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'Likely Rabid' Coyote On Loose Bites Two Ossining Residents 'Likely Rabid' Coyote On Loose Bites Two Ossining Residents
'Likely Rabid' Coyote On Loose Bites Two Ossining Residents Updated report, Thursday, 10:15 a.m. (Click on link below to read updated story): Police Shoot, Kill Rabid Coyote On Loose In Ossining Original report, Wednesday, 4:30 p.m. OSSINING, N.Y. -- Several residents of a gated community in Ossining have had scary encounters with a coyote, and two were actually bitten by the possibly rabid animal, according to its homeowners association. The wild dog was spotted at the Mystic Pointe Condominiums, a development off Route 9, and also near a private home on North Water Street, less than two miles away on the shores of the Hudson. Jim Horton, of Qua…
Ossining Deploys Trapper In Wake Of Two Coyote-Human Run-Ins Ossining Deploys Trapper In Wake Of Two Coyote-Human Run-Ins
Ossining Deploys Trapper In Wake Of Two Coyote-Human Run-Ins OSSINING, N.Y. -- Ossining police called in a trapper this week after two residents reported having run-ins with a coyote. Police Chief Kevin Slyvester, who posted a warning about the incidents on the department’s Facebook page, said authorities want to convey the seriousness of the situation without causing the public undue alarm. One of the residents told police that an “aggressively acting” coyote had come at her while she was walking her dog at Mystic Pointe, a gated community off Route 9 in the village. Just hours later, another resident called from North Water Street, which is less th…
Things Are Always Hopping At Nanuet's Ambulance Brew House Things Are Always Hopping At Nanuet's Ambulance Brew House
Things Are Always Hopping At Nanuet's Ambulance Brew House NANUET, N.Y. – Unlike yeast, that single-celled organism that our ancestors were delighted to find turned sweet liquids into alcohol, the agent behind the roaring success of one Nanuet pub is definitely not unseen. Denis Maher, owner of the two-year-old Ambulance Brew House, is always front and center, greeting guests – sometimes decked out in Bavarian leather breeches, aka lederhosen. He and his wife, Anita, and children Brian, Nadine and Nicole, have put a lot of hard work, not to mention heart and soul, into converting a 1947 ambulance building on the Clarkstown hamlet’s main drag into t…
Fairfield Children's Book Conference Features Tony Abbott, Rosemary Wells Fairfield Children's Book Conference Features Tony Abbott, Rosemary Wells
Fairfield Children's Book Conference Features Tony Abbott, Rosemary Wells FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Lots of Fairfield grown-ups love books written for little ones and dream of writing or illustrating their own someday, say librarians. But what does it take for unpublished authors -- however spectacular their story ideas are -- to actually write, sell and promote their brainchildren? That’s what the people participating in the Fairfield Public Library’s day-long conference hope to learn from Connecticut authors, illustrators, editors and agents. “People always dream about writing a children’s book,” says librarian Karen Ronald, “this event offers a wonderful opportunity…
Carol Joy Schmidt McEwan, Longtime Darien Resident, 90 Carol Joy Schmidt McEwan, Longtime Darien Resident, 90
Carol Joy Schmidt McEwan, Longtime Darien Resident, 90 DARIEN, Conn. – Longtime Darien resident Carol Joy Schmidt McEwan died Wednesday, Nov. 23. She was 90. McEwan and her husband Preston Wayne McEwan had lived for the past six years at an assisted living community in Stamford. McEwan was a native of Fond du Lac, Wisc.,  McEwan graduated from Sunset High School in Dallas, Texas where she was a member of its drum and bugle corps. She majored in art while attending the University of Texas at Arlington. In 1944, she was elected a “Pin-Up Girl” of the First National Bank Club for Servicemen. She enjoyed ballet, tap dancing, gardening, baking an…
Dickens' Haunting Christmas Tale To Ring In Holidays At Tarrytown Church Dickens' Haunting Christmas Tale To Ring In Holidays At Tarrytown Church
Dickens' Haunting Christmas Tale To Ring In Holidays At Tarrytown Church SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. -- Master storyteller Jonathan Kruk will bring Ebenezer Scrooge and other Charles Dickens characters to life at an historic Tarrytown church. Performances of the classic “A Christmas Carol,” will take place on two weekends in December at the Reformed Church of the Tarrytowns. Complete with musical accompaniment, they are set for 4, 5:15 and 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10 and 17, and Sunday, Dec. 11 and 18. To add to the seasonal festivities, Historic Hudson Valley will open its Holiday Gift Shop at nearby Philipsburg Manor. The shop is stocked with local honey, books ab…
Bridgeport Doctor Charged With Molesting Male Heart Patient Bridgeport Doctor Charged With Molesting Male Heart Patient
Bridgeport Doctor Charged With Molesting Male Heart Patient BRIDGEPORT, CONN. -- Bridgeport Hospital has placed one of its doctors on administrative leave after a patient there claimed he had molested him, according to a report by ctpost.com. Police told ctpost.com that the 53-year-old unidentified man said he had been inappropriately touched by Dr. Louie Gangcuangco while undergoing a medical examination. The man had recently had heart surgery and was being examined to see if he was healthy enough to have a tooth pulled, the ctpost.com report said. Gangcuangco, a 29-year-old third-year resident and HIV researcher, was charged with fourth-degree se…
Kerri Is Putnam Humane Society Pet Of The Week Kerri Is Putnam Humane Society Pet Of The Week
Kerri Is Putnam Humane Society Pet Of The Week CARMEL, N.Y. – When Kerri came to the Putnam Humane Society in Carmel, she was “a very frightened stray,” say shelter officials. But now she’s a “wonderful, sweet girl” who loves to have her belly rubbed, they say. The mixed-breed pooch was just named the shelter’s Pet of the Week. With “love and training,” Kerri has gotten over a lot of her initial fear and now plays very happily with other dogs. The pooch’s “outgoing personality is beginning to shine,” the shelter says. To inquire about adopting Kerri, or other dogs and cats who need permanent homes, visit the shelter at 68 Old Route 6…
Man Armed With Baseball Bat Robs LaGrangeville Tobacco Shop Man Armed With Baseball Bat Robs LaGrangeville Tobacco Shop
Man Armed With Baseball Bat Robs LaGrangeville Tobacco Shop LAGRANGE, N.Y. - A LaGrangeville tobacco shop was held up by a baseball-bat wielding robber Tuesday, a spokesman for the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office said. Capt. John Watterson said that the suspect threatened a clerk at Smokes 4 Less -- a chain store that sells cigars, cigarettes, vape pens and smoking accessories -- and then fled in a white sedan with an undisclosed amount of cash. The suspect was later tracked down and arrested by town of Poughkeepsie police, Watterson said. The two people inside the vehicle are being questioned in connection with the robbery and recent similar inci…
North Salem Group Brightens Holidays For Families Of Critically Ill Kids North Salem Group Brightens Holidays For Families Of Critically Ill Kids
North Salem Group Brightens Holidays For Families Of Critically Ill Kids NORTH SALEM, N.Y. -- Finding time for shopping and cooking is tough, even in the best of times. But for families caring for a sick child, even those simple everyday chores can be overwhelming -- especially during the stressful holiday season, says a North Salem group. Friends of Karen strives each year to lift some of that burden from the shoulders of the parents, caregivers and siblings of children with life-threatening illnesses. “When we think about the impact of illness, especially during the holiday season, we think about the whole family,” Judith Factor, Friends of Karen's executive d…
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