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Car Bursts Into Flames, Causes Temporary Road Closure In Somers Car Bursts Into Flames, Causes Temporary Road Closure In Somers
Car Bursts Into Flames, Causes Temporary Road Closure In Somers Part of a busy route in Northern Westchester was briefly closed after a vehicle went up in flames. The incident happened on Saturday, Sept. 30 around 4:45 p.m., when crews in Somers responded to Route 139 for a reported motor vehicle fire. According to the Somers Volunteer Fire Department, arriving crews quickly arrived at the scene of the blaze and doused the flames with water within seconds, quickly extinguishing it. No injuries were reported from the incident. As a result of the fire, Route 139 was shut down for around 40 minutes before reopening around 6 p.m.  In addition to crew…

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by Ben Crnic
News
Peekskill School District Receives Bomb Threat: No Threat Found After Search Peekskill School District Receives Bomb Threat: No Threat Found After Search
Peekskill School District Receives Bomb Threat: No Threat Found After Search New Update: Following a search of all Peekskill Central School District buildings by a Westchester County Police K9 Unit, no confirmed threat was found. School dismissals, sports, and other after-school events proceeded as normal, district officials announced. Original report: A school district in Northern Westchester is taking precautionary measures after receiving a bomb threat, officials said. The Peekskill City School District received a bomb threat over email just before 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 20, officials announced. In response, district officials contacted the city's poli…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Fatal Shooting: Victim Found In Parking Garage In Westchester, Suspect At Large Fatal Shooting: Victim Found In Parking Garage In Westchester, Suspect At Large
Fatal Shooting: Victim Found In Parking Garage In Westchester, Suspect At Large New update: Underage Duo Charged In Fatal Shooting At Yonkers Parking Garage, Police Say Authorities are searching for the suspect involved in an incident that left a man shot in a parking garage in Westchester County.  The victim was found on Friday, July 28 around 6:30 p.m., when Yonkers Police discovered an unconscious man lying on the ground of a parking garage behind an apartment building at 73 Highland Ave.  When first responders began giving medical aid to the man, they found that he had suffered a gunshot wound to his side and rushed him to a local area hospital, whe…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Update: Details About Suspicious Death In Yorktown Revealed By Police Update: Details About Suspicious Death In Yorktown Revealed By Police
Update: Details About Suspicious Death In Yorktown Revealed By Police More details regarding an investigation into a suspicious death in Northern Westchester that shuttered a road for hours have been released by police.  Earlier Report - 'Suspicious Death' Under Investigation In Yorktown: No Danger, Police Say The incident, which happened on Tuesday, Jan. 24 in Yorktown in the area of 3270-3290 North Deerfield Ave., is believed to be a suicide from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Yorktown Police announced on Wednesday, Jan. 25 around 1 p.m.  This determination is based on numerous interviews, videos, and evidence collected from the scene.…

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by Ben Crnic
Lifestyle
These Are Top 10 Pizzerias In Area, According To Yelp Rankings These Are Top 10 Pizzerias In Area, According To Yelp Rankings
These Are Top 10 Pizzerias In Area, According To Yelp Rankings A ranking has detailed the best pizzerias in and around Westchester County. Yelp released a ranking in the top-rated pizzerias in the region based on the reviews the eateries received. According to the report, the following pizzerias were some of the highest rated in the area: 1. Grigg Street Pizza Located at 1 Grigg St. in Greenwich, this pizzeria received a ranking of five stars from its more than 50 reviews. "Their hand-made sourdough crust, organic house-made sauce, fresh high-end cheeses, and gourmet deli meats puts Grigg Street at the top of my pizza chart," Scot G. said in a Yelp…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Man Caught Driving Wrong Way On Hudson Valley Roadway While Drunk, Police Say Man Caught Driving Wrong Way On Hudson Valley Roadway While Drunk, Police Say
Man Caught Driving Wrong Way On Hudson Valley Roadway While Drunk, Police Say A Westchester man has been charged with felony DWI after he was intercepted driving the wrong way on the Saw Mill River Parkway while drunk, according to police. The incident took place in Yonkers around 4 a.m. Tuesday, July 26. A Westchester County Police officer was patrolling the parkway and driving northbound near Palmer Road in Yonkers when he observed an Audi sedan coming at him in the wrong direction of travel, said Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the Westchester County Police.  He let the vehicle pass him in the left lane of travel, made a U-turn, and pulled the driver over a sh…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Ex-Director Indicted For Stealing $700K From Hudson Valley Company, DA Says Ex-Director Indicted For Stealing $700K From Hudson Valley Company, DA Says
Ex-Director Indicted For Stealing $700K From Hudson Valley Company, DA Says The former financial director of a Hudson Valley non-profit has been indicted after allegedly stealing more than $700,000 from the organization on behalf of herself and her husband, authorities announced. Bronx resident Ingrid Aquino, age 31, the former Director of Finance of Hudson Valley Community Services in Northern Westchester, has been indicted for allegedly stealing the funds between 2017 and 2021. Specifically, Aquino was indicted by a Westchester County grand jury for second-degree grand larceny, a felony. She was arraigned on Tuesday, May 17. Westchester County District Attorney …

