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Airbnb Cracking Down On Rowdy Halloween Weekend Parties: Here's How Airbnb Cracking Down On Rowdy Halloween Weekend Parties: Here's How
Airbnb Cracking Down On Rowdy Halloween Weekend Parties: Here's How Airbnb is cracking down on disruptive parties and using artificial intelligence to stop risky bookings over Halloween weekend. The short-term vacation rental platform announced the return of its "anti-party" technology for Halloween on Monday, Oct. 27. Airbnb said its AI system can flag entire-home reservations that could signal a party risk. According to the company, some problematic factors include one- or two-night stays made close to Halloween, bookings from guests who live nearby, or last-minute requests. When detected, those reservations are automatically blocked or redirect…

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by Chris Spiker
Sports
Semi-Pro Footballer Caught With Cocaine In NY High School, Police Say Semi-Pro Footballer Caught With Cocaine In NY High School, Police Say
Semi-Pro Footballer Caught With Cocaine In NY High School, Police Say A semi-professional football team ended its affiliation with a New York school district after a player trespassed on a high school campus with cocaine, police and team officials said. Jonathan Hammond, 32, was arrested at Glens Falls High School in Warren County following a brief pursuit on Saturday, June 28, according to Glens Falls Police. School district staff were alerted around 4:40 p.m. after a vape smoke detector was triggered in the boys’ bathroom. Although staff members were not on site, they contacted police about a possible trespass in progress. Responding officers arrived to fi…

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by Michael Mashburn
News
3 Taken Into Custody By ICE In Hudson Valley: Mayor 3 Taken Into Custody By ICE In Hudson Valley: Mayor
3 Taken Into Custody By ICE In Hudson Valley: Mayor Three people were taken into custody by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Westchester, village officials said. According to a statement issued by Sleepy Hollow Mayor Martin Rutyna on Thursday, May 22, ICE agents notified the Sleepy Hollow Police Department around 5:30 a.m. that they would be attempting to serve an immigration warrant on Cortlandt Street.  Agents presented police with a judicial warrant signed by a federal judge for an individual with a criminal record in New York.  Rutyna said ICE agents took the named individual and two others into custody without…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Hudson Valley Police Chief Resigns For New Job Hudson Valley Police Chief Resigns For New Job
Hudson Valley Police Chief Resigns For New Job Employees from a Hudson Valley town bid farewell to their police chief, who resigned to take a new position. For the past 11 years, Police Chief Keith Dworkin has called Dutchess County and the Fishkill Police Department home, but on Friday, July 19, he said goodbye to take another position as chief in the village of Millbrook. In a Facebook post, the department said Dworkin had worked tirelessly during his four years as chief to promote community outreach, encourage public relations, and increase resident confidence in the police department. "Under his leadership, the community policing u…

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by Kathy Reakes
Business
Stop & Shop Closing 32 Stores, Including In Westchester Stop & Shop Closing 32 Stores, Including In Westchester
Stop & Shop Closing 32 Stores, Including In Westchester Stop & Shop announced they plan to close 32 underperforming stores, including seven in New York. The supermarket said on Friday, July 12, that the closures allowed it to take the next steps in its plans to position the company for growth.  Following the closures, Stop & Shop will continue to have a strong presence across its five-state footprint with more than 350 stores.  The company said Stop & Shop associates at impacted locations will be offered other opportunities within the company.  “Stop & Shop is proud of the deep roots and community ties we have de…

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by Kathy Reakes