ICE Raids| Chappaqua Downtown Makeover| Devil Mask Arrest

MOUNT KISCO, NY — There was a lot of local and regional news on Chappaqua-Mount Kisco Patch this past week. The feds were here in force, as Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested a half dozen foreign nationals in the Hudson Valley during a 3-day sweep in New York.

A gasoline-laden barge ran aground on the Hudson River, immediately raising alarms among many about the Coast Guard's proposal to put several long-term barge anchorages along our stretch of the river. As the nation enters the last week of tax season, officials got together to warn of the many clever schemes by which con artists are scamming companies, tax preparers and taxpayers.

Here are those stories and more top news of the week:

• Hudson Valley Cop Found Dead In His Home
• New Bridge: Traffic Shift Coming For Thruway
• Gasoline Barge Runs Aground On Hudson River
• Beware Aggressive Tax Scams: Lowey, IRS Warn Hudson Valley Residents, Businesses
• Rescued: Injured Worker Under the New NY Bridge
• ICE Arrests 6 in the Hudson Valley: VIDEO
• Stephen Reilly, Former Ossining Police Detective
• 28 Hudson Valley Districts Earn 2017 National Music Education Awards
• Indian Point Suit 'Dead in the Water' Says Westchester Legislative Chairman
• Schools Chief David Fine Resigns
• Chappaqua Downtown Makeover: Project Manager Hired
• Cops Arrest Man in Devil's Mask over Mount Kisco Burglary
• Where To Buy The Best Passover Desserts Near Pleasantville And Briarcliff Manor

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