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City Of Poughkeepsie Announces Road Work POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – The City of Poughkeepsie announced paving would begin at 7 a.m. Monday on two roads. Flannery Avenue between Corlies Avenue and Maple Street and Muldowney Circle between Flannery Avenue and the dead end will be closed to regular traffic. Work zones will be in place and only emergency vehicles will be allowed through. For more information, call (845) 451-4111.

06/19/2016

Police & Fire

Clarkstown Police Lead Texting While Driving Accident Demonstration CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. – ‪The Clarkstown Police Department and other local departments recently held a simulated driving while texting/DWI accident at Clarkstown North High School for the Class of 2016. Police led a scenario where the driver was arrested for texting while driving and DWI, while the other occupants sustained serious injuries and one death. The various departments helping out were the New City Fire Department, New City Volunteer Ambulance, STAT Flight and Higgins Funeral Home along with the high school administration.

06/18/2016

Events

Street Beatz Dance Studio In Putnam Valley Marks 10th Anniversary PUTNAM VALLEY, N.Y. – Street Beatz Dance Studio will host its 10th annual recital Saturday at 5 p.m. at Putnam Valley High School. The studio was launched in Cortlandt Manor in 2006 by mother and daughter Debra Diaz and Alexis Menendez. When Diaz died of colon cancer three years later, Menendez took over the business on top of her ongoing work as the head instructor. The studio is intended to give children and teens a safe space to dance, with age-appropriate costumes and routines. As part of the recital, Menendez's 3-year-oldhter will perform, and Diaz will be honored with a tribute danc…

06/18/2016

Police & Fire

Hudson Valley Firefighters Group Elects Brewster's Bergstrom President BREWSTER, N.Y. – Brewster Fire Department member Jeff Bergstrom was elected president of the Hudson Valley Firefighters Association during a ceremony in West Glens Falls on Friday. Bergstrom officially took over with the help of his mother, who pinned a badge on his suitcoat.

06/18/2016

News

Black Cat Found In Lake Carmel LAKE CARMEL, N.Y. – A black cat was found Friday on Putnam Drive in Lake Carmel. The cat is an older female, and people are asked to contact the town of Kent animal control at 914-299-9699 if they have more information.

06/18/2016

Schools

Teachers Group Hires Investigator In Yonkers Case YONKERS, N.Y. – Thomas “Toby” Thacher of K2 Thacher Associates has been hired by the American Federation of Teachers to investigate two Yonkers Federation of Teachers leaders and remarks they made in a secret recording, according to lohud.com. Thacher will investigate whether the video featuring Yonkers teachers union President Pat Puleo and Vice President Paul Diamond was doctored in any way, lohud.com said. The video, secretly recorded by James O'Keefe of Mamaroneck nonprofit Project Veritas, shows Puleo and Diamond talking to two members of the nonprofit on how to avoid disciplinary char…

06/18/2016

Real Estate

High Real Estate Prices In NYC Drive Up Demand In Nearby Communities Rising real-estate prices in New York City have begun to trickle down to the surrounding suburbs, putting the squeeze on would-be commuters in Westchester and Rockland counties, according to The New York Times. For now, the market is a seller's one, as Westchester properties are going for anywhere between 20 and 40 percent above the original asking price according to appraisal firm Miller Samuel, the Times said. In comparison, other counties' properties are ranging in prices two to 13 percent above the original selling price, reported the New York Times Reasons for the rise include familie…

06/17/2016

Police & Fire

Suffern Police, State DOT Conduct Commercial Vehicle Safety Check SUFFERN, N.Y. – Suffern police joined forces with the state Department of Transportation for a commercial vehicle safety check Thursday. Authorities took various trucks out of service for safety violations, issuing several dozen summonses. Examples included faulty brakes, steering issues, overweight vehicles and equipment violations.

06/17/2016

Politics

Easton Property Tax Rate Rises Slightly For 2016-17 EASTON, Conn. – Easton residents will see local taxes rise slightly in 2016-17, according to the Easton Courier. The town's Board of Finance met on June 7 to set the new mill rate at 30.81 per $1,000 of assessed value, the Courier said. As a result, the tax rate will rise 1.34 percent from 2015-16, reported the Easton Courier. Factors determining the increase included a cut in state education funding and a $500,000 transfer from the town's reserve fund, the Courier noted. Read the Easton Courier article here.

06/17/2016

Police & Fire

Norwalk Teen Charged With Creating 'Hit List' NORWALK, Conn. – A Norwalk High School student was arrested and charged by police on Saturday, and accused of compiling a hit list of students, according to The Hour. The teenager was charged with 29 counts of breach of peace, one for each student on the list, The Hour said. The arrest came after the Norwalk Police Department’s Special Victims Unit investigated a complaint from January about a letter that had threatened a number of students, reported The Hour. Norwalk High suspended the student for 10 days and an expulsion hearing is planned, per school policy, The Hour noted. Read The Ho…

06/17/2016

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