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Store Employee Charged With Selling Tobacco To Minor In Westchester Store Employee Charged With Selling Tobacco To Minor In Westchester
Store Employee Charged With Selling Tobacco To Minor In Westchester An employee at a store in Northern Westchester was caught selling tobacco to a minor during an enforcement detail, police said. YiJian Liu, 45, of Brooklyn at The Smoke Shop, located at 742 Bedford Road in Bedford Hills was charged with unlawfully dealing with a child, a Class B misdemeanor on Wednesday, June 19 at approximately 2:20 p.m., said Bedford Police Department Lt. Andrew M. Bellantone. The Bedford Police Department, in conjunction with the Westchester County Department of Health and the Lewisboro Police Department, conducted a controlled pu…

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by Joe Lombardi
Politics
Age To Buy Tobacco, Vaping Products Upped To 21 By Westchester Legislators Age To Buy Tobacco, Vaping Products Upped To 21 By Westchester Legislators
Age To Buy Tobacco, Vaping Products Upped To 21 By Westchester Legislators This story has been updated. The County Board of Legislators has voted to raise the age limit for the sale of tobacco and related products in Westchester from 18 to 21. County Executive George Latimer is expected to sign the new legislation into law at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 6, making it effective in 60 days. Latimer's bill-signing ceremony is planned on the 8th floor Rotunda of the Board of Legislators at 148 Martine Ave. in White Plains. The measure will prohibit the sale of cigarettes and tobacco products, as well as e-cigarettes and vaping products to those under 21. The measu…

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by Jon Craig