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Westchester Man, 32, Killed When Audi Crashes Into Trees Westchester Man, 32, Killed When Audi Crashes Into Trees
Westchester Man, 32, Killed When Audi Crashes Into Trees WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- A 32-year-old Westchester man was killed in a one-car fatal crash around midnight on the Taconic State Parkway early Wednesday in Mount Pleasant, state police said. A 2008 Audi A6, operated by Jason G. Shenkman of Mohegan Lake, was traveling northbound on the Taconic State Parkway when he reportedly lost control of the Audi and entered the median where the vehicle struck several trees before coming to rest, said Trooper Melissa McMorris of the New York State Police. Firefighters from both Briarcliff Manor and Hawthorne responded and extricated the man from the ca…

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Man Who Backs Into Police Car Charged With DWI, Orangetown PD Says Man Who Backs Into Police Car Charged With DWI, Orangetown PD Says
Man Who Backs Into Police Car Charged With DWI, Orangetown PD Says ORANGETOWN, N.Y. -- A man who had too much to drink backed into an Orangetown Police car on Sunday, according to the Orangetown Police. Jose Guardao of Brooklyn, 27, backed into the police car when he was leaving a parking spot on Artopee Way around 5:24 a.m., police said. When officers spoke to Guardao they smelled alcohol and he had slurred speech and bloodshot eyes, police added. After failing numerous field sobriety tests, Guardao was arrested and charged with DWI. During his arrest, officers also found marijuana, so the charge of possession of marijuana was added, police said. Once at…

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Schools
Robotics Team From Red Hook Wins World Championships Award Robotics Team From Red Hook Wins World Championships Award
Robotics Team From Red Hook Wins World Championships Award DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- The Red Hook High School robotics team -- the RoboRaiders -- recently captured a championship award for outstanding community service when they competed at the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) Robotics World Championships in St. Louis. The RoboRaiders were one of only a handful of teams from New York and 128 teams from all over the U.S. and 10 foreign countries to compete during the event.  The student-run team has been successful at local, regional, and state contests for the past four years, and this was their first opportunity to compete at the national and internation…

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Police & Fire
Inmate, 20, Caught Trying To Escape From Rockland Correctional Facility Inmate, 20, Caught Trying To Escape From Rockland Correctional Facility
Inmate, 20, Caught Trying To Escape From Rockland Correctional Facility ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. --  An inmate at the Rockland County Jail was caught Tuesday trying to escape by cutting through a plexiglass cell window, according to Sheriff Louis Falco. Julio Lema-Caguana, 20, who was being held at the jail on a charge of sexual misconduct, was caught trying to cut through the layers of his cell window during a routine cell inspection, said Det. Lt. Ted Brovarski. Brovarski said Lema-Caguana used improvised tools to attempt the escape. He also attempted to remove concrete from the frame of another cell window. After the discovery, Lema-Caguana was charged with at…

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News
Mount Pleasant Settles Wrongful Death Suit With Family Of Football Player Mount Pleasant Settles Wrongful Death Suit With Family Of Football Player
Mount Pleasant Settles Wrongful Death Suit With Family Of Football Player WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- The parents of Danroy "D.J." Henry Jr., a football player at Pace University who was killed during an encounter with police officers in 2010, have settled their civil suit against the Town of Mount Pleasant.Henry was shot and killed when a police officer knocked on the driver's side window of Henry's car as he was parked in a fire lane outside of Finnegan's Bar & Grill in Thornwood.  Officers from both Pleasantville and Mount Pleasant shot at the car, police said. Although the financial terms of the settlement were not made public, they did include …

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SUEZ Workshops On Customer Assistance Programs Set For RCC SUEZ Workshops On Customer Assistance Programs Set For RCC
Suez Workshops On Customer Assistance Programs Set For RCC ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- SUEZ Water New York will hold two workshops on May 15 and June 22 to discuss the company's proposed programs to provide financial assistance and other incentives for qualified Rockland customers.  Earlier this year, as part of the rate case settlement, the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) directed the company to study the feasibility of developing programs to assist low-income customers. The workshops are part of that process. Company officials will present a proposed low-income discount program as well as a low-income rebate program at the meetings sc…

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Giving It Their Best Shot: Ramapo PD Holds Firearms Range Day Giving It Their Best Shot: Ramapo PD Holds Firearms Range Day
Giving It Their Best Shot: Ramapo PD Holds Firearms Range Day RAMAPO, N.Y. -- Members of the Ramapo Police department were busy Tuesday sharpening their weapons skills during a tactical firearms range training day.All members of the department have to qualify annually in the use of their firearms and issued weapons.  Of course, officers were still on the street to protect residents. They rotate training days so someone is always "on duty."

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Seen Him? Man Steals Woman's Phone From Sloatsburg Dunkin' Donuts Seen Him? Man Steals Woman's Phone From Sloatsburg Dunkin' Donuts
Seen Him? Man Steals Woman's Phone From Sloatsburg Dunkin' Donuts ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Police are asking for the public's help in locating a man wearing a brace and walking with a cane who stole a woman's cell phone from the Sloatsburg Dunkin Donuts on Saturday. The incident occurred around 8:30 a.m. when the village resident entered the Dunkin Donuts on Route 17, ordered and paid for her items, but accidentally left her cell phone on the counter, Ramapo Police said. Shortly after a man wearing a brace and walking with a cane can be seen on surveillance video picking up the phone. Police are trying to identify the man for questioning.  Anyone with info…

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Sports
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred Of Tarrytown To Be Honored At Tappan Hill MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred Of Tarrytown To Be Honored At Tappan Hill
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred Of Tarrytown To Be Honored At Tappan Hill WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Some 150 local children with life-threatening medical conditions will get a helping hand from Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred when he's honored Friday at this year's annual Hudson Valley Make-A-Wish Ball. The gala, which is the chapter’s biggest fundraiser each year, will get underway at 6 p.m., at the historic Abigail Kirsch at Tappan Hill Mansion, the former estate of Mark Twain, in Tarrytown. Manfred, along with hundreds of other guests and community leaders from throughout the Hudson Valley, will pay tribute to the courage of the more than 2,50…

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Real Estate
Historic Yonkers Church May Be Razed For Apartment Tower Historic Yonkers Church May Be Razed For Apartment Tower
Historic Yonkers Church May Be Razed For Apartment Tower YONKERS, N.Y. -- One of Yonkers oldest churches may soon be home to a 156-unit apartment tower and parking garage if approved by the Yonkers Planning Board when it's presented during Wednesday's meeting. The church, the former Christian Life Fellowship Church at 40-48 Hudson St., which dates back to 1874, was sold last year to Hudson Holdings NY LLC of Kew Gardens, New York for $4.7 million, according to lohud.com. If approved by the board, the church would be razed and replaced with 156 apartment units and a 153-car parking lot, according to the site plans submitted for review. In additio…

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