Fire Chief Resigns Under Cloud; Ice Bucket Challenge Makes Splash

Here are the share-worthy stories from the Hudson Valley Patch network to talk about from Tuesday, Aug. 7:

• Paws Crossed Gets Grant From Phillips Charitable Foundation
• Asian Tick Spreading Rapidly In New York, Report Says
• Mahopac Man Accused Of Having Crack Cocaine
• Cold Case Tuesday: 2006 Homicide Of Sonia Centeno
• Torrential Rain Leads To Southeast Firm's Roof, Gas Main Ruptures
• Ice Bucket Challenge Makes A Splash In Westchester
• LISTEN: Scammer Threatens Police Chief With Arrest Warrant
• OFD Follows Parade With Olive Opera House Fire
• 46 New York Colleges Named Among 384 Best By Princeton Review
• Irvington Fire Chief Resigns After 4 Months

» Across America

• 'Brady Bunch' House Mystery Buyer Revealed!
• Man Jumps On Cop Car; Police 'Do Nothing' (VIDEO)
• Teen Says Mailman Saved Her From Sex Trafficking
• Teen Searched ‘Kids Kill Parents’ Movies: Police

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