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by Zak Failla
News
Area Teacher Charged With Sharing Illicit Photos, Texts With Teen Area Teacher Charged With Sharing Illicit Photos, Texts With Teen
Area Teacher Charged With Sharing Illicit Photos, Texts With Teen A former high school teacher in the Hudson Valley is facing charges for allegedly sharing illicit photos and conversations with a teenager over social media, the district attorney’s office announced. On Monday, Jan. 24, Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah announced that former Salesian High School teacher Mariela Barajas, age 22, of Mount Vernon, was arraigned for allegedly disseminating indecent material to a 15-year-old.  Specifically, Barajas was charged in Mount Vernon City Court with one count of disseminating indecent material to minors, a felony, following …

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by Zak Failla
News
COVID-19: Village In Hudson Valley Added As NY Yellow Cluster Zone COVID-19: Village In Hudson Valley Added As NY Yellow Cluster Zone
Covid-19: Village In Hudson Valley Added As NY Yellow Cluster Zone A Westchester village has become the first in the county to be designated as a COVID-19 “yellow zone,” due to the recent rise in cases in recent weeks. Like the rest of the country, New York has seen a surge in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks, prompting Gov. Andrew Cuomo to declare part of Port Chester as a warning zone near the Connecticut border as the village has sustained an average positive infection rate above 2.5 percent. Cuomo said that in response to the uptick in positive cases, the Westchester County Department of Health coordinated to provide rapid testing at Open Door on Grace C…

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by Zak Failla
News
Carmel Attorney Sentenced For Tax Evasion Carmel Attorney Sentenced For Tax Evasion
Carmel Attorney Sentenced For Tax Evasion A former town justice in Northern Westchester will spend time behind bars after admitting to a decade-long tax evasion scheme. Former Lewisboro Town Justice Marc Seedorf, a Carmel attorney, was sentenced in White Plains Federal Court to six months in prison following his guilty plea to tax evasion last December. Acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss said that between 2009 through October 2019, Seedorf was a Town Justice for the Town of Lewisboro, and an Administrative Law Judge for Westchester County.  He also received income from the private practice of law.  Strauss said tha…

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by Zak Failla
News
COVID-19: Police To Increase Social Distancing Enforcement After HS Cluster COVID-19: Police To Increase Social Distancing Enforcement After HS Cluster
Covid-19: Police To Increase Social Distancing Enforcement After HS Cluster Police will be increasing social distancing enforcement after a cluster of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases linked to the graduation ceremony in Northern Westchester County at Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua. New Castle Police Chief James D. Carroll made the announcement early Monday evening, June 29. The cluster, traced to a student at the ceremony who tested positive after returning from Florida, has jumped to 13 cases, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced earlier in the day Monday. Cuomo said that anyone who attended the graduation ceremony should self-quarantine until at lea…

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by Joe Lombardi
Sports
Controversy Swirls After Coach Is 'Reassigned' Before Game At Mahopac Controversy Swirls After Coach Is 'Reassigned' Before Game At Mahopac
Controversy Swirls After Coach Is 'Reassigned' Before Game At Mahopac Click here for an updated story: New Rochelle Teachers' Union Calls For Superintendent To Resign Amid Uproar Over Coach A popular and highly successful high school varsity coach in Westchester has been “reassigned” from coaching just days before he was set to coach a playoff game. The New Rochelle School District announced late on Wednesday, Nov. 13, that head football coach Lou DiRienzo has been “reassigned from his teaching and coaching responsibilities.” At a press conference held on Thursday, Nov. 14, Schools Superintendent Laura Feijoo offered few details, saying that she "really…

