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Carter Costello Announces Campaign For State Senate Carter Costello Announces Campaign For State Senate
Carter Costello Announces Campaign For State Senate CORTLANDT, N.Y. – Cortlandt councilwoman Debbie Carter Costello announced her candidacy this week for the State Senate seat in the 40th District, which covers parts of Westchester, Putnam, and Dutchess counties. Carter Costello will run for the Democratic nomination and other ballot lines in this fall's primary. "As a life long resident of this district, I am excited about the opportunity to represent my neighbors in Albany and work to improve the lives of all the people in our diverse towns and villages,” Carter Costello said in a statement. She has received endorsements from Assembl…

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Police & Fire
Eight Displaced In West Haverstraw Blaze Eight Displaced In West Haverstraw Blaze
Eight Displaced In West Haverstraw Blaze WEST HAVERSTRAW, N.Y. – Eight people were displaced after a Friday night fire in West Haverstraw, according to lohud.com. The fire, in which no one was hurt, occurred at a house on Benson Street around 7 p.m., the report said. Authorities said a charging iPad tablet plugged into an outlet on the third floor of the home was the cause of the fire, reported lohud.com. Click here to read the lohud.com article.

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News
Mount Vernon Man Attempted To Sexually Abuse Woman, Westchester DA Says Mount Vernon Man Attempted To Sexually Abuse Woman, Westchester DA Says
Mount Vernon Man Attempted To Sexually Abuse Woman, Westchester DA Says MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. – A Mount Vernon man is facing felony charges after allegedly trying to sexually abuse a woman on Jan. 23, according to lohud.com. Renard Johnson, 36, was arrested on Thursday by police, lohud.com said. Johnson faces first-degree felony charges of attempted criminal sexual act and attempted sexual abuse and will appear in Mount Vernon City Court on Feb. 24 to answer to the charges, , reported lohud.com reported. Click here to read the lohud.com article.

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Police & Fire
Man Killed In Head-On Collision On Route 9 Man Killed In Head-On Collision On Route 9
Man Killed In Head-On Collision On Route 9 CORTLANDT, N.Y. – A former Ossining resident was killed on Friday night after a head-on collision on Route 9 in Cortlandt, according to multiple reports. Manuel Collaguazo, 46, of Kingston, died when his car drifted into the southbound lane of Route 9 near Jean Drive and collided with an SUV, lohud.com said. Collaguazo hit a vehicle driven by 55-year-old Patricia Jackson, who is in stable condition at Westchester Medical Center, News 12 reports. Click here to read the News 12 report. Click here to read the lohud.com article.

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Business
LEGOLAND Officials Visit Site Of Proposed Amusement Park In Suffern LEGOLAND Officials Visit Site Of Proposed Amusement Park In Suffern
Legoland Officials Visit Site Of Proposed Amusement Park In Suffern SUFFERN, N.Y. – LEGOLAND officials spent Thursday touring the former Novartis plant in Suffern as part of a pitch to build a new amusement park, according to lohud.com. Representatives from Merlin Entertainments toured the 67-acre site along with local officials, lohud.com said. The projected cost of the park is around $250 million, reported lohud.com. Other sites in the county are also being considered, lohud.com noted. Click here to read the lohud.com article.

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Police & Fire
Two Ramapo High School Students Stabbed In Early Afternoon Fight Two Ramapo High School Students Stabbed In Early Afternoon Fight
Two Ramapo High School Students Stabbed In Early Afternoon Fight RAMAPO, N.Y. – Ramapo police are investigating a reported early afternoon stabbing or slashing at Ramapo High School, according to multiple reports. The incident caused the students to be ushered into the schools auditorium, according to News 12. The stabbing occurred after a 1 p.m. fight broke out between two male students, one age 17 and the other 18, News 12 reported. Police reported that a student was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, lohud.com said. While an injury was reported, it's not believed to be serious, reported lohud.com. Click here to read the News 12 article. …

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Politics
Ridgefield Grand List Tops $4.7 Billion Ridgefield Grand List Tops $4.7 Billion
Ridgefield Grand List Tops $4.7 Billion RIDGEFIELD, Conn. – Ridgefield's grand list of taxable properties within the town's borders now tops $4.7 billion in value, First Selectman Rudy Marconi said, according to the Ridgefield Press. The number, used to calculate the fiscal year's tax rate, grew by $28 million from 2015, the Press said. The breakdown of value is $245.8 million for automobiles, $104.1 million in value for personal property, and $4.4 billion in local homes, reported the Ridgefield Press. Revenue is expected to grow by just over $740,000 as a result of the rise in property value, reported the Ridgefield Press. Cl…

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Obituaries
Juanita Kinston, 81, Of Bridgeport Juanita Kinston, 81, Of Bridgeport
Juanita Kinston, 81, Of Bridgeport BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – Juanita Kinston, of Bridgeport, died Monday, Feb. 15, at St. Vincent's Medical Center. She was 81. Kinston was born April 5, 1934, to Alexander Wilson Sr. and Laney Merrick Wilson of Navassa, N.C. A visiting hour will be on Monday, Feb. 22, at 10 a.m. at Mount Aery Baptist Church, 73 Frank St., Bridgeport, with funeral services will follow at 11 a.m. Arrangements will be handled by Baker-Isaac Funeral Services.

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Events
Yonkers Philharmonic's Beethoven Festival Honors Late Conductor Yonkers Philharmonic's Beethoven Festival Honors Late Conductor
Yonkers Philharmonic's Beethoven Festival Honors Late Conductor YONKERS, N.Y. – The Yonkers Philharmonic Orchestra will hold a free Beethoven Festival to honor late conductor James Sadewhite on Sunday, Feb. 28 at Saunders Trades and Technical High School at 3 p.m. The concert, put on by the Fine Arts Orchestral Society of Yonkers, will feature three pieces and appearances by guest conductor Tong Chen and pianist HaoDong Wu. The pieces scheduled to be performed are Samuel Barber's 'Adagio For Strings,' and two pieces by Beethoven. After Wu solos on Beethoven's piano concerto "No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37," and the program will close with a full or…

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Politics
Darien Selectmen Cut 2016-17 Budget Before Approval Darien Selectmen Cut 2016-17 Budget Before Approval
Darien Selectmen Cut 2016-17 Budget Before Approval DARIEN, Conn. – The Darien Board of Selectmen approved a town budget of $44.9 million for 2016-17 at the latest board meeting, a decrease of 4.49 percent from the 2015-16 budget, according to the Darien Times. The majority of the cuts will come from employee benefit packages and decreasing energy prices, the Darien Times noted. Spending cuts are expected to be about $2 million, reported the Darien Times. The proposed budget now goes before the Board of Finance and a public meeting on March 8, with a final vote expected in May, the Darien Times said. Click here to read the Darien Times art…

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