ICE Raids| Sentencing in Fatal Head-on| Brazen Crime Spree

PELHAM, NY — There was a lot of local and regional news on Pelham 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
• Water Safe To Use, Low Pressure Problem Resolved In Southern Westchester: UPDATE
• Hutchinson River Parkway Lane and Shoulder Closures Coming Up in Harrison
• Pepsi Sculpture Gardens Reopen With New Rules, Virtual Face
• 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
• 28 Hudson Valley Districts Earn 2017 National Music Education Awards
• Indian Point Suit 'Dead in the Water' Says Westchester Legislative Chairman
• I-684 Lane Closures Coming in Harrison, North Castle
• Latimer To Challenge Astorino For County Executive
• Sentencing in Fatal Head-on Collision
• 10 Indicted in 'Brazen Crime Spree' in NY, CT

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