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Ice Rink Damage Delays Baseball At Ramapo's Provident Bank Park Ice Rink Damage Delays Baseball At Ramapo's Provident Bank Park
Ice Rink Damage Delays Baseball At Ramapo's Provident Bank Park RAMAPO, N. Y. -- Eager Rockland County sluggers may have to wait a bit longer to get out on the ballfield at the Town of Ramapo's Provident Bank Park, according to News 12.Crews are working to repair damage to the Pomona field from an ice rink used over the winter. Several Rockland County area colleges planned to play there this month, but officials say the field won't be ready until early April, News 12 reports. While the college teams have to find another place to play, the Rockland Boulders are planning to take to the field May 21 for the home opener, News 12 says. Click here to read the…

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Developer Of $1.2 Billion Westchester Tech Center Seeks Tax Relief Developer Of $1.2 Billion Westchester Tech Center Seeks Tax Relief
Developer Of $1.2 Billion Westchester Tech Center Seeks Tax Relief MOUNT PLEASANT, N. Y. -- The developer of a proposed $1.2 billion biotech center next to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla says the value to the community of his development should warrant tax breaks from state, county and local governments, according to lohud.com.John Fareri of Fareri Associates told lohud.com that the medical and biosicence center will provide plenty of financial relief in terms of tax benefits from the office complexes, stores, restaurant, and hotel on the vacant property in Valhalla's Grasslands Reservation. He'll be seeking some tax breaks from the state, Westcheste…

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Man Dies Shortly After Being Struck By Train In Spring Valley Man Dies Shortly After Being Struck By Train In Spring Valley
Man Dies Shortly After Being Struck By Train In Spring Valley SPRING VALLEY, N. Y. -- The man struck Tuesday by a train while crossing the tracks near the Dutch Lane crossing in Spring Valley died shortly after the accident, lohud.com reports.The unidentified man was hit by a New Jersey Transit commuter train on the Pascack Valley Line around 3 p.m., Tuesday, March 22. He was airlifted to Westchester Medical Center, and was later pronounced dead, lohud.com says. The accident is under investigation, but officials say the train's engineer sounded the horn after spotting the man as the train approached a curve. The train was traveling about 30 mph and cou…

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Ridgefield Moves Money Saved This Winter To Pay For Road Paving Ridgefield Moves Money Saved This Winter To Pay For Road Paving
Ridgefield Moves Money Saved This Winter To Pay For Road Paving RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- After a mild weather with few snowstorms, Ridgefield town leaders were able to save $400,000 in snow cleanup money, The Ridgefield Press says. That money, budgeted for salt, overtime pay and snow-fighting contractors, will go instead to fixing up town roads, the Press said. They'll just add the leftover salt to their collection, The Ridgefield Press reports. Click here to read the full story.

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Spring Valley Mayor Claims Victory In Building Inspector Dispute Spring Valley Mayor Claims Victory In Building Inspector Dispute
Spring Valley Mayor Claims Victory In Building Inspector Dispute SPRING VALLEY, N. Y. -- Spring Valley Mayor Demeza Delhomme is calling for all village leaders to stop fighting and work together now that a state judge found he did not violate a court order to reinstate the village's chief building inspector, lohud.com reports.State Supreme Court Justice Gerald Loehr also upheld Delhomme's reorganization of the building department that removed two fire inspectors from chief Building Inspector Walter Booker's supervision, according to lohud.com. Booker, who was removed from his job last year but then won it back in court, contends that Delhomme was making i…

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Politics
Mount Vernon Pushes For Local Gas Tax For Roads And Sewers Mount Vernon Pushes For Local Gas Tax For Roads And Sewers
Mount Vernon Pushes For Local Gas Tax For Roads And Sewers ALBANY, N. Y. -- While fuel prices are low, Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas is hoping state lawmakers take him up on his request for an additional gas tax for local governments to use to pay for road and sewer improvements, according to lohud.com.Thomas was in Albany on Tuesday to talk about his new gas tax idea, among other issues, as state lawmakers try to wrap up the state's budget. His proposal is not included in the budget, lohud.com reported. Thomas says an up to eight-cent tax just for local governments on wholesale gas or fossil fuels would go a long way to keep up with infastructu…

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Police & Fire
Two Dutchess Men Charged In Home Burglary Two Dutchess Men Charged In Home Burglary
Two Dutchess Men Charged In Home Burglary DOVER, N.Y. -- Two Dover men are facing felony burglary charges following a New York State Police investigation into a report Monday of suspicious men seen leaving a Dover house, police said. Nicholas Gast, 29, and Steven C. Franco II, 25, both of Dover, were arrested Monday and charged with second-degree felony burglary, police said. They are both being held on bond pending a 3 p.m. Friday court date, police said. Troopers said they got a report about 1 p.m. Monday through Dutchess County 911 about two men leaving a home on Gobblers Knob carrying bags. Police said their investigation showe…

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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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St. Patrick's Weekend Nets DWI Arrests In Dutchess County St. Patrick's Weekend Nets DWI Arrests In Dutchess County
St. Patrick's Weekend Nets DWI Arrests In Dutchess County POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. -- Two Poughkeepsie men are facing felony drunken driving charges as part of stepped-up enforcement by Dutchess County Sheriff's deputies over St. Patrick's Day weekend.The rest of the seven arrests were misdemeanor DWIs. Sheriff's deputies also arrested a motorist for operating without a court-ordered ignition interlock device -- which tests breath-alcohol of a car's driver. The first felony arrest began as a traffic stop about 11:30 p.m. Saturday, police said. The car driven by Poughkeepsie's Victor D. Ovano, 36, was stopped by police on Church Street for a suspected tr…

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Sports
Eastchester Little League Expands Wood-Only Bat Rule Eastchester Little League Expands Wood-Only Bat Rule
Eastchester Little League Expands Wood-Only Bat Rule EASTCHESTER, N. Y. -- Eastchester Little League is getting a jump on a national trend in favor of wood baseball bats by adopting the wood-only rule for some of its younger players this year, according to lohud.com.It is an expansion of the requirement for 11- and 12-year-olds last year by now including the 140 kids playing 12-and-under and 10-and-under. The idea is to increase safety, and get ready for a national mandate that's coming, lohud.com said. The youngsters in Eastchester's program will be some of the first to start moving torward wood-only bats. But USA Baseball, the governing orga…

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