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Early Pollen Spike Means Rough Allergy Season Ahead Early Pollen Spike Means Rough Allergy Season Ahead
Early Pollen Spike Means Rough Allergy Season Ahead If you suffer from spring allergies, grab your tissues and prepare for a bumpy ride. A mild winter that included lots of rain and wind spells trouble for those who struggle with plant pollen allergies. Couple that with unseasonably warm weather in late winter that led to an early bloom that produces pollen. Pollen levels are now already at moderate to near-high levels, weeks ahead of last year.  Weather Underground, among other weather sites, is already predicting an early pollen peak and an uptick in allergy issues, Time Out New York reports. Click here to read the full story.

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Tappan Zee Bridge's New Electronic Tolls Will Go Live Tappan Zee Bridge's New Electronic Tolls Will Go Live
Tappan Zee Bridge's New Electronic Tolls Will Go Live Starting April 23, the thousands of motorists using the Tappan Zee Bridge over the Hudson River can expect to see lots more open road. Not free, but open, according to lohud.com.New cashless toll technology is to be up and running starting at 12 a.m. April 23. Drivers are being strongly encouraged to get an E-ZPass to pay tolls electronically, otherwise they'll get their bills in the mail, lohud.com reports. Doing away with toll booths in favor of electronic toll equipment has been a long time in coming, and is expected to save hours in yearly commute time for drivers, lohud.com says.  Visi…

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Yonkers Cabbie Injured In Violent Carjacking; Reward Offered Yonkers Cabbie Injured In Violent Carjacking; Reward Offered
Yonkers Cabbie Injured In Violent Carjacking; Reward Offered YONKERS, N. Y. -- The state organization representing taxi cab drivers is offering a $3,000 reward for help in finding the person responsible for a Wednesday, March 23 stabbing and carjacking in Yonkers that left a cab driver in critical condition, according to News 12. Police say 40-year-old driver Cristian Amparo picked up a rider around 6 p.m. on North Broadway. An argument broke out in the car, and the rider stabbed the driver in the face and neck, then took off with the car, News 12 says. As Amparo is treated at Westchester Medical Center, members of the New York State Federation of Ta…

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Police & Fire
New Contract For Poughkeepsie Firefighters Calls For Raises New Contract For Poughkeepsie Firefighters Calls For Raises
New Contract For Poughkeepsie Firefighters Calls For Raises POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. -- As Poughkeepsie firefighters start working under a new job contract, union representatives for the city's police officers plan to take their case for a new contract to court, according to Time Warner Cable News.The Poughkeepsie Common Council this week approved a contract through 2016 with firefighters to give them 7 percent pay increases.  Police union representatives, meanwhile, are preparing to go to court April 25 with their complaint that the city is for going back on a contract agreed to by the former mayor, Time Warner Cable News reports. Mayor Rob Rolison said…

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Police & Fire
Poughkeepsie Man Charged With Robbery Following Violent Attack At 7-Eleven Poughkeepsie Man Charged With Robbery Following Violent Attack At 7-Eleven
Poughkeepsie Man Charged With Robbery Following Violent Attack At 7-Eleven POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. -- A Poughkeepsie man is facing criminal charges after police said he attacked a store clerk while trying to rob a 7-Eleven store in Poughkeepsie Tuesday, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal.Brent A. Johnson has been charged with first-degree robbery, a felony, and is being held pending arraignment, police said. The arrest follows an investigation of the early morning incident Tuesday at the store on Hooker Avenue, the Poughkeepsie Journal reports. Police said the man struck the clerk on the head with a beer bottle several times, then took cash from the register and ran…

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Police & Fire
Wiring Blamed For Poughkeepsie Fire That Displaces Six People Wiring Blamed For Poughkeepsie Fire That Displaces Six People
Wiring Blamed For Poughkeepsie Fire That Displaces Six People POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. -- One person was able to escape a Wednesday afternoon fire that started in a car and spread to a house in Poughkeepsie, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal.The American Red Cross is working to provide shelter to the house's six residents. Faulty wiring in the car is being blamed for starting the fire, the Poughkeepsie Journal reports. Click here to read the Poughkeepsie Journal article.

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Schools
Teatown Academy Alumni Do Well At Westchester Science Fair Teatown Academy Alumni Do Well At Westchester Science Fair
Teatown Academy Alumni Do Well At Westchester Science Fair OSSINING, N. Y. -- Teatown Environmental Science Academy (TESA) officials are pleased at the performance of their alumni at the March 13 Westchester Science and Engineering Fair.Many former students at TESA placed high in several different categories. Several of the students studied with Mike Rubbo, director of conservation science, and Hillary Siener, conservation scientist at Teatown. “We were excited to sponsor several awards at (Westchester Science and Engineering Fair) 2016 and are thrilled that so many of our former students have been recognized for their accomplishments at the event,&…

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Police & Fire
Greenwich Supermodel's Son Peter Brant Jr. Charged After Airport Fracas Greenwich Supermodel's Son Peter Brant Jr. Charged After Airport Fracas
Greenwich Supermodel's Son Peter Brant Jr. Charged After Airport Fracas GREENWICH, Conn. — Greenwich native Peter Brant Jr., a model and the son of supermodel Stephanie Seymour and billionaire Peter Brant, is facing criminal charges after police said he caused a commotion while intoxicated at Kennedy Airport this week, according to the New York Daily News.Brant was arraigned Thursday in Queens, N.Y., on charges of assault, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct, the Daily News reported. The tussle started when Brant, 22, became upset that he was not allowed to board his JetBlue flight to Florida because he was intoxicated, the Daily News reported. He became phy…

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Nyack Parents Warned About Tuberculosis Exposure At Two Schools Nyack Parents Warned About Tuberculosis Exposure At Two Schools
Nyack Parents Warned About Tuberculosis Exposure At Two Schools NYACK, N. Y. -- Though several students at two Nyack schools may have been exposed to a case of infectious tuberculosis, local health officials say they don't believe there should be worry about an outbreak, according to lohud.com Health officials notified parents at Nyack Middle School and Liberty Elementary School about the tuberculosis case this week. How many children may have been exposed is unclear, lohud.com says. Parents of children who may have had contact with the infected person were given information about the infection and testing. Health officials said the germs only live for …

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Scarsdale Little League Drops Baseball Club Amid Safety Concerns Scarsdale Little League Drops Baseball Club Amid Safety Concerns
Scarsdale Little League Drops Baseball Club Amid Safety Concerns SCARSDALE, N. Y. -- Scarsdale Little League officials cut ties this week with New York Nine baseball club after league members became aware of sexual misconduct allegations against one of the club's leaders, according to Scarsdale10583.com.Little League officials announced the move after reading an article in the Sunday, March 20, New York Post article about Ian Millman, former teacher and coach who started New York Nine in 2006.  Scarsdale10583.com reports that the article brought to light that Millman, who ran clinics and coached travel teams for Scarsdale, had a long-term sexual relations…

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