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Jay Waitkus

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Town Of Fishkill Announces Closures For Good Friday FISHKILL, N.Y. -- The Town of Fishkill has announced its closures for Good Friday, March 25. Town Hall and Justice Court will be closed for the holiday. The Highway Department and Building and Grounds Department will be open for normal business hours. For information on Fishkill Recreation’s hours of operation, call 845-831-3371, or click here.

03/21/2016

Police & Fire

Pit Bull Attack Injures Pair Of Cocker Spaniels In Norwalk NORWALK, Conn. -- A pair of cocker spaniels, who were being walked Tuesday by their owner on Crown Avenue, suffered multiple lacerations after an unprovoked attack from an unattended 90-pound pit bull, theHour.com reports. The owner of the cocker spaniels fell during the incident, according to theHour.com. The pit bull has been impounded; police report its owner will be charged, theHour.com reports. To read the full story at theHour.com, click here.

03/20/2016

Police & Fire

Sheriff's Deputy Finds Needle, Charges Mahopac Woman MAHOPAC, N.Y. -- A Putnam County Sheriff’s deputy has arrested a 26-year-old resident of Mahopac after allegedly discovering her in possession of a hypodermic needle. The arrest came about following the traffic stop of a motorist who had committed a violation on Route 6 in Mahopac on Tuesday, March 15, at 3:21 p.m., police report. During the course of the traffic stop, the deputy determined that a passenger in the vehicle, identified as Brittany M. Lena, was in possession of a used hypodermic needle, according to officials. The deputy arrested Lena and charged her with criminally posses…

03/20/2016

Police & Fire

Harrington Park Fire Department Holds Flapjack Fundraiser Sunday HARRINGTON PARK, N.J. -- The Harrington Park Volunteer Fire Department will host a flapjack breakfast on Sunday, March 20, from 8 to 10 a.m. at Applebee's in Northvale. Tickets to the fundraising event can be obtained through the fire department’s Facebook page. Walk-ins are also welcome.

03/19/2016

Police & Fire

Orangetown Police Charge Haverstraw Woman With DWI ORANGEBURG, N.Y. -- Orangetown police have arrested a 23-year-old resident of Haverstraw on a DWI charge. The arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop for multiple traffic infractions on Main Street in Nyack on Friday, according to officials. The driver, identified as Rachel Cabrera, failed numerous field sobriety tests at the scene, police report. Cabrera was placed under arrest for suspicion of DWI and taken to police headquarters, where she submitted to, and failed, a breath test, police report. Cabrera was charged with driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor, and released, accor…

03/19/2016

Politics

Fairfield Rep. Kupchick Advocates To Help Animals, Pet Owners HARTFORD, Conn. -- State Rep. Brenda Kupchick (R-132) recently submitted testimony on a pair of animal care proposals, one on breed discrimination and another on proper animal shelter. The first proposal, House Bill 5443, An Act Concerning the Use of Breed of Dog as an Underwriting Factor for Homeowners and Tenants Insurance Policies, would require insurance companies to revise their criteria for writing homeowners' or renters’ policies for dog owners who own certain breeds. Currently, insurance companies factor in a dog’s breed without using an owner’s past history of responsibility – or…

03/19/2016

Police & Fire

Clarkstown Police Investigate Possible Child-Luring Incident NEW CITY, N.Y. -- Clarkstown police are investigating an incident in which an unidentified man may have attempted to lure a group of children toward his car. Police responded to a report of a suspicious incident at Morris Drive in New City on Tuesday, March 15, at 7 p.m., officials report. The parent of an 8-year-old girl stated that her daughter and two boys were playing in the front yard of their home when a man in a four-door black sedan with tinted windows stopped in front and possibly made a hand gesture to the children, according to police. The children didn’t know who the man was,…

03/18/2016

Police & Fire

Wappingers Falls Man, 24, Sentenced For Distribution Of Child Porn DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- A 24-year-old Wappingers Falls man was sentenced in White Plains federal court Thursday to 12 years in prison for distribution of child pornography. Matthew Goldfarb pleaded guilty to one count of distributing child pornography in June 2015 before United States District Judge Cathy Seibel, who imposed the sentence. Goldfarb distributed child pornography over the Internet through the use of peer-to-peer file-sharing software between July and November of 2014, according to Preet Bharara, United States attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Angel M. Melen…

03/18/2016

Police & Fire

Police Pursue Suspect In Monsey Gas Station Robbery MONSEY, N.Y. -- Ramapo police are investigating a robbery at a local gas station that resulted in an employee being hospitalized.Police responded to a robbery of a gas station in the Monsey area of the Town of Ramapo on Thursday just after midnight, officials report. The suspect jumped the counter, assaulted the clerk and fled with cash, running east from the location, according to police. The suspect is described as a white male about 5-foot-7, wearing a green hooded camouflage jacket, black ski mask, black gloves, light blue jeans and white sneakers, police report. The injured employe…

03/18/2016

Politics

Stamford Rep. Adams Champions Pedestrian Safety STAMFORD, Conn. -- A pedestrian safety bill advocated for by State Rep. Terry Adams (D-146) was the subject of a recent public hearing held at the University of Connecticut campus in Stamford before members of the state legislature's Judiciary Committee. The proposal, H.B. 5403, would increase the fines for failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk and failure to exercise care to avoid colliding with a pedestrian or a cyclist. Payments for such violations would be collected by the municipalities in which they occur. Adams, who serves constituents in Stamford, said the measure is a …

03/18/2016

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