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by Zak Failla
News
Area Man Sentenced To Prison Time For Forcibly Raping Teen Girl Area Man Sentenced To Prison Time For Forcibly Raping Teen Girl
Area Man Sentenced To Prison Time For Forcibly Raping Teen Girl A man who forcibly raped a teenage girl and managed to evade capture by police investigators for nearly a year has been sentenced to more than a decade in prison. Port Chester resident Antonio Olivarez, 41, has been sentenced to 13 years in state prison after pleading guilty to first-degree rape, a violent felony, in May. In addition to his prison term, Olivarez will serve 20 years of post-release supervision and will be required to register as a sex offender. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., said that on Nov. 12, 2017, while in Port Chester, Olivarez forced a 15…

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by Zak Failla
News
Sentencing Delayed For Stalking Hudson Valley Teen Involved In Stabbing Sentencing Delayed For Stalking Hudson Valley Teen Involved In Stabbing
Sentencing Delayed For Stalking Hudson Valley Teen Involved In Stabbing Sentencing for a teenager who admitted to her role in the fatal stabbing of 16-year-old Valaree Schwab last year has been delayed. Dominique Slack, 18, was scheduled to be sentenced on Thursday, but saw that postponed for routine reasons. She pleaded guilty to first-degree stalking, a violent felony, last year, for her role in the incident that led to the fatal stabbing of New Rochelle High School junior Schwab in January last year. According to police, officers responded to Dunkin' Donuts on North Avenue shortly after 12:20 p.m. on Jan. 10 last year, where there were reports of a fight inv…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Westchester County Association Will Merge With Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp Westchester County Association Will Merge With Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp
Westchester County Association Will Merge With Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp Two of the area’s leading business advocacy organizations will soon become one, following the announcement of a major merger between the Westchester County Association and the Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp.The deal, announced on Tuesday, Jan. 29, will center on strengthening the economy in the Hudson Valley. The new organization - which has not been given a designated name - is expected to take effect later this year. When the merger is complete, current WCA Chairman William Harrington is expected to serve as the chairman of a unified board of directors. Bill Mooney, the president …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Body Pulled From Croton Reservoir In Yorktown Body Pulled From Croton Reservoir In Yorktown
Body Pulled From Croton Reservoir In Yorktown Click here for an updated story: Body Found In Northern Westchester Reservoir Apparent Suicide A body was pulled from a section of the Croton Reservoir in Yorktown on Sunday. A rescue crew pulled the body shortly after it was discovered around 9 a.m. near the intersection of Hunterbrook Road and Baptist Church Road. The body is reportedly being turned over to the Westchester County medical examiner. The body appeared to be a white male, according to a report by News 12. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Daily Voice
News
Man Charged With Murdering Woman At Historic Armory In Hudson Valley Man Charged With Murdering Woman At Historic Armory In Hudson Valley
Man Charged With Murdering Woman At Historic Armory In Hudson Valley A 28-year-old man is facing life in prison for allegedly killing a homeless woman whose body was found outside the former historic Armory building on Main Street in New Rochelle. Jose Olmos, who is homeless, was arraigned this week on murder charges for allegedly beating Nurten Jeljuk on Friday, July 27. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of life in prison without parole. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., said that early on July 27, Olmos followed the 60-year-old Seljuk "for some time" on Main Street in New Rochelle. When they reached the…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Hudson Valley Man Who Threatened Mother, Children With Shotgun Arraigned Hudson Valley Man Who Threatened Mother, Children With Shotgun Arraigned
Hudson Valley Man Who Threatened Mother, Children With Shotgun Arraigned The man who terrorized his family with a shotgun and forced police to rescue his family during an armed standoff in Westchester has been formally arraigned following Wednesday’s incident. Port Chester resident Abe Massa, 29, has been charged with reckless endangerment after threatening his family with a shotgun, firing it in front of his mother and pointing it at her on Oct. 10. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced the arraignment on Thursday afternoon. Massa was charged at the Westchester County Medical Center, where he was taken on Wednesday for evaluation.…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Two Injured In Crash Involving Police Vehicle On Taconic Two Injured In Crash Involving Police Vehicle On Taconic
Two Injured In Crash Involving Police Vehicle On Taconic This story has been updated. A section of the Taconic State Parkway was closed after a serious two-vehicle crash Friday afternoon involving a Westchester County police vehicle. The crash took place around 3 p.m. in Mount Pleasant, state police said. Two people, including a Westchester County police officer, were injured in the crash. Both were hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries. The closure began at Lakeview Avenue.

