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10 hrs ago | The Journal News

Severe thunderstorm warning issued for Putnam county

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Putnam County until 7:30 p.m. Penny-size hail and 60 mph winds may be possible as a storm is moving northeast at 15 mph, the weather service said.

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Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters, Hailstorm, Flood

Fri Jul 03, 2009

The Journal News

Pelham Middle School teacher nabbed in sex sting pleads not guilty

A Pelham Middle School teacher pleaded not guilty this morning to a charge of trying to lure a minor he met on the Internet for sex.

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Related Topix: White Plains, NY, Elmsford, NY

Thu Jul 02, 2009

WTEN

Westchester, NY, studies fire merger

A new report says merging 10 Westchester County fire departments would save homeowners and businesses about $47 million a year in fire insurance premiums.

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Related Topix: Pace University

Wed Jul 01, 2009

Poughkeepsie Journal

Man dies after Monday's apparent suicide attempt on Thruway

NEW PALTZ - A 48-year-old man who allegedly shot himself in the head on Interstate 87 Monday died Tuesday, according to the Westchester County Office of the Medical Examiner.

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Related Topix: New Paltz, NY, Queensbury, NY, Warren County, NY, Medicine, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry, Valhalla, NY

WTEN

Boy, 12, offers free hugs in NY

Need a hug? A 12-year-old boy is here for you. Mac Benson says he's given free hugs to pedestrians on two continents.

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Tue Jun 30, 2009

Journal News

12 charged with drunken driving on I-84, I-87, I-95, I-684, Taconic, Route 22

A Patterson man who was driving with a blood-alcohol content more than three times the legal limit is among 12 motorists charged with driving under the influence of alcohol during weekend traffic stops in Putnam and Westchester counties, state police said today.

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Related Topix: Patterson, NY, Putnam County, NY, Brewster, NY, New York Metro, New York

Mon Jun 29, 2009

Times Union

Good samaritan killed in fall from Catskill bridge

Police say a Westchester County man has died after falling off a bridge while going to the aid of a motorist whose vehicle had overturned.

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Related Topix: Mount Kisco, NY

The Journal News

Peekskill linen business charged with chlorine pollution

White Plains Linen, a Peekskill-based commercial linen supplier, is accused of illegally discharging chlorine into a storm drain that leads to the Hudson River.

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Related Topix: Peekskill, NY, White Plains, NY

Sun Jun 28, 2009

Journal News

Friends comfort family of drowned teen

HAVERSTRAW - Family and friends gathered yesterday at the home of a teenager who died after he was found floating in a quarry in Verplanck.

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Related Topix: Haverstraw, NY, Verplanck, NY

Sat Jun 27, 2009

The Journal News

Taxable sales plunge in Westchester and Putnam

A broad measure of economic activity shows that sales in Westchester and Putnam counties are tumbling at their fastest pace in at least 19 years.

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Related Topix: Putnam County, NY, Mount Kisco, NY, New York Metro, Mamaroneck, NY, Cold Spring, NY

Fri Jun 26, 2009

Journal News

Westchester rejects ban targeting circuses

Circus clowns would still be allowed on Westchester County-owned property. So would the trapeze acts and daring stunts that prompt oohs and aahs from circus-goers. Elephants, tigers, monkeys and other nonhuman primates, however, would be banned under a proposal to forbid 'wild and exotic animals' that's being pitched by an animal rights group.

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Related Topix: Pace University

Thu Jun 25, 2009

The Journal News

Westchester reports 2nd swine flu death

A 26-year-old Yonkers woman has died of H1N1 swine flu, making her the virus's second fatality in Westchester County, the Medical Examiner's Office said yesterday.

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Related Topix: Yonkers, NY, Medicine, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry, Valhalla, NY

The Journal News

Burglary spree suspect charged in Cortlandt crime

A Buchanan resident is charged with burglarizing a Cortlandt home where he had done landscaping work, the latest of several arrests for a man who remains a suspect in other unsolved burglaries.

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Related Topix: Buchanan, NY, Peekskill, NY, Drugs

Wed Jun 24, 2009

The Journal News

2 charged with drunken driving on Taconic, in Pound Ridge

Troopers charged two motorists with misdemeanor driving while intoxicated after traffic stops last night and this morning in Westchester and Putnam counties, state police said.

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Related Topix: Pound Ridge, NY, Putnam County, NY, Millbrook, NY

Tue Jun 23, 2009

Journal News

Man convicted of manslaughter in 2008 Mt. Vernon killing

A 41-year-old Bronx man was acquitted of murder but found guilty of manslaughter yesterday in the fatal shooting of a Mount Vernon man last year.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Mount Vernon, NY, White Plains, NY

Mon Jun 22, 2009

The Patent Trader

Westchester County board holding health forum Tuesday

With June being National Men's Health Month, Westchester County Board of Legislators Chairman William Ryan, D-White Plains, is hosting a health forum called "Getting the Right Care When it Counts." The forum will take place at 7 p.m. tomorrow at Ridgeway Elementary School, 225 Ridgeway in White Plains.

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Related Topix: White Plains, NY

Sun Jun 21, 2009

The Journal News

Motorcycle accident closes lanes of Cross County Parkway

Two lanes of the Cross County Parkway are closed due to a motorcycle accident, Westchester County police said.

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Sat Jun 20, 2009

Times Union

Thrifts face danger under Obama plan

The real-world equivalent of the Bailey Savings and Loan in the classic movie "It's a Wonderful Life" would become extinct under the banking overhaul proposed this week by the Obama administration.

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Related Topix: New York Metro, Irvington, NY, Rochester Metro, Rochester, NY, Fairport, NY

The Journal News

Mount Vernon detectives make quick work of robbery arrest

Aided by emergency service units and Westchester County police aviation, two Mount Vernon police detectives nabbed a suspect in a violent robbery just two and a half hours after it happened last night.

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Related Topix: Mount Vernon, NY, New Rochelle, NY

Journal News

Judge bars Pelham teacher's release to drug rehab

WHITE PLAINS - A federal judge today overturned a lower court decision and ruled that a Pelham teacher jailed in an Internet sex sting will not be released to a drug treatment center.

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Related Topix: Pelham, NY, White Plains, NY, Elmsford, NY

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