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🌱 Why a Newark man was arrested at the Thruway’s Exit 42 lot
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- Why a Newark man was arrested at the Thruway’s Exit 42 lot
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📰 News we're reading
• Felony arrest made at Thruway stop near Clifton Springs (fingerlakes1.com) — A 34-year-old Newark resident was arrested Tuesday afternoon at the Thruway Exit 42 park-and-ride lot on felony charges stemming from an earlier incident in Clifton Springs. Deputies say he was wanted on a warrant and is now being held in Ontario County Jail pending arraignment, following allegations that include aggravated criminal contempt and endangering the welfare of a child.
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Reinvention Brewing Company , 9 N Main St , Manchester
5:00 pm - A Christmas Carol
Smith Opera House , 82 Seneca St , Geneva
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