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Police & Fire

Englewood Man Accused of DWI In Tappan TAPPAN, N.Y. -- A New Jersey man is facing a misdemeanor drunken driving charge after being arrested during a traffic stop on Old Tappan Road in Tappan, according to police.Fursey Walsh, 44, of Englewood, was pulled over for traffic violations about 10:30 p.m. Monday, according to a statement from the Orangetown Police Department. While the officer spoke to Walsh, he noticed the driver had alcohol on his breath, according to police. Walsh voluntarily submitted to field sobriety tests, which he's accused of failing. Police said the New Jersey man was then arrested at the scene and taken to t…

by James O'Rourke

09/01/2016

News

Former Wesleyan Footballer Gets House Arrest, Probation For Drug Sale BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – A 22-year-old former Wesleyan University football player was sentenced Tuesday to six months of house arrest for selling a synthetic hallucinogenic drug that caused one student to overdose, according to authorities. Ryan Welch of Salem, Mass., was widely known on the football team as the source for the drug “2C-B,” according to a statement from U.S. Attorney Deirdre M. Daly. During the 2015 football season, Welch provided between 15-20 students with the drug – first in liquid form and later in capsules – for about $10 per dose, Daly said, adding that the players eventual…

by James O'Rourke

08/31/2016

Schools

Croton-Harmon Middle Schoolers Have Sweet Start To The Year CROTON-HARMON, N.Y. – Fifth-graders received a sweet welcome to Pierre Van Cortlandt Middle School on Monday during an ice cream social led by school staff and seventh- and eighth-grade student ambassadors. The event, which was designed to allow the students to bond with new and old friends alike, provided each of the incoming fifth-graders with a full tour of the school, including the fifth-grade wing, gymnasiums, the band and chorus room, the computer lab, the nurse’s office and other vital parts of the facility, according to school officials. Assistant Principal Michael Plotkin was the f…

by James O'Rourke

08/31/2016

Business

Slow Movement On New Grocery Store Frustrates Yonkers Residents YONKERS, N.Y. – The opening of a new grocery store on Nepperhan Avenue is apparently moving slowly because of an unresponsive building leaseholder, according to News 12. A Key Food store is supposed to replace the A&P that stood in the spot until it was closed in November, according to News 12, which reports that locals in the area are growing increasingly frustrated by what they claim has been slow progress. CVS, which also will be opening a store in the space, is the main leaseholder of the property and hasn’t responded to a building review application dated Aug. 8, according to News …

by James O'Rourke

08/31/2016

Police & Fire

2 Arrested As Ramapo Police Respond To More Than 100 Calls RAMAPO, N.Y. -- Ramapo police made two arrests Monday while responding to 112 calls for aid from across the town. The first arrest came at an Airmont store when a person was taken into custody on suspicion of shoplifting, according to police. Later, a Garnerville man was taken into custody on an active arrest warrant by a Rockland County sheriff's deputy, according to police. The 29-year-old, who faces a DWI charge from a previous arrest, was later released by the Sheriff's Office to the custody of Ramapo police, according to authorities. Authorities did not release the identities of eith…

by James O'Rourke

08/31/2016

Police & Fire

Stony Point Man Charged With Damaging Car In Domestic Dispute STONY POINT, N.Y. -- A Stony Point man is facing a misdemeanor criminal mischief charge after damaging a car during a domestic dispute, police said.Rocco Arancibia, 62, was arrested Thursday after he was accused of striking the victim's car with a stick, Stony Point Police Lt. Keith Williams said in a statement. Arancibia was arrested, arraigned in Town Court, charged with fourth-degree criminal mischief and released after posting $250 cash bail, Williams said. He is to return to court at 1:30 p.m. Thursday.

by James O'Rourke

08/31/2016

Events

Flea Market Season At Stormville Airport Winds Down HOPEWELL JUNCTION, N.Y. -- More than 600 vendors from eight states are taking part in the Stormville Airport Antique Show & Flea Market this weekend.The show and flea market, which also is hosting a yard sale on Saturday, Sept. 10, are offering a wide array of antiques and collectibles as the event's 46th year winds to a close, according to organizers. Organizers of the free event, which runs from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. this weekend said there are only a handful of scheduled days left for the show and flea market in 2016. Find the Stormville Airport Antique Show & Flea Market on its website.

by James O'Rourke

08/30/2016

News

Defamation Lawsuit Filed Against Rockland County Exec Ed Day NEW CITY, N.Y. – A leading Rockland County Democrat has filed a defamation lawsuit claiming his reputation was damaged by a Facebook post written last year by Republican Rockland County Executive Ed Day, according to lohud.com. Rockland County Legislature Chairman Alden Wolfe of Suffern is accusing Day of libel in a late September Facebook post last year, according to the report, which stated that Wolfe alleges he was publicly and falsely accused of altering an email to “indicate the county executive was instituting a new policy to thwart legislators’ attempts to attain information from coun…

by James O'Rourke

08/30/2016

Lifestyle

Volunteers Needed For the New Rochelle Street Fair NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- The fourth annual New Rochelle Street Fair is set to take on Sunday, Sept. 18, between North and Centre avenues.The free event is to last from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., and will feature a beer and wine garden along with crafts, arts and entertainment, according to event organizers. Visit Facebook to learn more about the street fair. Organizers also are seeking volunteers for the event through Volunteer New York. Click here to find out how to volunteer. The street fair, which is to attract more than 3,000 people, is presented by the city of New Rochelle and the Department of P…

by James O'Rourke

08/30/2016

Police & Fire

Pearl River Firefighter Accused Of DWI After Early Morning Crash PEARL RIVER, N.Y. – A Pearl River firefighter is facing a misdemeanor driving while intoxicated charge after losing control of his car on Orangeburg Road, according to lohud.com. Volunteer firefighter Eric Chanin was airlifted to Westchester Medical Center after the 5 a.m. crash Saturday, according to lohud.com. The 23-year-old, whose car was said to have gone airborne before striking a tree and rolling over, suffered nonlife-threatening injuries, according to lohud.com, which reported that firefighters needed to free Chanin from the car. Chanin, who was the only person involved in the cr…

by James O'Rourke

08/29/2016

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