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lohud.com — RAMAPO - A developer's plan to build nearly 500 houses on Patrick Farm faces another roadblock, in addition to lawsuits challenging the town's approval of the project. The Army Corps of Engineers has issued a letter saying it intends to evaluate the extent of environmentally protected wetlands amid the 206 acres along the route 202-306 corridor outside Pomona.

lohud.com — If you've been missing out on the wood-fired pizza coming out of chef David DiBari's food truck because you haven't been able to follow it to farmers markets and festivals, you're in luck. He's settling down.

lohud.com — MOUNT VERNON - City detectives are working with the New York City police to try to determine who shot a 48-year-old man gangland-style as he sat in a rented car on Mount Vernon's south side Thursday. Police on Monday identified the victim as Paul A.

lohud.com — A 37-year-old Spring Valley man faces up to 25 years in state prison after a jury convicted him of robbing a store clerk at knife point, the Rockland District Attorney's Office said Monday. The jury verdict means Andrew Baxter joins fellow village resident Paul Giddens, 32, as convicted of robbing the Pit Stop Deli in Spring Valley on June 26.

lohud.com — Mary Cain has passed herself again. The 17-year-old track star from Bronxville ran second by two-hundredths of a second behind Katie Mackey in the 1,500 meters at the USATF Oxy High Performance Meet Friday at Occidental College in Los Angeles.

lohud.com — MAHOPAC - The company that ran the Putnam County Golf Course until December was told to hire an aide to County Executive MaryEllen Odell even though the aide had "no direct duties or tasks," according to a federal lawsuit.

lohud.com — RAMAPO - The FBI seizure of records from Town Hall leaves a bevy of agents with plenty of reading material in the search for evidence of criminal activity. Former prosecutors familiar with such investigations said they don't expect the documents to lead to immediate arrests, if there are any at all.

lohud.com — MOUNT VERNON - A 26-year-old Mount Vernon man was shot to death in a Gramatan Avenue bar early Sunday morning, police said Monday. Christopher Foe was shot to death at 1:56 a.m. in the Alamo bar at 166 Gramatan Ave., police Deputy Commissioner Richard Burke said.

lohud.com — The godfather of slain Hofstra University student Andrea Rebello blasted the police officer who accidentally shot her while responding to a home invasion, calling his actions unprofessional and saying he should have tried to talk the gunman into surrendering. 'He should have negotiated,' said Henrique Santos of Eastchester, godfather to both twin sisters Jessica and Andrea Rebello.

lohud.com — The godfather of slain Hofstra University student Andrea Rebello blasted the police officer who accidentally shot her while responding to a home invasion, calling his actions unprofessional and saying he should have tried to talk the gunman into surrendering. 'He should have negotiated,' said Henrique Santos of Eastchester, godfather to both twin sisters Jessica and Andrea Rebello.

lohud.com — The $100,000 Thiel Foundation fellowship James Schuler just won allows young entrepreneurs to drop out of college to pursue their business ideas - except he never got there in the first place. Before graduating from Byram Hills High School last year, the 19-year-old co-founded a healthcare transaction smartphone application and website, using a $170,000 grant.

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lohud.com — AIRMONT - Rockland County's fastest-growing town is in the crosshairs of controversy after an FBI raid that has left most residents wondering and critics outright gloating. Ramapo Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence was unavailable for comment Friday, his office said, but he briefly addressed the raid on a local radio program.