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Baby Jesus Taken From White Plains Church Nativity Scene Baby Jesus Taken From White Plains Church Nativity Scene
Baby Jesus Taken From White Plains Church Nativity Scene WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church's Nativity scene is missing its baby Jesus after it disappeared from the White Plains church sometime Thursday, according to News 12 Westchester. The baby Jesus was discovered missing when Marcall Carrera entered the church Friday morning. As the church has no security cameras, it's unlikely that the perpetrators will be found despite a police report being filed, reported News 12 Westchester. Click here to read the rest of the News 12 Westchester article.

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Obituaries
Richard Rosendale, 89, Of Fair Lawn Richard Rosendale, 89, Of Fair Lawn
Richard Rosendale, 89, Of Fair Lawn FAIR LAWN, N.J. – Richard Rosendale, of Fair Lawn, died Monday, Dec. 21. He was 89. Rosendale was born Aug. 27, 1926, to William and Jessie (nee Krotje) Rosendale in Fair Lawn, graduating from Calvin College after serving in the U.S. Army during World War II. He also graduated from Marquette University Medical School, and went into private practice before working at the Christian Health Care Center in Wyckoff, Bergen Pines County Hospital and CarePlus in Paramus. Rosendale is survived by his wife Nella, son David and his wife Abigail, daughter Deborah and her husband Michael Kerlen, son …

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Police & Fire
Former Elmsford Police Officer Charged With Shoplifting Former Elmsford Police Officer Charged With Shoplifting
Former Elmsford Police Officer Charged With Shoplifting ELMSFORD, N.Y. – A former Elmsford police officer is facing shoplifting charges after allegedly taking more than $400 of groceries from a Greenburgh supermarket in October, according to LoHud.com. Mark Danuff, 48, of Greenburgh left the Stop & Shop without paying for roughly $428 of groceries. Danuff retired from the Elmsford Police Department in 2010, causing controversy over using accrued vacation and sick time to hit the levels needed for a full pension before retirement. Click here to read the lohud.com article.

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Politics
Cuomo Offers Pardons For Nonviolent Juvenile Offenders Cuomo Offers Pardons For Nonviolent Juvenile Offenders
Cuomo Offers Pardons For Nonviolent Juvenile Offenders WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he will pardon around 10,000 people who were convicted of nonviolent crimes and misdemeanors between the ages of 16 and 17, and who have lived crime-free for 10 or more years. The aim is to make it easier for those individuals to find work, get admitted to college, find a place to live, and become licensed in certain occupations. “This initiative is about validating the personal commitment of people who turned their lives around and rejected crime in exchange for being a contributing member of society," Cuomo said in a statement. The program…

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Poughkeepsie Mayor Vetoes Amended 2016 City Budget Poughkeepsie Mayor Vetoes Amended 2016 City Budget
Poughkeepsie Mayor Vetoes Amended 2016 City Budget POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – Outgoing Poughkeepsie Mayor John Tkazyik submitted a veto of the city's proposed 2016 budget Thursday night just before a 10-day deadline expired, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal. While the City Council approved the amended budget during a Dec. 14 meeting, Tkazyik's veto was because of a significant increase in local taxes as a result of not cutting seven jobs removed in his original budget, the Journal reported. The council's amended budget raised the local tax levy by 6.9 percent, the homestead tax by 7.3 percent and commercial taxes by 10.6 percent, reported th…

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Police & Fire
Yonkers Police Arrest Woman In Saturday Morning Stabbing Yonkers Police Arrest Woman In Saturday Morning Stabbing
Yonkers Police Arrest Woman In Saturday Morning Stabbing YONKERS, N.Y. – A Yonkers woman was arrested after she was accused of stabbing a man on Caryl Avenue in Yonkers on Saturday morning, according to News 12 Westchester. The incident happened about 4 a.m., and witnesses said the man was stabbed in the neck and hand, reported News 12. Click here to read the rest of the News 12 article.

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Police & Fire
Nine People Displaced After Fire In Yonkers Nine People Displaced After Fire In Yonkers
Nine People Displaced After Fire In Yonkers YONKERS, N.Y. – Three adults and six children have been displaced after a Sunday morning fire at a three-story, multi-family residential structure on Chestnut Street in Yonkers, according to multiple reports. The fire happened on the second floor of a home on Chestnut Street. No one was hurt, and the Red Cross is working to relocate those displaced by the blaze, reported News 12. Click here to read the News 12 article.

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Business
European Telecom's $10B Deal To Buy Cablevision Now Under Scrutiny European Telecom's $10B Deal To Buy Cablevision Now Under Scrutiny
European Telecom's $10B Deal To Buy Cablevision Now Under Scrutiny European telecom company Altice's proposed $10 billion deal to buy Cablevsion Systems is under heavy scrutiny, according to the Wall Street Journal. Since the transaction was announced in September, Cablevision's stock has trended nine percent below the agreed-upon takeover price. Analysts and New York City government officials are mostly concerned that the combined company may not have enough manpower to deal with the expected spike in customer service needs, reported the Wall Street Journal. The Public Service Commission plans to have its review of the takeover completed by late April. …

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Schools
Investigation Finds Rockland's Non-Public Schools Failed To Meet Fire Codes Investigation Finds Rockland's Non-Public Schools Failed To Meet Fire Codes
Investigation Finds Rockland's Non-Public Schools Failed To Meet Fire Codes ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. – A local investigation has found that multiple non-public schools in Rockland County aren't meeting the state's fire codes, according to News 12. County Fire Coordinator Gordon Wren calls the schools that haven't met code 'ticking time bombs,' News 12 said. A visit to 55 schools across the county found that 75 percent were either lacking codes, had codes out of date or missing altogether, reported News 12. Examples included Yeshiva Avir Yakov in New Square and the Bais Yehuda School in Monsey. Click here to read the News 12 article.

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Iranian Group Claims Responsibility For Dam Cyber Hack In Westchester Iranian Group Claims Responsibility For Dam Cyber Hack In Westchester
Iranian Group Claims Responsibility For Dam Cyber Hack In Westchester RYE, N.Y. – An Iranian hactivist group has claimed responsibility for the 2013 cyberattack on the Bowman Avenue Dam in Rye, according to NBC News. The group SOBH Cyber Jihad sent word through another Iranian group that they were the party behind the attack, news of which was reported this past Sunday on Daily Voice. The group claimed that they kept quiet about the attack for two years because of warnings to stay quiet "for the greater good," reported NBC News. Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino called the level of secrecy about the breach "unacceptable" in a pres…

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