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Irvington Discusses Consequences Of Underage Drinking, Drug Use Irvington Discusses Consequences Of Underage Drinking, Drug Use
Irvington Discusses Consequences Of Underage Drinking, Drug Use IRVINGTON, N.Y. -- Irvington High School hosted a panel discussion for parents and students on May 19 to discuss the legal and health consequences of underage drinking and drug use. The panel was moderated by Ellen Morehouse, executive director of Student Assistance Services. Among the panelists was Principal David Cohen, who provided a perspective on the school’s role in supporting its students around the topic.  The rest of the panelists were Phelps Memorial Hospital Emergency Room Medical Director Dr. Emil Nigro, Irvington Police Detective Michael Toolan and Village of Irvington Justice D…

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Neighbors
Rockland Rabbi Goes Viral Dancing With Muslims Rockland Rabbi Goes Viral Dancing With Muslims
Rockland Rabbi Goes Viral Dancing With Muslims MONSEY, N.Y. -- Rabbi Daniel Coren of Ohr Chaim Synagogue in Rockland County was featured in a video dancing with Muslims in Morocco that went viral, according to News 12. Coren, from Monsey, went to Morocco in May with roughly 100 Jewish residents from different denominations within Rockland to pray for peace through dance, reported News 12.  A video captured them as they danced and smiled with Muslims, according to News 12. They even danced through security as they departed, according to News 12. Click here to read the story and see the video at News 12.

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Kids Code At Colonial Elementary School In Pelham Kids Code At Colonial Elementary School In Pelham
Kids Code At Colonial Elementary School In Pelham PELHAM, N.Y. -- Principal Tonya Wilson and Director of Mathematics and Science Dr. Tom Callahan worked together to coordinate a "coding at Colonial" night for students, teachers, and parents at Colonial Elementary School.

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Pace University Talk In Pleasantville Focuses On Long Island Sound Pace University Talk In Pleasantville Focuses On Long Island Sound
Pace University Talk In Pleasantville Focuses On Long Island Sound PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- Join Conservation Café, a consortium of eight Westchester County-based partners for a discussion on Long Island Sound, from 8:30-10:30 a.m. Friday at Pace University in Pleasantville. Learn about issues facing Long Island Sound and some of the solutions in effect for cleaning the water. Conservation Cafes are free and open to the public. Click here for ticket information. Pace University is at 861 Bedford Road, Pleasantville.

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Police & Fire
Man, 28, Charged With Robbery In Hyde Park Man, 28, Charged With Robbery In Hyde Park
Man, 28, Charged With Robbery In Hyde Park HYDE PARK, N.Y. -- A man who allegedly robbed a Chase Bank in Hyde Park last week has been found and charged with robbery, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal. Police charged Daquan T. Bryan, 28, of New York City with first-degree robbery after a nearly weeklong investigation into the robbery. Hyde Park police were sent to Chase at 4277 Albany Post Road for a reported armed bank robbery on May 27 at 11:07 a.m. before searching for a week to find the suspect, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal. Bryan was arraigned in Hyde Park Town Justice Court and sent to Dutchess County Jail on $50,0…

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Police & Fire
Men Charged In Home Burglary In Poughkeepsie Men Charged In Home Burglary In Poughkeepsie
Men Charged In Home Burglary In Poughkeepsie POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Two Queens men have been charged in a burglary that prompted a scare at the Spackenkill Union Free School District Thursday, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal. Freddy-Yovanny Ruiz-Garcia, 35, and Syrus-Edwing Pena-Guerra, 36, were charged with second-degree burglary in connection with a home burglary on Fair Way, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal. Police received a burglary call at 11:53 a.m. Thursday which was followed by a "hold-in-place" at the Spackenkill district which lasted less than half an hour. Ruiz-Garcia and Pena-Guerra were arraigned in c…

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Bronxville Middle School Sixth-Graders Build Lunar Colonies Bronxville Middle School Sixth-Graders Build Lunar Colonies
Bronxville Middle School Sixth-Graders Build Lunar Colonies BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- As part of an i2 Learning experience from May 16-20, Bronxville Middle School sixth-graders worked together to investigate what it takes to live on the moon. Throughout the week, students discovered how to supply water, food and air to the moon before building their own models of possible lunar colonies. The students applied their science, technology, engineering and math skills through a variety of hands-on, interdisciplinary activities. They learned about the geology and topography of the moon in order to decide how they could build their colonies.  “It brought the whol…

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PTP President Celebrates Retirement From Thornton Donovan School PTP President Celebrates Retirement From Thornton Donovan School
PTP President Celebrates Retirement From Thornton Donovan School NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Aly Fanelli, Parent Teacher Partnership (PTP) President celebrated her retirement from Thornton Donovan School on June 2 at Patsy's Pizzeria in New Rochelle.

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News
Mother Of Edgemont's Lauren Spierer Still Hopes For, Seeks Justice Mother Of Edgemont's Lauren Spierer Still Hopes For, Seeks Justice
Mother Of Edgemont's Lauren Spierer Still Hopes For, Seeks Justice EDGEMONT, N.Y. -- Lauren Spierer's mother, Charlene, still believes justice will be served for her daughter five years after the Edgemont High School graduate disappeared, according to lohud.com. The 20-year-old Edgemont native had just finished her sophomore year at Indiana University when she went missing. Charlene Spierer said she and her family are thankful for investigators' continued efforts though no arrests have been made in the case since June 3, 2011 when she disappeared, according to lohud.com. Spierer's family has worked with authorities and private investigators over the years …

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Police & Fire
Westchester Man Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries After Crashing Into Tree Westchester Man Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries After Crashing Into Tree
Westchester Man Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries After Crashing Into Tree A Westchester man was seriously hurt Friday night after crashing an ATV into a tree in Warren County in the Town of Stony Creek near Albany, the Warren County Sheriff's office said. Joseph Mahoney, 48, of Yonkers went off-road near Wolf Pond Road, hitting a large tree and being thrown from his Yamaha Grizzly all-terrain vehicle shortly before 9 p.m., the sheriff said. He was taken to Glens Falls Hospital and transferred to Albany Medical Center with potential life-threatening injuries. He was not wearing a helmet, appears to have been going at an excessive speed, the sheriff said. The Stony…

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