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Adults Warned About Hosting Safe Summer Parties For Teens PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- Putnam law enforcement and the Putnam Communities That Care Coalition have issued a reminder about local laws governing hosts of parties. Adults cannot knowingly allow a party or gathering with three or more minors present where alcohol is consumed by one or more minor, even if the adult did not supply the alcohol. Parents are advised to inform teens about the symptoms of alcohol poisoning. and to seek medical care immediately in such an event. Signs include breathing fewer than eight times a minute, vomiting, confusion, seizures, pale skin, hypothermia and unconsci…

by Frank Mojica

05/12/2016

Schools

Four Candidates Vie For Three Hendrick Hudson School Board Seats CORTLANDT, N.Y. -- Four candidates are running for three available seats on the Hendrick Hudson Board of Education, according to The Examiner. Trustee Carol Popolow Abraham is running for a second term, while newcomers Lisa Anderson, William Morris and William Oricchio are also seeking a seat on the board, The Examiner reported. Incumbents Marion Walsh and Carson Jacobs have declined to seek another three-year term on the board, said The Examiner. The election takes place at Frank G. Lindsey School on Tuesday from 7 a.m.-9 p.m. Click here to read the article in The Examiner.

by Frank Mojica

05/12/2016

Schools

Two Ossining Drama Students Competing For Musical Theater Awards OSSINING, N.Y. -- Two Ossining High School students will compete later this month for the Roger Rees Awards for Excellence in Student Performance. Miguel Angel Garcia and Daniela Rodrigues recently played the leading roles of Usnavi and Nina, respectively, in the school's recent production of "In the Heights." Both Garcia and Rodrigues will compete with actors from 26 other high schools in a daylong event in Manhattan on Sunday, May 22. The event will culminate in an ensemble production and a showcase of students' solo performances from their respective high school musical prod…

by Frank Mojica

05/11/2016

News

Hopewell Depot Opening Two Rail Trail Restrooms, Museum Addition HOPEWELL JUNCTION, N.Y. -- Hopewell Depot will open a replica tower with flushable toilets on Friday, May 20. "The new tower has been built with all volunteer labor and generous contributions from our supporters. It will serve to enhance the historic value of the Hopewell Depot site and provide indoor, flushing restrooms for both Depot visitors and William R. Steinhaus Dutchess County Rail Trail users," Restoration Corp. president Joe Sullivan said. The Hopewell Depot Restoration Corp. recently built the 25-foot replica tower adjacent to the William R. Steinhaus Dutchess Rail Trai…

by Frank Mojica

05/10/2016

Events

Doctors Discuss Asthma Management In Mount Pleasant Library Program PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- Drs. Amy Ansehl and Agnes Q. Banquet will discuss helping children and families manage asthma at Mount Pleasant Public Library on Tuesday, May 17. The lecture is the latest in the library's "Meet the Doctors" series. Ansehl is assistant dean and associate professor of Public Health Practice at the New York Medical College School of Health Sciences and Practice and director of Community Education and Outreach for the Children's Enivronmental Health Center of the Hudson Valley. Banquet is clinical assistant professor of Pediatrics at the New York Medical C…

by Frank Mojica

05/10/2016

Police & Fire

Peekskill Resident Charged With Violating Probation PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- Yorktown police arrested a Peekskill man for violating probation. Tyrell A. Mosely, 33, was found to have an active arrest warrant for violation of probation during a computer check at Sears on Lee Blvd. Mosley was transported to police headquarters and transferred to the custody of the Westchester County Department of Corrections. He is currently being held for United States Marshals.

by Frank Mojica

05/10/2016

Police & Fire

Poughkeepsie Police Seek Suspect In Shooting POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Poughkeepsie police are seeking assistance from the public in finding a suspect in a shooting, according to Time Warner Cable News. A 40-year-old man was found with several gunshot wounds in the area of 18 Suncrest Court on Sunday, May 8, Time Warner Cable News reported. The call to police was placed around 6 p.m., said Time Warner Cable News. The victim is in serious condition, Time Warner Cable News reported. Anyone with information regarding the shooting is asked to call Poughkeepsie police. Click here to read the Time Warner Cable News article.

by Frank Mojica

05/10/2016

Schools

Felix Festa Student Honored In Writing Contest WEST NYACK, N.Y. -- Felix Festa Middle School sixth grader Madison Flanagan came in fourth place in Adventure Write's National Writing Contest. Flanagan wrote an original adventure story that she submitted for entry in December 2015. She received an Honorable Mention for the story.

by Frank Mojica

05/10/2016

Police & Fire

Clarkstown Police Participate In National Prescription Take-Back Day CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. -- The Clarkstown Police Department recently collected more than four boxes of prescription drugs in four hours on National Prescription Take-Back Day on April 30. Residents can drop off their prescription drugs at the police station for disposal every day of the year. National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day is an initiative to provide safe, responsible, convenient ways to dispose of prescription drugs, as well as educate on the potential for medication abuse.

by Frank Mojica

05/10/2016

Schools

East Ramapo Considers Two Magnet Schools RAMAPO, N.Y. -- East Ramapo school officials are considering a plan to convert Kakiat and Lime Kiln elementary schools into magnet schools for the next academic year, according to lohud.com. Lime Kiln would focus on studies of American history, while Kakiat would center on STEM education, lohud.com said. According to Principal Jennifer Wilmoth, the cost would not be extensive since Kakiat already has a library with computers and e-readers and lab space for science and technology lessons, lohud.com. Click here to read the lohud.com article.

by Frank Mojica

05/10/2016

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