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Putnam Man Twice Convicted Of Murdering Girl, 12, Appeals Decision Putnam Man Twice Convicted Of Murdering Girl, 12, Appeals Decision
Putnam Man Twice Convicted Of Murdering Girl, 12, Appeals Decision PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- A Putnam County man twice convicted of raping and murdering a 12-year-old girl will appeal the decision Thursday before the highest court in the state, according to lohud.com. Anthony DiPippo was initially convicted of the October 1994 killing of Josette Wright in 1997, but his case was overturned in 2011, according to lohud.com. In 2012, DiPippo was again convicted of the murder and sentenced to 25 years to life in prison, according to lohud.com. DiPippo’s lawyers are expected to appeal the 2012 decision, citing their belief that the judge presiding over that trial …

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Police & Fire
Police: Man Shoves Woman, 91, After Attempted Theft Of Laundry Detergent Police: Man Shoves Woman, 91, After Attempted Theft Of Laundry Detergent
Police: Man Shoves Woman, 91, After Attempted Theft Of Laundry Detergent WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- A man is behind bars after he was accused of trying to steal more than $130 worth of laundry detergent from a pharmacy, then shoving a 91-year-old woman and taking her car, police told News 12 Westchester. Vernon Hall was arrested Tuesday just moments after leading police on a brief car chase that began in the parking lot of a CVS store at 325 Mamroneck Ave., according to News 12.  A woman, Tracey Brabham, was arrested along with Hall, according to News 12. She faces a petty larceny charge. Click here to read the News 12 Westchester story.

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Teens At 12 Local High Schools Recognized in National Science Competition Teens At 12 Local High Schools Recognized in National Science Competition
Teens At 12 Local High Schools Recognized in National Science Competition Twenty-seven teens from 12 high schools across New York’s Lower Hudson Valley learned Wednesday that they had been named semifinalists in one of the nation’s highest ranked science competitions, according to lohud.com. Each semifinalist in the Intel Science Talent Search will receive $1,000 from the Intel Foundation. A matching gift will go to the student’s high school, according to lohud.com. The students recognized in the competition attend Ossining, Byram Hills, Ardsley, Briarcliff, Dobbs Ferry, Edgemont, John Jay, Hastings, Fox Lane, Mamaroneck, Somers and Yorktown high schools, accordi…

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Human Services Council's Breakfast Marks 30 Years Of Norwalk Mentor Program Human Services Council's Breakfast Marks 30 Years Of Norwalk Mentor Program
Human Services Council's Breakfast Marks 30 Years Of Norwalk Mentor Program NORWALK, Conn. -- The Norwalk Mentor Program is celebrating its 30-year anniversary next week with a fundraiser breakfast aimed at keeping the program going for another several decades.The Jan. 13 breakfast from 8 to 10 a.m. will take place at The Norwalk Inn, 99 East Ave., Norwalk. Tickets cost $30 per person. The Norwalk Mentor Program was the first of its kind in the country. Today, the program serves children in 19 of the city's public schools. Program Director Nancy Pratt said the Mentor Program seeks to match as many adults to deserving children in grades K-12 as possible. Once match…

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Eastchester Fire Commissioners To Hold Re-organizational Meeting Eastchester Fire Commissioners To Hold Re-organizational Meeting
Eastchester Fire Commissioners To Hold Re-organizational Meeting BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- Eastchester's Board of Fire Commissioners will hold a public re-organizational meeting at 7 p.m. on Jan. 12 in the public meeting room at Bronxville Village Hall.A regular public meeting will be held directly after the re-organizational meeting, according to a statement from the group. The organization's monthly meetings are scheduled for the second Tuesday of each month in 2016 with the exception of July and August, according to the statement. While the Jan. 12 meeting is to take place at Village Hall, 200 Pondfield Road, the locations of subsequent meetings will be ann…

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Politics
Cuomo Plan Aims To Freeze Tappan Zee Toll Until 2020 Cuomo Plan Aims To Freeze Tappan Zee Toll Until 2020
Cuomo Plan Aims To Freeze Tappan Zee Toll Until 2020 ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. – Gov. Andrew Cuomo Wednesday proposed spending $1 billion to freeze tolls on the Tappan Zee Bridge at $5 for at least the next four years, according to lohud.com The proposed spending, about $700 million of which would go toward the New York State Thruway Authority’s infrastructure costs, also would keep tolls across the entire Thruway system the same until 2020, according to lohud.com. While Cuomo’s idea was met with criticism from fiscal watchdogs, local officials widely lauded the plan, according to lohud.com. Click here to read the lohud.com story.

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Brewster Man, 21, Faces Aggravated DWI Charge Brewster Man, 21, Faces Aggravated DWI Charge
Brewster Man, 21, Faces Aggravated DWI Charge BREWSTER, N.Y. -- A 21-year-old Brewster man is facing a drunken driving charge after he was found behind the wheel with a blood alcohol content greater than three times the legal limit, according to New York State Police. Christian Cordon-Rodriguez was arrested Saturday after troopers assisting Brewster village police pulled him over on North Main Street, state police said. According to investigators, Cordon-Rodriguez' blood alcohol content was measured at 0.29 percent, more than three times the legal limit of 0.08 percent. The 21-year-old was issued several tickets and later released wit…

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Carmel Man Charged With DWI After Failing To Stay In Lane, Police Say Carmel Man Charged With DWI After Failing To Stay In Lane, Police Say
Carmel Man Charged With DWI After Failing To Stay In Lane, Police Say PAWLING, N.Y. -- A Carmel man accused of driving with a blood alcohol content more than twice the legal limit is facing his second drunken driving charge in less than two years, police said Tuesday, Jan. 5.Justin M. Koehler was arrested on New Year's Day after he was found to be drunk behind the wheel while driving on Route 55 in Pawling, according to a statement from New York State Police. Because he was convicted of drunken driving in March 2014, Koehler faces a felony count of DWI in connection with his most recent arrest, police said.  According to investigators, the 25-year-old's blood…

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Business
Stop & Shop Signs Lease At Lake Plaza Shopping Center Stop & Shop Signs Lease At Lake Plaza Shopping Center
Stop & Shop Signs Lease At Lake Plaza Shopping Center MAHOPAC, N.Y. – A large supermarket chain has signed a lease to take over space in the Lake Plaza Shopping Center currently occupied by a Key Food market and a CVS pharmacy, according to lohud.com. Stop & Shop, which is owned by Dutch company Ahold, will move into the 54,000-square-foot store at some point in the future, but no dates were released as of Tuesday, Jan. 5, according to lohud.com. A Stop & Shop spokesman confirmed the lease had been signed but provided no other details, according to lohud.com. Click here to read the lohud.com story.

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Medical Marijuana Dispensaries To Open In Westchester Medical Marijuana Dispensaries To Open In Westchester
Medical Marijuana Dispensaries To Open In Westchester WHITE PLAINS – A medical marijuana dispensary set to open in White Plains on Thursday, Jan. 7, is one of 20 such operations that will offer ill patients the drug in a non-smokeable form, according to multiple reports. The White Plains dispensary, located in the city’s downtown, is one of at least two set to open in Westchester County this month.  A Yonkers dispensary will likely be among 12 others to open across the state toward the end of the month, according to lohud.com. Officials with Vireo Health of New York, owners of the White Plains dispensary and one of just five companies license…

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