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New Rochelle Parks and Recreation is again partnering with Volunteer New York! for the 9th annual parks clean-up weekend.

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New Rochelle Parks and Recreation is again partnering with Volunteer New York! for the 9th annual parks clean-up weekend.

Police say the items stolen from the home were discarded by the suspects, but were found by East Fishkill K9 during a search.
The community was originally owned by a physician turned NYC developer, who decided to escape the city's heat in 1919.
Detectives, crime scene techs, the Hudson Valley Arson Task Force, ATF and an accelerant detection K9 from Rockland County were on scene.
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The suspect struck the victim in the face and then grabbed a knife lunging towards her neck and head, police say.
Faith leaders and local elected officials, as well as people around the world, mourned the death of Pope Francis Monday.
She brought contraband including cocaine, smokeable synthetic cannabinoids (K2) and food into the jail, according to the feds.
Con artists gained control of the victim's banking information through a link, and then convinced her to return an "accidental deposit."
The Jewish man was stabbed with barber's scissors inside the Yonkers barbershop he owns, in a hate crime that shocked the Hudson Valley.
The program is designed to support those with autism and other communication challenges during a traffic stop.
The blast in Poughkeepsie crumbled the sidewalk, and caused buildings to be evacuated. Fortunately, no serious injuries were reported.
The driver was wanted out of Las Vegas, Nevada, and Carol Stream, Illinois for burglary and assault with a weapon, cops said.
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One of the men charged was also accused of unlawful surveillance, according to New York State Police.
The Westchester County Police Department and the Mount Kisco Fire Department were called to the scene of the fire at 5:11 p.m. on Thursday.
"There's a llama on the loose on Kisco Avenue!" a caller told Westchester County Police Department on Thursday morning.
Village of Mamaroneck police learned the Connecticut man was on parole for weapons charges, and handed him over to New York State Police.
The New York Lottery announced that a top-prize winning ticket was sold for the Take 5 Tuesday evening drawing.