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Chappaqua's Ben Stiller Filming Series On Murderers' NY Prison Break Just days after a Bedford Hills inmate was denied parole for helping two murders escape from prison, actor and Chappaqua resident Ben Stiller has been seen in the area scouting locations for a Showtime series focusing on the event. Joyce Mitchell, 52, pleaded guilty in 2015 to smuggling the hacksaws and other tools that convicted murderers David Sweat and Richard Matt used to flee the Clinton Correctional Facility in the upstate town of Dannemora on June 5, 2015. The two men, both convicted of murder, escaped after digging and sawing their way out of the prison. Mitchell, who worked at t…

by K Reakes

09/25/2017

Police & Fire

Carmel Stop Leads To Felony DWI Charge For 29-Year-Old Woman A 29-year-old Northern Westchester woman faces a felony DWI charge following a traffic stop in Putnam County. Putnam Sheriffs Deputy Kevin Osika recently observed a driver commit a traffic infraction on Route 6 in Carmel. Osika pulled the vehicle over and discovered that the driver, Jessica Santoro of Shrub Oak was intoxicated, said Capt. William McNamara. Due to a previous New York State DWI conviction in 2015, Santoro was charged with a felony DWI count, McNamara said. She was booked at the Sheriff’s Office and arraigned in The Town of Patterson Justice Court. The judge remanded Satoro t…

by K Reakes

09/24/2017

News

Fox Attack On Person, Dogs Tops Northern Westchester News WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- The Westchester County Department of Health is issuing a rabies alert to residents who may have had contact with a rabid gray fox in the vicinity of Vail Lane in North Salem on or before Saturday, Sept.16. Click here to read the story. Some others top stories of the week include (Click on the link to read the entire story): Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Amazon will be opening a 359,000 square foot administrative office at 5 Manhattan West in midtown, creating 2,000 new jobs in finance, sales, marketing, and information technology. Amazon was given $20 million in…

by K Reakes

09/24/2017

News

Breakneck Ridge Work, Girlfriend Nabbed In Fatal Stabbing Top Dutchess News DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- Two stories topped the news during the week including the announcement that Breakneck Ridge will close for a year and the shocking discovery that a Dutchess woman had stabbed her boyfriend to death. Hiking fans take note -- Breakneck Ridge, the popular Hudson Valley hiking trail that draws thousands each year -- will be closed early next year for at least a year for improvements. Click here to read the story. After telling police a dramatic story of her boyfriend being stabbed to death in their vehicle by a group of teens on Sept. 14, a Hyde Park woman was charge…

by K Reakes

09/24/2017

News

Ghost Boat, Astorino Executive Order On Immigration Top Westchester News WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Two stories topped the news of the week including a "ghost boat" from New Rochelle that washed ashore in Florida and County Executive Rob Astorino issuing a controversial order on immigration. An abandoned "ghost boat" from Westchester has washed ashore in Florida, surprising residents with its sudden appearance. Click here to read the story. County Executive Rob Astorino said he is committed to making sure Westchester does not become a "sanctuary county." Click here to read the story. Some others top stories of the week include (C…

by K Reakes

09/24/2017

News

Robert DeNiro, Joe Pesci Filming In Rockland Tops Week's News ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- The new Netflix series "The Irishman" with Robert DeNiro and Joe Pesci is filming in Rockland County. Click here to read the story. In other news this past week (Click on the link to read entire story): A New City man arrested for the sexual abuse of a child under the age of 13, is also a local business owner and well-known swimmer. A Suffern man was convicted Tuesday of vehicular assault and DWI after leaving the scene of a crash that left a man seriously injured, according to Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe. Police are warning reside…

by K Reakes

09/24/2017

News

'Career Girls' Killer, Prisoner In Orange County, One Of NY's Longest Serving Inmates One of 50 prisoners who has served the longest prison sentences in New York is Richard Robles who has served 51 years at Orange County's Otisville Correctional Facility for the gruesome "Career Girls" murders in 1963. A model prisoner without any infractions, Robles has been denied parole 17 consecutive times because of the heinous nature of the murders of the two women on Aug. 28, 1963, in a New York City apartment. The murders took place when Robles broke into their apartment on East 88th Street, thinking the place was empty, he said in court records that he planned to steal enough m…

by K Reakes

09/24/2017

Lifestyle

Eight Flu Vaccine Clinics Scheduled In Rockland ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- It's time to roll up those sleeves and get a flu shot and the Rockland County Health Department is ready to help by offering a number of flu vaccine clinics. The clinics, which begin Friday, will offer shots to anyone six months or older in several locations including Pomona, Spring Valley, Haverstraw, New City, and Suffern: Here's a list of the clinics: Friday, Sept, 22, 1-4 p.m. at the Spring Valley WIC office, 14 South Main Street, 2nd floor, Spring Valley. Friday, Sept. 29, 1-4 p.m. at the Haverstraw WIC office, 26 New Main St., Suite 1, Haverstraw. Friday, O…

by K Reakes

09/24/2017

Neighbors

Rockland Highway Superintendent Named Head Of State Association ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Rockland County Highway Superintendent Charles "Skip" Vezzetti has been elected president of New York State County Highway Superintendents Association. "The rest of New York will see what those of us in Rockland County have known for a long time – Skip Vezzetti is a pro," said County Executive Ed Day. "We have very talented people working for county government and he is one of them." The association works to promote and maintain a safe and efficient county roads system. Vezzetti, a Palisades resident, said he is honored to represent b…

by K Reakes

09/24/2017

Politics

Orange County Exec Neuhaus Welcomes 'Think Differently' Initiative Orange County residents with special needs could soon share the same opportunities as those in Dutchess following a presentation by Dutchess County Marc Molinaro of his "Think Differently" initiative. Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus hosted Molinaro on Wednesday for the presentation along with a variety of non-profit community providers and parents with special needs children. “As I expected, County Executive Molinaro’s ‘Think Differently’ presentation received a warm reception from the audience,” Neuhaus said. “What Marc has created with this initiative is important and imp…

by Daily Voice

09/23/2017

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