to authorities.The Stepney Fire Department and Monroe volunteer firefighters responded to the two-car crash near Farm View Road about 10:30 p.m., according to a Facebook post from the Monroe department. Firefighters found the adult and child trapped inside the rolled-over car, according to officials. Both crash victims were rescued and taken to an area hospital by the Monroe Volunteer Emergency Medical Service. The crash -- the second rollover town f…

by James O'Rourke

10/31/2016

Neighbors

Cortlandt Boy Wins First Place For Poem From Nuclear Peace Age Foundation PUTNAM VALLEY, N.Y. -- A sixth-grader at Putnam Valley Middle School was recently awarded a prestigious Barbara Mandigo Kelly Peace Poetry Award.Kiran Treacy-Hind, 11, of Cortlandt Manor, earned first place in the children's competition for his poem, "Me and You", according to a statement from the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, which sponsors of the awards program. Presented annually, the poetry awards aim to "encourage poets to explore and illuminate positive visions of peace and the human spirit," according to the Foundation. Kiran, who was honored in the children's 12 …

by James O'Rourke

10/31/2016

Events

Adopt A Pet At Rhinebeck's Dog Adoption Day RHINEBECK, N.Y. – A Hudson Valley dog rescue and a local pet supply shop have partnered to host a Dog Adoption Day scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 5. Dexter’s Dog Boutique is to host the event in association with Pets Alive from noon-4 p.m. at 6423 Montgomery Street, according to a joint statement from the business and the animal shelter. Eric and Dana Peterson named Dexter’s – their Rhinebeck shop offering only Hudson Valley and American-made goods – after their own rescue dog, Dexter, according to the statement, which added that the newlywed couple opened their business earlier this year. A…

by James O'Rourke

10/31/2016

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