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OSSINING, NY — Here are some of the most-read stories for Croton-on-Hudson and the northern Westchester County Patches in the past week. Topping the police news was word from the New York parole board that Judith Clark had been denied her first request for parole since her conviction in 1983.

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Cortlandt Man Charged over Car Stolen in Ulster County

Funeral Arrangements for Quentin Lupo, Pleasantville High School Senior

Cars Sold with Safety Defects: 13 Hudson Valley Auto Dealers Settle with NY AG

8 Local Communities Among Safest Cities In America For 2017

GoFundMe Page for Family of 2-Year-Old Who Drowned in Chappaqua Sunday

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NYS Tax Officials: 9 Arrests Following Crackdown on Unethical Tax Preparers

Father, Son Arrested For Assault

Yelling Shirtless Man: Mount Kisco Police Blotter

2017 National Merit Scholarships: 12 Local Students Named in First Round

FalconCam Installed On Tappan Zee Bridge: WATCH

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