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Jay Waitkus

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Police & Fire

Hillcrest Man Booted From Apartment, Returns To Get Arrested RAMAPO, N.Y. -- Ramapo police have arrested a 40-year-old man on harassment and criminal mischief charges after an incident in Hillcrest, police said. The charges came about when officers responded to the report of an unwanted visitor at an apartment complex on Wednesday night, according to police. Earlier in the evening, a resident at the complex had allowed an intoxicated friend to stay over; when the friend became disruptive, keeping the family from sleeping, officers had been called to assist in removing the man from the residence, police said. Upon the officers’ arrival, the man, who…

10/15/2016

Police & Fire

Four Charged With Selling Drugs At Rockland Pre-School NYACK, N.Y. -- Police have arrested four suspected drug dealers in the parking lot of the Head Start pre-school in Nyack, according to News 12. The suspects have allegedly been dealing crack, heroin and marijuana, News 12 reports. The case began several months ago, after local residents complained about the alleged dealers to police, according to News 12. To read the News 12 story, click here.

10/15/2016

Police & Fire

Stamford Police Warn Residents Of 'Green Dot' Phone Scams STAMFORD, Conn. -- The Stamford Police Department has received multiple reports of phone scams from local residents in recent days. The scammers inform their intended victims that a relative has been in a car accident, has been kidnapped or has been arrested, according to police. The scammers then say that in order to free the relative or to provide medical treatment for the relative, the family member needs to purchase Green Dot cards and provide the caller with the numbers on the back of the cards, police said. One Stamford resident was even contacted from someone impersonating the Sta…

10/15/2016

Police & Fire

Garrison Man Charged With Driving With Suspended License After Unsafe Start YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- Yorktown police have charged a 24-year-old resident of Garrison with operating a motor vehicle without a valid license, police said. The man’s arrest came about when a patrol officer observed a white Dodge Ram, which allegedly started unsafely, traveling eastbound on East Main Street on Saturday, about 7:05 p.m., according to police. The vehicle was stopped, but the driver, identified as Dylan J. Quinn, allegedly failed to exhibit his driver’s license; a computer check at the scene revealed that Quinn’s license was allegedly suspended for failure to pay a fine, p…

10/15/2016

Police & Fire

New City Motorcyclist Sentenced In Fatal Crash A 27-year-old resident of New City has been given a sentence of 16 months to four years in state prison after pleading guilty to criminally negligent homicide in a traffic death that occurred in 2014, according to Acting Westchester County District Attorney James A. McCarty. The defendant, Clifford Perkins, pleaded guilty to the charge in relation to the death of New Jersey resident Scott Phillips on March 3. The incident preceding Perkins’ sentencing took place on the Sprain Brook Parkway near I-287, where the defendant was operating his 2002 Yamaha motorcycle on May 25, 2014, about 12…

10/15/2016

Events

All Black Men Matter Conference Taking Place In Bridgeport BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Housatonic Community College is hosting a conference focusing on the personal and societal issues facing black men and boys statewide and regionally from 9 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25. The event, tentatively titled “The State of Black Manhood/All Black Men Matter Conference,” will include a full-day series of workshops covering topics such as domestic violence, sexual abuse, mental well being and body/self image. The conference, presented by Hidden Acres Farms, Dream Life Works and Mudd Muck, also includes a lecture on how parental incarceration can affect chil…

10/15/2016

Business

Fairfield Receives $300K State Grant To Fix Up Sherman Green FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Fairfield, which has been selected as one of 16 communities in Connecticut to receive a $300,000 Small Town Economic Assistance Program grant, will use the funds to make improvements on the Sherman Green. The money will be used for drainage and pedestrian improvements in and around Sherman Green in an effort to mitigate flooding risks, improve pedestrian safety and upgrade the appearance of the public green space, officials said. The project, which has the support of the Fairfield Chamber of Commerce and local businesses, is expected to benefit the entire downtown area,…

10/15/2016

News

Danbury Urges Residents To Conserve Water As Drought Deepens DANBURY, Conn. -- With drought conditions persisting in the state of Connecticut, and little precipitation forecast for the foreseeable future, the City of Danbury is requesting its water customers to reduce all non-essential water use. Danbury reservoir levels are currently at 66 percent of full capacity, approximately 11 percent below normal for this time of year, according to officials. “We are asking our residents to play an important role in our efforts to conserve water,” said Mayor Mark Boughton. “Because of the drought conditions that we are facing, I’m asking that we all do our p…

10/15/2016

Police & Fire

Long Hill Firefighters Save Victim In Trumbull Rollover Crash TRUMBULL, Conn. -- Members of the Long Hill Fire Department responded to a rollover vehicle accident requiring extrication on Thursday, authorities said. Crews were called to the intersection of Main Street and Blackhouse Road for a two-car motor vehicle crash with one car rolled over, according to officials. Fire crews stabilized the rolled vehicle and pulled out the driver, who was placed into the care of Trumbull EMS. Fire Department and TEMS crews also treated the occupants and stabilized the second vehicle involved, officials said.

10/14/2016

Schools

Teacher At New Rochelle's Campus School Wins Mentorship Award NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- A teacher at the Alternative Campus High School will be honored with the American Historical Association’s 2016 Nancy Lyman Roelker Mentorship Award at the association's 131st annual meeting early next year. Neal Shultz, who teaches world history, U.S. history, essential economics, and law and government at the school, will receive the award on Jan. 5. The honor is given to history teachers who have guided and inspired their students in a way that has changed their lives. The Campus School, a satellite program at New Rochelle High School, offers students who have str…

10/14/2016

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