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A former employee of a pet care business in Mount Kisco has been formally arraigned on animal cruelty charges that alleged he had slammed a small, elderly dog into a metal table while grooming him.
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BY CAROL REIF
Staff Writer | 9/25/26 |
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A group of Putnam County voters has filed a lawsuit against County Executive Kevin Byrne and his re-election campaign, alleging the campaign accepted nearly $20,000 in contributions above limits permitted under state Election Law.
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BY BOB DUMAS
Editor-at-Large | 9/21/26 |
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A criminal case against Putnam County Sheriff's Deputy Kevin Osika stemming from an alleged domestic incident in Mahopac has ended, but exactly how it ended is now hidden from public view under New York's criminal-record sealing laws.
The...
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BY BOB DUMAS
Editor-at-Large | 9/16/26 |
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‘Never forget’ means teaching their stories: Proposed state law would require September 11 education
Every life has a story.
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By Carol Reif
Staff Writer | 9/16/26 |
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A state Supreme Court justice denied the town’s motion seeking to fine developer William Catucci for alleged building code violations and recover money he received from renting parking spaces on town property.
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By Miranda Ferrante
Editor | 9/15/26 |
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The Yorktown man accused of raping a resident with severe dementia at the Yorktown Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is scheduled to return to Westchester County Court Sept. 22, as the case remains pending, according to the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office.
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By Miranda Ferrante
Editor | 9/11/26 |
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The Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department, affirmed a Westchester County Supreme Court ruling that dismissed the lawsuit, which Town Attorney Adam Rodriguez called “meritless.” The appellate court agreed that the residents filed their challenge after the statutory deadline had passed.
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By Miranda Ferrante
Editor | 9/10/26 |
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A Bronx man pleaded guilty Aug. 13 to federal drug trafficking and firearms charges stemming from the fentanyl-related death of a Yorktown Heights woman last year.
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By Miranda Ferrante
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9/8/26
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Best Lawyers Recognizes Four Attorneys at Westchester
County Elder Law Firm Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano, LLP
Anthony J. Enea, Esq. Honored as Best Lawyers’ Trusts & Estates “Lawyer of the Year” in White Plains
Westchester County, N.Y....
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9/4/26
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A Mahopac man with seven previous felony convictions has been sentenced to seven years in state prison on drug charges.
Omar Miles, 47, was sentenced Aug. 19 to seven years in prison followed by three years of post-release supervision after...
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9/1/26
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A 28-year-old man was sentenced Wednesday, Aug. 26, to 21 years to life in state prison for the murder of a cab driver whose body was found in the Croton Falls Reservoir last December.
Santos Vasquez Ramirez was sentenced Aug. 26 by Putnam...
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BY HALSTON MEDIA STAFF
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8/26/26
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The three teenagers accused of robbing a TD Bank branch in Jefferson Valley last week appeared before Judge Gary Raniolo in Yorktown Justice Court on Aug. 11.
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By Miranda Ferrante
Editor | 8/11/26 |
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With overflow parking spilling into the Yorktown United Methodist Church across the street, residents gathered on the steps of Yorktown Justice Court Tuesday evening, signs reading “Justice for Luke” held above the crowd as they came to support their homeless neighbor, Matt Steele, and mourn his 12-year-old dog, Luke, also known as “Snoopy,” who police say was shot and killed by former NYPD officer James Molloy.
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By Miranda Ferrante and Emile Menasché
Editor and Contributing Editor | 8/11/26 |
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A Westchester County Supreme Court judge has ruled that a proposed 5-megawatt battery energy storage system in Yorktown should be treated as public utility infrastructure, a decision that could affect how similar projects are reviewed across New York.
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By Miranda Ferrante
Editor | 8/7/26 |
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Back-to-School Supplies DriveAssemblyman Matt Slater, in partnership with the Putnam Community Action Partnership, is collecting new backpacks and $25 gift cards to Staples, Target or Walmart to help local students prepare for the upcoming school...
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BY HALSTON MEDIA STAFF
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8/6/26
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A Mohegan Lake man has been sentenced to more than 24 years in federal prison for a fentanyl sale that resulted in a man's death, as well as charges related to a crack cocaine distribution conspiracy and illegal ammunition possession, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.
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By Miranda Ferrante
Editor | 8/6/26 |
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The controversy over political messages written on a replica of the Declaration of Independence during Putnam County's America 250 celebration has taken a new turn after an unredacted Carmel Police Department report identifying the women...
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BY BOB DUMAS
Editor-at-Large | 7/23/26 |
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A local developer is suing the town and several current and former officials, alleging a yearslong scheme to suppress the value of its Navajo Street property while advancing zoning changes that benefited a competing redevelopment project.
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By Miranda Ferrante
Editor | 7/23/26 |
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Multifamily and apartment buildings in Somers will now be required to have Knox Boxes, or master key systems, that will allow the fire department easy access during an emergency.
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By Carol Reif
Staff Writer | 7/19/26 |
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A 20-year-old Mahopac man has been indicted on felony weapons charges and multiple counts of endangering the welfare of a child after allegedly pointing a handgun at the driver of a school bus carrying three special needs children on the Taconic...
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7/16/26
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