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Carlucci-Sponsored Law Ensures Overdose Antidote Available In Pharmacies Carlucci-Sponsored Law Ensures Overdose Antidote Available In Pharmacies
Carlucci-Sponsored Law Ensures Overdose Antidote Available In Pharmacies CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. -- A new state law will require any chain pharmacy with twenty or more locations to register with the Department of Health as an opioid overdose prevention program and have Naloxone on hand.Naloxone, sold under the brandname Narcan among others, is a medication used to block the effects of opioids, especially in heroin overdose. "Having been at the forefront of fighting this crisis, I am proud to have championed proposals to address one of our state’s most pressing concerns - the heroin epidemic," said State Sen. David Carclucci (D-38th District) of the new law. &q…

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Schools
Our Lady Of Lourdes Accepting Applications For Honor Societies Our Lady Of Lourdes Accepting Applications For Honor Societies
Our Lady Of Lourdes Accepting Applications For Honor Societies POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- The application process is now open for Italian, Spanish and Science honor societies at Our Lady of Lourdes High School. The school invites all qualified participants to apply for membership to one of the two national language honor societies: La Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica, Capítulo San Ignacio de Loyola of Our Lady of Lourdes High School or La Società Onoraria Italica, Capitolo Santa Caterina da Siena, of Our Lady of Lourdes. Nationally recognized for their prestige, these societies acknowledge their members for their exceptional achievement in the study of Spanish a…

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Lifestyle
Pelham HomeGoods Joins 'Help Families Fight Cancer' Campaign Pelham HomeGoods Joins 'Help Families Fight Cancer' Campaign
Pelham HomeGoods Joins 'Help Families Fight Cancer' Campaign PELHAM, N.Y. -- Shoppers at HomeGoods in Pelham will have the opportunity through June 29 to support cancer care and research while shopping. More than 365 HomeGoods stores nationwide will be participating in the 15th annual “Help Families Fight Cancer” campaign benefiting the Jimmy Fund, which supports pediatric and adult cancer care and research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. HomeGoods customers can participate by making a contribution at the register to “Help Families Fight Cancer,” with 100 percent of the proceeds benefiting the Jimmy Fund. Customers also have the opportunit…

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Neighbors
Chapel School Students Raise Funds For Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital Chapel School Students Raise Funds For Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital
Chapel School Students Raise Funds For Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- This May The Chapel School Student Council partnered with The Chapel School PTO to run a Car Wash to benefit The Maria Fareri Children's Hospital at Westchester Medical Center.On June 15, a check for more than $1,300 was presented to Kevin Cook from Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital.  “I’m sure you had a great deal of fun that day, but more importantly, you gave of yourselves and your time to serve others, in this case the seriously-ill and seriously-injured children at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital,” Cook said. The student council president and vice president presente…

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News
Dutchess, Ulster Counties Share $2.4 Million In Casino Fees Dutchess, Ulster Counties Share $2.4 Million In Casino Fees
Dutchess, Ulster Counties Share $2.4 Million In Casino Fees POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Dutchess County will receive $1.5 million and Ulster County will receive $900,000 of the $151 million in licensing fees that three upstate casinos have paid New York State, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal. The 20 counties where the casinos will be built will split 20 percent of the fees while 80 percent will aid statewide education. This latest action is a result of a 2013 vote that amended the state constitution to allow up to seven casinos in New York. A state law required the first four to be located in the Catskills, Finger Lakes, Southern Tier and the Capital…

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Police & Fire
Firefighters Respond To Brush Fire In Cortlandt Firefighters Respond To Brush Fire In Cortlandt
Firefighters Respond To Brush Fire In Cortlandt CORTLANDT, N.Y. -- A brush fire on Colabaugh Pond Road in Cortlandt kept Croton firefighters busy Wednesday afternoon. At 1:39 p.m. volunteers were called to the area of 94 Colabaugh Pond Road. for a reported brush fire.  Upon the arrival of Engine 119, they reported a large brush fire. Car 2089 established command and Car 2088 had operations. Using the combined 3,750 gallons of tank water from Engine 119 and Truck 10, the wind-driven fire, located on a ridge, was brought under control within 30 minutes.  Personnel from R18 assisted with traffic control and providing drinking water to the p…

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Events
Beer, Bacon, Bourbon Take Over Rhinebeck Beer, Bacon, Bourbon Take Over Rhinebeck
Beer, Bacon, Bourbon Take Over Rhinebeck RHINEBECK, N.Y. -- Upwards of 2,500 people from around the state and county came out to the Beer, Bacon and Bourbon Festival at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds on Saturday to enjoy fare from more than 130 vendors on a sunny June day, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal. The manager of the event, Anthony Verano, claims the event is the largest beer fest in the mid-Hudson Valley in its third year, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal. Among the offerings, new this year, was a bacon bar offering flights of pig meat treats such as bacon-wrapped meatballs or salmon which were available from N…

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Police & Fire
Pre-Trial Work Ends In Case Of Poughkeepsie Woman Charged In Fiance's Death Pre-Trial Work Ends In Case Of Poughkeepsie Woman Charged In Fiance's Death
Pre-Trial Work Ends In Case Of Poughkeepsie Woman Charged In Fiance's Death POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- The judge in the case of Angelika Graswald, the Poughkepsie woman accused of tampering with her fiance's kayak leading to his drowning, says that he will decide on July 28 what evidence and testimony will be allowed in the murder trial, according to Time Warner Cable News. On the final days of pre-trial hearings in Orange County Court before Judge Robert Freehill, defense attorney Richard Portale questioned a State Police investigator about his interrogation of Graswald. Interrogations were noteworthy at points with Graswald claiming to have a miscarriage in the bathroo…

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Schools
Trinity Elementary School Fifth-Graders Graduate Trinity Elementary School Fifth-Graders Graduate
Trinity Elementary School Fifth-Graders Graduate NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Trinity Elementary School fifth graders graduated and became sixth graders.Students, families, and teachers joined Schools Superintendent Brian Osborne, Board of Education Vice President Rachel Relkin, Principal Anthony DiCarlo and Assistant Principal Inas Morsi-Hogans to recognize the work of the students moving up to middle school.

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Schools
George M. Davis Jr. Elementary School Students Graduate George M. Davis Jr. Elementary School Students Graduate
George M. Davis Jr. Elementary School Students Graduate NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Board of Education member Jeffrey Hastie chose a unique way to address the graduating class of George M. Davis, Jr. Elementary School. Hastie sat on the floor in front of an auditorium full of parents and teachers to deliver his words of encouragement directly to each and every member of the class. George M. Davis Elementary School is at 80 Iselin Drive in New Rochelle.

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