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Hundreds Petition For Safety Barriers At Mall In Hudson Valley To Prevent Deaths By Suicide Hundreds Petition For Safety Barriers At Mall In Hudson Valley To Prevent Deaths By Suicide
Hundreds Petition For Safety Barriers At Mall In Hudson Valley To Prevent Deaths By Suicide Following the death of a 32-year-old woman who jumped from a high floor at a Hudson Valley mall, a petition has been started to urge the shopping center to add protective barriers to prevent such incidents. Related: Rockland Woman, 32, Jumps To Death From Upper Floor Of Palisades Center Mall In West Nyack The unidentified woman's death occurred in Rockland County around 2:45 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 18, at the Palisades Center Mall in West Nyack. After the news reported the suicide, Rockland County resident Shannon Harding said something had to be done. "I started the petition as a …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Solar Eclipse: NY Prisons Will Be Locked Down During Celestial Spectacle Solar Eclipse: NY Prisons Will Be Locked Down During Celestial Spectacle
Solar Eclipse: NY Prisons Will Be Locked Down During Celestial Spectacle Among those eagerly anticipating next week’s total solar eclipse are New York’s prison inmates, but not all of them will catch the celestial spectacle. Twenty-three state prisons fall directly within the “path of totality,” meaning they will experience up to three and a half minutes of total darkness during the “Great Northern American Eclipse” on Monday afternoon, April 8. Out of precaution, all 23 of those correctional facilities will be locked down and operate on a holiday schedule, Thomas Mailey, a spokesperson for the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) told Dai…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Strong Wind Gusts Could Knock Out Power, Central Hudson Warns Strong Wind Gusts Could Knock Out Power, Central Hudson Warns
Strong Wind Gusts Could Knock Out Power, Central Hudson Warns Central Hudson Gas & Electric is cautioning customers to be prepared for potentially severe winter weather that is expected to roll through the region over the weekend. On Saturday, March 12, forecasts in the Hudson Valley are calling for a wintry mix that could bring heavy, wet snow to some areas, possibly sending tree limbs flying, toppling power lines, and downing utility poles. Related story - New Snowfall Projections Released For Storm Taking Aim On Region The utility company advised that some customers could experience service interruptions on Saturday, depending on how hard the …

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: DeCicco & Sons' Eight Area Stores Schedules Some Sunday Closures To Give Staff Rest COVID-19: DeCicco & Sons' Eight Area Stores Schedules Some Sunday Closures To Give Staff Rest
Covid-19: DeCicco & Sons' Eight Area Stores Schedules Some Sunday Closures To Give Staff Rest A popular grocery store chain is going to begin closing its eight stores in Westchester and Putnam counties on Sundays amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in order to give their staff time off to rest and spend time with their families. All DeCicco & Sons stores, including locally in Brewster, Ardsley, Armonk, Harrison, Larchmont, Millwood, Pelham, and Somers, will begin the Sunday closures on Sunday, April 19 and again on Sunday, April 26, when they will reconsider the practice. A lot of behind the scenes efforts take place every day to make sure the stores are extra clean a…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Here's When Mets' New Ban On Backpacks At Citi Field Will Start Here's When Mets' New Ban On Backpacks At Citi Field Will Start
Here's When Mets' New Ban On Backpacks At Citi Field Will Start Beginning soon, peanuts and Cracker Jack will still be featured at Citi Field, but backpacks will be banned. In an effort to enhance safety and expedite efforts to get into the ballpark, New York Met officials announced on Friday that beginning on Monday, May 20, backpacks will be banned from the stadium. Fans will still be able to bring purses, tote, drawstring and messenger bags, and soft-sided coolers that don't exceed 16-by-16-by-8 inches to the field. The team noted that exceptions will be made for backpacks used for medical reasons. Backpacks purchased inside Citi Field during th…

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by Zak Failla
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Thousands Still Without Power In Dutchess Thousands Still Without Power In Dutchess
Thousands Still Without Power In Dutchess Electric service was restored to more than half of the nearly 110,000 customers impacted by the storm, though strong winds continue to impact the region, according to Central Hudson. As of 7 a.m. Saturday, approximately 53,000 customers remained without electric service in nearly 1,200 individual damage locations, following a damaging Nor’easter that brought soaking rains, sustained winds, powerful wind gusts and nearly two feet of heavy, wet snow to some northern areas. Remaining power outages in the most heavily impacted areas are 24,000 in Dutchess County, 19,000 in Greene County and 10,…

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