Tax-Season Scam Alert|Trip, Fall Lead to ShopRite Suit|Special-Ed Teacher Accused of Abuse

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

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Top news:

• Woman Trips Over Bread Display, Sues ShopRite
• Metro-North To Operate On Saturday Schedule For Presidents Day 2017
• Hate in the Hudson Valley: SPLC Tracks Local Groups
• $200,325 for Tourism-related Nonprofits

Police and fire news:

• North Rockland Special Ed Teacher Faces Abuse Charges
• Police Psychologist Cops a Plea in Husband Shooting
• Retired Cop Enters Plea in Fatal Route 6 Crash
• New Tax Season Scams Victimize Thousands of New Yorkers
• Missing Vulnerable Adult Alert Issued Friday For Yonkers Man
• Hudson Valley Man Bilks Financial Services Firm Out Of $7M
• South Salem's Robert Durst Admitted To Murdering Two Women, Friend Testifies
• 5 Hudson Valley ICE Arrests Made Out Of 41 In NY

More news of the day:

• Don't Miss: “Gossip Tour” of Merestead
• Temps to Jump on Presidents Day Weekend in Ossining
• New Rochelle School District Hires New Tech Director
• Construction Starts To Make Port Chester Train Station Handicap Accessible
• Patch Weekend Movie Guide: 'The Great Wall', 'A Cure for Wellness' and 'Fist Fight'

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