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Leapin' Lizard! Unwanted Nanuet Iguana 'Felix' Finds New Home Leapin' Lizard! Unwanted Nanuet Iguana 'Felix' Finds New Home
Leapin' Lizard! Unwanted Nanuet Iguana 'Felix' Finds New Home NANUET, N.Y. --  Good news. Felix the 4-foot-lizard found by a Nanuet man in his front yard has a new home.  Scott Paness of Nanuet was working in his front yard Wednesday when he looked down and found a new friend, a 4-foot-long iguana with spiky thorns along its back. Not wanting to give the creature to just anyone, Paness set out to find his owner, including sending Daily Voice photos and information. On Thursday, Paness decided to take matters into his own hands and began knocking on some doors in the neighborhood. "I found my neighbor who used to own the iguana," Paness sai…

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Business
Monsey Among Worst Places In U.S. For Credit Card Debt Monsey Among Worst Places In U.S. For Credit Card Debt
Monsey Among Worst Places In U.S. For Credit Card Debt ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Residents who live in Monsey, a hamlet of Ramapo, might want to rethink their credit card use after a recent study ranked the hamlet as being the fifth worst place in the country for credit card debt. According to a study by WalletHub, the average credit card holder has an outstanding balance of $5,849 with a collective nationwide balance of $927.1 billion in 2016.  In Monsey, the average balance was $7,569 with an average income of $18,825, or 41 percent of their income, according to Business Insider. In the study, WalletHub looked at the average credit card balan…

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Police & Fire
Two Officers Injured In Scuffle With Westchester County Jail Inmate Two Officers Injured In Scuffle With Westchester County Jail Inmate
Two Officers Injured In Scuffle With Westchester County Jail Inmate Two Westchester County Correction officers were injured Tuesday during a struggle with an inmate in the behavioral health unit at the county jail. According to Alonzo West, president of the Westchester County Corrections Officers' Benevolent Association, one officer suffered a broken ankle and a broken wrist, while another suffered injuries to their knee and back. Both are off duty while they heal. West said dealing with inmates who have mental disorders can be hard for officers who don't have formal training. Add the recent opioid epidemic and the local homeless problem to the mix and corr…

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News
Details Emerge In Mohegan Lake School Bus Crash That Sends 7 To Hospital Details Emerge In Mohegan Lake School Bus Crash That Sends 7 To Hospital
Details Emerge In Mohegan Lake School Bus Crash That Sends 7 To Hospital This story has been updated. WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Six pre-school children and one adult were transported to Hudson Valley Hospital early Friday following a multi-vehicle crash on Crompond Road involving a school bus. According to Trooper Melissa McMorris with the New York State Police, the students were not injured but were taken to the hospital for an evaluation only because their parents were not on scene, as required by law. The crash was caused when a dump truck rear-ended a car. The car then struck the rear of the school bus, McMorris said. The driver of the car suffered a min…

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Obituaries
Services Scheduled For Popular Bartender Killed In Mount Pleasant Crash Services Scheduled For Popular Bartender Killed In Mount Pleasant Crash
Services Scheduled For Popular Bartender Killed In Mount Pleasant Crash Services for Jason "Jay" Shenkman, 32, who was killed in a car crash on Wednesday, will be held Friday at the Yorktown Funeral Home.Shenkman, the popular bar manager at the Chophouse Grille in Mahopac, was killed when his 2008 Audi A6 was traveling northbound on the Taconic State Parkway when he reportedly lost control and entered the median where the vehicle struck several trees before coming to rest, state police said. Friends on Facebook expressed shock and sadness at his passing, saying they would miss his smiling face. Shenkman had worked at the restaurant since it opened in …

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Police & Fire
Thieves Scam Clarkstown Woman Of $12K, Police Say Thieves Scam Clarkstown Woman Of $12K, Police Say
Thieves Scam Clarkstown Woman Of $12K, Police Say ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. --  The Clarkstown Police Department is warning of a scam in which thieves made away with $12,000 from a local resident. Case No. 11-- The Clarkstown Police recently responded to the home of an 81-year-old female victim from Nanuet for a report of a past fraud.  The woman told the officer who responded that she received a phone call from an unknown person she initially believed to be her grandson. The caller said that he had been arrested along with two friends during a traffic stop. He and his friends were arrested because they had marijuana and a scale in the car, Cl…

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Police & Fire
School Bus Crash In Mohegan Lake Sends Seven To Hospital School Bus Crash In Mohegan Lake Sends Seven To Hospital
School Bus Crash In Mohegan Lake Sends Seven To Hospital This story has been updated. WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Six pre-school children and one adult were transported to Hudson Valley Hospital early Friday following a multi-vehicle crash on Crompond Road involving a school bus. According to Trooper Melissa McMorris with the New York State Police, the students were not injured but were taken to the hospital for an evaluation only because their parents were not on scene, as required by law. The crash was caused when a dump truck rear-ended a car. The car then struck the rear of the school bus, McMorris said. The driver of the car suffered a min…

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Real Estate
$4.75M Dover Property Offers 344 Acres, Three Ponds $4.75M Dover Property Offers 344 Acres, Three Ponds
$4.75M Dover Property Offers 344 Acres, Three Ponds Calling all outdoorsmen -- and women -- who might have an extra $4.7 million handy to spend on 344-plus acres of spectacular unrestricted land perfect for hunting, hiking, and fishing. The property, at 371 Halls Corner Road, in Dover Plains, also features a home that is split into a duplex with six bedrooms, four bathrooms, plus a cottage and a barn complex for horses or wildlife. But any new owners will want to be outside viewing the open vistas of the Taconic range and the property's three ponds and a lake. Click here to view the entire listing. 

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Lifestyle
'Big Truck Day' Returns To White Plains 'Big Truck Day' Returns To White Plains
'Big Truck Day' Returns To White Plains WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- It's one of the little one's favorite days of the year -- Big Truck Day -- and it's coming back to White Plains for all to enjoy on Saturday, May 13. Held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Gedney Recycling Yard, 85 Gedney Way, the interactive day of fun offers children (and big children) a chance to learn about, see, touch, sit in, sound the sirens, honk the horns and even operate some of the biggest vehicles in the city’s fleet. Vehicles on display and providing demonstrations are from the city’s Department of Public Works, Police and Fire departments and Trans Care Ambul…

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Real Estate
579-Acre Pawling Property Hits Market For $3.9M 579-Acre Pawling Property Hits Market For $3.9M
579-Acre Pawling Property Hits Market For $3.9M PAWLING, N.Y. -- Rolling open pastures and almost 600 acres of privacy on Route 22 in Pawling is ready for the taking for anyone who might have $3.9 million to hand over. The acreage, which is surrounded by woodlands, has 11 ponds and 2 streams, is perfect for horse or nature lovers. The millions won't get you a house,  but there is a 4,000-square-foot barn on the land that would be a perfect place for bunking in or hosting parties until a house is built.  So, if you dream of running through acres of rolling land or wading through pristine ponds, then this is the perfect property for you. …

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