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Police Investigate Apparent Noose Found In Northern Westchester Park Police Investigate Apparent Noose Found In Northern Westchester Park
Police Investigate Apparent Noose Found In Northern Westchester Park The Ossining Police Department is investigating an apparent noose that was found at a popular local park. The village issued an update at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 2 after becoming aware of a string hanging from a tree in Louis Engel Waterfront Park that appeared to be tied in a noose. Ossining Mayor Victoria Gearity said that police immediately began an investigation and the chief has met with members of the local clergy and NAACP. They are currently questioning people who may have been witnesses at the park. The investigation is ongoing and detectives are seeking the public…

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by Zak Failla
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Innovative Anti-Littering Campaign Launched In Ossining Innovative Anti-Littering Campaign Launched In Ossining
Innovative Anti-Littering Campaign Launched In Ossining The Village of Ossining has implemented a new and innovative anti-littering campaign intended to serve as a model for all Hudson Valley municipalities. The campaign, called “The Little Big Picture,” was launched by the Village of Ossining’s Downtown Development Fund Council. It includes colorful street signage, business and property owner brochures, targeted promotions on social media like Facebook and Instagram and a “crisp and engaging” website focusing on one centralized idea: that tiny actions have a major impact when they are practiced by everyone. “Ossining has one of the most enviabl…

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by Valerie Musson
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Village Hall In Northern Westchester Becomes First In State To Install Gender-Neutral Signage Village Hall In Northern Westchester Becomes First In State To Install Gender-Neutral Signage
Village Hall In Northern Westchester Becomes First In State To Install Gender-Neutral Signage A village in Northern Westchester has become the first municipality in the state to install gender-neutral signage in all its facilities. The idea came at an Ossining Documentary and Discussion Series program, when “it occurred to Mayor Victoria Gearity  that the Village may have a role to play in improving the lives of transgender and gender neutral people," the village said. The policy for single-person bathrooms was proposed last month, and unanimously approved by the Village Board on July 18. According to officials, “The Village of Ossining has long considered itself a model of di…

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by Zak Failla
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This Westchester Village Proposes 'Gender Neutral' Bathrooms This Westchester Village Proposes 'Gender Neutral' Bathrooms
This Westchester Village Proposes 'Gender Neutral' Bathrooms Is it progressive thinking, or a sign of the times?  Ossining Mayor Victoria Gearity proposed that the Village of Ossining become the first community in the state to adopt "gender neutral" signage for all public restrooms.  If the policy is approved, a single-occupant bathroom in Village Hall may be the first public government building in the region -- and possibly the state -- to have a gender-neutral bathroom. "All are welcome in Ossining,” Gearity said. The proposal calls for only single occupant bathrooms to be declared gender-neutral.  In the New York Assembly, there …

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by Jon Craig