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Elizabeth Smart Event In Darien Raises $50,000 For STAR Elizabeth Smart Event In Darien Raises $50,000 For STAR
Elizabeth Smart Event In Darien Raises $50,000 For STAR DARIEN, Conn. -- Elizabeth Smart, abduction survivor and author of New York Times bestseller “My Story,” was the featured speaker at a gathering last month in Darien that raised more than $50,000 for a Norwalk-based organization serving people with developmental disabilities in Fairfield County. Smart, who gained national attention in 2003 when she was kidnapped then rescued later that year, spoke to a sold-out crowd of over 420 people at STAR’s Fourth Annual Speaker’s Luncheon on March 31 at Woodway Country Club in Darien.  Moderated by Fox 5 reporter and anchor Sharon Crowley, the event r…

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Suspicious Items Cause Brief Disruption At Westchester County Airport Suspicious Items Cause Brief Disruption At Westchester County Airport
Suspicious Items Cause Brief Disruption At Westchester County Airport WHITE PLAINS, N. Y. -- The baggage area in Westchester County Airport in White Plains was briefly evacuated Tuesday after Transportation Security Administration agents spotted suspicious items while examining luggage, according to News 12 Westchester.The agent saw something cylindrical, along with some wires, so the area was cleared around 1:30 p.m. Airport officials closed drop-off and pickup lanes outside, News 12 Westchester reports. After an investigation by the Westchester County Police Hazardous Devices Unit, the items turned out to be homemade spices and wires from earbuds. An all-cle…

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Police & Fire
Man Chokes Victim In Domestic Incident In Yorktown, Police Say Man Chokes Victim In Domestic Incident In Yorktown, Police Say
Man Chokes Victim In Domestic Incident In Yorktown, Police Say YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N. Y. -- A 70-year-old Yorktown Heights man is facing assault and choking charges stemming from an incident last week when police say he threw a person to the ground, police said.Jack J. Scimeca, of Underhill Avenue, was arrested May 13 and charged with misdemeanor criminal obstruction of breathing or circulation, and third-degree assault in the May 11 fracas, police said. He was released but due back in court May 17, in Yorktown police said. He's also subject of a temporary order of protection to keep him away from the victim, police said. Yorktown police said they were ca…

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Police & Fire
Beacon Police Investigate Sunday Shooting That Injured Man, 21 Beacon Police Investigate Sunday Shooting That Injured Man, 21
Beacon Police Investigate Sunday Shooting That Injured Man, 21 BEACON, N.Y. -- Beacon police are investigating a Sunday evening shooting on North Walnut Street that left a 21-year-old man with gunshot wounds to the left side of his body, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal. The victim was hospitalized with injuries officials say don't appear to be life-threatening. The victim and his friend were walking north on North Walnut Street about 8 p.m. Sunday when they were approached by two other men, the Poughkeepsie Journal reports. One man pulled out a gun and shot the victim, then both suspects fled the area in separate directions, according to the Poug…

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Rat Problem Vexes Mount Vernon Residents, Officials Rat Problem Vexes Mount Vernon Residents, Officials
Rat Problem Vexes Mount Vernon Residents, Officials MOUNT VERNON, N. Y. -- Mount Vernon officials say they are engaged in battle to eliminate a rat infestation program that's been plaguing certain areas of town, according to News 12. Public works employees and exterminators were out all weekend laying traps and posting warning signs about rat poison. They are also fining landlords in complexes where trash is piling up, News 12 reports. Residents on North Bond Street have complained about multiple rat sightings in their area and also near the fire station on Oak Street near Hamilton Elementary School, among other areas, News 12 says. Click h…

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Man Charged With Vehicular Assault After Amenia Crash Man Charged With Vehicular Assault After Amenia Crash
Man Charged With Vehicular Assault After Amenia Crash AMENIA, N. Y. -- A 24-year-old Salisbury, Conn., man is facing criminal charges including DWI after New York State Police say the car he was driving hit a tree and injured his passenger Sunday on State Route 343 near Amenia.The car's 24-year-old passenger was taken to Mid-Hudson Regional Medical Center with serious injuries, police said. The car's driver, Jorge Mesinas-Lopez, is charged with felony driving while intoxicated, along with the felonies of first-degree vehicular assault, first-degree falsifying business records, and first-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, in addition to traf…

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Bridgeport Police Investigate Reports Of Shots Fired Near School Bridgeport Police Investigate Reports Of Shots Fired Near School
Bridgeport Police Investigate Reports Of Shots Fired Near School BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Bridgeport police say they do not believe anyone was injured, but they are investigating reports of shots fired from an automatic weapon Monday afternoon near Blackham School, according to the Connecticut Post.Police said they checked with local hospitals after hearing reports of several shots fired at about 1 p.m. in the area of Thorne and Wayne streets, the Post said. Click here to read the CT Post article.

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Parole Decision Expected This Week In 1985 Stony Point Murder Parole Decision Expected This Week In 1985 Stony Point Murder
Parole Decision Expected This Week In 1985 Stony Point Murder STONY POINT, N.Y. -- A decision by a parole board could come as early as Monday on whether Bernard LeGeros will be released after serving 31 years for his role in the shocking murder of a man in 1985 in Stony Point, according to a lohud.com report.That case sent fear into the gay community and exposed a sadomasochistic world to investigators. A hearing was held last week on LeGeros' request for release on his second-degree murder conviction in the brutal death of Eigil Dag Vesti on Feb. 23, 1985, lohud.com reports. The murder trial drew national interest and resulted in two books focused on …

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Sting Report From Swarming Bees Prompts Buzz In Hudson Valley Sting Report From Swarming Bees Prompts Buzz In Hudson Valley
Sting Report From Swarming Bees Prompts Buzz In Hudson Valley NEW PALTZ, N. Y. -- New Paltz town police are alerting the public that one person was stung, so far, after crates of bees were dropped off by mistake at Apple Hill Farm Stand, the Poughkeepsie Journal reports. Alerts went out by police and State University of New York at New Paltz after a 10:20 a.m. Thursday report of a bee sting. The crates were left in front of the farm stand on Route 32, and people are being encouraged to be careful in the area, the Poughkeepsie Journal says. Click here to read the Poughkeepsie Journal article.

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Lewisboro Land Trust Releases New Trail Guide Lewisboro Land Trust Releases New Trail Guide
Lewisboro Land Trust Releases New Trail Guide LEWISBORO, N. Y. -- The Lewisboro Land Trust is releasing an updated trail guide for those interested in doing some hiking in Lewisboro-area nature.The newly revised trail guide is the first update in 11 years of the 24 preserves in the Town of Lewisboro. It incudes all new maps by naturalist Jim Nordgren, officials said. Trail guildes are available at the Lewisboro Town House or Lewisboro Library, both on Main Street in South Salem; the Lewisboro Parks and Recreation offices, 99 Elmwood Road, South Salem; or at Cross River Wine Merchant on Route 121 and Route 35.  A donation of $7 is sugge…

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