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Cuomo Signs Bill Banning Teachers From Carrying Guns On School Grounds Cuomo Signs Bill Banning Teachers From Carrying Guns On School Grounds
Cuomo Signs Bill Banning Teachers From Carrying Guns On School Grounds There will be no armed teachers in New York State schools. Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation this week that will bar teachers and other school employees from possessing guns on school grounds. The bill is designed to “limit an educational institution’s ability to authorize any person who is not primarily employed as a school resource officer, law enforcement officer or security guard to carry a firearm on school grounds.” The legislation also calls for New York State Police to establish regulations that would strengthen existing gun buyback programs and would create new programs for th…

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by Zak Failla
News
29 NY Children, Including Two In Hudson Valley, Killed By Guns Since Parkland Shooting 29 NY Children, Including Two In Hudson Valley, Killed By Guns Since Parkland Shooting
29 NY Children, Including Two In Hudson Valley, Killed By Guns Since Parkland Shooting Twenty-nine New York children - including two from the Hudson Valley - are among more than 1,200 who have been killed by guns in the country since the Parkland shooting last February. On Feb. 14 last year, Nikolas Cruz opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, killing 17 students and staff members, and injuring 17 others. The shooting led to a wave of activism in the year that followed, but children under the age of 18 continue to be the victims of gun violence. More than 1,200 children have been killed since the Parkland shooting, according to NewYorkUpstate.com, which highlight…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Lakeland, Somers, Hen Hud Districts Will Get School Resource Officers Lakeland, Somers, Hen Hud Districts Will Get School Resource Officers
Lakeland, Somers, Hen Hud Districts Will Get School Resource Officers County Executive George Latimer has authorized the Westchester County Police Department to provide School Resource Officers to the Lakeland, Somers and Hendrick Hudson school districts. Under separate contracts for police services, the school districts will pay the cost of the officers’ salaries and benefits during the school year, while the County will assume those costs during the summer months. Latimer noted that the school districts will be able to enhance school security and student safety during the school year, by having five new School Resource Officers -- or SROs -- in their buil…

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by Jon Craig
Politics
Bill To Remove Guns From Troubled Students' Homes Pushed By Cuomo Bill To Remove Guns From Troubled Students' Homes Pushed By Cuomo
Bill To Remove Guns From Troubled Students' Homes Pushed By Cuomo New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is pushing an “Extreme Risk Protection Order” bill, which would make the state the first in the nation “to empower teachers and school administrators to prevent school shootings by pursuing court intervention.” Under the law, teachers and school administrators would have the power to petition a judge to remove guns from the homes of students deemed troublesome. Family members and law enforcement agencies would also be able to approach the court about the removal of guns from homes. Cuomo said the law would “prevent individuals determined by a court to be likely to…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Thousands In Hudson Valley Join 'March For Our Lives' Gun Violence Protests Thousands In Hudson Valley Join 'March For Our Lives' Gun Violence Protests
Thousands In Hudson Valley Join 'March For Our Lives' Gun Violence Protests Thousands of Hudson Valley residents participated in March For Our Lives events protesting gun violence on Saturday, which coincided with the massive rally organized by students throughout the county attended by more than half a million in Washington, D.C. An event in White Plains drew more than 3,000, with students from throughout the area leading the way. It kicked off at Post Road Elementary and ended with a rally next to the Martin Luther King, Jr. statue behind the White Plains Public Library, featuring remarks from student activists. Thousands, mainly from Rockland, Bergen, Westcheste…

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by Joe Lombardi
Schools
Putnam Students Stand Up, Speak Out On National Walkout Day Putnam Students Stand Up, Speak Out On National Walkout Day
Putnam Students Stand Up, Speak Out On National Walkout Day Hundreds of Hudson Valley students, teachers and administrators participated in the National School Walkout on Wednesday to call on Congress for tighter gun control laws. Students joined their peers around the nation at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 14 as part of the ENOUGH National School Walkout, which is “to protest Congress’ inaction to do more than tweet thoughts and prayers in response to the gun violence plaguing our schools and neighborhoods.” Many schools allowed students to walk out of class for 17 minutes with increased security to ensure the actions were organized and safe. Other …

