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Informational Meeting Scheduled Before Vote On Congers Fire Department Bond Informational Meeting Scheduled Before Vote On Congers Fire Department Bond
Informational Meeting Scheduled Before Vote On Congers Fire Department Bond CONGERS, N.Y. -- An informational meeting to discuss a plan that would construct a new firehouse for the Congers Fire Department is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Lake Road Firehouse, 64 Lake Road.The meeting comes one week before the plan's ultimate future will be determined by the people of the hamlet during a July 26 bond vote, according to the fire department. In pushing for the new building, the fire department hopes to more than quadruple the square footage of the current firehouse, which was built in the 1930s, according to department officials. The department pointed to what it…

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Lifestyle
Wappingers Falls Is 'Kinkiest City' In New York, Website Says Wappingers Falls Is 'Kinkiest City' In New York, Website Says
Wappingers Falls Is 'Kinkiest City' In New York, Website Says WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. -- It may not be New York's largest city, but it's probably the most fun -- at least behind closed doors (wink, wink).Wappingers Falls recently was named the Kinkiest City in New York by travel website roadsnacks.net. The website compiled its rankings by analyzing online erotic adult toy purchases through Adam & Eve, a company that offers adult novelty items online, according to roadsnacks.net. The rankings include only those communities with populations larger than 5,000 people. To keep the numbers fair, the website calculated the data on a per capita basis, acco…

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News
Bronx Man Expected To Serve 4 Months In Prison After Manslaughter Plea Bronx Man Expected To Serve 4 Months In Prison After Manslaughter Plea
Bronx Man Expected To Serve 4 Months In Prison After Manslaughter Plea WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – A Bronx man is expected to serve four months in prison after pleading guilty to vehicular manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and drunken driving in connection with the Sept. 25, 2015, death of a 59-year-old bicyclist, according to lohud.com.Ferrill McNeil, 67, admitted in Westchester County Court on Thursday to being drunk and speeding when his car struck Pedro Campos, who was riding a bike while wearing a reflective vest on Tuckahoe Road in Yonkers, according to lohud.com. McNeil initially did not appear intoxicated after the 11 p.m. crash and told police that …

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Nationwide Recall Targets P.F. Chang's Home Menu Frozen Foods Nationwide Recall Targets P.F. Chang's Home Menu Frozen Foods
Nationwide Recall Targets P.F. Chang's Home Menu Frozen Foods An Arkansas food distributor is recalling more than 195,000 pounds of frozen chicken and beef products released under the P.F. Chang's Home Menu brand, according to the United States Department of Agriculture.ConAgra Foods is recalling the frozen items after finding that certain packages may be contaminated with "curled, malleable and shiny" metal between 2-9 millimeters in size, according to the USDA, which reported the metal may be embedded in the sauce contained in the frozen entrees. The affected packages were produced between May 31 and June 22 and include: 22-oz. plastic b…

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Police & Fire
Suffern Police Fundraiser Commemorates Slain Dallas, Dart Officers Suffern Police Fundraiser Commemorates Slain Dallas, Dart Officers
Suffern Police Fundraiser Commemorates Slain Dallas, Dart Officers SUFFERN, N.Y. -- Suffern police have been holding a series of fundraisers to aid the Dallas Police Department and Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) officers killed during the July 7 sniper attack in Texas.Dallas Police Senior Cpl. Lorne Ahrens, Officer Michael Krol, Sgt. Michael Smith and Officer Patrick Zamarripa along with DART Officer Brent Thompson were killed when the shooter, driven by what he told authorities was a desire to "kill white people, especially white officers," opened fire. In aftermath of the attack, police departments from across the country stepped up to provide…

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Events
Broadway Comes To The Winery At St. George In Mohegan Lake Broadway Comes To The Winery At St. George In Mohegan Lake
Broadway Comes To The Winery At St. George In Mohegan Lake MOHEGAN LAKE, N.Y. – The sun will definitely come out tomorrow – well, maybe not tomorrow, but definitely on July 31, Aug. 3, Aug. 24 and Aug. 31.The Winery at St. George is to begin The Broadway Series later this month. The shows, which run through August, are to feature some of the most talented “Broadway Royalty” on the stage today. “We had been wanting to bring this type of ‘Class A’ entertainment in this genre for quite some time when a patron of the restaurant began to engage in dialogue with us to do just that,” said Tom DeChiaro, owner of The Winery. DeChiaro worked with Rob Davis, …

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Poughkeepsie Restaurant To Offer 'Safe Space' For People With Alzheimer's Poughkeepsie Restaurant To Offer 'Safe Space' For People With Alzheimer's
Poughkeepsie Restaurant To Offer 'Safe Space' For People With Alzheimer's POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- The Coyote Grill and the Hudson Valley chapter of the Alzheimer's Association are partnering to offer a safe space for people with Alzheimer's disease, other forms of dementia and their caregivers.The Memory Cafe is an event scheduled at The Coyote Grill at 2 p.m. on July 28. The two-hour dining event is designed to allow people with forms of dementia and their caregivers to interact socially over family-sized appetizers while listening to the music of singer/songwriter Denise Hunt. Hunt, who will be performing live, plays an edgy style of folk music utilizing the ukul…

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Lifestyle
Ranking Of Nation's Best Jobs Is Diverse, Yet Includes Some Similarities Ranking Of Nation's Best Jobs Is Diverse, Yet Includes Some Similarities
Ranking Of Nation's Best Jobs Is Diverse, Yet Includes Some Similarities Career website Glassdoor.com has ranked the 25 best jobs in America and while many represent various industries in the country, there are similarities between them.The website ranked the jobs based on a combination of three factors -- the number of job openings, salary and career opportunities.  Not surprisingly, each of the top 25 jobs are high-paying with the lowest ranking median base salary still hitting nearly $70,000 annually. Many of the positions also are in management. Highlights of the list include: #25 Software Architect: While this position is among the highest paid on the lis…

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Schools
Mahopac Senior Citizens Cry Foul After School District Limits Track Access Mahopac Senior Citizens Cry Foul After School District Limits Track Access
Mahopac Senior Citizens Cry Foul After School District Limits Track Access MAHOPAC, N.Y. -- A group of senior citizens who walk Mahopac High School's track daily is feeling walked on after the school district informed them of its new policy, according to FiOS1 News.The adults have been told that they will no longer be allowed to use the track when students are in session this fall, according to FiOS1. A number of adults who exercise on the track daily said they were angered by the decision and believe that they should be allowed to use the track because their tax dollars help maintain it, according to FiOS1. The school district is apparently ready to institute the…

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Humpback Whale Spotted Near New Rochelle In Long Island Sound Humpback Whale Spotted Near New Rochelle In Long Island Sound
Humpback Whale Spotted Near New Rochelle In Long Island Sound NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. – A humpback whale was spotted Thursday in the Long Island Sound, the first such sighting in nearly a year, according to lohud.com.The whale, first spotted by fishermen around 1:30 p.m. Thursday between the New Rochelle shore and Execution Rocks Light, drew a number of spectators to the area, according to lohud.com, which reported the animal breached for air several times as it fed. Later, the U.S. Coast Guard warned boaters to keep their distance from the whale, according to lohud.com, which reported experts anticipate better tracking of whales in the coming years as loca…

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