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Movie Filmed In Warwick Based On Hudson Valley Prison Rehabilitation Program Gets Re-Release
A movie based on events at a maximum security prison in the Hudson Valley that may be a major Oscars contender is set to be re-released in theaters, according to reports. "Sing Sing," based on the Rehabilitation Through the Arts program at Sing Sing Correctional Facility in the Northern Westchester village of Ossining, will again be released in theaters on Friday, Jan. 17, Variety reported. The film, originally released by A24 on Friday, July 12, follows an inmate named Divine G (played by Colman Domingo) who joins a theatre group with fellow prisoners after being imprisoned at …
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Man Kills Fellow Inmate At Sing Sing Prison, Convicted Nearly 30 Years Later
Nearly 30 years after fatally stabbing a fellow inmate at a Northern Westchester prison because he wore a cross, a 54-year-old New York man learned he will spend decades in prison for the killing. Albany resident Allah-Son-Allah was sentenced to 20 years in state prison for his killing of 32-year-old Michael Jones on Christmas Eve 1995 while they were both incarcerated at Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Ossining, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday, Oct. 10. According to the DA's Office, at around 8 p.m. on Dec. 24, 1995, Allah-Son-All…
Police & Fire
Driver Nabbed For DWI While En Route To Pick Up Drunk Friend In Hudson Valley
A patron of a local bar in Northern Westchester called the wrong friend to come pick him up, police said. The head-scratching incident began at around 2:45 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21, when a Westchester County Police officer stopped a car driving erratically in Mount Kisco on Lieto Drive. Upon talking with the driver, the officer noticed a strong odor of alcohol coming from his breath and saw an open beer can in the center console. As the traffic stop went on, the officer learned the ironic truth: the man had driven from Ossining to Mount Kisco to pick up a friend who had…
Schools
Leader Of Hudson Valley School District Named NYS Superintendent Of Year
The head of a Westchester County school district has been awarded a top honor for superintendents in New York State. Tarrytown Union Free School District Superintendent Raymond Sanchez was named the Superintendent of the Year for 2025 by the New York State Council of School Superintendents, the organization announced on Monday, Sept. 23. Council President Lars Clemensen, the superintendent of the Hampton Bays School District on Long Island, explained the reasons why Sanchez was chosen: "Ray’s recognition as the New York State Superintendent of the Year is a testa…
Real Estate
Northern Westchester Resident Cited For Efforts To Make 'Ultimate Energy-Efficient Home'
A Northern Westchester resident has received national recognition for his efforts to create the ultimate energy-efficient home almost completely from scratch. Ossining resident Daniel Colombini was honored with a 2024 US Department of Energy Housing Innovation Award for his "passive house," according to Goldman Copeland, the New York City-based consulting engineering firm where he is a Principal. Colombini's house is one of only 24 in the country to receive the honor and one of only two in New York. The other is located in the Ulster County town of Esopus.&nb…
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Dramatic Video Shows Officers Rescuing Residents From Burning Northern Westchester Home
Several residents were saved from the rear of a burning Northern Westchester residence after officers braved flames and a downed live wire to rescue them. The blaze happened in Ossining on Tuesday night, Aug. 6, when a residence on Maurice Avenue went up in flames, according to Ossining Police. Arriving officers discovered that several residents were trapped in the rear of the building. However, a live wire in front of the burning porch blocked access to the residence. Although the situation proved dangerous, officers raced behind the building and used a ladder to bring the res…
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Northern Westchester Man Accused Of Threatening To Kill USPS Employees, Burn Down Post Offices
A Northern Westchester man has been accused of threatening to kill US Postal Service employees and burn down post officers. Ossining resident Anthony Alfano, age 46, was arrested in Yorktown Heights on Friday, July 19, after making violent threats against USPS employees and threatening to burn down US post offices in Ossining, according to federal authorities. The threats were made amid frustrations over a delayed parcel containing cremated remains from Florida, according to Damian Williams, US Attorney for the Southern District of New York. According to court filings, Alfano th…
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Rockland County Launches Free TOR Ferry Weekend Connection Bus
Weekend travelers will now have the opportunity to take a TOR ferry connection bus beginning this weekend to explore different parts of the Hudson Valley and New York City, free of charge. Rockland County Executive Ed Day and the Department of Public Transportation said that the service will begin on Saturday, July 6, and run through Nov. 10. The bus service will provide connecting transit service for Metro-North Hudson Line customers who travel to Haverstraw via the Haverstraw-Ossining weekend ferry, enabling them to travel beyond the Ferry Landing via public transit, officials said. The …
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