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CSX Train Line Shut While Congers Volunteer Firefighters Battle Brush Fire CSX Train Line Shut While Congers Volunteer Firefighters Battle Brush Fire
CSX Train Line Shut While Congers Volunteer Firefighters Battle Brush Fire CONGERS, N.Y. -- Congers volunteer firefighters on Monday responded to a wooded area near the CSX rail line south of Lake Road after a brush fire broke out near the train tracks, according to the Rockland Fires Facebook page.Though the small blaze caused train traffic on the rail line to be halted temporarily, service resumed after firefighters extinguished the flames, according to Rockland Fires. Learn more about Rockland Fires on Facebook.

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Stamford Man Pleads Guilty To Capturing, Killing Federally Protected Hawks Stamford Man Pleads Guilty To Capturing, Killing Federally Protected Hawks
Stamford Man Pleads Guilty To Capturing, Killing Federally Protected Hawks STAMFORD, Conn. – A Stamford man is facing 18 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to killing several protected hawks he viewed as threats to his racing pigeons. Adam Boguski, 43, pleaded guilty Monday to one count of conspiracy to take, capture and kill red-tailed hawks and Cooper’s hawks, and two counts of taking, capturing and killing Cooper’s hawks, according to a joint statement from U.S. Attorney Deirdre Daly and Honora Gordon, special agent in charge of the Northeast Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Office of Law Enforcement. Both birds of prey are protected under t…

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Rockland Law Enforcement Cuts Email Contact With Clarkstown Police Rockland Law Enforcement Cuts Email Contact With Clarkstown Police
Rockland Law Enforcement Cuts Email Contact With Clarkstown Police ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. – Several Rockland County law enforcement agencies have ceased email communications with the Clarkstown Police Department in response to claims that town officials can access officers’ electronic communications, according to lohud.com. Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Zugibe was the first to take the step, according to the lohud.com, which reported that Spring Valley Police Chief Paul Modica and Ramapo Police Chief Brad Weidel directed their officers Friday to follow suit. The agencies’ decisions come as Clarkstown police Sgt. Stephen Cole-Hatchard claims in a …

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Ben Foster Discusses New Film 'Hell Or High Water' At Pelham Picture House Ben Foster Discusses New Film 'Hell Or High Water' At Pelham Picture House
Ben Foster Discusses New Film 'Hell Or High Water' At Pelham Picture House PELHAM, N.Y. – Ben Foster will be appearing at The Picture House Monday to host a Q-n-A for his new movie "Hell Or High Water," at 7:30 p.m.“Hell or High Water” tells the story of a divorced dad and his ex-con brother who plan to rob a bank to save their family’s West Texas farm from foreclosure while two Texas Rangers set out to catch them. Directed by David Mackenzie and written by Taylor Sheridan, the movie debuted at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival and is opening on Aug. 12. it also stars Chris Pine and Jeff Bridges. Marshall Fine, Picture House critic-in-residence, is to modera…

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Poughkeepsie Toddler Pricked By Used Needle While Playing In Front Yard Poughkeepsie Toddler Pricked By Used Needle While Playing In Front Yard
Poughkeepsie Toddler Pricked By Used Needle While Playing In Front Yard POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – Police are urging Poughkeepsie parents to speak to their children about the dangers of drug paraphernalia after a toddler was pricked by a hypodermic needle while playing in her front yard, according to Time Warner Cable News. Doctors believe there is little chance Giuliana Weglinski contracted any diseases from the needle prick, but said the area near the child’s home is part of the heroin epidemic currently affecting the Lower Hudson Valley, according to Time Warner Cable News, which reported that police believe the needle may have been tossed into the yard from a pass…

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Pet Group Asks For Public's Help In Finding Mastiff Missing In North Salem Pet Group Asks For Public's Help In Finding Mastiff Missing In North Salem
Pet Group Asks For Public's Help In Finding Mastiff Missing In North Salem NORTH SALEM, N.Y. -- The Lost Pets of the Hudson Valley is seeking help finding an English mastiff missing since Aug. 1. Rosie, a tan, 4-year-old female, was last seen in the Mountain Lakes Preserve, according to the pet advocacy group. While Rosie was said to be friendly, she was also thought to be scared, according to the group, which urged anyone who spots her not to approach. Anyone with information on Rosie is urged to call 908-797-9776. The Lost Pets of the Hudson Valley can be found online.

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Police Search For Suspects In Burglary At Millerton Tea Company Police Search For Suspects In Burglary At Millerton Tea Company
Police Search For Suspects In Burglary At Millerton Tea Company DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- New York State Police are investigating a burglary that occurred at a local tea company, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal. Investigators are looking for at least two people who entered the warehouse area of Harney & Sons in Millerton about 2:30 p.m. on July 30, according to the Journal. Click here to read the report from the Poughkeepsie Journal.

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Mount Vernon Mother Charged In 15-Month-Old's Death Mount Vernon Mother Charged In 15-Month-Old's Death
Mount Vernon Mother Charged In 15-Month-Old's Death MOUNT VERNON, NY. – The mother of a 15-month-old girl found dead Friday has been arrested and faces a manslaughter charge, according to multiple reports. Dasia Bartee, 26, was arrested Saturday in connection with Samia Yusef’s death, according to News 12, which reported that authorities are still trying to determine how the toddler died. Mount Vernon police found the girl at 210 Washington St. about 5:30 a.m. Friday. Investigators said the girl had suffered trauma to her face, internal bleeding and was “unusually cold,” indicating she may, at one point, have been placed in a freezer, accor…

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Investigation Cites Health Risk Due To Pesticides In Westchester Investigation Cites Health Risk Due To Pesticides In Westchester
Investigation Cites Health Risk Due To Pesticides In Westchester A strange green residue found last year at Rye Golf Club sparked an investigation by lohud.com that discovered a number of startling revelations regarding oversight over pesticides.The report found that people in Westchester and Rockland counties are at increased risk for certain health problems as a result of substantial pesticide use in the area, according to lohud.com, which also claimed to have discovered that law enforcement had failed to prevent the illegal sale of unregistered pesticides at the Rye establishment. The report also noted several other findings, including the facts that W…

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'Make America Skate Again' Rally Raises Support For Poughkeepsie Skate Park 'Make America Skate Again' Rally Raises Support For Poughkeepsie Skate Park
'Make America Skate Again' Rally Raises Support For Poughkeepsie Skate Park POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – A concerned group of skateboard advocates are trying to raise more than $18,000 to reopen a Poughkeepsie skate park closed earlier this year because of its poor condition, according to Time Warner Cable News. Thomas “Monster” Lamoree told Time Warner Cable News the Waryas Park skate park originally opened about a decade ago after a private company gifted the city about $18,300 to aid in the project. Lamoree and other skate park supporters had a “Make America Skate Again” rally Saturday to raise awareness and support for the cause, according to Time Warner Cable News, wh…

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