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'Fresh Start': Westchester County Second-Chance Program Celebrates Success A Year In 'Fresh Start': Westchester County Second-Chance Program Celebrates Success A Year In
'Fresh Start': Westchester County Second-Chance Program Celebrates Success A Year In A year after the launch of the "Fresh Start" program, which offers low-level offenders counseling and rehabilitation instead of fines and incarceration, Westchester County officials are celebrating its success.  Since being launched in October 2021, the program has been completed by close to 200 participants, according to an announcement by the Westchester County District Attorney's Office from Tuesday, Nov. 22.  "Through our successful partnership with county government and law enforcement, this program allows non-violent individuals facing low-level charges an opportunity to res…

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by Ben Crnic
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'Murdered By A Man He Sought To Help': Killer Sentenced In Stabbing Of NY Church Deacon 'Murdered By A Man He Sought To Help': Killer Sentenced In Stabbing Of NY Church Deacon
'Murdered By A Man He Sought To Help': Killer Sentenced In Stabbing Of NY Church Deacon Patrick Logsdon knew the man who stabbed him with a kitchen knife more than 20 times, ultimately taking his life. The 68-year-old Catholic deacon on Long Island was running a transitional home in Nassau County, on East Roosevelt Avenue in Roosevelt, when he was murdered by a resident in November 2017, the Nassau County DA’s Office said. His killer, 51-year-old Andre Patton, was sentenced to 20 years in prison Wednesday, Aug. 17, two months after pleading guilty to second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon. Prosecutors said Patton was staying at Anthony House, a transitional…

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by Michael Mashburn