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Astorino Urges Caution As Bitter Cold, Wind Strike Westchester Astorino Urges Caution As Bitter Cold, Wind Strike Westchester
Astorino Urges Caution As Bitter Cold, Wind Strike Westchester WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – The calls for caution continue as officials urged Westchester County residents to take care during the arctic cold and bitter wind chills gripping the entire region. “If you have elderly or ailing neighbors who live alone, please check on them this weekend,” Westchester County Executive Robert Astorino said in a statement. “During this bitter cold weather, everyone should be very cautious when traveling outdoors. Wear lots of layers while outside and do not leave skin exposed.” The National Weather Service on Friday had issued a wind chill advisory for parts of th…

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Cuomo Calls For Caution As Bitter Cold Approaches Lower Hudson Valley Cuomo Calls For Caution As Bitter Cold Approaches Lower Hudson Valley
Cuomo Calls For Caution As Bitter Cold Approaches Lower Hudson Valley As the area prepares to battle wind-chill temperatures of -30 degrees this weekend, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is urging people across the state to exercise extreme caution. “As severe winter weather blankets the state this weekend, I encourage all New Yorkers to stay safe and remain indoors,” Cuomo said in a statement Thursday. “This administration is taking every measure to protect the public safety and as temperatures drop below zero, New Yorkers should exercise caution and avoid all unnecessary travel.” According to the National Weather Service, a wind-chill watch has been issued for Rockland, P…

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Stolen Leather Jackets Tops North Castle Police Blotter Stolen Leather Jackets Tops North Castle Police Blotter
Stolen Leather Jackets Tops North Castle Police Blotter NORTH CASTLE, N.Y. -- Police on Thursday, Feb. 11, were searching for a man accused of stealing two leather jackets from a store on Main Street, according to police.Officers responded to the store at 6:25 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 6, to find that the store owner had reviewed security footage from earlier that day which showed the unidentified man taking the jackets, according to police. He was accompanied by a woman. She, too, remained unidentified Thursday.Authorities did not release any details about the couple. In other incidents: White Plains police reported that a woman called North Cast…

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Spring Valley Village Board Rejects $1.5 Million Fire Deparment Bond Spring Valley Village Board Rejects $1.5 Million Fire Deparment Bond
Spring Valley Village Board Rejects $1.5 Million Fire Deparment Bond SPRING VALLEY, N.Y. -- Spring Valley firefighters appear caught in a game of politics as bickering trustees could be endangering their lives, according to News 12 Hudson Valley. The village board on Tuesday, Feb. 9, rejected a $1.5 million bond proposal that would have provided the volunteer department with a new truck as well as new gear required by the state, according to News 12. Board Member Asher Grossman said he voted against the measure because Mayor Demeza Delhomme failed to provide trustees with a full list of the needed gear, according to News 12. Delhomme, however, said that he …

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Students At Clarkstown's Woodglen Elementary Celebrate Valentine's Day Students At Clarkstown's Woodglen Elementary Celebrate Valentine's Day
Students At Clarkstown's Woodglen Elementary Celebrate Valentine's Day NEW CITY, N.Y. -- Two teachers at Woodglen Elementary School in Clarkstown have been teaching kindness all year.For Valentine's Day, their students will put those lessons to the test. Students of Amy Meltzer and Tanya Rivera will write compliments about their classmates and teachers, recognizing the wonderful and unique character traits each person possesses. For more information on Clarkstown school district events like this one, view the Clarkstown website.

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Nyack Library To Honor Black History Month With Lecture On Thursday Nyack Library To Honor Black History Month With Lecture On Thursday
Nyack Library To Honor Black History Month With Lecture On Thursday NYACK, N.Y. -- The Nyack Library's Food For Thought Lecture Series will be honoring Black History Month on Thursday by exploring Lessons from the Black Working Class.The event, with begins at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11, will focus, in part, on a new book of the same title that delves into America's black working class in order to present a number of lessons from which all people can benefit, according to the library. The lecture also will discuss President Barack Obama's record on race and socioeconomic differences. Registration for the event is required. For more information, call 845-358-33…

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Yorktown Sears Employee Charged As Accomplice In $1,130 Theft Yorktown Sears Employee Charged As Accomplice In $1,130 Theft
Yorktown Sears Employee Charged As Accomplice In $1,130 Theft YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- An employee at Sears is accused of helping a Dutchess County woman use counterfeit $100 bills to steal more than $1,000 worth of electronics, according to Yorktown police.Jessica Nunez, 29, of Hopewell Junction, is accused of using the counterfeit money about 8:15 p.m. Friday, according to police. While investigating the $1,130 theft, police identified an employee at the department store, Diego Bejar, as an accomplice in the theft, according to police. Bejar, 27, of Mohegan Lake, is accused of processing the illegal purchase. Nunez was arrested at a Sears store in Yonkers …

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Connecticut State's Attorney: Police Can't Stop Owners Openly Carrying Guns Connecticut State's Attorney: Police Can't Stop Owners Openly Carrying Guns
Connecticut State's Attorney: Police Can't Stop Owners Openly Carrying Guns FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — While comparing openly carrying a firearm to driving a car, the Connecticut state's attorney has informed police departments that merely observing someone carrying a gun is not enough cause to stop them, according to the HAN Network. The opinion, expressed in a memo obtained by the HAN Network, says that openly carrying a gun is legal in the state for those with the proper permit. But that the act of openly carrying a gun without any indication of committing a crime is not grounds enough for officers to demand that a permit be produced, according to the HAN Network.…

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Judge Reviews Video In Child Abuse Case Against Nanny In Danbury Judge Reviews Video In Child Abuse Case Against Nanny In Danbury
Judge Reviews Video In Child Abuse Case Against Nanny In Danbury DANBURY, Conn. -- A state Superior Court judge on Wednesday reviewed video footage alleged to show a 32-year-old Danbury nanny repeatedly abusing a 3-year-old girl, according to the News-Times. The video allegedly shows Lidia Quilligana force-feeding the girl, slapping her, knocking her to the ground and pressing her hands and feet to the stove, according to the News Times. Quilligana, who also is charged with abusing the girl’s 1-year-old twin siblings, faces 23 counts of risk of injury to a minor and one count of first-degree assault in the case, according to the News Times. Quilligana h…

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Politics
Herbst's Proposed Trumbull Budget Comes With Trim In Tax Rate Herbst's Proposed Trumbull Budget Comes With Trim In Tax Rate
Herbst's Proposed Trumbull Budget Comes With Trim In Tax Rate TRUMBULL, Conn. -- A proposed 1.87 percent increase in Trumbull's 2016-17 budget would go toward paying off existing debt, contractual wage increases, the pension fund and the schools, according to the Connecticut Post. First Selectman Tim Herbst unveiled his proposal Thursday night, calling for a budget of $163.4 million, according to the Post. Herbst said the proposal, in conjunction with factors such as an increased amount of taxable property and reduced spending, would lower Trumbull’s mill rate from 32.87 to 32.77 over the next fiscal year, according to the Post. Click here to read t…

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