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A Good Dog Rescue's Lisa Smith Is A Dog's Best Friend A Good Dog Rescue's Lisa Smith Is A Dog's Best Friend
A Good Dog Rescue's Lisa Smith Is A Dog's Best Friend Lisa Smith knows dogs. The Ossining resident has fostered dogs for the past eight years, working with eight major rescue organizations in the area. She is co-owner of Canine Kindergarten, a doggie daycare started over 15 years ago in Verplanck and now with two additional locations in Mount Kisco and Yorktown. And, as of October of last year, Smith is the founder of A Good Dog Rescue. Since she started, Smith has adopted out over 1,000 dogs in the tri-state area, doing about 10 adoptions a week (with an adoption costing new owners about $200 to $450). Smith finds most of her foster dogs from…

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by Vira Mamchur Schwartz
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Need A New Best Friend? Westchester SPCA Highlights Pets Of Week Need A New Best Friend? Westchester SPCA Highlights Pets Of Week
Need A New Best Friend? Westchester SPCA Highlights Pets Of Week The SPCA of Westchester is hoping to unite a local resident with a new furry best friend as they highlight their "pets of the week." SPCA officials have chosen some of their finest pets, who are available for adoption and looking for a good home and new family to love. Among the animals spotlighted this week include: Brutus, which is such a tough guy name for such a small, gentle dog. This senior Maltese mix was turned in with a few others after their owner died. He is such a lovely little guy-very sweet and good with everyone. Sadly, he and his furry friends were neglected and came in to …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Nearly 100 Puppies Rescued After Blaze Breaks Out At Pet Shop Nearly 100 Puppies Rescued After Blaze Breaks Out At Pet Shop
Nearly 100 Puppies Rescued After Blaze Breaks Out At Pet Shop Firefighters along with the help of Good Samaritans were able to save almost 100 puppies when a fire broke in a warehouse attached to a local pet store in Danbury. The fire was reported around 8:56 p.m. Thursday, Jan., 3, a fire was reported on Lake Avenue Extension in the area of the "Puppy Love" building, said the Danbury Fire Department on Facebook. When approaching the scene Engine 26 could see the heavy fire from Kenosia Avenue, causing Lt. Mark Miguel to transmit a second alarm.  Deputy Chief Steve Williams arrived and took command, finding a fully involved 100 x 50-foot warehouse b…

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by Kathy Reakes
Business
New Pet Valu Store Opening In Area New Pet Valu Store Opening In Area
New Pet Valu Store Opening In Area Pet owners and animal lovers in the Patterson area should clear their schedules for Saturday, Dec. 8 to attend the grand opening of a new Pet Valu store. “Pet Valu is welcoming families and their pets to the store for free samples, goody bags, refreshments, raffles and prizes, local adoptables, as well as kid- and pet-friendly entertainment. The event will run from open to close, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.,” the announcement said. As a premium pet supply and accessory retailer, Pet Valu is dedicated to offering the best brands pet foods and treats in addition to innovative toys and grooming…

