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State Lawmakers Agree On Yonkers School Rebuild Plan State Lawmakers Agree On Yonkers School Rebuild Plan
State Lawmakers Agree On Yonkers School Rebuild Plan YONKERS, N.Y. -- Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano said having the state agree to creating a new local authority to oversee the $2 billion reconstruction of Yonkers schools is a good first step in the long revitalization process, according to a lohud.com report.The state Senate passed the measure Thursday soon after it was approved by the Assembly Wednesday. It is expected that Gov. Andrew Cuomo will sign it, says lohud.com. The deal included less funding from the state than Yonkers officials initially wanted, but they plan to go back and ask for more funding as the renovation project moves forward. …

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White Plains Man Faces Robbery, Assault Charges In Greenwich White Plains Man Faces Robbery, Assault Charges In Greenwich
White Plains Man Faces Robbery, Assault Charges In Greenwich GREENWICH, CONN. -- A 22-year-old White Plains man is facing robbery and assault charges after a police investigation into an April incident involving three men attacking and robbing a 38-year-old Greenwich man, the Greenwich Times reports.Greenwich police picked up Lukeen Thompson at the Westchester County Jail where he was being held in an unrelated case. In Greenwich, he's charged with second-degree assault, second-degree robbery, larceny and conspiracy to commit larceny, the Greenwich Times reports. Greenwich police are still working on the case, which includes surveillance video, and mo…

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Second Intentional Fire Ruled At Former Psychiatric Center In Poughkeepsie Second Intentional Fire Ruled At Former Psychiatric Center In Poughkeepsie
Second Intentional Fire Ruled At Former Psychiatric Center In Poughkeepsie POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. -- Local authorities are still investigating the Wednesday fire at the former Hudson River Psychiatric Center in Poughkeepsie after ruling that is the second intentionally set fire this past month at the abandoned facility, the Poughkeepsie Journal reports.Fairview Fire District officials recently announced their finding of arson in the fire, and encouraged anyone with information to call detectives in the Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department at (845) 485-3670, the Poughkeepsie Journal reports. It is the second time in a month that fire officials ruled that a fire at th…

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Woman, 78, Charged With Switching Price Tags At Jefferson Valley Mall Woman, 78, Charged With Switching Price Tags At Jefferson Valley Mall
Woman, 78, Charged With Switching Price Tags At Jefferson Valley Mall YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N. Y. -- A 78-year-old Connecticut woman is facing a shoplifting charge after police said she switched price tags on items to pay a lower price at Sears at the Jefferson Valley Mall, then left the store without paying for a bracelet. Elvira Cicale of New Fairfield, Conn., is charged with misdemeanor petit larceny after being stopped by store security, police said. She's accused of switching the price tags on two shirts she bought in order to save herself about $50 total, police said. She also did not pay for a bracelet valued at close to $100, police said. She's free on $1…

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Woman, 78, Charged With Switching Price Tags At Jefferson Valley Mall Woman, 78, Charged With Switching Price Tags At Jefferson Valley Mall
Woman, 78, Charged With Switching Price Tags At Jefferson Valley Mall YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N. Y. -- A 78-year-old Connecticut woman is facing a shoplifting charge after police said she switched price tags on items to pay a lower price at Sears at the Jefferson Valley Mall, then left the store without paying for a bracelet. Elvira Cicale of New Fairfield, Conn., is charged with misdemeanor petit larceny after being stopped by store security, police said. She's accused of switching the price tags on two shirts she bought in order to save herself about $50 total, police said. She also did not pay for a bracelet valued at close to $100, police said. She's free on $1…

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Coyote Attacks Prompt Chappaqua Neighborhood To Set Traps Coyote Attacks Prompt Chappaqua Neighborhood To Set Traps
Coyote Attacks Prompt Chappaqua Neighborhood To Set Traps NEW CASTLE, N. Y. -- Recent coyote attacks have authorities in the Random Farms area of Chappaqua taking the unprecedented move of ordering traps while residents debate whether it's the right step to take, according to lohud.com.The Random Farms Homeowners Association and the Katonah Management Group, which manages the development, have hired the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture to set and monitor coyote traps. It follows two recent attacks by coyotes on small dogs last month, one of which resulted in the dog's death, lohud.com says. Meanwhile, residents have spoken out against the traps, saying pe…

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Southbury Man Faces DWI, Other Charges After Newtown Crash Southbury Man Faces DWI, Other Charges After Newtown Crash
Southbury Man Faces DWI, Other Charges After Newtown Crash NEWTOWN, Conn. -- A 31-year-old Southbury man is facing DWI and other charges after police said he ran off early Saturday after crashing his car into another car near Riverside Road and Dickinson Drive in Newtown, according to the News Times.Fernando Pereira is due back in court June 28 on charges of driving under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol, driving on the wrong side of the road and fleeing responsibility, the News Times reports. Click here to read the News Times article.

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Jury Clears Poughkeepsie Dentist In 2011 Murder Jury Clears Poughkeepsie Dentist In 2011 Murder
Jury Clears Poughkeepsie Dentist In 2011 Murder POUGHKEEPSIE, N Y. -- A 49-year-old Poughkeepsie dentist was cleared Tuesday by an Ulster County jury of second-degree murder in the 2011 death of Thomas Kolman but was found guilty of forging information that he was a member of the CIA, according to a Poughkeepsie Journal report.Gilberto A. Nunez is also facing grand larceny and insurance fraud charges and a perjury charge relating to a permit application for a pistol. The forgery charges for which he was convicted are felonies, the Poughkeepsie Journal says.  Orange County prosecutors said they were disappointed about the decision on the m…

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Yonkers Police Investigate Car Break-In Footage Yonkers Police Investigate Car Break-In Footage
Yonkers Police Investigate Car Break-In Footage YONKERS, N. Y. -- Yonkers police are investigating video footage that appears to show a man and woman breaking into four cars early Wednesday in a lot in the 400 block of Odell Avenue, according to News 12 Westchester.Residents said the couple parked their car in the lot while breaking into other cars, reported News 12 Westchester. Odell Avenue residents said all of the cars were locked, so they are worried about how the couple managed to gain entry, News 12 Westchester said. Click here to read the full News 12 Westchester article. 

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Man Charged In Fatal New Windsor Hit-And-Run Man Charged In Fatal New Windsor Hit-And-Run
Man Charged In Fatal New Windsor Hit-And-Run NEW WINDSOR, N. Y. -- A 33-year-old Pine Bush man is facing DWI and vehicular manslaughter charges after police connected him to a fatal accident that killed a 31-year-old man walking on the side of Route 300 in New Windsor, Time Warner Cable News reports. Michael Rule was also arraigned on a charge of leaving the scene of an accident. He's out on $10,000 bail, Time Warner Cable News says. Authorities say Rule was driving on Route 300 on Monday night when his car hit 31-year-old Luis DeJesus as he walked on the side of the road, Time Warner Cable News reports. Click here to see the Time Wa…

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