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Selwyn Days' 5th Trial In Eastchester Killings May Start In September
MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- A fifth trial for Selwyn Days, the Mount Vernon man who was charged in a pair of murders in Eastchester nearly two decades ago, and whose conviction was overturned in 2015, is expected to start in September, a Westchester County judge said in court Tuesday, lohud.com reported.Days who maintains his innocence, was in court with six attorneys who asked for a bail reduction for him, said lohud.com.
He's been held on $1 million bail in Westchester County jail since his conviction was overturned, lohud.com reported.
Days, 46, was charged in the death of Eastchester milliona…
Chappaqua Voters To Decide On $118.2 Million School Budget Proposal
CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Chappaqua Central School District voters will decide on Tuesday, May 17, whether to approve the proposed 2016-17school budget.
The proposed school budget includes total spending of $118,225,288, which represents a $323,600, or 0.27 percent increase over the current budget.
There is no increase to the tax levy in the proposed budget, and since this budget is below the state mandated tax cap, eligible homeowners will receive a property tax rebate from New York state.
The Chappaqua Central School District Board of Education voted to adopt the proposal April 13.
The propos…
Clarkstown Students Win States, Make National History Competition
CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. -- Clarkstown students recently garnered prizes at the state level of the National History Day competition. Among them are first and second-place prize winners moving up to a national competition set for June in Maryland.
The state competitors include:
Junior Group Documentary:
second-place, Liza Granoe
second-place, Owen Trawick
Group Exhibit:
third-place, Angeline Castillo
third-place, Amit Itzhaki
third-place, Tian Sippel
Individual Exhibit:
first-place, Phoebe Fisher (NHS)
Group Performance:
third-place, Brian Huang (NHS)
third place, Sophia Greenberg (NHS)
Grou…
Find Soap, Meat, Pickles At Brewster Farmers Market
BREWSTER, N.Y. -- With the spring gardening season now begun, local residents are reminded the Hudson Valley Regional Farmer's Market is open year-round Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 15 Mt. Ebo Road South, Brewster, N.Y.
Vendors at the market include:
Arch River Farm, The Asian Farmer, The Canning Jar, Clock Tower Grill Food Truck, Curious Tongue Creations Gluten Free & Vegan Bakery, DoReMe Farms, The Grand Strand Company, Green Mountain Energy, KAS Spirits, M&M Italian Provisions, Mid- Hudson Orchid Society, Meat & Hook, Nick the Knife Artisan Sharpening, Picklelicious, Pet…
Multiple Vehicle Accident Caused Redding Ridge Road Closure
REDDING, Conn. -- A multi-vehicle accident is the reason Route 58 in Redding Ridge was closed for four hours Monday morning, reported the Redding Pilot.
In the crash, a landscaping truck "clipped" a pickup truck, which then hit a Honda Civic, said the Redding Pilot report.
The truck's driver, Oscar Gutierrez, 30, of Norwalk, did not have a license to drive a commercial vehicle and was charged by police, according to the Redding Pilot.
The pickup's driver was seriously injured and taken to the hospital, said the Redding Pilot.
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