Home Invasion Arrest | Bridge Blown Up (VIDEO)| Feeding Our Neighbors

There was plenty of news across the Hudson Valley on Wednesday. If you missed any of it on your local Patch, here’s a roundup of the top stories.

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We lost a comedy icon who made the Queen City of the Sound familiar to millions: Mary Tyler Moore, of New Rochelle's 'Laura Petrie' Fame, Dead At 80

The good news is there's an easy way to contribute to local food pantries for the next week or so: Shoprite, Catholic Charities Launch 'Feed Our Neighbors' Campaign in the Hudson Valley

Commuters heard about the next burden on their monthly budgets: Fare, Toll Increases Coming in March from the MTA

On the blasting front, there was action in two counties:

• Bridge Demolished, Cuomo On Hand to Witness Explosion (WATCH)
• Rock Blasting Closes Southbound Saw Mill in Mount Kisco

Meanwhile, there was a lot going on in local schools, some of it good.

• Swastikas Found on Katonah-Lewisboro School Bus
• Hendrick Hudson High School Senior Named Regeneron Finalist
• Dobbs Ferry Student Named Finalist in Regeneron Science Talent Search
• LEGO Robotics Tournament a Winner in Chappaqua

Law enforcement had news:

• 4th Defendant in Shooting of Michael Nolan Sentenced
• Man with Machete Charged with Robbing Family Dollar Store in Poughkeepsie
• Arrest in New City Home Invasion
• Cops Seek Help IDing Duo Passing Counterfeit $100 Bills

Two offerings on the political front:

• New York Young Adults to Be Most Affected by Repeal of ACA: Study
• Progressives Visit Schumer's Peekskill Office to Protest Trump Cabinet Nominees

And more news of the day:

• Bronx Zoo Artist Kicks Off Mamaroneck Lecture Series
• Visitation, Service for Caitlin M. Giamundo-Cardona
• Sister Jennie Burke, MM
• Conservationists Find Draft Water Rate Plan for Rockland Encouraging
• Opioid Abuse Epidemic: Comparing New York in the USA, Looking at Rockland and Westchester

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