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Rye, NY
Police & Fire
Warning Issued After Sex Offender Found Frequenting Rye Public Library Warning Issued After Sex Offender Found Frequenting Rye Public Library
Warning Issued After Sex Offender Found Frequenting Rye Public Library A police department in Westchester is advising residents to be on high alert after a sex offender convicted of rape was found to be frequenting a public library in the county.  In an announcement on Thursday, Nov. 14, the City of Rye Police Department detailed an encounter at the Rye Public Library reported by two teenagers.  According to the department, on Wednesday, Nov, 13, the two teens encountered 29-year-old Wale Gai at the library. Detectives later interviewed him and found out he frequented the library.  Gai is a registered Level 2 sex offender who was convicted of t…

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by Ben Crnic
Mt. Kisco, NY
Traffic
Sidewalk Work To Block Entrance To Town Hall, Library In Mount Kisco Sidewalk Work To Block Entrance To Town Hall, Library In Mount Kisco
Sidewalk Work To Block Entrance To Town Hall, Library In Mount Kisco The entrance to a town hall and library in Northern Westchester will be blocked for a few days as crews work to replace sidewalks in the area, officials announced.  In an announcement on Tuesday, Aug. 13, Mount Kisco village officials said the entrance to the town hall and Henry V. Kensing Memorial Library parking lot off of Main Street (Route 117) would be closed intermittently as crews work to replace the sidewalk in front. As the work continues, visitors are instead asked to use the Blackeby side driveway as an entrance and exit.  Check back to Daily Voice for updates.&nb…

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by Ben Crnic
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Drag Book Story Hour Bomb Threat Evacuates Montclair Library Drag Book Story Hour Bomb Threat Evacuates Montclair Library
Drag Book Story Hour Bomb Threat Evacuates Montclair Library A library in Montclair had was evacuated late on Sunday, June 30 due to  bomb threat targeting multiple locations, police say. At approximately 4 p.m. on June 30, the Montclair Police Department responded to a reported threat that was called in from the public library on 50 South Fullerton St. in Montclair. The threat came in at the time Drag Story Hour was scheduled at the library from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.  Bomb threats have been sent to dozens of establishments across the U.S. during drag book story hour, most notably one in Lancaster County, PA. According to police, the threat in…

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by Zak Failla
Cambridge, MA
Police & Fire
Man Busted Stealing Library Donation Box in Tewksbury Man Busted Stealing Library Donation Box in Tewksbury
Man Busted Stealing Library Donation Box in Tewksbury A 26-year-old man has been arrested after police say he stole a donation box from the Tewksbury Public Library on Friday afternoon, Feb. 2. Anderson Phao, of Tewksbury, is charged with theft from a building, breaking into a depository, vandalizing property, and thief, common, and notorious, police said.  Library staff noticed the theft around 4:30 p.m. and contacted Tewksbury police. Surveillance video shows the man carrying the donation box into the bathroom.  Library officials believe he stole about $50. 

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by Josh Lanier
Arlington, VA
News
One Killed In Petworth Library Stabbing; Patrons Intervene, Disarm Murderer In DC, Police Say One Killed In Petworth Library Stabbing; Patrons Intervene, Disarm Murderer In DC, Police Say
One Killed In Petworth Library Stabbing; Patrons Intervene, Disarm Murderer In DC, Police Say Patrons at the Petworth Library in Washington, DC attempted to intervene and were able to wrestle an assailant to the ground, but not before he fatally stabbed a man in the neck, according to Metropolitan Police officials. MPD Executive Assistant Chief Ashan Benedict said that at approximately 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 2, the agency received an emergency call about a stabbing that had just taken place in the 4200 block of Kansas Avenue in Northwest, DC. The initial investigation determined that a man was sitting at a computer in the library when his attacker followed him into the building,…

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by Zak Failla
Gaithersburg, MD
News
These Maryland Schools Are Closed Due To Snow These Maryland Schools Are Closed Due To Snow
These Maryland Schools Are Closed Due To Snow Due to the winter weather, schools and government offices are closed or delaying start times in Maryland. Up to a foot of snow was possible across southern parts of the state. The following is a list of closures and delays, according to CBS Baltimore: Schools Closed Anne Arundel County Schools Baltimore County Schools Catholic High School of Baltimore Cecil County Schools Dorchester County Schools Elvaton Christian Academy God’s Little Cherubs Elementary School Harford County Schools Howard County Schools Kent County Schools McDonogh School Mount Airy Christian School Mount Pleasant Chri…