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by Zak Failla
Schools
These Putnam Schools Will Participate In National Walkout Day These Putnam Schools Will Participate In National Walkout Day
These Putnam Schools Will Participate In National Walkout Day Hundreds of Hudson Valley students, teachers and administrators are planning to participate in the National School Walkout on Wednesday to call on Congress for tighter gun control laws. Students are planning to join their peers around the country at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 14 as part of the ENOUGH National School Walkout, which is “to protest Congress’ inaction to do more than tweet thoughts and prayers in response to the gun violence plaguing our schools and neighborhoods.” Many schools are allowing students to walk out of class for 17 minutes and are increasing security to ensure the …

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by Zak Failla
Politics
Cuomo To Delta: Move To New York If Your Home State Can't Control Gun Sales Cuomo To Delta: Move To New York If Your Home State Can't Control Gun Sales
Cuomo To Delta: Move To New York If Your Home State Can't Control Gun Sales Gov. Andrew Cuomo invited Delta Airlines to move its headquarters to New York on Tuesday, Feb. 27, boasting that the Empire State's gun-control laws are superior to Georgia, where Delta is headquartered. Cuomo, seen as a potential presidential candidate in 2020 said gun politics ain't so peachy in the Peach State. The Democratic governor's invitation followed Georgia's Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle attack on Atlanta-based Delta for ending a discount program for members of the National Rifle Association.  Delta is one of a expanding list of national corporations -- including Dick's Sporting Goods --…

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by Jon Craig
Schools
Pace Students Say 'Never Again' To School Gun Violence, Lax Legislators Pace Students Say 'Never Again' To School Gun Violence, Lax Legislators
Pace Students Say 'Never Again' To School Gun Violence, Lax Legislators "I refuse to be a target," more than 100 Pace University students chanted on Wednesday, Feb. 28. "I refuse to be scared," they shouted. "I refuse to be silent," they said in unison. Their pledge closed out a 17-minute tribute to the 17 victims of Parkland, Fla.'s high school shooting on Feb. 14, just two weeks ago and still very fresh on the minds of the college students on Pace's Pleasantville campus.  Lindita Kulla, a sophomore from Watertown, CT, said she visited the site of the Newtown elementary school shootings on her way back to college after the Presi…

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by Jon Craig
Business
Dick's Will Stop Selling Assault Rifles, Require Gun Buyers Be 21 Dick's Will Stop Selling Assault Rifles, Require Gun Buyers Be 21
Dick's Will Stop Selling Assault Rifles, Require Gun Buyers Be 21 Dick's Sporting Goods is putting in place strong steps to curtail the sale of firearms in its 700-plus stores, including many in the tristate area. Dick’s, one of the nation’s largest sports retailers, announced Wednesday morning it is ending sales of assault-style rifles and banning the sale of guns to people younger than 21. The move was a direct response to the latest school shooting, which occurred Feb. 14 in Parkland, Florida, claiming the lives of 17 people, including 14 students. "Based on what’s happened and looking at those kids and those parents, it moved us all unimaginably…

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by Joe Lombardi
Schools
'Never Again' Anti-Gun Rally Organized By Pace University Students 'Never Again' Anti-Gun Rally Organized By Pace University Students
'Never Again' Anti-Gun Rally Organized By Pace University Students Two weeks ago, 17 school children and staff members were gunned down at a south Florida high school. On Wednesday, Feb. 28 at noon, for 17 minutes, Pace University students held a rally to remember the mass shooting victims. Daily Voice coverage of the rally can be found by clicking here. The vigil began with a moment of silence and the reading of names of the 17 student and staff shooting victims from the high school in Parkland, Fla. Speakers included a School of Education student on behalf of future educators; a Political Science Association student, a Center for Community Action and R…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Putnam Sheriff Calls School Resource Officers 'Instrumental' Putnam Sheriff Calls School Resource Officers 'Instrumental'
Putnam Sheriff Calls School Resource Officers 'Instrumental' In light of the deadly massacre in Parkland, Florida, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department has reviewed its school safety procedures and evaluated its preparedness in an effort to reassure the public and to make sure the department is ready to react to any situation. Putnam County Sheriff Robert L. Langley, Jr. said every school in the county has “Emergency Response Plans” on file with the department and that all comply with state standards. Most importantly, Langley said that all five districts have school resource officers he labeled "instrumental," as well as two districts th…

