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Police & Fire
Putnam Valley Man Charged With Presenting Fictitious Vehicle Title Putnam Valley Man Charged With Presenting Fictitious Vehicle Title
Putnam Valley Man Charged With Presenting Fictitious Vehicle Title WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. -- New York State Police arrested a Puntam Valley man Tuesday, Dec. 15, following an investigation into his alleged presentation of a fictitious vehicle title when registering a car at the Department of Motor Vehicles in Wappingers Falls.The charges stem from an incident in which Barry I. Drabin-Gray, 48, allegedly presented the fictitious New Jersey title and New York State Department of Motor Vehicles paperwork at the DMV office in September of 2014, police said. The New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the New York State Department of Motor Veh…

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News
Bridgeport Faces $20 Million Budget Shortfall Bridgeport Faces $20 Million Budget Shortfall
Bridgeport Faces $20 Million Budget Shortfall BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – Because there is a budget shortfall of $20 million Bridgeport mayor Joe Ganim, his advisors, and the City Council will have to reduce expenses to find revenue during the holiday period, according to the Connecticut Post. The administration learned the news Wednesday night that the city overestimated its revenues by $5.6 million, the Connecticut Post reported. Bridgeport's present fiscal year budget estimates $2.7 million in back tax payments, $1.4 million in more aid from the state, $1 million in payments for overtime outside and $520,00 in uncollected rents from Webster…

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Submissions From Rockland County Teen Writers Sought For Book Submissions From Rockland County Teen Writers Sought For Book
Submissions From Rockland County Teen Writers Sought For Book ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Rockland County teenagers may enter their submissions to the The Teen Librarian Division of the Library Association of Rockland County's SCRAWL: Rockland Teens Write 2016 and get published. The first collection of works of fiction, non-fiction and poetry written by teenagers in Rockland County is due out May 13. The contest is open to anyone in grades 6-12 that lives in Rockland County.  Submissions may be no longer than 2000 words in length.  This will be a juried publication featuring guest editors Carolyn MacCullough, Emmy Laybourne, and JG Faherty. A separate…

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Alert For Missing 21-Year-Old Canceled Alert For Missing 21-Year-Old Canceled
Alert For Missing 21-Year-Old Canceled This story has been updated. Update: The Missing Vulnerable Adult Alert for 21-year-old Samuel Schossig of Seaford, N.Y., issued early Thursday morning has been canceled. The further information was immediately available. Original report: A Missing Vulnerable Adult Alert has been issued relating to the disappearance of Samuel Schossig, 21, of Seaford, N.Y., in Nassau County early Thursday morning. Schossig is a white male, 5-11 inches tall and weighing 180 pounds. He has brown hair and brown eyes and was last seen wearing New York Rangers pajama pants, a black Carhartt jacket and black …

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$4 M Restoration For Reflecting Pool At Kensico Dam Gains Approval $4 M Restoration For Reflecting Pool At Kensico Dam Gains Approval
$4 M Restoration For Reflecting Pool At Kensico Dam Gains Approval VALHALLA, N.Y. -- Westchester County legislators have approved a $4 million restoration of the reflecting pool and cascade fountains at the base of the Kensico Dam in Valhalla, according to lohud.com.The county Board of Legislators this week approved borrowing for the project after it was advanced by County Executive Rob Astorino as part of a $1.8 billion county budget deal for next year, the report says. The pool has been dry since 2007, when a leak in the pool's system of plumbing became evident, according to the article. Here's the full story.

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Police & Fire
Somers Plans Revisions To Comprehensive Plan Somers Plans Revisions To Comprehensive Plan
Somers Plans Revisions To Comprehensive Plan SOMERS, N.Y. -- Plans to revise Somers Comprehensive Plan moved forward Dec. 10 when a public hearing was held during the Town Board's meeting on the draft document, says The Examiner News. Previously called the Master Plan, it hasn't been updated since 1994, according to the report. The town hired consultant Frank Fish who along with Town Planner Syrette Dym will bring the document up to date, says the article. The consultant utilizing information assembled by volunteers of the Master Plan Committee drom 2002 to 2008. In the article, Fish explained that a Comprehensive Plan is “a vision …

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Politics
State Invests $2M To Help Charter Communications With HQ Move To Stamford State Invests $2M To Help Charter Communications With HQ Move To Stamford
State Invests $2M To Help Charter Communications With HQ Move To Stamford STAMFORD, -- Elected officials applauded the State Bond Commission's $2 million grant-in-aid investment in Charter Communications Inc., which recently moved its headquarters to Stamford, bringing hundreds of jobs and millions of dollars in investment.“In Connecticut, we are attracting industry leading employers to create high-quality jobs with good benefits to grow our economy,” said State Sen. Carlo Leone (D-Stamford and Darien). “We compete aggressively to attract new companies and support ones that call Connecticut home,” said Gov., Dannel P. Malloy. “Charter’s decision to make Stamford i…

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Business
Fairfield Gourmet Bean Dip Company Launches Kickstarter Campaign Fairfield Gourmet Bean Dip Company Launches Kickstarter Campaign
Fairfield Gourmet Bean Dip Company Launches Kickstarter Campaign FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Artisan food company YumElish Food in Fairfield has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to scale up its production and expand its distribution, as well as to support the Connecticut Food Bank. The company, a gourmet bean dip producer, plans to donate a jar of dip to the food bank for every reward over $20 pledged to the campaign. YumElish SkinEdip Gourmet Dips and spreads are small batch crafted from fresh cooked beans, fresh lemon or lime juice, fresh roasted garlic, and fresh herbs and spices like fresh plum tomatoes, jalapenos, basil and rosemary.  Since …

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Events
Tech Help, ESL, Movie, Story Times At Rutherford Library Tech Help, ESL, Movie, Story Times At Rutherford Library
Tech Help, ESL, Movie, Story Times At Rutherford Library RUTHERFORD, N.J. – An array of offerings in January are available to adults and children at the Rutherford Public Library, 150 Park Ave. By appointment, participants may take advantage of the library’s Tech Tutor services to provide personalized instruction on downloading free e-books, e-magazines, audio books, music and movies to personal devices. Librarians also can assist with research, setting up e-mail accounts and basic computer instruction. The following adult programs are being offered (participants must register for all activities): English Conversation Group begins Thursday, Jan…

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Business
Eversource Attributes Investments In Power Grid To Less Outages Eversource Attributes Investments In Power Grid To Less Outages
Eversource Attributes Investments In Power Grid To Less Outages FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Power outages are happening less frequently and are resolved more quickly due to to significant investments in Connecticut’s electric grid, Eversource saidThis year, Eversource invested $750 million in improvements to its Connecticut system.  “The reliability improvements we’re seeing clearly show our investments in the electric system are benefiting our customers,” said Ken Bowes, vice president of Connecticut engineering at Eversource. “We all remember the historic storms of the last several years – building a better, stronger, smarter grid will improve reliabili…

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