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Motorist Extricated After Crash In Lake Lincolndale Motorist Extricated After Crash In Lake Lincolndale
Motorist Extricated After Crash In Lake Lincolndale SOMERS, N.Y. -- Somers firefighters responded to a car crash in the Lake Lincolndale area on Monday that required the extrication of a victim.Somers Fire and EMS along with Westchester County EMS were dispatched to a motor vehicle crash in the area of Juniper and Geranium streets. Units arrived on the scene in under five minutes and went to work on the minor extrication.  The victim was extricated in short order to awaiting EMS personnel.  Units on scene included Car 2443, Rescue 20, Engine 180, Somers EMS and Westchester EMS.

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Politics
Defense Attacks Prosecution Witnesses As Sparks Fly In St. Lawrence Trial Defense Attacks Prosecution Witnesses As Sparks Fly In St. Lawrence Trial
Defense Attacks Prosecution Witnesses As Sparks Fly In St. Lawrence Trial RAMAPO, N.Y. -- Sparks flew Wednesday during closing arguments in the Christopher St. Lawrence fraud trial, when defense attorney Michael Burke attacked the government's key witnesses credibility, according to multiple reports. Burke told jurors that the Ramapo supervisor did nothing dishonest in his handling of the town's finances, but instead, was working in the town's favor, said News 12. The feisty lawyer instead pointed a finger toward Aaron Troodler and Melissa Reimer as being untruthful in their testimony about St. Lawerence's financial dealings. Troodler,  St. Lawrence's alleged co…

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Schools
Yonkers Schools Could Lay Off Two Dozen Employees Yonkers Schools Could Lay Off Two Dozen Employees
Yonkers Schools Could Lay Off Two Dozen Employees YONKERS, N.Y. --  Up to 24 Yonkers school employees could lose their jobs next year due to a funding shortfall that is causing a tightening of next year's school budget, according to Yonkers Schools Superintendent Edwin Quezada. Quezada, who is proposing a revised budget of $590.3 million, made the announcement on Tuesday, May 9 to members of the Board of Education, said Schools Spokeswoman Jerilynne Fierstein. The superintendent said he did not want to make the cuts but did not have the money to sustain the current level of staffing. The layoffs could include a combination of teachers, sc…

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Police & Fire
Ramapo Doctor Sentenced For Plot To Kill Wife Ramapo Doctor Sentenced For Plot To Kill Wife
Ramapo Doctor Sentenced For Plot To Kill Wife A 43-year-old Ramapo podiatrist was sentenced Wednesday to five to 15 years in state prison for plotting with his girlfriend to have his wife killed, according to the Rockland County District Attorney's Office. Ira Bernstein along with his girlfriend Kelly Gribeluk, 36, of Airmont, were accused of hiring a hitman for $100,000 to run over Bernstein's wife, Susan Berstein.  Gribeluk received a four to 12-year sentence for her part in the murder-for-hire plot, said the DA's office. Videotapes, audio recordings, and wiretaps showed the duo plotting the killing with another man, offering to pay…

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Lifestyle
Westchester Parents Warned To Be On Lookout For Tiny 'Seed' Ticks Westchester Parents Warned To Be On Lookout For Tiny 'Seed' Ticks
Westchester Parents Warned To Be On Lookout For Tiny 'Seed' Ticks A new tick-related warning has emerged. This time it's for seed ticks, or teeny-tiny ticks (think poppy seeds) that are still developing into adult ticks and parents are urged to be on the lookout, according to countryliving.com. The hoopla surrounding seed ticks began last year when a mother posted pictures on Facebook of her daughter covered in bites from seed ticks. The young girl became ill from the bites and required a doctor's care. According to wisegeek.com, although some smaller types of ticks are called seed ticks, the name generally refers to the stage in a tick's growth before i…

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Police & Fire
Detectives Pursuing New Leads In 2012 Eugene Palmer Rockland Murder Case Detectives Pursuing New Leads In 2012 Eugene Palmer Rockland Murder Case
Detectives Pursuing New Leads In 2012 Eugene Palmer Rockland Murder Case ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- It's been almost five years since Stony Point resident Eugene Palmer was accused of gunning down his daughter-in-law, but Haverstraw police are still hot on his trail and following every lead. Including acting on new information that has led the determined Haverstraw detectives out of state. "We are in a proactive mode and the case is ongoing," said Haverstraw Det. Sgt. Goerge Lutz. "We have recently received new information that has led our investigation out of state." Palmer, 78, whose family has lived for generations in Stony Point, is wanted…

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News
Dutchess EMS Hosting Public Forums To Discuss State Of Service Dutchess EMS Hosting Public Forums To Discuss State Of Service
Dutchess EMS Hosting Public Forums To Discuss State Of Service DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- The Dutchess County Emergency Medical Services Task Force will host two public forums over the next several weeks to present the findings of the task force’s report, which takes a look at the current state of EMS in the county.  The meetings will be held on Tuesday, May 23 at 7 p.m. at the Amenia Town Hall, at 4988 Route 22, and on Thursday, June 1 at 7 p.m. at the Dutchess County Department of Emergency Response, located at 392 Creek Road in the Town of Hyde Park. The report, released earlier this year, details the patchwork and fragmented system of EMS throughout …

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Lifestyle
Defensive Driving Course Coming To Bedford Defensive Driving Course Coming To Bedford
Defensive Driving Course Coming To Bedford BEDFORD, N.Y. -- With so many hazards facing drivers on the roads today, the Bedford Fire Department is hosting a two-night defensive driving course for residents on Tuesday, May 23 and Thursday, May 25.The class, which begins at 7 p.m. will be held at the firehouse, 34 Village Green, in Bedford. There are up to 15 spots available on a first-come-first-served basis. If you would like to attend email, scarmody@bedfordfire.com. You must sign up to attend. No walk-ins. 

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Police & Fire
Officer Claims Clarkstown PD Monitored Residents' Social Media Officer Claims Clarkstown PD Monitored Residents' Social Media
Officer Claims Clarkstown PD Monitored Residents' Social Media CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. -- During the third day of testimony Tuesday in the disciplinary hearing of suspended Clarkstown Police Chief Michael Sullivan, a police officer revealed the department monitored residents' social media accounts, according to lohud.com.During the testimony, Officer Kara Donahue said she was asked by the former director of the county's Special Intelligence Unit, Sgt. Stephen Cole-Hatchard, to collect information from a Facebook account that was questioning the high costs of running the department, reported lohud.com. The account, which was publicly available, supported Superv…

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Schools
Dutchess Voters Approve School Budgets, Keep Incumbent School Board Members Dutchess Voters Approve School Budgets, Keep Incumbent School Board Members
Dutchess Voters Approve School Budgets, Keep Incumbent School Board Members DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- A majority of Dutchess Count voters who headed to the polls Tuesday approved proposed school budgets and returned incumbent school board members to their seats with few exceptions. Here's a look at voting across the county: Arlington: Voters approved $205.1 million budget with a pair of propositions on passenger buses, minivans and vans and $18.495 million on transportation, maintenance, and building upgrades. School-board candidates Ed McCormick, Charles McLeod and Steve Rossi, who were unopposed, retain their seats. Dover:  Voters approved Dover's proposed $31.5 …

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