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Rosendale Police Warn Parents After Man Approaches Girl ROSENDALE, N.Y. -- Kingston City School District officials are joining with Rosendale police to warn the community after a female student was approached by a stranger while walking home from school. Rosendale police said they are stepping up their presence as they investigate last week's incident. Police said the girl was walking on Grove Street in the Tillson area last Friday when a man approached her and said, "God bless you." The man, who police said is between 30 and 40 years old and driving a light green SUV, pulled up near the girl and said he wanted to get to know her bett…

by Amy Maciaszek

03/17/2016

Police & Fire

Woman Charged With Assault, Endangering Wefare Of Child In Wallkill WALLKILL, N.Y. -- A 39-year-old Middletown woman is facing child abuse charges after an investigation by members of the Orange County Child Abuse Unit showed she struck a child with a "dangerous instrument," state police said. Georjina Marquez is charged with felony second-degree assault and misdemeanor endangering the welfare of a child, police said. She's being held in Orange County Jail on $7,500 bond, or $2,500 cash, police said. She was also ordered to stay away from the child and report back to Wallkill Town Court on March 22, police said. The police worked with the Orange C…

by Amy Maciaszek

03/17/2016

Events

Putnam SPCA Seminar In Carmel Addresses Animal Abuse Prevention CARMEL, N. Y. -- The Putnam County SPCA is offering another Animal Cruelty Watch Seminar in April in Carmel to teach people how to spot and report animal abuse.The presentation, planned for 1 p.m. Saturday, April 9, features several speakers, including Putnam County Sheriff Donald Smith and Putnam County District Attorney Robert Tendy. It takes place at the Paladin Training Center, 39 Seminary Hill Road, Carmel. The focus will be an overview of New York state laws on animal abuse and what happens after a report of abuse is made. Putnam County SPCA officials said the first such program, held …

by Amy Maciaszek

03/17/2016

Police & Fire

Police Seek Public's Help In Cortlandt Stolen Credit Card Investigation This story has been updated. CORTLANDT, N. Y. -- New York State Police are looking for the public's help to identify a woman police want to question in connection with an ongoing stolen debit card investigation, police said. Police said the woman is believed to be responsible for using stolen debit cards earlier this month at various Westchester County businesses, such as Montrose Deli, DSW, Modell's and Walmart. Anyone with information should contact Investigator Timothy Miller from the state police's Cortlandt division by calling (914) 788-8044 or by email at timothy.miller@troopers.ny.g…

by Amy Maciaszek

03/17/2016

Events

Olympic Medalist Esther Lofgren Talks About Rowing In Larchmont Visit LARCHMONT, N. Y. -- U.S. Olympic rower Esther Lofgren is making special visits to the Larchmont and Mamaroneck area April 8 to explore the rowing theme of the book "The Boys in the Boat," the current One Book, One Community selection.The reception for Lofgren, planned for 5:30 p.m. April 8, kicks off several April events surrounding "The Boys in the Boat." Hosted by the Friends of the Larchmont Public Library, the event takes place at the Larchmont Yacht Club, 1 Woodbine Ave. Visit the Larchmont Library website or call the reference desk at (914)- 834-2281 to make a reser…

by Amy Maciaszek

03/17/2016

Schools

Glen Rock Board Of Education Approves Additional Days Off GLEN ROCK, N. J. -- Perhaps not surprisingly, students at Glen Rock High School are taking the news well that Glen Rock school district officials approved four additional days off this year, according to The Echo, the high school's student newspaper.Parents of younger children, though, are busy looking for child care to cover the added days off of March 24 and 28 and May 27 and 31. Glen Rock Public Schools board members appoved the no-school days Monday night, The Echo said. The days originally were worked into the calendar in case any emergency closings came up during the school year, but n…

by Amy Maciaszek

03/16/2016

Police & Fire

Quick-Moving Fire Destroys Red Hook Shopping Plaza RED HOOK, N. Y. -- Apartment residents were able to escape a massive fire Tuesday that destroyed the Red Hook shopping plaza at Old Farm Road and Route 9 in Red Hook, according to multiple reports.Firefighters from several departments, including Red Hook, Rhinebeck and Ulster, helped battle the blaze that gutted the eight businesses at the shopping center, along with residential apartments. Firefighters were called to the scene at around 5 p.m. Tuesday, Time Warner Cable News reports. One firefighter had to be treated for smoke inhalation. Though they are still searching for a cause, fire of…

by Amy Maciaszek

03/16/2016

Schools

Byram Hills Principal Named New Tarrytown Superintendent SLEEPY HOLLOW, N. Y. -- Byram Hills High School Principal Christopher Borsari was selected to become the new superintendent of schools for the Tarrytown School District, officials announced.School board members made the appointment Monday. Borsari, principal at Byram Hills for eight years, takes over in Tarrytown on July 1. With a master's degree in education from Manhattanville College and a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Virginia, Borsari has also served as principal of Sleepy Hollow Middle School when district officials separated the middle school from the high schoo…

by Amy Maciaszek

03/16/2016

News

Study May Bring New Hope For Those Needing Kidney Transplant A new study may offer new hope for those awaiting a kidney transplant after researchers found that even incompatible kidneys from living donors can be successfully transplanted when the recipient's immune system is desensitized, according to The New York Times.The findings of the study published March 9 are also offering hope that living-donor transplants of lungs and livers can have the same success as what's been seen in this study of patients who'd recently had a kidney transplant. At least 100,000 in the U.S. are on the waiting list for a new kidney, The New York Times reports. The new d…

by Amy Maciaszek

03/15/2016

News

Sunday Calls Keep Croton Volunteer Firefighters Busy CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N. Y. -- A one-car accident Sunday on Route 9 in Croton was one of five calls handled in a little more than 24 hours by the Croton-on-Hudson Volunteer Fire Department, officials said.In a Facebook post, firefighters detailed those five calls for service, including the accident in which the driver refused medical treatment. Other calls include three alarm activations that turned out to be accidental and one check for a gas leak that revealed a malfunctioning stove. The car accident call came in about 2:33 p.m. Sunday for a single-car accident with injuries on southbound Rout…

by Amy Maciaszek

03/15/2016

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