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Backpacks, Supplies Program Pitching In For Dutchess Students DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- Needy students across Dutchess County will have school supplies thanks to the hard work of Dutchess County Government employees, City of Poughkeepsie employees and Marist College students. The group collected over 1,400 composition notebooks and school supplies as part of the "Backpacks, Supplies & More" program, according to Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro. The school supplies will be distributed to local students who need them on Saturday, Aug. 19 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Christ Episcopal Church, 20 Carroll St., in Poughkeepsie.

by K Reakes

08/06/2017

News

Death Of 'Inspiring' Northern Westchester 21-Year-Old Tops Week's News WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Zachary Bassin of Carmel died on Tuesday, Aug. 1 due to chronic rejection of a double lung transplant. He was 21. Click here to read the story. Some others top stories of the week include (Click on the link to read the entire story): For the second time this week, a coyote has been spotted roaming the streets of Westchester. Two Westchester residents were busted on heroin and other drug related charges in New Jersey on Tuesday. A former high school football standout from Westchester is a central figure in a new lawsuit being brought against President Donald Trum…

by K Reakes

08/06/2017

News

Snub By Political Party Astorino Helped Create Tops Westchester News WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- The party that Rob Astorino helped found in 2014 is endorsing his Democratic opponent in this year's race for Westchester county executive. Click here to read the story. Some others top stories of the week include (Click on the link to read the entire story): A distraught Westchester woman jumped from a highway overpass around 9 a.m. Sunday, according to police. Motorists will have to endure several months of backups and delays due to bridge construction work on the Sprain Brook Parkway, between Route 100C and Interstate 287 in Greenburgh beginning Monday, Aug. …

by K Reakes

08/06/2017

News

Death Of 21-Year-Old Carmel College Student Top Week's News PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- Zachary Bassin of Carmel died on Tuesday, Aug. 1 due to chronic rejection of a double lung transplant. He was 21. Click here to read the story. Some others top stories of the week include (Click on the link to read the entire story): A 21-year-old man stopped on Route 6 in Carmel on Sunday had a counterfeit New York State Inspections sticker affixed to the windshield, state police said on Monday. State Police from the Brewster barracks are seeking the public’s assistance in finding a 35-year-old man who is wanted for a burglary and attempted rape. Two people were hospi…

by K Reakes

08/06/2017

News

Death Of One Of Marist's 'Most Inspiring Students' Tops Week's News DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- Zachary Bassin of Carmel died on Tuesday, Aug. 1 due to chronic rejection of a double lung transplant. He was 21. Click here to read the story. Here are some of the other top stories of the week (click on the link to read the story): Following an extensive investigation into the death of Samuel Harrell, an inmate at the Fishkill Correctional Facility in Beacon, the U.S. Attorney’s Office has closed the case, citing insufficient evidence and inconsistent witness statements. A 55-year-old woman was charged with DWAI/Drugs after state troopers responded to a one-car c…

by K Reakes

08/06/2017

News

Suspect In Caught-On-Video Flag Stealing Incident Top Week's Rockland News ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- The 20-year-old man living in Bergen County accused of stealing an American flag from a Rockland County restaurant has pleaded not guilty to disorderly conduct amid a report he is in the country on a work visa. Click here to read the story. In other news this past week (Click on the link to read entire story): "We're open." Such are the words on the Facebook page of District 96 Beer Factory which opened July 10 in New City. Looking to buy a home in West Haverstraw? New York State might have what you're looking for. A Spring Valley apartment complex fire …

by K Reakes

08/06/2017

News

O&R Issues Warning After Man Poses As Meter Reader In Rockland Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. renewed its urgent call Friday for customers to confirm whether a utility worker who comes to their door is a real O&R employee or a fake. The warning comes after a Stony Point resident reported a man came to her home saying he worked for Q&R and was there to "read her gas pipe," officials said. The man could not produce an identification card and the resident denied entry, officials said. All O&R employees and contractors are required to carry color photo I.D. cards during their workday. Police remind residents to always asks to se…

by K Reakes

08/06/2017

Police & Fire

Gas Station Dispute Results In Drug Possession Charge In Carmel A 33-year-old man was charged with drug possession on Monday after getting into a verbal dispute at the BP Gas Station in Carmel, according to Putnam County Sheriff Donald B. Smith. Michael Kopilak, who now lives in the state of Florida, was arrested around 5 p.m.after Sheriff’s Deputies Keith Simone and Shane Rossiter responded to a report of a verbal dispute at the BP Gas Station at 2 Fair St. in Carmel, said Capt. William McNamara. While conducting an investigation at the scene, Simone discovered that Kopilak was in possession of the prescription drug Suboxone, for which he did not have …

by K Reakes

08/05/2017

Police & Fire

Man Caught Stealing From Work Truck In New City, Police Say ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- A Spring Valley man was arrested by Clarkstown Police on Wednesday for the recent theft of construction tools from a work truck in New City. Chad Weinstein, 33, was charged after Clarkstown detectives investigated the report of the theft from a truck that was parked in a parking lot on Squadron Boulevard in New City while the victim was working on a machine on June 22, Officer Peter Walker said. Detectives were able to obtain video evidence of the crime and identify Weinstein. The stolen tools were valued at $5,000. Weinstein turned himself into detectives invest…

by K Reakes

08/05/2017

Traffic

I-84 Lane Closures Will Also Impact Route 52 Motorist should be prepared for lane closures and slow downs during road construction on I-84 beginning at 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5, in the area of Route 52, according to state DOT officials. The work is expected through 5 a.m. Sunday as crews perform bridge repair work, weather permitting, DOT said. During the construction, westbound traffic will be reduced to a single lane and detoured over the Interstate using the Exit 8 exit (Route 52) and entrance ramps while repairs are made to the bridge. Traffic on Route 52 in the vicinity of Interstate 84 is also expected to be impacted during this …

by K Reakes

08/05/2017

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