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Hudson Valley Mother Indicted For Murder In Death Of Toddler Hudson Valley Mother Indicted For Murder In Death Of Toddler
Hudson Valley Mother Indicted For Murder In Death Of Toddler Months after she allegedly killed her 2-year-old daughter and attempted to stab two police officers offering aid, a Westchester woman has been indicted for murder and multiple attempted murder charges. Mamaroneck resident Cynthia Arce, 29, was indicted on Wednesday on charges related to the death of her toddler daughter, Gabriella Boyd, in their home earlier this year.  She is also facing a host of charges for attacking two village police officers with knives as they attempted to offer an assist, according to Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. According to the indic…

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by Zak Failla
Politics
Mayor In Hudson Valley Fails To Have Felony Charges Dropped In Court Mayor In Hudson Valley Fails To Have Felony Charges Dropped In Court
Mayor In Hudson Valley Fails To Have Felony Charges Dropped In Court Richard Thomas will be heading to court for allegedly stealing campaign funds and lying about money he diverted from his inaugural committee for personal benefit. Earlier this year, the Mount Vernon mayor was charged following an investigation which exposed that he allegedly stole $12,900 from his campaign committee and diverted more than $45,000 from his inaugural committee for personal use and failed to disclose that information to officials. Thomas was charged with third-degree grand larceny and two counts of third-degree ordering a false instrument for filing, all felonies. He was also …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Caught With 12 Pounds Of Pot After Stop For Unsafe Lane Change On Hutch, Police Say Man Caught With 12 Pounds Of Pot After Stop For Unsafe Lane Change On Hutch, Police Say
Man Caught With 12 Pounds Of Pot After Stop For Unsafe Lane Change On Hutch, Police Say An unsafe lane change on the Hutchinson River Parkway in Westchester led to the seizure of a dozen pounds of marijuana from a driver in Harrison. Randolph, Mass. resident Tan Van Nguyen, 55, was driving northbound on the Hutchinson River Parkway near North Street in Harrison on Wednesday, Aug. 15, when he was suddenly veered from the left lane into the right lane, forcing a second motorist to slam on the brakes to avoid crashing. Westchester County Police detectives in the area saw the near collision and stopped Nguyen's Lexus sedan. While speaking with Nguyen, the detectives said they det…

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by Zak Failla
News
Homicide Investigation Launched After Woman's Body Found In Area Homicide Investigation Launched After Woman's Body Found In Area
Homicide Investigation Launched After Woman's Body Found In Area Click here for an updated story: Suspect Charged, Victim ID'd In Murder Of Woman In Westchester A homicide investigation has been launched after a woman’s body was found lying in the driveway of the former Armory building on Main Street in New Rochelle. Detectives from the department’s General Investigations and Forensic Units are currently on scene investigating the incident. The body was found at approximately 7:40 a.m. on Friday, July 27. New Rochelle Police Capt. Robert Gazzola said that the Westchester County District Attorney and Medical Examiner’s offices have also been notified o…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Playland Boardwalk Reopens Six Years After Hurricane Sandy Playland Boardwalk Reopens Six Years After Hurricane Sandy
Playland Boardwalk Reopens Six Years After Hurricane Sandy The northern portion of Playland's waterfront boardwalk has reopened, nearly six years after it was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. Tuesday's reopening, marked by a ribbon-cutting ceremony, was timely as the county-owned parked celebrated Independence Day with fireworks on Tuesday night, July 3 and Wednesday, July 4.  The cost of the project was $4.6 million for design and construction. The 700-foot North Boardwalk restores scenic views of Long Island Sound to visitors at Playland Park in Rye, after being closed for construction since 2012. Westchester County Executive George Latimer led Tu…

