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Suffern Police Chief Reviews Recent Arrests Suffern Police Chief Reviews Recent Arrests
Suffern Police Chief Reviews Recent Arrests SUFFERN, N.Y. – Suffern police have had a busy past few weeks -- both for good and some not-so-good, reasons, said Police Chief Clarke Osborn in a Facebook post on Tuesday. Two arrests made in the village particularly stood out, said Osborn in his post, “The Chief’s Corner.” The first involved a man who, police said, went on an unprovoked rampage at a local church, beating an elderly employee and destroying a stained-glass window and other precious objects in its sanctuary. The arresting officer, Osborn said, had to take down the aggressive suspect with a Taser. The other more recently fo…

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Police & Fire
Ramapo Police Probe Cause Of Hillcrest House Fire Ramapo Police Probe Cause Of Hillcrest House Fire
Ramapo Police Probe Cause Of Hillcrest House Fire RAMAPO, N.Y. -- Ramapo police are investigating a possible suspicious fire that happened in the hamlet of Hillcrest on Monday. Police said the fire appears to have started in a bedroom closet in an apartment on Jefferson Avenue. The fire was contained to the closet area, police said. Ramapo detectives and officers from the county’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation are looking into the cause of the blaze. Besides the fire, Ramapo police handled 121 other calls Monday: 19 alarm activations; nine medical emergencies; one other fire; and two arrests for driving with a suspended license and fo…

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Yonkers Animal Shelter Seeks Owner Of Lost Chihuahua Yonkers Animal Shelter Seeks Owner Of Lost Chihuahua
Yonkers Animal Shelter Seeks Owner Of Lost Chihuahua YONKERS, N.Y. -- A little Chihuahua mix found wandering in Yonkers Tuesday morning has been taken to a local animal shelter. According to a post on the Yonkers Animal Shelter’s Facebook page, the pup was found near Bruce and Lawrence streets. The shelter is asking anyone who recognizes the dog to call it at (914) 377-6730 during normal business hours, or (201) 981-3215 anytime. The shelter, located at 1000 Ridge Hill Road, is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. seven days a week.

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Real Estate
Developer May Seek 48-Unit Project At Armonk Site Developer May Seek 48-Unit Project At Armonk Site
Developer May Seek 48-Unit Project At Armonk Site NORTH CASTLE, N.Y. -- Plans for a 36-unit condominium project on the site of a former lumberyard in Armonk are being changed again, according to a report by The Examiner. Developer Michael Fareri had gotten the town’s approval for 30 full market-price condos and six affordable units at the Bedford Road site but had wanted to move the latter to another property on Maple Avenue, The Examiner reported. Now Fareri plans to drop the original project and apply for a 48-unit development, North Castle officials announced at a recent Town Board meeting, The Examiner story said. Fareri, who is sched…

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Schools
DeRubeis Will Head Stamford Schools' Early Childhood Programs DeRubeis Will Head Stamford Schools' Early Childhood Programs
DeRubeis Will Head Stamford Schools' Early Childhood Programs STAMFORD, Conn. -- Stamford schools will be getting a new director of early childhood development and intervention this fall. The Board of Education was expected to approve the appointment of longtime district employee Jennifer DeRubeis as head of the program on Tuesday. DeRubeis, who has been a curriculum associate with the program since 2014, will replace Mary Jennings, who is retiring. The program serves special needs, developmentally advanced and bilingual students. It also covers students for whom English is a second language. “I am confident that Jennifer has the experience and expe…

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Events
Actress Carole Demas Offers Master Singing Class In Croton Actress Carole Demas Offers Master Singing Class In Croton
Actress Carole Demas Offers Master Singing Class In Croton CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- Acclaimed actress and singer Carole Dumas will be teaching a master class for singers at the Cortlandt School of Performing Arts in Croton. The class is set for 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 28, at the school, which is located at 24 Old Albany Post Road. Registration is required. To sign up, call (914) 402-4250 or email the school at CortArts@yahoo.com. Demas is best known for originating the role of Sandy in the 1971 Broadway musical “Grease.” She also held the title role in the original 1976 production of “The Baker’s Wife” and has appeared on prime time television an…

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Police & Fire
Suspect Sought In Brazen Shooting Near Bridgeport Park Suspect Sought In Brazen Shooting Near Bridgeport Park
Suspect Sought In Brazen Shooting Near Bridgeport Park BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Bridgeport police are asking for help in locating the suspect in a brazen daytime shooting near a city park Sunday. The shooting occurred within yards of a children’s playground at Success Park off Granfield Avenue around 3:30 p.m., police said. Police released a video showing the victim, a young man, as he approaches a parking lot there. He waves at someone out of camera range, then stops and turns, raising his arms slightly. Another man walks straight at him brandishing a gun. The suspect, described as a heavy-set black male wearing a white T-shirt and dark shorts, …

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Man Charged With Having Stolen Handguns In I-84 Stop Man Charged With Having Stolen Handguns In I-84 Stop
Man Charged With Having Stolen Handguns In I-84 Stop FISHKILL, N.Y. -- A Connecticut man is facing several charges after police said they found three loaded handguns – two of them reportedly stolen – in his car after a traffic stop in Fishkill. According to state police, 37-year-old Robert Bishop of New Britain, was pulled over on I-84 on Friday because he was speeding. The arresting officer determined that Bishop was intoxicated, police said. A search of Bishop’s Hyundai Sonata turned up three weapons, two of which had been reported as stolen in North Carolina, police said. Bishop was charged with second-degree criminal possession of a wea…

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Suffern Police Pick Up Lost Pooch Suffern Police Pick Up Lost Pooch
Suffern Police Pick Up Lost Pooch SUFFERN, N.Y. – It seems Suffern police have a soft spot for lost pooches. A little brown and white dog was picked up after it was found wandering around Oakdale Manor on Monday. Officers took the dog to the Hi Tor Animal Care Center in Pomona where it will – hopefully – be reunited with its owners. The grateful pup smothered one of its rescuers, Police Officer John Roberts, with doggie kisses. The animal shelter is at 65 Firemens Memorial Drive. It can be reached by calling (845)-354-7900.

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Lost Verplanck Dog Is Ailing, Likely Scared, Says Foster Mom Lost Verplanck Dog Is Ailing, Likely Scared, Says Foster Mom
Lost Verplanck Dog Is Ailing, Likely Scared, Says Foster Mom VERPLANCK, N.Y. -- Hutch had only been at his temporary digs in Verplanck for a week when he made a dash for it, horrifying his foster mom and sending volunteers out to pepper the streets with lost dog flyers. The ailing 5-year-old Lab mix’s escape through a second-floor window shocked the woman who had been caring for him for Rescue Dogs Rock NYC, a Manhattan-based organization. “He slept all the time. He didn’t even snore,” said Debbie, who wanted to go by her first name only. “It was a big effort even to get up and to go out for a walk,” she said of her charge. Hutch has heart worm and…

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