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Dog Lost In Scarsdale, New Rochelle Area Dog Lost In Scarsdale, New Rochelle Area
Dog Lost In Scarsdale, New Rochelle Area SCARSDALE, N.Y. – A family from the Scarsdale/New Rochelle area is missing their pooch. Phoebe, a 7-year-old shar pei, disappeared from her owners backyard. The spayed female wasn’t wearing a collar or tags, but she does have a microchip. A rescue dog, Phoebe is shy around strangers but isn’t aggressive, her owners said in a post on the website, Lost Pets of Westchester County. Her owners asked people not to chase her if she is spotted, but to call them at either (646) 247- 7123 or (718) 313-7394..

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Events
Vinyl Bargains To Be Had At Stamford Library's Book Shop Vinyl Bargains To Be Had At Stamford Library's Book Shop
Vinyl Bargains To Be Had At Stamford Library's Book Shop STAMFORD, CONN. – The Ferguson Library in Stamford has just wrapped up its big sale on records, but fear not, there are still hundreds of the vintage vinyls to be had. For $3 each, you can grab some jazz, pop, R&B, or classical tunes, say the folks at Friends Book Shop at the library. And if you’re even more of a bargain hunter, you can get 50 percent off on all gardening books and cookbooks from now through Saturday, Aug. 6. The bookstore is open from 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays; from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Fridays; from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturdays; and from 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. Su…

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White Plains Sixth-Grader Takes 2nd Place At NYC Chess Tourney White Plains Sixth-Grader Takes 2nd Place At NYC Chess Tourney
White Plains Sixth-Grader Takes 2nd Place At NYC Chess Tourney WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- White Plains sixth-grader Daniel Hagen knew he had to do some pretty fancy dancing -- chess-wise -- to walk away with the prize at a recent tourney in New York City. Three years ago, the then-8-year-old, had taken third place at the same event, the annual Tri-State Chess Championship held outdoors in Bryant Park. Practice, practice and more practice -- plus Daniel’s ability to literally bust a move, or two or three – paid off for the 11-year-old Eastview Middle School student on Sunday, July 17. He not only was able to compete on a higher level, he walked away with th…

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Lifestyle
Clarkstown Boy Scout Helping Paint Picture Of Hometown's History Clarkstown Boy Scout Helping Paint Picture Of Hometown's History
Clarkstown Boy Scout Helping Paint Picture Of Hometown's History CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. -- A stereopticon. A milk bottle from the Strawtown Dairy. A wagon used by the Knickerbocker Ice Company. Individually, these objects might not mean much, but together, they paint a picture of the way life used to be in Clarkstown. Carrington Gregori, a 16-year-old Boy Scout and student at Clarkstown High School, is helping to gather the artifacts for his Eagle Scout project. He and local officials, including Supervisor George Hoehmann, were at Town Hall recently to accept donations or loans of historical objects that will be displayed as part of the town’s 225th annive…

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Police & Fire
Spring Valley Man Runs Over Curb, Charged With DWI Spring Valley Man Runs Over Curb, Charged With DWI
Spring Valley Man Runs Over Curb, Charged With DWI ORANGETOWN, N.Y. - A Spring Valley man wasn’t actually behind the wheel when he was charged with driving while intoxicated on Sunday. Orangetown police said an officer on foot patrol reported seeing Derrick Lindsey, 35, speed down Cedar Street in Nyack around 3:36 a.m. early Sunday morning. The officer said that Lindsey had pulled over and had run over a curb while he was parking his car. Lindsey had to lean on other cars for support and also stumbled as he walked through a parking lot where he was confronted by the officer, police said. Lindsey smelled of alcohol and his speech was slurr…

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Police & Fire
DWI Arrest, Laptop Theft Top Police Reports In Mount Kisco DWI Arrest, Laptop Theft Top Police Reports In Mount Kisco
DWI Arrest, Laptop Theft Top Police Reports In Mount Kisco MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. – Among the items topping the Westchester County Police blotter in Mount Kisco were an arrest for driving while intoxicated and the theft of a laptop computer. On Friday, July 15, police charged a Bronxville man with aggravated driving while intoxicated after a traffic stop on Kisco Avenue. David Tonkin, 50, is to appear in Mount Kisco Town Court on Thursday to answer the misdemeanor charge, police said. On Sunday, July 17, police were told that a laptop computer worth $450 had been stolen from a business on Main Street. Police said the thief or thieves removed an air co…

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Police & Fire
Police To Rally In Support Of Suspended Clarkstown Chief Police To Rally In Support Of Suspended Clarkstown Chief
Police To Rally In Support Of Suspended Clarkstown Chief CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. -- A rally will take place in Clarkstown this week to support suspended police Chief Michael Sullivan, according to the local Police Benevolent Association. The rally is set for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 26, at the New City Fire House, 15 Maple Ave., New City. Town Board officials have not commented on the reasons behind their unanimous vote last week to suspend Sullivan. However, according to a report by lohud.com, Sullivan and town Supervisor George Hoehmann had not been getting along for a while, and things only got worse after the police chief questioned the experience o…

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Man Wanted On Grand Larceny Charge In Orangetown Surrenders Man Wanted On Grand Larceny Charge In Orangetown Surrenders
Man Wanted On Grand Larceny Charge In Orangetown Surrenders ORANGETOWN, N.Y. – A Westchester man was arrested in Orangeburg last week on charges of third-degree grand larceny, police said. Evens Frank, 41, of Mount Vernon, had been wanted on a bench warrant, Orangetown police said. He turned himself in on July 18, police said. He posted $100 bail and is due to appear in Orangetown Justice Court next month.

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Blauvelt Man Charged With Criminal Mischief Blauvelt Man Charged With Criminal Mischief
Blauvelt Man Charged With Criminal Mischief ORANGETOWN, N.Y. -- A Blauvelt man is facing criminal mischief charges after police said he damaged furniture and other household items during a domestic quarrel. Matthew Clift, 24, was arrested by Orangetown police last week at the home where the alleged incident occurred. Police said Clift damaged more items worth more than $250 on Monday, July 18. He was released without bail, police said.

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Patient Charged With Assault For Kicking Nyack Doctor, Police Say Patient Charged With Assault For Kicking Nyack Doctor, Police Say
Patient Charged With Assault For Kicking Nyack Doctor, Police Say ORANGETOWN, N.Y. -- A patient at Nyack Hospital was arrested after he kicked a doctor, Orangetown police said. Robert Hicks, 58, of New City, was being placed on a stretcher at the hospital when he injured his attending physician, police said. He was charged with second-degree assault and sent to Rockland County Jail on $5,000 bail, police said. Hospital officials declined to comment on the alleged incident, citing patient confidentiality.

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