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Ossining Police Gather Up Expired Prescription Drugs For Safe Disposal Ossining Police Gather Up Expired Prescription Drugs For Safe Disposal
Ossining Police Gather Up Expired Prescription Drugs For Safe Disposal OSSINING, N.Y. -- Ossining police said they collected four large boxes of unused pills and other medication Saturday as part of a National Prescription Drug Take-back Day. The federal Drug Enforcement Administration’s countrywide effort aims to keep opioids, and other dangerous drugs, from falling into the wrong hands, and from ending up in the water supply. According to the website, takemedsseriously.org, there are 4 billion prescriptions filled in the United States every year, and about a third of them go unused. That's about 200 million pounds of pills and other medications that wind up …
Pudding Street Overpass Project In Putnam Valley Advances, State Says Pudding Street Overpass Project In Putnam Valley Advances, State Says
Pudding Street Overpass Project In Putnam Valley Advances, State Says PUTNAM VALLEY, N.Y. -- The state says it has the funding to build an overpass at the Pudding Street crossing on the Taconic State Parkway, but some local officials say they won’t believe it until they see it, according to a report by lohud.com. The intersection is the only at-grade crossing on the busy highway in Putnam County, and some parents say they are worried because the school bus carrying their children has to cross there, reported lohud.com. The project has been talked about since 2002 but somehow never got completely off the ground, said school Trustee David Spittal, according to …
Suffern Police Charge Spring Valley Woman With Assault, Criminal Mischief Suffern Police Charge Spring Valley Woman With Assault, Criminal Mischief
Suffern Police Charge Spring Valley Woman With Assault, Criminal Mischief SUFFERN, N.Y. -- Suffern police say they have charged a 19-year-old Spring Valley woman with assault and criminal mischief. Police said the woman got into a physical fight with an acquaintance at a house on Somerset Drive recently. The unidentified suspect hit the other woman in the face and also broke a lamp during the tussle, police said. She fled the scene, but was apprehended by police Thursday night, they said. Suffern police also said they arrested a few folks for driving with suspended registrations, including a 56-year-old Airmont man and a 35-year-old Albany man who were both sto…
Harrison Tennis Star Louisa Chirico Gains Spotlight In NY Times Profile Harrison Tennis Star Louisa Chirico Gains Spotlight In NY Times Profile
Harrison Tennis Star Louisa Chirico Gains Spotlight In NY Times Profile HARRISON, N.Y. -- Harrison native and rising tennis star Louisa Chirico would have no problem playing outside her comfort zone – that is, if she had one, according to a recent profile in The New York Times. Chirico, 19, who used her fearless moves and physical prowess to snag a spot in the Madrid Open, advanced into her first WTA semifinal Thursday by beating 39th-ranked Daria Gavrilova, The New York Times story said. When she was younger, Chirico impressed her coaches by both her tenacity and her lack of fear about missing the ball, The New York Times report said. Chirico herself said she…
Indian Congregation To Bring New Life To Yonkers Church Indian Congregation To Bring New Life To Yonkers Church
Indian Congregation To Bring New Life To Yonkers Church YONKERS, N.Y. – A Catholic church that was closed last year under the archdiocese’s consolidation program has a new congregation and a new life, according to a report by lohud.com. Most Holy Trinity R.C. Church has been adopted by the Indian congregation of St. Mary’s Malankara Catholic Church, which had been using a chapel in a Salesian school in New Rochelle to worship, lohud.com reported. An inaugural celebration is scheduled for 4 p.m. Saturday, May 7, at the church, 18 Trinity St., the lohud.com report said. The congregation has not yet settled on a new name for the church, the lohud.…
Police in Dutchess Train To Deal With 'Active Shooters' Police in Dutchess Train To Deal With 'Active Shooters'
Police in Dutchess Train To Deal With 'Active Shooters' Police from all over Dutchess County are learning how to deal with “active shooter” incidents, according to the county sheriff’s office, which is spearheading the training initiative. The program, which started in April and runs through the rest of May, involves facilitators from police departments in the town and city of Poughkeepsie, the New York State Police, Dutchess County Law Enforcement Academy, Dutchess County Association of Chiefs of Police, and the Arlington Central School District. The training is being spearheaded by the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office The goal is to “equip as…
Armonk Resident Celebrates 107th Birthday With Flowers, Cake Armonk Resident Celebrates 107th Birthday With Flowers, Cake
Armonk Resident Celebrates 107th Birthday With Flowers, Cake ARMONK, N.Y. -- Armonk resident Marian Henry has lived through two world wars, the Depression, 19 presidents, Charles Lindbergh’s famed cross-Atlantic flight and man’s arrival on the moon. Henry celebrated her 107th birthday at The Bristal, an assisted living center, Thursday with friends, bouquets of purple and pink flowers, some bubbly, and a big cake with plenty of frosting. Born in Brooklyn on May 5, 1909, Henry later lived in Queens with her parents and four siblings. She spent the first part of her teenage years playing hymns on the piano and attending Jamaica High School. But when …
Sixth Home Depot Worker Charged In Trumbull Theft Ring, Police Say Sixth Home Depot Worker Charged In Trumbull Theft Ring, Police Say
Sixth Home Depot Worker Charged In Trumbull Theft Ring, Police Say TRUMBULL, CONN. -- A sixth person connected to an alleged employee theft ring at Home Depot in Trumbull has been arrested, according to a report by The Trumbull Times. Dubois Smith, a 51-year-old Bridgeport resident, has been charged with larceny and conspiracy to commit larceny, police told The Trumbull Times. According to a recent report by fox61.com, the other suspects are: Jerel Santamaria, 21, of Monroe; Santiago Gonzalez, 22, of Bridgeport; Jonathan Stunzi, 20 of Trumbull; Gregory Alston, 29, of Stamford; and Romie Saunders, of Bridgeport. They are all charged in connection with the …
Cortlandt Will See More Rain, Possible Thunderstorms Cortlandt Will See More Rain, Possible Thunderstorms
Cortlandt Will See More Rain, Possible Thunderstorms As rain continues to soak our region, the National Weather Service is predicting that areas of Westchester will experience some coastal flooding. The flooding is expected to be minor to moderate, the service said. A coastal flood advisory is in effect for Southern Westchester from 10 p.m. Friday through 2 a.m. Saturday, it said. Expected to be most affected are vulnerable shore roads due to the storm tide or wave splashover. The service said that the majority of roads should remain passable with only isolated closures. It did not see any “significant” threat to lives or property. Meanwh…
Leslie Pintchik Trio To Celebrate 'True North' In New Rochelle Leslie Pintchik Trio To Celebrate 'True North' In New Rochelle
Leslie Pintchik Trio To Celebrate 'True North' In New Rochelle NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Jazz pianist and composer will be celebrating her latest recording, “True North,” with two performances in New Rochelle this month. The composer’s trio, which consists of herself, bassist Scott Hardy and drummer Michael Sarin will be appearing at the restaurant, Alvin and Friends, on Saturday, May 14, and Saturday, May 28. According to one reviewer for “Jazz Improv” magazine, Pintchik’s new CD is “a true rarity.” Reviewer Dan Bilansky praised its “tenderhearted themes, chic rhythmic foundations … and catchy strains.” “Getting lost in this music is simply a joy,” he w…
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