Fire Displaces Family |Philharmonic Plays Teen's Music | Gun Show Nazis

There was plenty of news across the Hudson Valley on Monday, even not counting the Nor'Easter. If you missed any of it on your local Patch, here’s a roundup of the top stories.

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Putnam is mourning one of its former residents: Memorial Service for Jeffrey Fisher, Dead in Snowmobile Accident.

Rockland utility workers stayed on duty for the Nor'Easter: O&R Holds Over Day Shift for Storm

Westchester is thinking about free speech, hate speech and Second Amendment, after some lawmakers noted the white supremacist element at the gun show: Pro-Nazi Literature, Confederate Flags Sold at Gun Show at Westchester County Center.

And Ulster saw an ugly little incident, police said: Gun-Waving Man Arrested After Taxi Fare Dispute Turns Racist

There was good news:

• ShopRite Stores Raise $151,250 for Maria Fareri Children's Hospital
• NY Philharmonic Plays Composition Written By 8th-Grade Student
• Top Prize Lottery Ticket Sold in Southwest Westchester

Local police and fire departments have, as usual, been busy:

• Fire Displaces Shrub Oak Family, Online Donations Requested
• Police Seek Missing Teen
• Downed Tree Causes Road Closure Monday
• Police Arrest 2 for Illegally Possessing Marijuana
• Man Adds Assault Rifle to Argument

And there was a mixed bag of government news:

• Metro-North Breaks Ridership Record
• Clarkstown Kindergarten Registration Begins in February
• Officials Issue "Report on the State of the Town of Pelham -- 2017"
• Legislators Oppose Parole Opportunity for Brinks Terrorist
• 'Ask Astorino' Town Hall Meeting Comes to Cortlandt Wednesday

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