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
Brewster HS Students To Join National Student Walkout Brewster HS Students To Join National Student Walkout
Brewster HS Students To Join National Student Walkout In the wake of the latest school shooting in Florida, some high school students in the Hudson Valley are organizing a walkout as part of a national campaign to raise gun control awareness. Students at Brewster High School are planning to join others throughout the country at 10 a.m. on March 14 as part of the National School Walkout, which is “to protest Congress’ inaction to do more than tweet thoughts and prayers in response to the gun violence plaguing our schools and neighborhoods.” “We need action. Students and allies are organizing the national school walkout to demand Congress pass l…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Students Flock To Ridgefield To Rally Against Gun Violence Students Flock To Ridgefield To Rally Against Gun Violence
Students Flock To Ridgefield To Rally Against Gun Violence High school students from throughout Western Connecticut rallied in Ridgefield on Wednesday, Feb. 22 against gun violence in the wake of last week's mass shooting in Parkland, Fla., where 17 students and staff were killed. Isabella Segall, a junior at Wilton High School, organized the rally at Ballard Park. She spread word of the event through Facebook and Twitter, which can be accessed by clicking here. Working together with the nonprofit organization CT Against Gun Violence, Segall said teens need to take action. "We need to, you know, start talking to people and just right now get …

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by Jon Craig
News
Kent Fire Department Changes Rifle Raffle For AR-15 After Florida Massacre Kent Fire Department Changes Rifle Raffle For AR-15 After Florida Massacre
Kent Fire Department Changes Rifle Raffle For AR-15 After Florida Massacre After more than 60 people turned out to protest the raffling off an AR-15 rifle and a .30-gauge shotgun by the Kent Volunteer Fire Department for its 2018 fundraiser, the department has announced that it has changed its plans. The decision came following a meeting Monday of the Kent Fire District Board of Commissioners where the department was asked to suspend the raffle in the wake of the mass shooting in Parkland, Fla. "In light of the recent tragedies that have occurred, the Kent Volunteer Fire Department has made the decision to change the prizes of their Annual Fundraising Raffle,…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Grieving Bergen Mom's Message To Trump: 'Please Do Something' Grieving Bergen Mom's Message To Trump: 'Please Do Something'
Grieving Bergen Mom's Message To Trump: 'Please Do Something' A grief-stricken mother from Bergen County remembering her teenage daughter killed in Wednesday's Parkland, Florida shooting held nothing back from the media, using it as an opportunity to reach President Trump.  Lori Alhadeff said although her 14-year-old daughter, Alyssa Alhadeff, was dead, there were other children living in fear at school -- and those were the ones she was going to continue fighting for. Her powerful message to the president in an interview with CNN was so powerful that it left a newscaster tearful and speechless. "President Trump, what can you do?" Lori Alha…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Names Released Of 17 Victims Of Deadliest School Shooting Since Sandy Hook Names Released Of 17 Victims Of Deadliest School Shooting Since Sandy Hook
Names Released Of 17 Victims Of Deadliest School Shooting Since Sandy Hook Bergen County Teen Alyssa Alhadeff Killed In Parkland School Shooting The names of the 17 people -- 14 students and three adults -- who were killed and 15 injured in Wednesday's shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, were released Thursday. It was the deadliest school shooting rampage since a gunman opened fire at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, in December, 2012. Among the students killed by a 19-year-old suspect and former student at the school in Florida were Nicholas Dworet, a senior swimming captain, who had just accepted a college schola…

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by Joe Lombardi