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by Valerie Musson
Lifestyle
Need A New Best Friend? Westchester SPCA Highlights Pets Of Week Need A New Best Friend? Westchester SPCA Highlights Pets Of Week
Need A New Best Friend? Westchester SPCA Highlights Pets Of Week The SPCA of Westchester is hoping to unite a local resident with a new furry best friend as they highlight their "pets of the week." SPCA officials have chosen some of their finest pets, who are available for adoption and looking for a good home and new family to love. Among the animals spotlighted this week include: Although Becky is a year and half years old and a medium sized dog, she still thinks she is a puppy as well as a lap dog! She loves to snuggle and rest, stretched calmly across her human’s lap. In addition to her sweet disposition, she is a star in doggy playgroup! B…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Woman Hospitalized After 'Engaging In Dangerous Behavior' In North Castle Woman Hospitalized After 'Engaging In Dangerous Behavior' In North Castle
Woman Hospitalized After 'Engaging In Dangerous Behavior' In North Castle A woman in an independent living facility was hospitalized in Westchester after “engaging in dangerous behavior.” An employee at a facility on Washington Avenue in White Plains reported to police on Tuesday, Oct. 23 that a resident was acting odd and was potentially off her medication. The employee indicated that the resident was acting dangerously and required police assistance. Members of the North Castle Police Department responded to the Washington Avenue facility and assisted in transported the woman to the Westchester Medical Center for evaluation. An officer followed paramedics, and …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Four Cats Missing , Woman Displaced After Three-Alarm Fire Breaks Out In Somers Four Cats Missing , Woman Displaced After Three-Alarm Fire Breaks Out In Somers
Four Cats Missing , Woman Displaced After Three-Alarm Fire Breaks Out In Somers A three-alarm fire left four cats "unaccounted" for and a Somers woman homeless. More than 75 firefighters battled the blaze that started around 9:44 p.m. Tuesday in the basement of a home on Anita Road, said the Somers Fire Department. The fire, which spread to the first and second floor, left the homeowner, Nancy Haggerty, a lifetime Somers resident, without any belongings and missing her four cats. Haggerty is known as a supporter of the town and a lover of animals. To help, friends have started a GoFundMe page that has raised more than $6,000 to date.  According to the fire…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Fowl Play: Crowing Roosters, Injured Owl Incidents Reported In Northern Westchester Fowl Play: Crowing Roosters, Injured Owl Incidents Reported In Northern Westchester
Fowl Play: Crowing Roosters, Injured Owl Incidents Reported In Northern Westchester A North Castle resident has to get rid of his roosters after a neighbor complained about them crowing all morning and  night, keeping him awake. The North Castle Police Department received a complaint from a North Overlook Road resident on Monday, Sept. 17, who said that a nearby neighbor had roosters that continue to make noise each morning and evening from 4 a.m. to 9 p.m., waking him up in the morning and keeping him up at night. Officers attempted to reach out the roosters’ owner, but were unable to initially. The following day, police received a second complaint from the same neighbor …

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
SPCA Of Westchester To Host 'Clear The Shelter' Adoption Event SPCA Of Westchester To Host 'Clear The Shelter' Adoption Event
SPCA Of Westchester To Host 'Clear The Shelter' Adoption Event The SPCA of Westchester is teaming with NBC to help find “forever homes” for some animals in need of a good owner. The annual Clear the Shelter Adoption Event has been scheduled from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 18, where there will be adoption fees waived or reduced during the special one-day event. It’s being hosted at the SPCA of Westchester’s care campus, located at 590 North State Road in Briarcliff Manor. The animals that may be available for adoption can be found here. Officials said that “walk-ins are welcome that day, but submitting your application for pre-approval will jum…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Westchester Native Meghan McDonnell Dies At 31 Westchester Native Meghan McDonnell Dies At 31
Westchester Native Meghan McDonnell Dies At 31 Westchester native Meghan McDonnell of Carmel died on Tuesday, July 24, with loved ones by her side. She was 31. Born on May 23, 1987 in Yonkers, she is survived by her parents, Janet and John Budnick, as well as her younger siblings, John III and Leanne. Meghan shared an abundance of love with her tightly knit extended family and boyfriend, Charles Douglas.  Meghan expressed a tremendous amount of love and adoration for all animals especially her own fur babies, Spike and Savannah (Savvy the savage kitty) Meghan will always be remembered for her spontaneous, loving, kindhearted and thoug…

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by Daily Voice
News
Woman Convicted In Bench Trial After Deaths Of Nine Horses At Area Farm Woman Convicted In Bench Trial After Deaths Of Nine Horses At Area Farm
Woman Convicted In Bench Trial After Deaths Of Nine Horses At Area Farm A 52-year-old woman was found guilty Tuesday of 10 felony counts of aggravated cruelty to animals in connection with the deaths of nine horses on a farm in the area. Jeanne Ryan of Goshen was also found guilty of the mistreatment of another horse, which survived, as well as for overdriving, torturing, injuring, and underfeeding the horses.  She was remanded to the Orange County Jail until her sentencing on Sept. 6, said the Orange County District Attorney's Office. Ryan was arrested on July 29, 2017, when investigators from the Hudson Valley Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Lightning Strike, Mercedes Hit-And-Run, Top North Castle Police Blotter Lightning Strike, Mercedes Hit-And-Run, Top North Castle Police Blotter
Lightning Strike, Mercedes Hit-And-Run, Top North Castle Police Blotter An Armonk homeowner received a scare when he returned home to find that lightning had struck his property. A Briggs Lane resident called the North Castle Police Department shortly after 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, when he noticed a hole in his backyard, which he believes to have been caused by a lightning strike in the area during this week’s thunderstorms. Officers were dispatched to the residence to evaluate the situation, and reported that nothing was on fire and a walkthrough of the backyard found that everything was in order following the alleged lightning strike. The homeowner was advised t…

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by Zak Failla