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Area Town Votes To Allow Alcohol In Several Parks Area Town Votes To Allow Alcohol In Several Parks
Area Town Votes To Allow Alcohol In Several Parks A Northern Westchester town has voted to create permits that allow residents to consume alcohol in area parks. The Yorktown Town Board voted on Tuesday, March 1, to allow alcohol at four municipal parks. “This does not mean that we can have alcohol in all of our parks," said parks superintendent James Martorano. "That’s not what we’re looking to do,”  The parks where alcohol consumption will be allowed with a valid permit include: Par 3 Golf Course Railroad Park Sparkle Lake service building  Downing Park  In addition to a town permit, alcohol sales at the golf course…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
22-Year-Old Man Found Floating In Water At Area Park 22-Year-Old Man Found Floating In Water At Area Park
22-Year-Old Man Found Floating In Water At Area Park A 22-year-old man was pulled from the water at Downing Park in the City of Newburgh after he was spotted lying facedown in the water. Santos Alirio Mendez-Perez was discovered around 11:30 a.m., Friday, July 12, after police received a call about the body near the area of Third Street and Robinson Avenue, said City of Newburgh Police Det. Lt. Joesph Burns. When police arrived on the scene, Mendez-Perez was brought to the shoreline with the help of the City of Newburgh Fire Department.  He was pronounced dead by the Medical Examiner's Office, Burns said. There were no obvious signs of…

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by Kathy Reakes