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Yorktown Town Board Creates Quality Of Life Committee Yorktown Town Board Creates Quality Of Life Committee
Yorktown Town Board Creates Quality Of Life Committee YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- The Yorktown Town Board created a new Quality of Life committee at Tuesday's board meeting, according to Citizens For An Informed Yorktown.In a 4-0 vote with Councilman Vishnu Patel abstaining, the board created the committee which members said will give residents an additional venue for submitting complaints and concerns to the town, according to Citizens For An Informed Yorktown. Also at the meeting, Devin Gregorio and Timothy Mullen were appointed police officers and a public hearing was scheduled for July 19 to discuss regulating speed in school and park zones, accordin…

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Schools
Hastings Board Of Education Welcomes Two New Members Hastings Board Of Education Welcomes Two New Members
Hastings Board Of Education Welcomes Two New Members HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- The Hastings Board Of Education welcomed two new members and the president and vice president were re-elected. At the July 6 Hastings-on-Hudson Organizational Meeting, Lisa Eggert Litvin and Doug Sundheim were sworn in to start three year terms as school board trustees. Eileen Baecher was re-elected as president, and Jodie Meyer was re-elected as vice president, both unanimously.

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Join The Fun At Pleasantville Music Festival Join The Fun At Pleasantville Music Festival
Join The Fun At Pleasantville Music Festival PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- The 12th Annual 2016 Pleasantville Music Festival is on Saturday.Fifteen local and national bands will take on three stages to provide nine hours of incredible music.  Spend the day eating and drinking in the Beer Garden or explore the Vendor Village. Get tickets at the Pleasantville Recreation Office or at the gate the day of.the festival Click here for more information.

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Golden Krust Foundation’s Honors Six At Mount Vernon Gala Golden Krust Foundation’s Honors Six At Mount Vernon Gala
Golden Krust Foundation’s Honors Six At Mount Vernon Gala MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- The Mavis and Ephraim Hawthorne Golden Krust Foundation will host its 11th Annual Excellence Awards Gala on Thursday, July 14 at 6 p.m. at the VIP Country Club in New Rochelle. The foundation will honor six distinguished members of the community for their dedication to service, commitment to excellence and outstanding contributions to the community at the Awards Gala. The funds raised will go directly towards the foundation's college bound 2016 scholarship recipients.  These are the honorees:  Colvin Grannum (president and chief executive officer, Bedford Stuyvesant R…

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Yorktown Looks To Crack Down On Dumping With Unique Means Yorktown Looks To Crack Down On Dumping With Unique Means
Yorktown Looks To Crack Down On Dumping With Unique Means YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- The Yorktown Town Board unanimously approved an amendment on June 21 that will make dumping from a vehicle a civil violation if caught in the act, according to The Examiner News. The Town Code littering law is unique says Town Attorney Michael McDermott citing that throughout his research he couldn't find another municipality with similar legislation,  utilizing cameras to capture an image of a car license plate and the operator of the vehicle illegally dumping trash, according to The Examiner News. Click here to read the article at The Examiner News.

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Transformer Fire In Pelham Knocks Out Electricity Transformer Fire In Pelham Knocks Out Electricity
Transformer Fire In Pelham Knocks Out Electricity PELHAM, N.Y. -- Pelham residents woke up with their power restored Friday morning after a transformer fire Thursday night knocked out power, according to News 12. A video captured the fire on Wolf Lane about 10 p.m., and authorities have said that 250 homes lost electricity for around two hours, according to News 12 Westchester. Click here to read the News 12 story.

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Gas Leak Scare Reveals Hoarding In Hastings Gas Leak Scare Reveals Hoarding In Hastings
Gas Leak Scare Reveals Hoarding In Hastings HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- Police were called to a Hastings home Thursday with reports of a possible gas leak and found an unconscious 84-year-old man, according to News 12. When police arrived on Mount Hope Boulevard, they found that the issue was a thermostat and boiler issue at the home of the man who had prior issues with hoarding, according to News 12. The man was taken to St John's Riverside Hospital in Yonkers, and his condition is unknown, according to News 12. Click here to read the News 12 story.

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Police & Fire
Man Charged With DWI After Hitting Brewster Police Vehicle, Fleeing On Foot Man Charged With DWI After Hitting Brewster Police Vehicle, Fleeing On Foot
Man Charged With DWI After Hitting Brewster Police Vehicle, Fleeing On Foot BREWSTER, N.Y. -- State Police arrested a 29-year-old Wingdale man and charged him with aggravated driving while intoxicated on Tuesday after an incident in which he allegedly hit a Brewster police car and then fled the scene of the accident. Troopers were dispatched to Main Street in Brewster to assist village police with a hit-and-run in which Edy A. Perez, who was operating a 2007 Nissan Pathfinder, struck the police car and fled on foot, state police said. Troopers found Perez running on Main Street and placed him in custody with further investigation revealing that Perez was intoxicated…

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Pleasantville Music Festival Has 15 Bands Pleasantville Music Festival Has 15 Bands
Pleasantville Music Festival Has 15 Bands PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- Parkway Field will host the 12th Annual Pleasantville Music Festival on Saturday, July 9.Fifteen local and national bands will take three stages to provide nine hours of music. Pleasantville-based Back 2 Zero will kickoff the Party Line Chill Tent Stage at noon, followed by Don Dilego, an acoustic set by KT Tunstall, Mount Kisco native Drew Bordeaux, the Yorktown and Verplank sons that comprise Side Saddle, and the folk-rock duo, Aztec Two-Step.  The Amanda Ayala Band will open The Capitol Theatre Party Stage at noon. Rainbow Kitten Surprise and Wild Adriatic will play…

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Car Crashes Into House In Poughkeepsie Car Crashes Into House In Poughkeepsie
Car Crashes Into House In Poughkeepsie POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- A two-car accident at approximately 10 a.m. on July 3 at the intersection of Marple Road and Seitz Terrace in the town of Poughkeepsie resulted in one of the vehicles crashing into a house.Police said a northbound BMW operated by a 25-year-old Poughkeepsie man collided with an eastbound Subaru operated by a 30-year-old Poughkeepsie woman before the vehicles continued onto the property at the northeast corner. It ended with the Subaru hitting and causing minor damage to the house.  The residents were not home at the time of the accident. The intersection was closed to tr…

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