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Cardinal Dolan's Mass Draws Hundreds To Ossining Church Cardinal Dolan's Mass Draws Hundreds To Ossining Church
Cardinal Dolan's Mass Draws Hundreds To Ossining Church OSSINING, N. Y. --  Cardinal Timothy Cardinal gave a message of hope for the Catholic Church on Sunday as he celebrated Mass at St. Ann's Church in Ossining, one of the first parishes to participate in the New York archdiocese's annual capital campaign, according to lohud.com. The fundraising drive, titled "Renew and Rebuild," is to pay for building projects, including renovations at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City, as well as education, events and other programs. Parishioners crowded the church and nearby school to hear the archbishop celebrate Mass and offer his perspec…

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Monsey Fire Displaces Several Families Monsey Fire Displaces Several Families
Monsey Fire Displaces Several Families MONSEY, N. Y. -- Fire officials are investigating a Monday morning fire in Monsey that forced several families from their apartments and left one person injured, according to News 12 reported.Firefighters were called to the Walter Drive apartment building at around 10 a.m., Monday, after fire was found on one of the balconies. One person was treated for smoke inhalation, News 12 reported. Click here to see the full News 12 report.

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Habitat For Humanity Volunteers Start Building House In Haverstraw Habitat For Humanity Volunteers Start Building House In Haverstraw
Habitat For Humanity Volunteers Start Building House In Haverstraw HAVERSTRAW, N. Y. -- Cold yet determined volunteers for the Rockland chapter of Habitat for Humanity started work on a small vacant lot on Partition Street over the weekend to frame what will become a three-bedroom house for someone in need, according to lohud.com.Walls are going up for the two-story house that will likely be ready by summer. Families apply to Habitat for Humanity to live in the houses built by volunteers, often with the help of families themselves, lohud.com reports. Workers, including a group from Rockland Community College, plan to come out to the site twice per week. Nei…

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Peekskill Woman Accused Of Stealing From Macy's In Yorktown Peekskill Woman Accused Of Stealing From Macy's In Yorktown
Peekskill Woman Accused Of Stealing From Macy's In Yorktown YORKTOWN, N. Y. -- A 21-year-old Peekskill woman is facing a larceny charge after police investigated a shoplifting report at Macy's in Yorktown Saturday night.Franceskina Shllaku of Rolling Way was charged with misdemeanor petit larceny. She is free on bail and due back in Yorktown Justice Court on April 7, police said. Yorktown police were called to the store at around 7:38 p.m. Saturday on a report of a shoplifter in custody, police said. Police said she took $567.53 worth of clothing without paying for it.

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Mahopac Father Found Guilty Of Two Charges In Altercation With Coach Mahopac Father Found Guilty Of Two Charges In Altercation With Coach
Mahopac Father Found Guilty Of Two Charges In Altercation With Coach CARMEL, N. Y. -- Carmel Town Justice Thomas J. Jacobellis found a 47-year-old Mahopac man guilty of mischief and harassment following an altercation with the Mahopac High School girls lacrosse coach after the man's daughter was cut from the varsity team, lohud.com reports.Alfonso DiFusco Jr. was acquitted of the misdemeanor assault charge stemming from the March 13 incident. Sentencing is set for May 3, lohud.com said. He could face up to 90 days in jail or a fine. The argument occurred in the parking lot outside Mahopac High School between the two men, and was witnessed by several people, l…

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Car Fire Ignites Building, Displaces Mount Vernon Families Car Fire Ignites Building, Displaces Mount Vernon Families
Car Fire Ignites Building, Displaces Mount Vernon Families MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- The Red Cross is helping four families find temporary housing after a car fire severely damaged their multiple-unit building Sunday, according to News 12. The car ignited about 5:30 a.m. Sunday then spread to the building, but no injuries were reported. Firefighters from Mount Vernon and Yonkers worked to put out the fire, News 12 says. Click here to read the News 12 story.

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Former Employees File Suit Against TransCare Over Westchester Service Cuts Former Employees File Suit Against TransCare Over Westchester Service Cuts
Former Employees File Suit Against TransCare Over Westchester Service Cuts Former employees of TransCare, a regional ambulance service that abruptly ended Westchester services last week, filed class action lawsuits against Patriach Partners, a company they believe has ownership of TransCare, according to lohud.com.But officials for Patriach Partners say they were not the employers who should have been notifying the employees of the company's reorganization, lohud.com reports.  When TransCare ended its Westchester services shortly after filing bankruptcy, it sent many towns scrambling for services. The lawsuits, filed in federal court by two former employees in fed…

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Bronx Man Charged With Bail Jumping In Yorktown Bronx Man Charged With Bail Jumping In Yorktown
Bronx Man Charged With Bail Jumping In Yorktown YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- A 23-year-old Bronx man is facing a third-degree bail jumping charge for a Yorktown infraction after police caught up with him in a Bronx court on an unrelated charge, police said.Joshua E. Colon, of Evergreen Street, Bronx, is free after posting $1,000 cash bail. He's facing the misdemeanor bail jumping charge after failing to show up for Oct. 27 and Nov. 17 court dates in Yorktown Justice Court on a charge of third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, police said. He was arrested by Yorktown police Tuesday when he was at Bronx Criminal Court for unrelated charges, poli…

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Heroin Claims Another Casualty In Croton Heroin Claims Another Casualty In Croton
Heroin Claims Another Casualty In Croton CROTON, N. Y. -- News of the death Thursday of one of the two Croton roommates who overdosed on heroin has neighbors calling for more to be done to loosen the drug's grip, News 12 Westchester reports.The roommates overdosed in a house on Brook Street earlier this week. One man died Thursday, while the other person was revived by emergency workers using Narcan, News 12 Westchester says. Click here to read the full story.

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Residents Escape House Fire In Chestnut Ridge Residents Escape House Fire In Chestnut Ridge
Residents Escape House Fire In Chestnut Ridge CHESTNUT RIDGE, N. Y. -- Ramapo and Rockland County investigators are looking into a Chestnut Ridge house fire from which people living in the home escaped without injury Thursday night, police said. The residents got out of the house before police and fire arrived on the scene of the huge structure fire on Williams Road, police said. An entire section of the house was engulfed in flames when officers arrived at around 9:30 p.m., police said. The South Spring Valley Fire Department, with help from Spring Valley, Pearl River and Nanuet departments, extinguished the fire quickly, police said.…

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