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Ramapo Police Lend Support During Transport of Civil War Soldier's Remains Ramapo Police Lend Support During Transport of Civil War Soldier's Remains
Ramapo Police Lend Support During Transport of Civil War Soldier's Remains RAMAPO, N.Y. -- A Civil War soldier is nearer to his final resting place thanks in part to the efforts of Ramapo police and a nonprofit organization that seeks to honor the nation’s fallen heroes. Pvt. Jewett Williams served with Company H of the 20th Maine Infantry Regiment during the Civil War and lived to tell his tales, according to a statement from the police department. In 1922, more than 55 years after the final shots of the war were fired, Williams died, according to police. Oregon State Hospital took custody of his remains soon after and held them for more than 94 years until the M…

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News
Developer Asks White Plains To Rezone Former High School Land Developer Asks White Plains To Rezone Former High School Land
Developer Asks White Plains To Rezone Former High School Land WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – The White Plains Planning Board is considering a zoning change that could open a 16-acre tract that was once home to a Catholic high school and a religious order to substantial residential development, according to The Examiner. WP Development NB, LLC, owner of 52 N. Broadway, has proposed plans to build two 10-story buildings with 400 rental units and below-ground parking; 66 suites of housing for Pace University graduate students; a parking lot to which Pace would have the right; and a 93,000-square-foot assisted living facility with 65 assisted living units and 30 mem…

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Police & Fire
Ramapo Police Revive Overdose Victim In Hillcrest With Narcan Ramapo Police Revive Overdose Victim In Hillcrest With Narcan
Ramapo Police Revive Overdose Victim In Hillcrest With Narcan HILLCREST, N.Y. -- A man who overdosed on heroin this past weekend was revived by emergency responders who found him unresponsive with shallow breathing and a slow pulse, according to authorities.A Ramapo police officer was the first to respond to the Hillcrest home, according to a statement from the department. After finding evidence of heroin use nearby and noticing the man's distressed medical condition, the officer administered Narcan, a prescription drug known to reverse the symptoms of an overdose, according to the police statement. Soon after, Rockland Paramedics and members of the S…

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Sports
Golf Celebrity Ron Jensen Of Poughkeepsie Remembered For Work Ethic Golf Celebrity Ron Jensen Of Poughkeepsie Remembered For Work Ethic
Golf Celebrity Ron Jensen Of Poughkeepsie Remembered For Work Ethic POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – A popular golf icon was remembered recently for his work ethic, his intelligence and his ability to “make everyone around him feel important,” according to the Poughkeepsie Journal. Ron Jensen died Aug. 17 at Mid-Hudson Regional Hospital after years of battling several illnesses, according to the Journal, which reported that his impact on golf in the middle Hudson Valley is immeasurable. He was 74. Jensen, a Queens native, was the longtime pro owner at the McCann Memorial Golf Course in Poughkeepsie, according to the Journal. He is survived by three children — Ronald o…

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Politics
Assemblywoman, New Rochelle Planning Local Concert To End Gun Violence Assemblywoman, New Rochelle Planning Local Concert To End Gun Violence
Assemblywoman, New Rochelle Planning Local Concert To End Gun Violence NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. – State and city leaders are readying for a local event to facilitate the area’s participation in The Concert Across America to End Gun Violence.According to state Assemblywoman Amy Paulin (D-Scarsdale), New Rochelle will be holding a concert on Sept. 25, the same day other concerts for the cause will be held across the country. Paulin said the combined concert effort aims to draw attention to “the epidemic of gun violence that has claimed the lives of so many.” The local concert is to take place at the Hudson Park Bandshell in New Rochelle from noon-7 p.m. on Sept. 25, P…

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Police & Fire
Dutchess County Participating In STOP-DWI Labor Day Enforcement Dutchess County Participating In STOP-DWI Labor Day Enforcement
Dutchess County Participating In Stop-dwi Labor Day Enforcement DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. – Police in Dutchess will be participating in a statewide STOP-DWI Labor Day Crackdown from Aug. 19 – Sept. 5, according to officials. The initiative, which will include local departments as well as state police and the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office, will place officers out on the streets “in force” to arrest and charge those who break the state’s drunken driving laws, according to a statement from Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro. “With Labor Day marking the unofficial end of our summer season, we acknowledge and applaud the efforts of law enforcement to kee…

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News
Planned Trail Promotes Biking Between Yonkers and Bronx Planned Trail Promotes Biking Between Yonkers and Bronx
Planned Trail Promotes Biking Between Yonkers and Bronx YONKERS, N.Y. – Construction is expected to begin in the spring on a project that will connect Caryl and McLean avenues in Yonkers with a half-mile trail that would run from Getty Square to the Bronx, according to lohud.com. The project’s goal is to promote biking along the trail while making neighborhoods in the area more desirable, according to lohud.com, which reported that a tract of land off Lawrence Street will be turned into a park along the new trail. Groundwork Hudson Valley and the city of Yonkers are heading the project, which was boosted last year by a $394,000 grant from the Ne…

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Neighbors
Grace VanderWaal Soaks In LA Sunshine Ahead Of 'AGT' Live Performance Grace VanderWaal Soaks In LA Sunshine Ahead Of 'AGT' Live Performance
Grace VanderWaal Soaks In LA Sunshine Ahead Of 'AGT' Live Performance Grace VanderWaal, Suffern resident and “America’s Got Talent” standout, is in Los Angeles, preparing for a performance set to air on Tuesday night. VanderWaal, who has skyrocketed to fame since performing an original tune on the national television show in June, performed at Suffern's Lafayette Theater last month of a crowd of about 1,000 people. Before heading out west, the 12-year-old who Simon Cowell has called “the next Taylor Swift,” spoke to lohud.com about her writing process and life away from the music. VanderWaal told lohud.com that her mother initially refused to buy her a ukule…

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Business
Ossining Veterinary Hospital Teams With Paws Crossed In Elmsford Ossining Veterinary Hospital Teams With Paws Crossed In Elmsford
Ossining Veterinary Hospital Teams With Paws Crossed In Elmsford OSSINING, N.Y. – The Hudson Veterinary Hospital has partnered with Paws Crossed Animal Rescue, allowing the Elmsford no-kill shelter to reopen as an official veterinary care provider, according to a joint statement from the organizations. The new Paws Crossed Animal Rescue is already working with local animals, but plans to celebrate its official grand opening on Saturday, Sept. 17, according to the statement. Paws Crossed CEO Jennifer Angelucci said her organization’s board, staff and volunteers worked tirelessly to “secure an agreement” to re-open the shelter at 100 Warehouse Lane South, …

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Greenburgh Approves Electric Charging Stations, Parking Spaces Greenburgh Approves Electric Charging Stations, Parking Spaces
Greenburgh Approves Electric Charging Stations, Parking Spaces GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- The Greenburgh Planning Board has approved a plan to convert several parking spaces in town to electric vehicle charging stations and parking spaces, according to the town.The decision, made earlier in August during a Planning Board meeting, will affect 14 electric car parking spaces near the Sheraton Hotel at Premier Plaza, on Route 119, according to the town. According to the statement, the move comes as property owners, business owners and the town have made "significant investments in clean energy," including the introduction of solar panels, green roofs and…

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