Arrest Made In Fatal Theater Stabbing | $1M Lottery Ticket Sold In Hudson Valley | Town Supervisor’s Trial Begins

There was plenty of news across the Hudson Valley on Wednesday, April 19. If you missed any of it on your local Patch, here’s a roundup of the top stories.

A $1 million lottery ticket was sold in the Hudson Valley, and an arrest was made in the fatal movie theater stabbing in Yonkers.

Twelve area students were named in the first round of the 2017 National Merit Scholarships, and a law has been proposed to take a tougher stance on drag racing.

• 2017 National Merit Scholarships: 12 Local Students Named in First Round
• 1980 Double Murderer Just Starting to Serve Double Life Sentence
• Ramapo Town Supervisor's Trial Set to Begin Today
• Build Trust = Less Crime: New Castle Police Not Asking About Immigration Status
• Sing Sing Kill Greenway Wins Award from NY Planners
• 5 Weekend Events at Westchester Parks
• Tougher Stance on Drag Racing: Michael Nolan Law Proposed
• Hopewell Junction Smoke Shop Sells $1M Mega Ticket
• Poughkeepsie Police Seek 2 Men Who May Have Info About A Robbery
• Police Investigating Scarsdale Home Invasion
• Arrest Made In Yonkers Movie Theater Stabbing
• Hit-And-Run Under Investigation In Hastings-on-Hudson

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Photo caption: Yonkers Police Commissioner Charles Gardner at a press conference Wednesday. Photo credit: Screenshot from City of Yonkers Facebook page.