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Spring Valley Man Hid In Ex's Closet, Police Say
SUFFERN, N.Y. -- A man has been charged with violating an order of protection after he was caught hiding in his former girlfriend’s closet in Suffern, police said.
Darwin Vasquez, 25, of Spring Valley, got into his ex’s apartment on Oakdale Manor through an unlocked bathroom window early Monday, police said.
When the unidentified woman came home, she noticed things seemed out of place and she called a friend on her cell phone, police said.
When she opened the bedroom closet door, Vasquez jumped out and she screamed, police said.
Vasquez snatched the phone from the woman, hung it up, and t…
Bridgeport Man Touched, Threatened Two Girls, Police Say
BRIDGEPORT, CONN. -- A Bridgeport man was charged Monday with inappropriately touching two underage girls, according to a report by The Connecticut Post.
Police said that Rojano Vazquez, 24, stroked the legs of both a 13-year-old and a 12-year-old girl, The Connecticut Post reported.
When one of the alleged victims threatened to call police, Vazquez pulled out a knife and started yelling, The Connecticut Post story said.
Vazquez was charged with sexual assault, carrying a dangerous weapon and breach of peace, according to The Connecticut Post.
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Peekskill School Board Recognizes Retiring Employees, Tenured Teachers
PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- The Peekskill Board of Education bid a fond farewell recently to a group of retiring staff members while it told newly tenured teachers that it looked forward to “growing” with them.
At a special ceremony, school trustees formally thanked retirees for their years of service and for the positive impact they had made on the school system and its students.
Here are the retirees, where they taught or what they did, and for how many years:
Gloria Blackman, Peekskill Middle School, 32; Mary Alice Boyle, Woodside Elementary School, 19; John Brockhausen Jr., maintenance, 28; Mer…
Paralyzed Dutchess Veteran Parachutes Onto Lawn Of New Home
MILLERTON, N.Y. – Stephen Valyou, who was wounded while fighting in Iraq, didn’t let his injuries stop him from making a dramatic entrance in Millerton recently, according to a report by The Poughkeepsie Journal.
The 40-year-old U.S. Army veteran, former firefighter, and father of two, literally leaped into his new life on Thursday, June 23, by parachuting onto the lawn of a custom-designed home made for him by the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation, The Poughkeepsie Journal reported.
He was greeted by cheering friends and family members waiting on the ground, The Poughkeepsie Journ…
Tuesday's Democratic, GOP Primaries Spur Excitement In 19th District
DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- Tuesday’s primaries are, political pundits say, the starting gun for what promises to be riveting congressional races this November.
The most closely watched primary is likely the one in the 19th Congressional District, which pits Democrats Zephyr Teachout, who teaches law at Fordham University, against environmentalist and farmer Will Yandik, according to a report by the Poughkeepsie Journal.
Teachout recently purchased a home in the Dutchess County town of Clinton, and Yandik and family members operate Green Acres Farm in Livingston in Columbia County, the Poughke…
