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$2.4M Scheme: Ex-Hudson Valley Town Employee, Business Owner Admit To Illegal Dumping Plot
A former Northern Westchester town employee has admitted to allowing a business owner to illegally dump unauthorized material at an environmentally fragile facility in exchange for cash bribes, federal officials announced.
Verplanck resident Robert Dyckman, age 52, and Cortlandt Manor resident Glenn Griffin, age 55, both pleaded guilty to charges related to the $2.4 million scheme, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Monday, Aug. 26.
According to federal officials, Dyckman, the former Assistant General Foreman for the Town o…
Northern Westchester Eatery To Close Permanently: 'This Last Week Is Gonna Be LIT!'
A restaurant in Northern Westchester will soon be closing for good, but not without one last week of fun.
Dog Haus Biergarten Mohegan Lake, located at 3137 East Main St., will permanently close after Sunday, Jan. 14, the restaurant announced on social media.
Although no official reason for the closing was given, in a Facebook comment, the owners wrote, "We truly tried our hardest to make it work."
Despite the bad news, the owners maintained that the eatery's last days in business would still be a blast. To make this happen, the eatery will host karaoke on Wednesday night,…
National Guard Sergeant Nabbed For Sexual Offenses In Northern Westchester, State Police Say
A ranking officer in the Army National Guard has been accused of committing sexual offenses, according to New York State Police.
Sergeant First Class Pablo Rivera, age 49, who resides on Long Island in Franklin Square, was arrested on Monday, May 15, and charged with two counts of forcible touching.
A lengthy investigation determined that the victim was inappropriately touched by Rivera on two different occasions in Northern Westchester County, in the town of Cortlandt and the city of Peekskill, state police announced on Wednesday, May 17.
Rivera was transported to Cortlandt Tow…