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by Joe Gomez
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Paterson Police Crash Open-Air Drug Market Outside Public Library Paterson Police Crash Open-Air Drug Market Outside Public Library
Paterson Police Crash Open-Air Drug Market Outside Public Library Paterson police crashed an open-air drug market outside the public library, seizing 651 heroin folds, nearly a dozen bags of crack and $2,185 in drug proceeds while arresting dealers and buyers, authorities said. Complaints from concerned citizens and merchants about a “heavy flow” of customers at all hours brought the special detail to the area of Broadway and Summer Street, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. Among those arrested were city residents Shequan Roberts, 21, and Fred Thomas, 60, both of Paterson, and Louis Martire, 36 of Forset City, PA, who Speziale said were involved…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Yorktown, NY
News
COVID-19: Library In Westchester Closes Two Days For Sanitizing COVID-19: Library In Westchester Closes Two Days For Sanitizing
Covid-19: Library In Westchester Closes Two Days For Sanitizing A Westchester County public library is following in the direction of two local public school districts and will be closed the next two days to sanitize its facility amid coronavirus concerns. Officials in Mount Vernon announced that the Public Library will be closed on Thursday, March 5 and Friday, March 6 so the building could be sanitized as a precaution. due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The library is scheduled to reopen on Saturday, March 7. Related story: Two New Coronavirus Cases Confirmed In NYC "Taking common-sense precautions to protect the public using our facility is essentia…

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by Zak Failla
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Police & Fire
Glen Rock PD: Hawthorne Man Who Made Library Bomb Threat Nabbed At Ridgewood Bus Station Glen Rock PD: Hawthorne Man Who Made Library Bomb Threat Nabbed At Ridgewood Bus Station
Glen Rock PD: Hawthorne Man Who Made Library Bomb Threat Nabbed At Ridgewood Bus Station Glen Rock police arrested a Hawthorne man who they said emailed a bomb threat to the borough public library. Carlos R. Pabon, 33, was arrested at the Ridgewood bus terminal early Wednesday evening and charged with making terrroristic threats and causing a false public alarm, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. A Bergen County Sheriff's Bomb Squad swept the building after patrons left and staff put the Rock Road library into lockdown after the director received the email saying "a bomb was about to go off in the building," Ackermann said. "No explosive devices nor any other item of a suspicio…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Scarsdale, NY
Lifestyle
Loft Opens As Scarsdale Public Library Closes For $18M Project Loft Opens As Scarsdale Public Library Closes For $18M Project
Loft Opens As Scarsdale Public Library Closes For $18M Project Library Loft is officially open at Supply Field, as contracting crews begin work on an unprecedented multi-million dollar renovation and modernization of the public library. The Scarsdale Public Library on Olmsted Road is closed for the extensive renovations, though officials have set up a temporary space, Library Loft, at Supply Field on Heathcote Road to accommodate village residents. The Children’s Room was closed for packing beginning on Monday, June 18, while the main building was closed beginning on Sunday, June 24. Library Loft opened its doors on the second floor at Supply Field, of…

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by Zak Failla
Yonkers, NY
News
200 Layoffs Proposed In Yonkers, Including Police, Firefighters 200 Layoffs Proposed In Yonkers, Including Police, Firefighters
200 Layoffs Proposed In Yonkers, Including Police, Firefighters Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano warns that about 200 city workers may be laid off due to a $31 budget shortfall. Spano blamed much of the revenue gap on reduced aid from New York state.  Spano, a two-term Democrat, plans to release his executive 2018-2019 budget on April 13. Personnel costs for 1,925 workers comprise about 80 percent of the city's budget.  On Thursday, April 5, Spano he said it includes a 2 percent tax increase, plus possible cuts in city services like police, garbage pick-up and public library hours. Spano's proposed property tax increase would total about $100 for the average h…

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by Daily Voice
Trumbull-Monroe, CT
News
Mark Twain Library In Redding Closed For Second Day Mark Twain Library In Redding Closed For Second Day
Mark Twain Library In Redding Closed For Second Day REDDING, Conn. — For the second day in a row, the Mark Twain Library in Redding will be closed Wednesday. "Due to a problem with the boiler, there is no heat in the building," the library said in a Facebook post. "Thank you for your patience!"  The had library closed as of 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 2, due to a lack of heat, according to a Facebook post. It was about 20 degrees outside at the time, with wind chills making it feel even colder.

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