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Wappinger Man Driving With Loud Exhaust Charged With DWI, Police Say Wappinger Man Driving With Loud Exhaust Charged With DWI, Police Say
Wappinger Man Driving With Loud Exhaust Charged With DWI, Police Say FISHKILL, N.Y. – A 25-year-old Wappinger man is facing a felony driving while intoxicated charge after being pulled over for having a loud exhaust, according to New York State Police.Ference P. Szova was stopped by a trooper on Jackson Street in Fishkill about on Saturday, according to authorities. During the course of the traffic investigation, troopers came to believe that Szova was drunk behind the wheel. He was arrested at the scene and later issued several tickets ordering that he answer to the felony charge in Fishkill Village Court at 9 a.m. on July 18, according to police. According…

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Schools
Pelham Board Hosting Annual Reorganization Meeting Pelham Board Hosting Annual Reorganization Meeting
Pelham Board Hosting Annual Reorganization Meeting PELHAM, N.Y. – The Pelham Public School District's Board of Education is set to meet on the second floor of Pelham Middle School on Tuesday when members are expected to hold the board’s annual organizational meeting.The meeting, scheduled for 6 p.m., is likely to begin with the board entering an executive session at the 28 Franklin Place middle school, according to a statement from the district. The organizational meeting is set to take place when the public session of the meeting begins later in the evening. The agenda is also to include the taking of oaths by Christa Acampora, Tom Imperat…

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Police & Fire
Greenwich Firefighters Respond To 1-car Crash On Bedford Road Greenwich Firefighters Respond To 1-car Crash On Bedford Road
Greenwich Firefighters Respond To 1-car Crash On Bedford Road GREENWICH, Conn. -- The Greenwich Fire Department responded to a one-car crash early Monday on Bedford Road near Pierson Drive.Few details of the crash were available, but firefighters from Engine 4 and Engine 8 responded according to a brief statement from the department. No further information was released on the crash. Learn more about the crash and the fire department on Facebook.

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Neighbors
Chestnut Ridge Woman Displaced After Ceiling Collapse Chestnut Ridge Woman Displaced After Ceiling Collapse
Chestnut Ridge Woman Displaced After Ceiling Collapse CHESTNUT RIDGE, N.Y. – A 69-year-old woman may not be able to get back into her home until August after a ceiling collapse left her apartment in a senior complex off Hubert H. Humphrey Drive uninhabitable, according to lohud.com. No one quite knows what caused Gwenette Lindsey’s ceiling to collapse on Wednesday, but Arco Management, the company that oversees the complex, said the building is structurally sound and will be repaired, according to lohud.com. Much of Lindsey’s home and many of her belongings were damaged in the collapse, though her bedroom, bathroom and closets were spared, acco…

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Police & Fire
Mount Vernon Police Hold Active-Shooter Drill At High School Mount Vernon Police Hold Active-Shooter Drill At High School
Mount Vernon Police Hold Active-Shooter Drill At High School MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. – Less than 24 hours after five police officers were killed in Dallas, authorities in Mount Vernon held active-shooter drills at Mount Vernon High School, according to News 12. Citing communication as the best method to control the tensions that have led to violence against police, city officers formed have formed a coalition to develop relationships between police and the community, according to News 12. Mayor Richard Thomas said Friday that the national tragedies of the past week should serve as reminders to local officers to always be professional and treat people resp…

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Police & Fire
Poughkeepsie Man Recovers After Being Shot On Market Street Poughkeepsie Man Recovers After Being Shot On Market Street
Poughkeepsie Man Recovers After Being Shot On Market Street POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- A 22-year-old Poughkeepsie man is recovering after being shot on Market Street, according to Time Warner Cable News. The man, whose name was not released, was shot about 5 p.m. Friday near Soldier's Fountain, according to TWC News, which reported that Friday's shooting was the second in which the man had been involved. The 22-year-old, who was said to have suffered nonlife-threatening injuries, is believed to have been the intended target, according to Time Warner. The victim apparently told authorities that he does not know who it was that fired on him, according to …

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Orangetown Police Charge 2 With Possession Of Controlled Substance Orangetown Police Charge 2 With Possession Of Controlled Substance
Orangetown Police Charge 2 With Possession Of Controlled Substance ORANGETOWN, N.Y. – Orangetown police arrested two men during separate incidents last week, charging each with criminal possession of a controlled substance, according to authorities.Matthew Marrano, 28, of West Nyack, was arrested on Crooked Hill Road in Pearl River during a 10:40 p.m. traffic stop on July 1, according to police. Marrano was pulled over for an alleged traffic violation. During the course of a brief investigation at the scene, officers found him in possession of what is alleged to be heroin, according to authorities. Marrano was processed at Orangetown police headquarters in…

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Suffern Landlord Charged With Overcrowding, Unsafe Electrical Issues Suffern Landlord Charged With Overcrowding, Unsafe Electrical Issues
Suffern Landlord Charged With Overcrowding, Unsafe Electrical Issues SUFFERN, N.Y. – Police responded to a Center Street rental property recently to find what they believe were several code and building violations, according to a statement from the Suffern Police Department. Officers called upon code enforcers, who investigated the property Friday and issued the landlord several violations for allowing tenants to live in overcrowded conditions in a home with unsafe electrical issues, according to police. “We take these issues very seriously and work closely with our building department to ensure the safety of the occupants, families and first responders here…

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Lifestyle
Mahwah Public Library's Super Duper Book Raffle Has Begun Mahwah Public Library's Super Duper Book Raffle Has Begun
Mahwah Public Library's Super Duper Book Raffle Has Begun MAHWAH, N.J. -- The Mahwah Public Library has begun its Super Duper Book Raffle, which will award books to nine winners every two weeks.The three books currently up for the raffle are on display in the library's Teen Department, according to organizers, who added that three copies of each book will be raffled off. Every two weeks, the books will be swapped out and additional raffles held until the raffle event ends on Sept. 2, according to library. Those looking to enter the raffle should visit the library's Teen Services Desk on the downstairs level. To learn more about the library at 100…

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Sports
Paramus Recreation Office Organizing Trips To Citi Field, Yankee Stadium Paramus Recreation Office Organizing Trips To Citi Field, Yankee Stadium
Paramus Recreation Office Organizing Trips To Citi Field, Yankee Stadium PARAMUS, N.J. -- The Paramus Recreation Office is organizing two upcoming trips to see the Mets and Yankees square off in Queens and the Bronx.The first game is scheduled for Monday, Aug. 1, at Citi Field. A school bus reserved for those attending the game and is set to leave at 4 p.m. from Petruska Park, 475 N. Farview Ave. Tickets for that event cost $60 and are still available. The second game is scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 3, at Yankee Stadium. The bus to that game is set to leave at 5 p.m. from Petruska Park, according to organizers. Tickets for that event cost $30 and also are st…

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