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by Jon Craig
Lifestyle
Plan To Build Long Island Sound Tunnel Scrapped Plan To Build Long Island Sound Tunnel Scrapped
Plan To Build Long Island Sound Tunnel Scrapped The proposal to build a multi-billion dollar tunnel under the Long Island Sound, connecting Long Island and Westchester, has been scrapped, New York State Department of Transportation officials announced on Thursday. NYSDOT Commissioner Paul Karas made the announcement on Thursday, putting the kibosh on the plan, which may have cost upwards of $55 billion, according to a recently released study that was commissioned earlier this year. The exact reasoning for abandoning the plan was not provided. “After careful review of a variety of considerations pertaining to the project, NYSDOT has decid…

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by Zak Failla
News
Man Sentenced In Mother's Fatal Stabbing In Hudson Valley Man Sentenced In Mother's Fatal Stabbing In Hudson Valley
Man Sentenced In Mother's Fatal Stabbing In Hudson Valley A 29-year-old man is heading to prison for a quarter of a century after pleading guilty to killing his mother. Westchester County District Attorney announced on Wednesday that Andre Coverdale, 29, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to a felony charge of first-degree manslaughter in March in the stabbing death of his mother, Dawne McCray in Yonkers. Scarpino noted that Coverdale has no known address. At approximately 12:30 p.m. on Jan. 16, Coverdale walked up to the security booth of a Schroeder Street in Yonkers, telling an officer that “he had just killed his m…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Three More Charged In Connection To Fatal Stabbing Of Hudson Valley Student Three More Charged In Connection To Fatal Stabbing Of Hudson Valley Student
Three More Charged In Connection To Fatal Stabbing Of Hudson Valley Student Three more people have been indicted on charges in connection to the fatal stabbing of a New Rochelle High School junior in January. Westchester County Assistant District Attorney Nicholas DiCostanzo announced the indictment of three teenagers for their roles in the fatal stabbing of Valaree Schwab, a 16-year-old junior at the high school. According to police, officers responded to Dunkin' Donuts on North Avenue shortly after 12:20 p.m. on Jan. 10, where there were reports of a fight involving multiple high school-aged students. During the dispute, Schwab suffered two stab wounds to her tor…

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by Zak Failla
News
Coyote Attack On Sheep Reported At Muscoot Farm Coyote Attack On Sheep Reported At Muscoot Farm
Coyote Attack On Sheep Reported At Muscoot Farm County officials said a coyote may have killed a sheep at Muscoot Farm in Somers and injured two others on Thursday. The sheep were found when employees to perform morning farm chores Thursday and noticed a sheep lying in the field and two others limping, said Alexis Joondeph-Breidbart, a spokeswoman for Westchester County. Muscoot Farm is an early 20th-century interpretative farm museum that is owned and operated by the Westchester County Department of Parks, Recreation, and Conservation. Although there was no sighting of a coyote, Joondeph-Breidbart said farm staff believes the attack wa…

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by Kathy Reakes
Obituaries
Popular Middle School Assistant Principal In Westchester Dies At 49 Popular Middle School Assistant Principal In Westchester Dies At 49
Popular Middle School Assistant Principal In Westchester Dies At 49 Byron Womack, a very popular assistant principal at Port Chester Middle School, died overnight, officials said on Tuesday, Feb. 20. He was 49 years old. Details about funeral services have not been announced, but counseling is being offered to students and staff at PCMS, which is in session this week. Thirteen months ago, Womack’s ability to “go long” was recognized when he was given the 2017 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Committee Humanitarian Award at a celebration of civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The award recognized both Womack’s longstanding role as a mentor …

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by Jon Craig
Sports
‪Section 1 Basketball Semifinals To Return To Westchester County Center ‪Section 1 Basketball Semifinals To Return To Westchester County Center
‪Section 1 Basketball Semifinals To Return To Westchester County Center ‪Section 1 basketball ;semifinal. playoffs will return to Westchester County Center in White Plains.County Executive George Latimer, on his Facebook page, said this is "an iconic venue and it’s where high school basketball belongs". The Executive Committee of Section 1 voted in November 2017 not to hold the 2018 boys and girls high school basketball tournament at the Westchester County Center. The Executive Committee held two subsequent votes, the most recent being on Jan. 3, and reaffirmed that vote. These decisions were reached after reaching a deadlock with the prior County admi…

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