High-School Sports Phone Scam | Recycling Food Waste |Driver Hits Pedestrian, Blames Sun Glare | News of the Day

The day's share-worthy stories from the Hudson Valley Patch network:

• Apply Now To Take New Rochelle Police Officer Exam
• Larchmont, Mamaroneck Residents Start Recycling Food Waste
• Rockland to the Rescue: County Launches Effort to Help Puerto Rico [VIDEO]
• $91K Grant To Peekskill-Based HRHCare for HIV Patients
• Teen Driver Blames Sun Glare After Hitting Pedestrian On Route 59: Cops
• Jail Time For Peekskill Home-Care Agency Owner Who Stiffed Workers
• Commuters: Whitestone and Throgs Neck Tolls Going Cashless Saturday [VIDEO]
• Road Paving In Bedford This Week
• $331K Grant To Help Young Fathers Leaving Prison Goes To Family Services Of Westchester
• Car Used As Weapon In Domestic Dispute
• Police ID Pedestrian Killed Friday In New City
• $225K Federal Grant to Nyack Company For Sex Assault Prevention App
• Breaking Into Barber Shop To Get To Jeweler's
• Judge Upholds Former Town Official's Conviction In Municipal Bond Fraud

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