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Cortlandt Middle School Students Kick Off Year of "I Am" Cortlandt Middle School Students Kick Off Year of "I Am"
Cortlandt Middle School Students Kick Off Year of "I Am" CORTLANDT, N.Y. – Students at Pierre Van Cortlandt Middle School kicked off the year's motto of “I Am” with a school assembly Sept. 4. The motto was chosen to help students consider who they are and who they wish to be in the future. “The purpose of this assembly is not only to get pumped for the school year, but to get pumped for each other,” said Assistant Principal Michael Plotkin to the crowd. During the assembly, eighth-graders spoke to the crowd, and students and staff were introduced to and applauded by the audience by grade. Students then gathered in their advisory classes to dis…

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News
Westchester Native James Blake Calls For Change After Mistaken NYPD Arrest Westchester Native James Blake Calls For Change After Mistaken NYPD Arrest
Westchester Native James Blake Calls For Change After Mistaken Nypd Arrest Former tennis star James Blake, a Yonkers native and former Fairfield resident, has called for change after being mistakenly arrested by the NYPD earlier this week, reported NBC News. Blake was chatting with friends outside the Grand Marquis Marriott hotel in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday night when he was thrown to the ground and arrested. Both New York Mayor Bill DeBlasio and Police Commissioner Bill Bratton called Blake to apologize, according to NBC News. While Blake thanked them and appreciated the gesture in a statement, he added 'extending courtesy to a public figure is not enough…

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Police & Fire
Yorktown Man Charged With Allegedly Stealing From BJ's Yorktown Man Charged With Allegedly Stealing From BJ's
Yorktown Man Charged With Allegedly Stealing From BJ's YORKTOWN, N.Y. – A Yorktown man was arrested and charged on Thursday after allegedly stealing over $200 of merchandise from the local BJ's Wholesale Club on Aug. 29. 26-year old Colin Rice attempted to leave the store, but was stopped by employees, dropping the items as he left. He was appearing in court on for an unrelated incident, was recognized and arrested in the Justice Court parking lot. Rice was remanded to Westchester County Jail on $10,000 bail, and was scheduled to appear in Yorktown Justice Court on Oct. 1.

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Politics
Thomas' Primary Win Signals Changing Of Guard In Mount Vernon Thomas' Primary Win Signals Changing Of Guard In Mount Vernon
Thomas' Primary Win Signals Changing Of Guard In Mount Vernon MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. – Mount Vernon Democratic mayoral candidate Richard Thomas felt his win in the primary on Thursday was a changing of the guard moment in local politics, according to lohud.com. Thomas, a 32-year-old city councilman, believes his age was a key factor in the victory in which incumbent Ernie Davis was among those defeated. He also defeated longtime state senator Ruth Hassell-Thompson and city comptroller Maureen Walker in Thursday's primary. Click here to read the rest of the lohud.com article.

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Police & Fire
Ridgefield Police, Firefighters Sponsor Safety Day Ridgefield Police, Firefighters Sponsor Safety Day
Ridgefield Police, Firefighters Sponsor Safety Day RIDGEFIELD, Conn. – The Ridgefield Police Benevolent Association, the Ridgefield Professional Firefighters Association and the Ridgefield Volunteer Fire Department will hold its second annual Safety Day on Sunday. The events will take place in the parking lot of East Ridge Middle School from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and admission is free. There will be a demonstration of the Eagle One helicopter at 11:30 a.m., and Officer Shawn Murray and Loki will present a K-9 demonstration at 12:30 p.m. Tables will be manned by the local Lyme disease prevention department, Ridgefield Prevention Council, Ridge…

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Events
Hillsdale Fills Family Day With Fun, Music, Food Hillsdale Fills Family Day With Fun, Music, Food
Hillsdale Fills Family Day With Fun, Music, Food HILLSDALE, N.J. – The Town of Hillsdale will hold its annual Town Day on Saturday at Stonybrook Swim Club in Hillsdale. The event is put on by the Hillsdale Recreation Department, and this year's version will run from 1 to 5 p.m. Plans include swimming, face painting, tattoos, hair braiding, a bounce house and music from Diamond Jim and the Gems. Food and drink will be available, and the entry fee is $2 for adults, $1 for children and those under three are free.

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Politics
Westchester Campaign Committee Rules Comments By Testa 'Unfair' Westchester Campaign Committee Rules Comments By Testa 'Unfair'
Westchester Campaign Committee Rules Comments By Testa 'Unfair' WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – The Westchester County Fair Campaign Practices Committee formally rebuked county Board of Legislators candidate John Testa on Sept. 3, after comments he made in a press release and conference on Aug. 4, implying that the Peekskill Democratic Party was engaging in 'fraud.' A complaint was filed by candidate Vivian McKenzie, after she was named as one of the local Democrats that Testa had said were engaging in 'fraudulent' activity in an attempt to 'defraud the voters.' McKenzie believed that Testa's statements and 'inflammatory rhetoric' were 'irresponsible.' The …

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Police & Fire
Bridgeport Police Arrest East Side Shooting Suspect, Recover Firearm Bridgeport Police Arrest East Side Shooting Suspect, Recover Firearm
Bridgeport Police Arrest East Side Shooting Suspect, Recover Firearm BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – The Bridgeport Police Department arrested a possible suspect in connection with a recent shooting on the city's East Side after a lengthy chase on Wednesday afternoon. Carlos Torres, 21, was arrested after a chase that saw police get help from a pickup truck driver on Williams Street. Torres was spotted on East Washington Avenue going east on a bicycle, and officers continued to tail him in an unmarked car. He got off the bicycle on Knowlton Street, and dropped the backpack he was carrying. The backpack contained a semi-automatic firearm. Officers proceeded to follow hi…

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Business
Developer In Ossining Goes To Court Twice Over Abandoned Factory Developer In Ossining Goes To Court Twice Over Abandoned Factory
Developer In Ossining Goes To Court Twice Over Abandoned Factory OSSINING, N.Y. – An Ossining developer is mounting a legal challenge to try to get the go-ahead to redevelop an abandoned factory after demolition was stopped in April, reported the Westchester Business Journal. Developer Peter Stolaris of Plateau Associates LLC filed a complaint last month claiming that former Ossining Mayor Miguel Hernandez defamed him in a Facebook post. Demolition of the abandoned Brandreth Pill Factory was stopped when officials said the company lacked the necessary permits. Plateau also filed a lawsuit in state Supreme Court, citing the history of the stalled project …

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News
Humpback Whale Spotted Off Long Island Sound Humpback Whale Spotted Off Long Island Sound
Humpback Whale Spotted Off Long Island Sound MAMARONECK, N.Y. – A humpback whale was sighted off of Long Island Sound near Mamaroneck and Larchmont last Saturday while jumping out of the water, according to lohud.com. A group of onlookers at the American Yacht Club saw the whale, estimated at over 20 feet long, breach the water, the report said. It was just the latest in a series of sightings over the past week. The whale was sighted on Friday afternoon, Labor Day and Wednesday, reported lohud.com. Click here to read the lohud.com article.

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