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84 Exotic And Domestic Animals Seized In Animal Cruelty Case: Sheriff
The secret menagerie included a wallaby, starling, raccoon, goat, snake, hermit crab, tarantula, prairie dogs, hedgehogs, peacocks & degus.

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The secret menagerie included a wallaby, starling, raccoon, goat, snake, hermit crab, tarantula, prairie dogs, hedgehogs, peacocks & degus.

Three 1-bed units are priced at $316,668, while the 2-bed unit is selling for $399,847, according to Westchester Residential Opportunities.
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The "sleepy" valley that inspired the way generations have celebrated the season shows off a little, and there's no place we'd rather be.
After hitting a car stopped at a red light, police say she left the scene, drove the wrong way on Rte. 9, and hit more vehicles.
The Optalec Compact 10 HD Speech was made possible by a $1,900 donation from the Yorktown chapter of Lions Club International.
Just weeks after cops caught the Newburgh man with fentanyl and over 40 grams of cocaine, he was arrested again in another sting.
They're in the top 50,000 who entered the scholarship competition by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.
A 52-year-old was arrested and charged in the knife assault that took place at the Super 8 Motel in Newburgh.
The Dutchess County Sheriff's Office is telling residents not to fall for the scheme threatening victims with arrest if they don't pay up.
Police say the threats were made after a disciplinary incident at Astor Services in the Village of Rhinebeck.
It was originally designed by architect Henry Martin Congdon for the Community of St. Mary, the first Episcopalian Sisterhood in the U.S.
Every week, Patch will spotlight volunteer opportunities in the Hudson Valley.
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The 24-year-old had a loaded Palmetto State Armory Dagger Compact 9mm handgun in his vehicle, according to state police.
The 22-year-old pleaded guilty to access device conspiracy, access device solicitation, and possession of child sexual abuse material.
The New York Lottery announced that a top-prize winning ticket was sold for the Take 5 midday drawing.
The former Yonkers teacher pleaded guilty to charges connected to using explicit texts to coerce the teen into a sexual relationship.
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This marks the third consecutive year the county has received the top "0.0" Fiscal Stress Score with "no designation."