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Danbury Teen Arrested While Wrapping Pot For Sale On Main Street Danbury Teen Arrested While Wrapping Pot For Sale On Main Street
Danbury Teen Arrested While Wrapping Pot For Sale On Main Street DANBURY, Conn. -- A 15-year-old boy was arrested on multiple charges after officers spotted him packaging pot for sale in the Walgreens parking lot on Main Street on Monday afternoon, according to police.Officers were conducting surveillance in the parking lot March 14 at 3 p.m. due to continued complaints of a person selling narcotics in that area, according to police. The officers saw the boy ride a bike into the parking lot and then sit down on the sidewalk, said police. The boy looked around several times, then he opened a backpack and removed plastic wrap, according to police. He bega…
Middle School Kids Taking Over Brookfield YMCA Middle School Kids Taking Over Brookfield YMCA
Middle School Kids Taking Over Brookfield YMCA BROOKFIELD, Conn. — The Regional YMCA of Western Connecticut in Brookfield offers a Hoops, Swim and Saturday Nights Middle School Madness event Saturday, Marcy 19 at the Greenknoll Branch. The event is so students from middle school can take over. The facilitiy will be open exclusively to those in the fifth to eighth grades with the following activites: Pool party Open gym and music Basketball Bounce House The cost is $10/Y members; $15/non-members The event is from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at at 2 Huckleberry Hill Road, Brookfield. For information and registration, visit regionalymca.org o…
Letter To The Editor: Put Webcams On Ashford Avenue Letter To The Editor: Put Webcams On Ashford Avenue
Letter To The Editor: Put Webcams On Ashford Avenue GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- The Greenburgh Daily Voice accepts signed and original letters to the editor up to 350 words. To submit your letter, email greenburgh@dailyvoice.com . To the Editor:  Traffic in downtown Ardsley and on surrounding streets is expected to be very bad between now and the end of 2018.  Actually, it's been bad for years. But it is going to get worse. The reason: construction of the Ashford Avenue bridge.  When Rivertowns Square opens up next year it will get even more congested.  To help motorists, first responders, and shoppers cope with the significant traffic congestio…
Assemblywoman Paulin Introduces Bill To Toughen Law On Sex Trafficking Assemblywoman Paulin Introduces Bill To Toughen Law On Sex Trafficking
Assemblywoman Paulin Introduces Bill To Toughen Law On Sex Trafficking SCARSDALE, N.Y. -- New York State Assemblywoman Amy Paulin (D-88th District) has introduced legislation that would eliminate the requirement to prove force, fraud or coercion in prosecutions for sex trafficking in New York, according to an announcement.Under federal law, a person is guilty of sex trafficking if he or she profits from prostitution using force, fraud or coercion, or when the person induced to perform the act is under 18.  Accordingly, a prosecutor would not need to articulate or prove force, fraud or coercion to prosecute a trafficker who exploits a child under 18.  The feder…
WestFair Needs Westchester Volunteer Drivers WestFair Needs Westchester Volunteer Drivers
WestFair Needs Westchester Volunteer Drivers LEWISBORO, N.Y. -- Volunteer drivers are needed in Westchester County to bring people to their medical appointments. WestFair Rides is the organization that provides the service to older adults and those with visual impairments. Among clients, there's a man who recently had a stroke and can't drive, needing to get to physical therapy appointments and a woman with visual requires frequent trips to her opthalmologist, said a release. For information about becoming a volunteer and an application, call (914)764-3533 or email outreach@westfairrides.org
New Rochelle Mayor Bramson Cites Pepe's Place In Economic Address New Rochelle Mayor Bramson Cites Pepe's Place In Economic Address
New Rochelle Mayor Bramson Cites Pepe's Place In Economic Address NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson expressed optimism for the future at his annual State of the City address, calling the city's downtown development "most ambitious" in Hudson Valley. ”Donald Trump may disagree, but good things can come in small packages. For an excellent example, look no further than Pepe’s Place, the entirely unassuming, mainly take-out restaurant on North Avenue, about a block up from City Hall," he said in a recent blog post. Calling the establishment "modest in appearance," food there "packs a wallop," said the mayo…
Rye Brook Mayor Expresses Concern Over Proposed County Airport Agreement Rye Brook Mayor Expresses Concern Over Proposed County Airport Agreement
Rye Brook Mayor Expresses Concern Over Proposed County Airport Agreement RYE BROOK, N.Y. -- Rye Brook Mayor Paul S. Rosenberg is concerned about the impact of proposed legislation that would significantly modify the long-standing Airport Terminal Use Agreement at the Westchester County Airport. The legislation would result in dramatic changes to this regional airport hub, Rosenberg said in a letter. The proposed legislation would change the commercial passenger limit at the airport from 240 passengers per half hour to 11,520 passengers per day, according to Rosenberg. "The concern is that this change may bring a significant increase in flights and passenge…
Greater Fairfield Board of Realtors Presents Pride In Our Homes Contest Greater Fairfield Board of Realtors Presents Pride In Our Homes Contest
Greater Fairfield Board of Realtors Presents Pride In Our Homes Contest FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- The Greater Fairfield Board of Realtors has announced the Spring 2016 Pride in Our Homes contest.The contest comprises the following three categories of homes and landscaping that are focused on green improvements and sustainability: Green Landscaping will explore properties that are utilizing irrigation and composting techniques along with the choice of plantings that are indigenous to the area and are drought resistant or require very little watering. Budget Friendly Green is for people who are already in a home and who are watching their budget, but have explor…
Assemblyman Zebrowski Outlines Assembly's Changes To Cuomo Budget Assemblyman Zebrowski Outlines Assembly's Changes To Cuomo Budget
Assemblyman Zebrowski Outlines Assembly's Changes To Cuomo Budget NEW CITY, N.Y. -- The State Assembly is set to pass its "one house" budget resolution on Tuesday.The following is an overview of initiatives and changes included in the Assembly proposal, as outlined by State Assemblyman Kenneth Zebrowski, D-New City. The Assembly has rejected the STAR program changes that were included in the governor's Executive Budget.  These include the following: Freezing the STAR program, which would prevent taxpayers from getting a modest increase in their deduction.  Changing the program from a property tax reduction to an income tax credit which would c…
Norwalk Police Seek Suspect In Car Break-Ins Norwalk Police Seek Suspect In Car Break-Ins
Norwalk Police Seek Suspect In Car Break-Ins NORWALK, Conn. -- Norwalk police are looking for a man they suspect of burlarizing a vehicle March 6 that was parked outside Uncle Joe's Restaurant & Pizza at 17 Bartlett Ave., Norwalk, said police. The suspect, a black male wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt and dark pants, entered the establishment, asked about pizza and left, according to police. He was allegedly seen two minutes later burglarizing a vehicle parked in the rear of the restaurant, police said. After being confronted, the suspect ran to Tower Lane, where he entered a silver vehicle with tinted windows, possibly a Toyota …
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