Child Sex Accusations; Life In Space; School Secretary Accused

Share-worthy stories from the Hudson Valley Patch network include news out of West Point about one of the students shot to death in a Florida high school last week.

Some of the police news:

• Village Resident Arrested For Punching Someone In The Mouth
• School Bus Involved In Accident Tuesday
• Putnam Man Accused Of Having Sex With Child
• Convicted Village Trustee Given More Time To Appeal
• Peekskill Man Accused Of Sexually Abusing An 11-Year-Old
• Dog Loses Leg, Owner Charged With Animal Cruelty
• School Secretary Accused Of Stealing From District

Other news included the unusual and the surprising:

• Americans Weigh In On Life In Outer Space: Poll
• Deadline Looming For Cashless Toll Amnesty
• Most Interesting Bar In Each Hudson Valley County: Report
• School Resource Officers Mean Security, Safety: Odell
• Hudson Valley Restaurant Week's Spring Line-up Released
• Save Our Children: Candlelight Vigil Presidents Day
• Researchers Map High Levels of Drugs in The Hudson River
• West Point To Honor Florida School Shooting Victim
• Four High School Seniors Named National Merit Scholarship Finalists
• Gun Owner Outraged By Mass Killings Cuts Up His AR-15 (Video)
• Village Looking At $1.9M Increase In Health Care Costs: Mayor
  

» Across America

1. Strangers Save Mom With Screaming Toddler At LAX
2. 3 Slain Florida HS Students Awarded Army Medals
3. 1920s Pix Wrongly Donated; Library Looks For Owner
4. San Francisco Yoga Instructor Launches Ganja Yoga
5. Here's The Story Of The 'West Hollywood Jesus'

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