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Amy Maciaszek

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Schools

Mahopac High School Wins State Award For Community Service MAHOPAC, N. Y. -- Students and staff at Mahopac High School credit their longstanding tradition of hosting a prom for local senior citizens for the school's win of a statewide community service award.The New York State Public High School Athletic Association will present Mahopac with the 2016 Community Service Challenge award for Section 1 on July 26 during an association event in Verona, N. Y. High schools from six sections throughout the state submitted projects for the award, officials said. “This is an award that means a lot to us and says a lot about what our school can accomplish,” sai…

by Amy Maciaszek

07/05/2016

News

Family Calls Great White Shark Sighting Off NJ Shore 'Life-Changing' For a family out fishing Sunday off the Jersey Shore, the biggest catch of the day wasn't what they expected, according to CBS New York.Finding and documenting a young great white shark about 3 miles off the coast of Margate has been "life-changing" for the family as their discovery earned them a place in great white shark conservation history, says CBS New York. Experts say there are thousands of the sharks off the East Coast, CBS New York reports. Considered vulnerable because of declining numbers, great white sharks, the inspiration behind the book and movie "Jaws," ma…

by Amy Maciaszek

07/05/2016

Police & Fire

Man Charged With Leaving Dog In Car At BJ's In Yorktown YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- A 60-year-old Briarcliff Manor man is facing a confinement charge after Yorktown Police investigated a report of a dog left in a car with no ventilation for more than 45 minutes Thursday in Yorktown, police said.Andrzej Sakrajda was released on an appearance ticket requiring him to report on Thursday, July 21, in Yorktown Town Court to answer for the town code violation, police said. He's charged with confinement in a motor vehicle, police said. Officers came to the parking lot at BJ's Wholesale Club on Crompond Road (Route 202) after getting a call about 9:30 a.m. …

by Amy Maciaszek

07/02/2016

Events

More Than 50 Vendors Expected At Teaneck Armory Flea Market TEANECK, N. J. -- More than 50 exhibitors of jewelry, art, collectibles and other items are expected to be displaying their wares at Sunday's Teaneck Armory Flea Market and Collectible Show.Four spots are available for free for any local organization or school wanting space to display. The show is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Teaneck Armory, 1799 Teaneck Road, Teaneck. Food and drink will also be available from local vendors, including coffee, tea, lemonade, sandwiches, hot dogs, hamburgers and more. The show is coordinated by JC Promotions, which handles smilar events throughou…

by Amy Maciaszek

07/02/2016

Police & Fire

Norwalk Man Faces Charges After Police Find Heroin Operation NORWALK, CONN. -- A 20-year-old Norwalk man is facing several drug-related charges after he struggled with police trying to arrest him in connection with an apparent heroin sales operation in a Norwalk apartment, police said.Jermel Bates, of Linden Woods Drive, was arrested after police got four warrants for sale of narcotics and possession of narcotics, police said. Bond was set at $25,000 for each warrant, Norwalk police said. The warrants were a result of six months of investigation into an operation to distribute heroin in the Colonial Village area, police said. Bates, also known as &quo…

by Amy Maciaszek

07/01/2016

Politics

Putnam Lawmakers Study Pet Abuse Registry Law PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- Putnam County officials are considering a countywide animal cruelty registry that would track criminal history of prospective pet owners, a move prompted in part by a recent case of an abused dog found in Carmel, according to News 1. The measure would require shelters and pet stores to check out prospective owners before selling or adopting out an animal, News 12 says. Animal abuse registries aren't uncommon, in fact, Rockland County officials agreed to start such a tracking mechanism in 2011. It followed the lead of Suffolk County, one of the first counties in the n…

by Amy Maciaszek

07/01/2016

Police & Fire

Poughkeepsie Shooting Leaves Teen With Wounded Arm POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Poughkeepsie police are investigating a shooting early Wednesday that left a 17-year-old visiting from Virginia with an injured arm, according to Time Warner Cable News Hudson Valley.Police said witnesses told them they heard five or six gunshots at about 2:30 a.m. in the Thompson Street area. Witnesses also said they saw several people get into a gray car and flee the scene, Time Warner Cable News reports. Click here to see the Time Warner Cable News report.

by Amy Maciaszek

07/01/2016

Police & Fire

Stamford Teen Rejects Plea Deal In 2015 Stabbing Death Case STAMFORD, Conn. -- A Stamford 16-year-old who may be the youngest ever charged with murder in Stamford is moving head with his defense against allegations that he killed a man last year outside a fast-food restaurant, according to the Stamford Advocate.Marquest Hall rejected a plea deal this week that would have required him to plead guilty to killing 52-year-old Antonio Muralles on March 11, 2015 outside a McDonald's on Bedford Street. The deal would have meant a 25-year sentence, followed by special parole, the Stamford Advocate reports. Hall, who appeared in court Wednesday with attorney …

by Daily Voice

06/30/2016

Police & Fire

Man Faces Charges After Erratic Driving, Spitting At Police In Monroe MONROE, Conn. -- A 39-year-old man is facing several charges, including assaulting a police officer, after Monroe police say he drove erratically and yelled from his car on Spring Hill Road early Saturday, according to the Connecticut Post.Police told the Connecticut Post that Nicholas Micknak refused to take a sobriety test, spit at a police officer and damaged a holding cell door. He's also charged with driving without a license, criminal mischief, failure to maintain driving lane and other related charges, the Connecticut Post reported. Click here to read the Connecticut Post story.

by Amy Maciaszek

06/30/2016

News

Fire Officials Urge Caution As Rockland, Putnam Permit Sparklers While Rockland and Putnam county residents and vendors may be taking advantage of a new state law allowing counties to offer regulated sparkler sales, not all officials think it is a step in the right direction, according to lohud.com.With the July 4 holiday approaching, lohud.com reports that Rockland and Putnam are two of the 37 counties in the state that are now allowing sparkler sales to adults, while Westchester officials have yet decided. A state law approved in 2014 allows each county to offer regulated sales around the New Year and July 4. But fire and emergency workers, including st…

by Amy Maciaszek

06/30/2016

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