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Driver Charged In Series Of Crashes On Main Street In Ridgefield Driver Charged In Series Of Crashes On Main Street In Ridgefield
Driver Charged In Series Of Crashes On Main Street In Ridgefield RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- A string of car crashes and chase by police on Main Street in Ridgefield Sunday concluded with the apprehension of a driver, according to the Ridgefield Press. Witnesses reportedly said the police chase was in pursuit of a possibly stolen vehicle and the incident began in the vicinity of Copps Hill Plaza, the article said. The car chase involved fast speeds and the driver allegedly hit a minimum of four vehicles, according to the Ridgefield Press. The suspect, a man in his 20's, then reportedly ran off but police caught him, the Ridgefield Press reported. Click here to…
Giants Star Honors Slain Hudson Valley Athlete Giants Star Honors Slain Hudson Valley Athlete
Giants Star Honors Slain Hudson Valley Athlete MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. -- Slain firefighter Justin Speights was honored Sunday before the Giants game when his photo on the locker of Odell Beckham Jr. was tweeted by a communications official. Afterwards, a photo of the wide receiver was tweeted of him holding the picture with the hashtag #GiantsForJustin," according to Time Warner Cable News, Hudson Valley. The 20-year-old was the victim of a homicide at a New Year's house party on Paddock Drive in the town of Crawford in Orange County. Justin Speights, a former scholar-athlete at Pine Bush High School, was stabbed to death after he tried…
Novartis Suffern, Montebello Property Could Sell Early This Year Novartis Suffern, Montebello Property Could Sell Early This Year
Novartis Suffern, Montebello Property Could Sell Early This Year RAMAPO, N.Y. -- As soon as the current winter an agreement could be reached over the sale of 160 acres owned by Novartis pharmaceutical in Suffern (a part is located in Montebello), according to lohud.com. The large campus, a former producer of tablets, capsules, vials and inhalation products for Novartis closed two years ago. In 2014, the company said the pharmaceutical division would be restructured and 20 or more sites would close, inclusive of the site in Rockland County, the article says. The property's listing broker is Andrew Merin, of Cushman and Wakefield's Metropolitan Area Capita…
Lawmaker Proposes Ward System For East Ramapo Schools Lawmaker Proposes Ward System For East Ramapo Schools
Lawmaker Proposes Ward System For East Ramapo Schools RAMAPO, N.Y. -- Voting in East Ramapo's school board elections could change from townwide balloting to a district-by-district vote, a consideration suggested by Assemblyman Kenneth Zebrowski, D-New City, says lohud.com.Zebrowski proposed the idea on a public radio broadcast, "The Capitol Pressroom," according to the article. The remarks come on the heels of a panel recommendation Dec. 14 to make improvements in the Rockland County district. One of these is to make a law that a public school student's parent must serve on the school board, lohud.com says. Changes to the composition…
Checkers Looks To Dish Up Burgers In Greater Bridgeport Area Checkers Looks To Dish Up Burgers In Greater Bridgeport Area
Checkers Looks To Dish Up Burgers In Greater Bridgeport Area BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- The Checkers chain of drive-thru restaurants will be coming to Connecticut next year, according to the Hartford Courant.There will be "leases signed, construction underway and stores opening," Checkers director of franchise development John Palumbo told the Courant.  The story did not identify the timing and locations of the restaurants, but said the burger chain will be along the I-95 corridor in the Bridgeport and New Haven area. Checkers is famous for its double drive-thru design and its menu of burgers, sandwiches and fries. Checkers joined forces with Ral…
Heroin Use Among High School Students Rises Heroin Use Among High School Students Rises
Heroin Use Among High School Students Rises The use of opioids like heroin among students in high school and younger is on the rise in the region as school counselors seek ways to fight drug addiction, says a lohud.com article.In the last school year, nine students from high schools in Westchester reportedly told Student Assistance Services counselors about their use of heroin, according to the story. The painkiller Oxycodone was reportedly used by 59 students from 33 high schools, and 29 students said they used Percocet with no prescription, lohud.com says. In the present school year SAS counselors from 29 schools reportedly got &qu…
Congers Bee Alive Founder Espouses Benefits Of Royal Jelly Congers Bee Alive Founder Espouses Benefits Of Royal Jelly
Congers Bee Alive Founder Espouses Benefits Of Royal Jelly CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. -- In 1980, Madeline Balletta, founder of Bee Alive in Congers could barely move or get out of bed to care for her children. She started the 35-year-old company, which sells ingestible and skin care products made from Royal Jelly, a rare and unique substance from the beehive, after a "miraculous" experience after using the product, daughter Lori Balletta recounts. “My mother struggled day to day when we were kids," Balletta said. Unable to locate fresh, non-freeze dried Royal Jelly in the United States, she was able to locate some in London, England. She the…
Metro North Trains Slowing Down in Eastchester Metro North Trains Slowing Down in Eastchester
Metro North Trains Slowing Down in Eastchester EASTCHESTER, N.Y. -- Metro North trains traveling northbound from the Leewood Country Club in Eastchester to the Harney Road Bridge have been slowing down lately. While trains usually operate at up to 60 miles per hour through that section of track, they are temporarily limited to 30 miles per hour because of a track condition, explained Aaron Donovan, a spokesman for Metro North. "There had been a drainage problem on one of the two tracks along that stretch that has since been repaired, but crews must return to perform some surfacing work in order to get the stone ballast that underli…
Pelham Yearbook Finalist Selected For Prestigious Award Pelham Yearbook Finalist Selected For Prestigious Award
Pelham Yearbook Finalist Selected For Prestigious Award PELHAM, N.Y. -- The Pelham Memorial High School Yearbook Pelican is among finalists to receive the Columbia Scholastic Press Association Crown Awards. Sixty-five yearbook publications were chosen as finalists for the awards to be presented in March 2016 at ceremonies in New York City.  These yearbook publications were published during the 2014-15 academic year. The Crown Awards honor top student publications chosen from association’s members. Crowns are selected for overall excellence in a head-to-head comparison. Crown Finalists are not nominees but actual winners. Some will be announc…
Owner Of Pitbull Found In Patterson Sought Owner Of Pitbull Found In Patterson Sought
Owner Of Pitbull Found In Patterson Sought PATTERSON, N.Y. -- The Putnam Humane Society found a pitbull Christmas Eve, Dec. 24 on Rutland Drive in Patterson, N.Y.He is a brindle and white male. Anyone with information about the lost dog is asked to call (845) 225-7777.
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