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Clarkstown Schools To Close Monday For Superintendent's Conference Day Clarkstown Schools To Close Monday For Superintendent's Conference Day
Clarkstown Schools To Close Monday For Superintendent's Conference Day CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. -- School will be closed Monday, Feb. 1, during the Clarkstown school district's Superintendent's Conference Day, according to a statement on the district website.Transportation will not be provided for non-public school students, but regular bus routes for special needs children with IEPs will continue uninterrupted, according to the statement. For more information, visit the Clarkstown school district's website. 

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Police & Fire
Yonkers Fire Department Mourns Veteran Firefighter Lt. Anthonoy Mangone Yonkers Fire Department Mourns Veteran Firefighter Lt. Anthonoy Mangone
Yonkers Fire Department Mourns Veteran Firefighter Lt. Anthonoy Mangone YONKERS, N.Y. -- A veteran Yonkers firefighter with a penchant for charity work died Tuesday of natural causes, according to lohud.com. Lt. Anthonoy Mangone, 48, died at his home on Tuesday. He had been a member of the Yonkers Fire Department for more than 21 years, according to lohud.com. Fire Chief Thomas Fitzpatrick Jr. said Mangone was dedicated to the department and fond of working with organizations like the Ronald McDonald House, according to lohud.com. The chief told the news outlet that Mangone will be missed. Calling hours are scheduled for 2-8 p.m. Thursday at the Sinatra Funera…

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Mohegan Lake Rescue Dog, Missing Since Blizzard, Returns Home Mohegan Lake Rescue Dog, Missing Since Blizzard, Returns Home
Mohegan Lake Rescue Dog, Missing Since Blizzard, Returns Home MOHEGAN LAKE, N.Y. -- Maddie, a rescue dog missing since last weekend's blizzard, has been returned to her home, according to the Putnam Humane Society.The 6-year-old boxer-beagle mix ran away from her Mohegan Lake home on Saturday. News of the missing dog was spread across social media.  For more photos of Maddie's return, check the Putnam Humane Society's Facebook page. For the previous Daily Voice report on Maggie, click here.

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Events
Westchester Medical Center Event To Benefit Women's Health in Rye Brook Westchester Medical Center Event To Benefit Women's Health in Rye Brook
Westchester Medical Center Event To Benefit Women's Health in Rye Brook RYE BROOK, N.Y. – The Westchester Medical Center Health Network’s Heart and Vascular Institute will be holding a Girls’ Night Out to raise money for the institute and raise awareness for women’s heart health. The event, scheduled for 6 p.m. Feb. 25, is to take place at the Hilton Westchester, 699 Westchester Ave. Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be served while attendees shop at specialty boutiques and participate in a silent auction. Later in the evening, a sit-down dinner will be served while stylist Tonia Tagliaferro, of The Art of Dressing, hosts a fashion show. Red attire is welcome…

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News
New FBI Raid Related To Missing Westchester College Student New FBI Raid Related To Missing Westchester College Student
New FBI Raid Related To Missing Westchester College Student MARTINSVILLE, Ind. -- A police raid Thursday at the home of a suspected serial flasher was connected to the search for Lauren Spierer, an Edgemont native missing since June 2011, according to WRTV in Indianapolis.The FBI with the assistance of local authorities searched the home of Justin Wagers, who was arrested in August and charged with stalking and exposing himself to women. According to WRTV, the raid produced no evidence connecting the man to the missing 20-year-old. Spierer was a rising junior studying fashion marketing at Indiana University when she went out for an evening with frien…

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Westchester County Gets $8K For 12 Prescription Drug Drop Boxes Westchester County Gets $8K For 12 Prescription Drug Drop Boxes
Westchester County Gets $8K For 12 Prescription Drug Drop Boxes NORTH SALEM, N.Y. -- Local and state leaders are gearing up to officially expand a program aimed at curbing prescription drug abuse.Westchester County has received $8,000 in state money to bring 12 drop boxes for unused prescription medications to local communities not previously served by the drop box program, according to a statement from county Executive Rob Astorino. Secured by state Sen. Terrence Murphy, R-Yorktown, the money will expand a program that has already been alleviating the region's prescription drug problem while simultaneously preventing such drugs from entering local water…

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Police & Fire
Police Charge Yonkers Mom With Leaving Son, 8, Home Alone Overnight Police Charge Yonkers Mom With Leaving Son, 8, Home Alone Overnight
Police Charge Yonkers Mom With Leaving Son, 8, Home Alone Overnight YONKERS, N.Y. -- A 29-year-old mother was arrested early Tuesday after police accused her of leaving her 8-year-old son home alone overnight, according to News 12 Hudson Valley. Michelle Hill was taken into custody about 3 a.m. outside her Burnshan Avenue apartment, according to News 12. Later on Tuesday, Hill was arraigned and charged with reckless endangerment. She was released without bail and is to return to court in February, according to News 12. Click here to see the News 12 Hudson Valley report.

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Clarkstown Seeks Consultant To Cut Police Department Spending Clarkstown Seeks Consultant To Cut Police Department Spending
Clarkstown Seeks Consultant To Cut Police Department Spending NEW CITY, N.Y. -- In an attempt to ease the tax burden on town residents, Clarkstown will hire a consultant to find ways to cut costs within the Police Department, according to lohud.com. Supervisor George Hoehmann made the announcement Tuesday, noting that the consultant would look at all aspects of the Police Department's payroll, including staffing, workload and overtime, according to lohud.com The town issued a request for proposals Tuesday that is open to all those hoping to provide the town with consulting services. The proposals are due on Wednesday, Feb. 24, with the consultant sche…

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Police & Fire
Easton House Fire May Have Begun In Bathroom Vent, Officials Say Easton House Fire May Have Begun In Bathroom Vent, Officials Say
Easton House Fire May Have Begun In Bathroom Vent, Officials Say EASTON, Conn. -- A fire in a Burr Street home is believed to have been caused by a bathroom vent fan, according to a News 12 Connecticut report.The fire, which injured no one, was extinguished shortly after firefighters from multiple departments responded to the scene Monday afternoon, according to News 12 Connecticut. Click here to see the News 12 Connecticut report.

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Weather
Armonk Expected To Dodge Major New Storms Armonk Expected To Dodge Major New Storms
Armonk Expected To Dodge Major New Storms Parts of the Northeast may see a bit of snow this coming weekend, but it could have been a lot worse, if the latest projections prove correct. According to AccuWeather.com meteorologists, an Alberta Clipper from the north is expected to bring some light rain and snow showers to pockets of the New York, New Jersey and Connecticut on Friday, Jan. 29. In doing so, the storm will keep a much more dangerous weather system tracking Northeast from the south from reaching the coast, sparing local communities what may be major snowfall, according to AccuWeather.com. While the tristate area is expec…

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