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Woman Admits To Hate Crime For Harassing Area Family Whose Child Had Rare Disorder Woman Admits To Hate Crime For Harassing Area Family Whose Child Had Rare Disorder
Woman Admits To Hate Crime For Harassing Area Family Whose Child Had Rare Disorder A Long Island woman has pleaded guilty to aggravated harassment as a hate crime in connection to threatening a Hudson Valley family whose child has a rare genetic disease. Krista Sewell of Melville, in Suffolk County, entered the guilty plea on Friday, Feb. 5, in Ulster County. In pleading guilty, Sewell admitted to sending electronic messages and a letter to a local Ulster County family harassing and threatening their infant daughter who has the rare genetic skin condition harlequin ichthyosis, said the Ulster County District Attorney's Office. Sewell was arrested for the crime in late 20…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Phyllis DeWitt Of Putnam Sheriff's Department Calls It A Career Phyllis DeWitt Of Putnam Sheriff's Department Calls It A Career
Phyllis DeWitt Of Putnam Sheriff's Department Calls It A Career Phyllis DeWitt, a longtime employee of the Putnam County Sheriff's Office called it a career on Friday. DeWitt, who started working for the county in 1985 with the Probation Department where she worked until 2001 when she moved to the Sheriff’s Office's Civil Division.  After 23 years, fellow employees wished her well and thanked her for all her years of service.

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by Kathy Reakes
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Latimer Announces Re-Appointments To New Administration Latimer Announces Re-Appointments To New Administration
Latimer Announces Re-Appointments To New Administration WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- There will be some familiar faces in County Executive George Latimer's administration. Latimer, who took office Monday, announced seven people will continue with their roles in his new administration.  Mae Carpenter, commissioner of senior programs and services department, Rocco Pozzi, commissioner of the probation department, Michael Orth, commissioner of community mental health, Kathleen O'Connor, commissioner of parks, recreation and conservation, Dr. Kunjlata Ashar, medical examiner, Robi Schlaff, executive director of the office for women and Ronald Tocci, directo…

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by Sam Barron