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K Reakes

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Cortlandt Manor Native Leah Galant Awarded Sundance Ignite Fellowship CORTLANDT, N.Y. -- For documentary filmmaker and Ithaca College alumna Leah Galant of Cortlandt Manor, attending this year's Sundance Film Festival as a Sundance Institute's Ignite fellow, being exposed to the event was also a way to help map her future. "I'm really excited to be a part of a support system that can help me navigate this tricky life after graduation," said Galant, said the 2015 graduate. "I'm excited to be a part of this larger community that really wants me to succeed and continue making projects. The Sundance Ignite program provides 15 fellows aged 18-24 wi…

by K Reakes

02/20/2017

News

State Issues Warning On Tax Season Scams Taxpayers beware, the state is warning tax preparers and human resource officials of several new scams that have hit at least 37 companies throughout the state, affecting thousands of taxpayers. "As technology continues to advance, cyber thieves and scammers are using more and more sophisticated methods to try and steal personal information to defraud hardworking New Yorkers," said Gov. Andrew Cuomo. "There must be zero tolerance for these schemes and I encourage everyone – especially those in these fields – to remain vigilant and immediately report any suspicious inquiries to…

by Daily Voice

02/19/2017

Police & Fire

Man In Trench Coat Reportedly Took Photos Near School, North Castle PD Says NEW CASTLE, N.Y. -- North Castle Police officers received a report from the Byram Hills bus garage of a suspicious man in a green trench coat taking pictures near the school grounds. Officers responded, but could not locate the man, police said. Other police blotter calls of interest included: On Tuesday, officers received complaints about a suspicious vehicle parked in the cul de sac of Deer Trail. A caller told officers that he approached the vehicle and believed the occupants were using some sort of hard drugs and they asked him not to call the police, police said. The vehicle then fl…

by K Reakes

02/19/2017

Police & Fire

Video: Police Seek Public's Help In Pearl River Larceny Investigation PEARL RIVER, N.Y. -- Orangetown Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a thief caught on video on Monday stealing from a car on Burdick Road in Pearl River. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Orangetown Police Department Detective Bureau at 845-359-2121. The department is also reminding residents to lock their vehicles and to remove all valuables. Click here to view the video.

by K Reakes

02/19/2017

Police & Fire

Supermarket Shoplifter Caught In Ramapo RAMAPO, N.Y. -- A 63-year-old man found himself behind bars Tuesday after stealing from a local supermarket and then running from police, Ramapo police said.Police responded to the store after receiving a report of a shoplifter. When officers arrived on scene they located a man matching the description of the shoplifter walking along the railroad tracks behind the store, police said. A foot pursuit ensued and the man was caught a short time later, police said. The unidentified man, who police said is homeless, is being held at the Rockland County Jail on $10,000 bail.

by K Reakes

02/19/2017

News

Arrests Of Three Burglary Suspects Top Week's News In Westchester WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- The following is a round-up of the top stories of the week in Westchester County. An extensive, multi-jurisdictional law enforcement investigation resulted in the Scarsdale Police Department arresting three men who are accused of burglary this week. A New Rochelle teenager is facing life in prison after being found guilty by a jury of murdering an Iona College student last year. A 24-year-old Norwalk man is facing assault and numerous other criminal charges after he led Westchester County Police on a chase Wednesday night on the Hutchinson River Parkway, rammed t…

by K Reakes

02/19/2017

News

Cropsey Farm Earns Spot In Historic Register NEW CITY, N.Y. -- It's official, New City's 25-acre Blauvelt-Cropsey Farm is historic, according to multiple sources. The designation by the National Park Service on Jan. 30, placing the farm on the National Register of Historic Places, could be the key that will lead to grants needed to restore the farm's deteriorating massive red barn, said lohud.com. Rockland County and the Town of Clarkstown paid $6.5 million to Jim and Pat Cropsey in 2006 for the farm. The Cropsey's still live in the main farmhouse and will continue to do so for $1 a year for life, added lohud.com. Called one of the f…

by K Reakes

02/19/2017

News

Two Rescued From Overturned Van Crash Tops Week's News In Putnam PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- The following is a round-up of the top stories of the week for Putnam County. Patterson firefighters rescued two people Friday who were trapped inside a van that ran off the road in Putnam, officials said. A tech "marketplace" will be featured immediately prior to Putnam County Executive MaryEllen Odell's State of the County address. One of the nation's largest and most anticipated restaurant weeks, The Valley Table’s Spring 2017 Hudson Valley Restaurant Week, is taking place March 6-19. Several students at Carmel High School won awards at a future business…

by Kathy Reakes

02/19/2017

News

Shooting Death Of Northern Westchester Grandfather Tops Week's News NORTHERN WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- The following is a round-up of the top stories of the week for northern Westchester County. A 16-year-old boy who is a suspect in the St. Louis shooting death of Dr. Kenneth Spalter of Pound Ridge has been detained, St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson said on Twitter. Veronica Hallock, the missing 24-year-old Croton-on-Hudson woman , was spotted by a young man getting off a southbound Metro-North train in Ossining shortly after 3 p.m. on Tuesday according to her sister Emily Hallock. Westchester native Dan Scavino, the White House Social Media Director, to…

by K Reakes

02/19/2017

Lifestyle

New York Times Puts Spotlight On Port Chester PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- Residents of Port Chester already known it's a desirable place to live with a vibrant downtown, great home prices and a good school district. Thanks to a recent feature in the New York Times, thousands of others may now be giving the once deteriorating, high-crime area a second look. The revitalization of the area began in 1999, and since then, the 2.4-square-mile Westchester County village has become a mecca for shopping and luxury homes, while still being affordable for more middle-income residents, the paper found. What made the paper take a new look at the once bl…

by K Reakes

02/18/2017

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