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Protestors In Mamaroneck Rally For Ralph's As Owner Vows To Stay Open Protestors In Mamaroneck Rally For Ralph's As Owner Vows To Stay Open
Protestors In Mamaroneck Rally For Ralph's As Owner Vows To Stay Open Click here for an updated report: Ice Cream Standoff: Ralph's Stays Open In Mamaroneck Despite Order To Close Earlier report: When people think of Italian ices and ice cream cones, protests and angry words certainly don't come to mind. But that's just what's happening at Ralph's Italian Ices and Ice Cream in Mamaroneck.  Thursday was supposed to be the final day for the popular shop on Boston Post Road after the Village Zoning Board of Appeals denied a special permit that would have allowed Ralph's to stay open after receiving complaints from local residents about noise and parking. "…
Pedestrian Safety Detail Being Held In Ramapo Pedestrian Safety Detail Being Held In Ramapo
Pedestrian Safety Detail Being Held In Ramapo ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Ramapo police are conducting pedestrian safety details in undisclosed parts of town in an effort to reduce the number of deaths and injuries along the town's roadways. The officers, in plain clothes, are focusing on the most common violations, including ignoring pedestrian signals and failing to yield to pedestrians, police said.  The safety program comes on the heels of the recent death of a three-month-old infant and the serious injuries of three of his family members after they were mowed down by a driver who was passing on the shoulder of the road on Route 52.  …
Police: Woman With Open Vodka Bottle At Route 52 Station Charged With DWI Police: Woman With Open Vodka Bottle At Route 52 Station Charged With DWI
Police: Woman With Open Vodka Bottle At Route 52 Station Charged With DWI PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -  A woman was arrested for DWI by Kent Police on June 2 after Speedway employees called the police to reported she was acting disoriented.  Laurianna Fortner, 47, of Greenwich, Conn., was arrested after Officers Darren Cea and Angela Rivera responded and found Fortner acting strangely with an open bottle of vodka on the front passenger seat, said Kent Police Chief Alex DiVernieri. Fortner was charged with DWI and released on $95 bail. She is scheduled to appear in court at a later date.  For real-time Dutchess news in your Facebook feed, be sure to "Like" Daily Voice…
New NYSEG Phone Scam Warning Issued New NYSEG Phone Scam Warning Issued
New Nyseg Phone Scam Warning Issued Local businesses should be on alert for a new phone scam that is making the rounds where the caller pretends to be from a utility company and demands money, according to Putnam County Sheriff Donald B. Smith. Several local businesses, many of them restaurants, have received telephone calls from an individual claiming to be a representative from New York State Electric and Gas who is calling about billing matters, according to the Sheriff's Office. Some customers have been contacted and warned that to avoid their service from being shut off they would have to make payment immediately. The ca…
Kent Mailbox Theft Victim 'Couldn't Believe' How Many Were Targeted Kent Mailbox Theft Victim 'Couldn't Believe' How Many Were Targeted
Kent Mailbox Theft Victim 'Couldn't Believe' How Many Were Targeted PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. - A Lake Carmel resident who was the victim of a mailbox thief that stole thousands of dollars worth of checks from some 20 mailboxes said he has spent hours sorting out the "mess" caused by the thefts. Phil Sr., first realized he had been a victim of Isaiah Fredericks, 19, of Kent when his bank called to let him know several of his checks to different businesses had been cashed by one person.  "I would never have known something was wrong until I started receiving new bills with missed payments," he said.  After receiving the call from the bank, Philip called the Kent …
Pit Bull Becomes Veteran's Service Dog In Rockland Pit Bull Becomes Veteran's Service Dog In Rockland
Pit Bull Becomes Veteran's Service Dog In Rockland ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Kasper the pit bull is happy these days at work as a service dog with his new owner, a veteran who needed help and a little companionship. His new life is pretty amazing considering a few short months ago, Kasper was brought to the Hi Tor Animal Care Center in pretty bad shape after being mistreated and left in a basement of a home with no food or water.  Kasper is the first of what the center and trainer Frank Pugliese hopes is a long line of service dogs the center will be able to train over the coming years. "Kasper was our pilot dog and he was a perfect cho…
Helene Layman Of Fishkill, 50 Helene Layman Of Fishkill, 50
Helene Layman Of Fishkill, 50 Helene Layman, 50, of Fishkill died Tuesday, July 11, at Westchester Medical Center, surrounded by her family.  The daughter of the late James and Marilyn Harris Stretch, Layman was born on Feb. 22, 1967, in New York City. Layman was passionate about her family and friends and wanted nothing more than everyone staying together and always being happy. Survivors include her children, Steven Layman, Jr. and Tina Layman; their father, Steven G. Layman, all of Stormville; brothers, James Stretch, Jr. and his wife, Kerri of Wappingers Falls;  David Stretch of Wappingers Falls; sisters, Susan Spi…
Mamaroneck's Ralph's Italian Ices, Ice Cream Forced To Close Mamaroneck's Ralph's Italian Ices, Ice Cream Forced To Close
Mamaroneck's Ralph's Italian Ices, Ice Cream Forced To Close This story has been updated. MAMARONECK, N.Y. -- Residents ready for something cold to help beat the summer heat flocked to Ralph's Italian Ices and Ice Cream in Mamaroneck before they closed their doors on Thursday. The popular shop on Boston Post Road, which opened in May 2016, was given one week to shut down after being denied a special permit by the Mamaroneck Zoning Board of Appeals who says long lines and parking raised issues raised concerns by neighbors.  Owner Scott Rosenberg took action to try and help ease any issues by hiring extra staff, realigning the parking and expanding to …
Fishkill Man Among 15 Marines Killed In Plane Crash Fishkill Man Among 15 Marines Killed In Plane Crash
Fishkill Man Among 15 Marines Killed In Plane Crash A Fishkill resident has been identified by his family as one of 16 service members, including 15 Marines, who died in Monday's fiery military plane crash in Mississippi. Brendan Johnson, 46, a U.S. Marine Corps gunnery sergeant, was identified by his father Kevin Johnson as one of the victims when the aircraft crashed into a soybean field, reported WCAX.com in Vermont, where the father lives. Johnson lived with his wife Anna Tousey-Johnson in Fishkill while stationed at Stewart Air National Guard Base, in Newburgh. Nine of those killed were stationed at Stewart. The other seven soldiers wer…
Fallen FDNY Chief From Rockland's Kids Will Throw Out First Pitch For Mets Fallen FDNY Chief From Rockland's Kids Will Throw Out First Pitch For Mets
Fallen Fdny Chief From Rockland's Kids Will Throw Out First Pitch For Mets ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Not many kids get to throw out the first pitch at a Mets game, but for three little ones whose father, an FDNY chief, died last year in a line of duty death, that's just what they will be doing on Wednesday, July 19, at Citi Field. The three children lost their father, Michael Fahy of North Rockland, in an explosion in the Bronx in September. Since that time, life has slowly been getting back to normal. The chance to throw the first pitch is one more step in the process.  Fahy's wife, Fiona, and the children have been helped along by Answer the Call, the New York Po…
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