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Traffic Advisory For Paving Project Issued In Irvington IRVINGTON, N.Y. -- Irvington police have issued a traffic advisory for area residents due to a paving project on Harriman Road. The work is scheduled to begin on Monday, Aug. 29, and expected to take four to six days to complete. The road may be closed for brief times throughout the paving period. Motorists are advised to expect delays, and are asked to use an alternative route, if possible.

08/27/2016

News

New Canaan Dental Hygienist Charged With Nearly $18K In Unemployment Fraud NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- A West Haven woman was arrested Wednesday and charged with illegally collecting almost $18,000 in unemployment compensation benefits when she worked as a dental hygienist in New Canaan, authorities said. Christine A. Zampedri, 49, was taken into custody by inspectors from the Unemployment Compensation Fraud Unit in the Office of the Chief State's Attorney. The arrest is the result of an investigation into a complaint by the Connecticut Department of Labor. According to the arrest warrant affidavit, Zampedri fraudulently collected approximately $17,860 in unemployment …

08/27/2016

Police & Fire

Wilton Police Hosting Citizen Police Academy WILTON, Conn. -- The Wilton Police Department will host an eight-week citizen police academy beginning on Thursday, Sept.15. The program, which is offered free-of-charge, is open to people who live and work in the town. The course will be held on Thursdays from 7-9:30 p.m. and will include classes on patrol procedures, the Detective Division and specialty units. Other topics will include youth crimes, motor vehicle enforcement and weapons, along with the practical skills and technology utilized in modern law enforcement. Space in the program is limited to 15 participants. Eight of th…

08/26/2016

Police & Fire

Woman Charged With Driving While Impaired In Ramapo RAMAPO, N.Y. – Ramapo police arrested a motorist on a drug charge Thursday, authorities said. The arrest came about when police received a report of a vehicle being driven erratically in the Pomona area of Route 202, according to officials. A responding officer located the vehicle pulling into one of the shopping centers along the route, police report. The operator of the vehicle was taken into custody and charged with driving while ability impaired by drugs, according to officials. She is due back in Ramapo Town Court next month, police report. Ramapo police officers investigated eight …

08/26/2016

Politics

Redding Rep. Shaban Blasts Federal GMO Law REDDING, Conn. -- State Rep. John Shaban (R-135) is upset about a new federal measure supplanting a state law requiring that all food made with genetically engineered ingredients be labeled as such when sold on Connecticut shelves.The state-based effort, driven in part by Shaban’s work on the GMO task force, was effectively killed recently when President Barack Obama signed bill S.764 into federal law, Shaban said. The measure, which expressly pre-empts all state laws on the topic in favor of a weaker, industry-driven standard, has raised the ire of proponents of GMO labeling. Shaban, who r…

08/26/2016

News

Weston Rep. Shaban Hosting Community Discussion On Opioid Crisis WESTON, Conn. -- State Rep. John Shaban (R-135) is hosting a community discussion on Connecticut’s opioid addiction crisis from 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31 at Weston Town Hall, 56 Norfield Road. The free event, which is open to all citizens of the 135th district and surrounding towns, will feature a panel of local officials to guide the discussion, share information and answer questions. Panelists will include Easton First Selectman Adam Dunsby; Easton Police Chief Tim Shaw; Redding First Selectwoman Julia Pemberton; Redding Police Chief Douglas Fuchs; Weston First Selectwoman Nina Dan…

08/25/2016

Schools

LIU Hudson, SUNY Purchase, RCC Forge 3-Way Academic Partnership ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Rockland Community College, SUNY Purchase College and Long Island University Hudson, a regional graduate campus of Long Island University, are partnering to offer students the opportunity to complete their associate, bachelor and master’s degrees all in the same spot. An agreement made in March will allow students to take courses at all three academic levels at RCC. While Purchase courses have been offered at RCC for years, the new agreement allows an LIU Hudson extension site on the RCC campus at 145 College Road in Suffern to host graduate classes, which begin on…

08/24/2016

News

Danbury Man Charged With Fraudulently Collecting $23K In Unemployment DANBURY, Conn. -- A Danbury man was arrested and charged on Tuesday with fraudulently collecting almost $23,000 in unemployment compensation benefits by under-reporting the wages he earned while working for the Derby public school system, authorities said. Jeffrey Smith, 57, was arrested by Inspectors from the Unemployment Compensation Fraud Unit in the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney as the result of an investigation into a complaint by the Connecticut Department of Labor. According to the arrest warrant affidavit, Smith under-reported the wages he was earning from working as a scho…

08/24/2016

Police & Fire

Yorktown Man Charged With DWI After Sideswiping Guardrail, Police Say YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- Yorktown police have arrested a 73-year-old town resident on DWI charges after his vehicle allegedly sideswiped a guardrail, authorities said. The arrest came about when police responded to a report of a vehicle being driven erratically about 10:22 p.m. Friday, according to officials. The caller said the vehicle was swerving into the opposite traffic lane, sideswiped a guardrail on Route 118 and kept going, police report. An officer dispatched to the area located the vehicle and the operator, identified as Hugo P. Moreno, at the Gulf station at 2001 Commerce St., …

08/23/2016

Schools

Croton-Harmon School Board Schedules Public Vote On Renovation Projects CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- The Croton-Harmon School District’s board of education recently voted to adopt a resolution calling for the district to move forward with plans for a community vote on a district-wide facilities project on Tuesday, Oct.18. The proposition, if approved, would include building improvements at Carrie E. Tompkins Elementary School, Pierre Van Cortlandt Middle School, Croton-Harmon High School, the District Office and Transportation Facility. Plans for the vote were made at the board’s Aug. 4 meeting. If approved, the cost of the projects may run as high as about $20…

08/23/2016

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