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Hudson Valley 20-Year-Old Fatally Shot After Facebook Marketplace Sale, Police Say Hudson Valley 20-Year-Old Fatally Shot After Facebook Marketplace Sale, Police Say
Hudson Valley 20-Year-Old Fatally Shot After Facebook Marketplace Sale, Police Say A Hudson Valley man was shot dead in broad daylight while attempting to purchase a motorcycle off of Facebook Marketplace. The incident took place in the Bronx around 3:40 p.m., Wednesday, May 18 at East 144th and Exterior streets in Mott Haven, said the NYPD. The victim, Rockland County resident Jefferson Jimenez Hernandez, age 20, of Spring Valley, was found unconscious and unresponsive, with gunshot wounds to the head, NYPD said. EMS responded and transported Hernandez to NYC Health and Hospitals/Lincoln where he was pronounced dead, they added. A firearm was recovered on the…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Sentencing For Man Who Used GPS In 11 Westchester Burglaries Tops News Sentencing For Man Who Used GPS In 11 Westchester Burglaries Tops News
Sentencing For Man Who Used GPS In 11 Westchester Burglaries Tops News WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. --  A 52-year-old man has been sentenced to 18 years to life in state prison for burglarizing homes in and around Westchester counties, including Harrison, Irvington, Rye Brook, Tarrytown, Bedford, New Castle and Mamaroneck. Click here to read the story.  Some others top stories of the week include (Click on the link to read the entire story): The Ardsley woman who admitted to defrauding Westchester County donors out of more than $50,000 by misrepresenting the fact that she had terminal cancer has pleaded guilty to wire fraud. A Westchester gym teacher has filed a …

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by Kathy Reakes
Business
Westchester Factory To Build MTA Subway Cars Westchester Factory To Build MTA Subway Cars
Westchester Factory To Build MTA Subway Cars A whole host of new jobs are heading to the Hudson Valley, as the MTA announced a $1.4 billion contract that will be awarded to Kawasaki to build state-of-the-art subway cars in Westchester. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board announced this week that they voted to approve the purchase of 535 next generation subway cars, which will be used on lettered routes and the Staten Island Railway. Kawasaki later announced that the cars will be built and tested at their facilities in Yonkers and Nebraska. Delivery is expected by 2020. The initial contact will include the delivery of 535 c…

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by Zak Failla