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Spring Valley Man Faces DWI Following Police Stop On Main Street Spring Valley Man Faces DWI Following Police Stop On Main Street
Spring Valley Man Faces DWI Following Police Stop On Main Street SPRING VALLEY, N. Y. -- A 35-year-old Spring Valley man is facing a driving while intoxicated charge after Rockland County sheriff's deputies stopped his car in Spring Valley, authorities said. Marvin Arana-Rosales was released after his arrest and is due back at a later date to Spring Valley Justice Court, Rockland County Sheriff Louis Falco said in a statement Friday. A sheriff's officer spotted the car he was driving on North Main Street, police said. The car was being driven erratically, police said.

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Police & Fire
City Officials Vow To Bring Caval Haylett Jr. Killer To Justice City Officials Vow To Bring Caval Haylett Jr. Killer To Justice
City Officials Vow To Bring Caval Haylett Jr. Killer To Justice POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. -- City officials are pledging to do everything they can to find who was responsible for the shooting death of Caval Haylett Jr., a promising Poughkeepsie High School senior and varsity basketball player, the Poughkeepsie Journal reported.A Friday autopsy confirmed he was shot once in the head in the city's first shooting death of 2016. Police said he was shot at around 10 p.m., Wednesday, along Winnikee Avenue, the Poughkeepsie Journal reported. Anyone with information should call Poughkeepsie police at (845)-451-7577. Click here to read the Poughkeepsie Journal article…

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Police & Fire
Fishkill Man Stopped For Tailgating On Route 9 Faces Drug Charges Fishkill Man Stopped For Tailgating On Route 9 Faces Drug Charges
Fishkill Man Stopped For Tailgating On Route 9 Faces Drug Charges WAPPINGER FALLS, N. Y. -- A 20-year-old Fishkill man is facing a felony drug possession charge after state police found 23 grams of heroin following a traffic stop on Route 9 in Wappinger Falls, police said.Rocco F. Guida is charged with third-degree felony possession of a controlled substance following the Wednesday, March 9 incident, police said.  State police said his car was stopped because of tailgating, then police found the heroin in a magnetic key box under the hood of his 2003 BMW. He's being held on $100,000 bond, or $50,000 cash, in the Dutchess County Jail, police said. He's due…

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News
Putnam Valley Town Board Drops Two Building Inspection Proposals Putnam Valley Town Board Drops Two Building Inspection Proposals
Putnam Valley Town Board Drops Two Building Inspection Proposals PUTNAM VALLEY, N. Y. -- Following the Town Board's decision to abandon proposed inspection laws, Putnam Valley Town Supervisor Sam Oliverio said he's still interested in entertaining ideas to make sure rental properties and houses are safe, The Examiner News reported. The Town Board voted overwhelmingly March 2 to cancel planned public hearings on the laws. The first one was for a building inspector to inspect rentals, and the other required sellers to have their homes inspected prior to putting it on the market, The Examiner News said. Oliverio said he prefers a more simple approach to req…

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News
Frozen Pizza, Lasagna Recalled After Glass Pieces Found Frozen Pizza, Lasagna Recalled After Glass Pieces Found
Frozen Pizza, Lasagna Recalled After Glass Pieces Found Nestle is issuing a nationwide recall of 267,024 pounds of frozen DiGiorno chicken pizza and Stouffer's chicken lasagna products following complaints from consumers that the food contained little pieces of glass, the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture announced.In a statement issued Thursday, USDA officials said no injuries or illnesses have been reported. The DiGiorno pizza was produced at Nestle's Little Chute, Wisc., facility. Recalled products are the 19.03-oz. boxes of its Tuscan-style chicken pizza with with case codes 601752592 and 601852591 and Best By: Aug., 2016, officials said. The Stouf…

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Mount Vernon Referendum Includes Restoring Thornton Theater Mount Vernon Referendum Includes Restoring Thornton Theater
Mount Vernon Referendum Includes Restoring Thornton Theater MOUNT VERNON, N. Y. -- As part of a $108 million tax increase referendum for Mount Vernon schools, about $4.5 million would go toward renovations to bring the Joseph S. Wood auditorium at Thornton High School back to its former glory, lohud.com reported.Voters will weigh in on the bond referendum on March 15 that includes about $18 million for Thornton to make it an arts and entertainment learning hub, lohud.com said. The 1,500-seat theater has a decorated history hosting performances including Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra in its 84…

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Events
Westchester Jewish Organizations Talk About Refugee Crisis Westchester Jewish Organizations Talk About Refugee Crisis
Westchester Jewish Organizations Talk About Refugee Crisis RYE, N. Y. -- The Jewish/Israeli response to the international refugee crisis is the focus of a Tuesday, March 15, panel discussion at Congregation Emanu-El in Rye.Sponsored by the Congregation Emanu-El and the American Jewish Committee of Westchester/Fairfield, the 7:30 p.m. program offers an in-depth look at the refugee crisis in the Middle East and Africa, and what is being done to help.  Speakers are Shoshana Smolen from AJC's Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights, Navonel Glick, deputy director for IsraAid, and Yotam Polizer, global partnerships director for Isra…

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Police & Fire
Ridgefield Man Faces Burglary Charges Stemming From Series Of Break-Ins Ridgefield Man Faces Burglary Charges Stemming From Series Of Break-Ins
Ridgefield Man Faces Burglary Charges Stemming From Series Of Break-Ins RIDGEFIELD, CONN. -- A 21-year-old Ridgefield man is facing multiple burglary charges following a police investigation of several burglaries last fall on both Old Sib and Mamanasco roads, the News-Times reported.Edward Janerico, of Tackora Trail, is been charged with three counts of third-degree burglary, two counts of sixth-degree larceny and one count of fifth-degree larceny. He was also charged with three counts of criminal mischief, the News-Times reported. He is free on bond and due back March 23 in state Superior Court in Danbury, the News-Times reported. Click here to read the News- …

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Politics
State Lawmaker Sanctioned After Sexual Harassment Probe State Lawmaker Sanctioned After Sexual Harassment Probe
State Lawmaker Sanctioned After Sexual Harassment Probe A freshman lawmaker from the Buffalo area is barred from having interns and must attend training about sexual harassment as part of the punishment meted out following an ethics investigation into a claim against her, the New York Times is reporting.The sanctions came Wednesday from State Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie, who also ordered Assemblywoman Angela M. Wozniak, a Ceektowaga Republican, to stop speaking publicly about her director of legislation, with whom she had an alleged sexual relationship last summer, the New York Times says. The ethics committee found that although the relatio…

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Schools
Monroe Voters OK $1.7M For Masuk Field Upgrades Monroe Voters OK $1.7M For Masuk Field Upgrades
Monroe Voters OK $1.7M For Masuk Field Upgrades MONROE, Conn. -- A plan to spend $1.7 million improving Masuk High School's main football field won the support of Monroe voters in Tuesday's referendum, according to the Monroe Courier. The plan to upgrade the field, add another track and other improvements drew support of voters by more than a 2-to-1 ratio, said the Monroe Courier. According to the Monroe Courier, 1,231 voters were in favor while 492 were not. School officials plan to raise another $400,000 through fundraising to upgrade the field's electrical systems, the Monroe Courier reported. Click here to read the full Monroe Couri…

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