Grandparent Murder-Suicide | Victim Assaulted With Brick To Face | Corrections Officer Guilty Of Sex Assault

There was plenty of news across the Hudson Valley on Wednesday, May 3. If you missed any of it on your local Patch, here’s a roundup of the top stories.

A money dispute was the cause of the murder of a Mahopac woman, and it was a relative who then killed himself, police said.

Mental Health Awareness Month is being recognized in Rockland County, and there are tons of things to do this weekend in Westchester parks.

• Grandparent Murder-Suicide: Mahopac Woman Killed by In-Law
• NY Announces Plan To Revamp Common Core Standards
• Scenery, History: Rockland's Free Guided Walks in May
• Thalle Industries Sponsors "Graffiti Squad” for Westchester Parks
• Link School Quadrupled Goal in 5th-Grade Sponsored Fundraiser
• Rockland Joins Mental Health Awareness Month Efforts
• Bicycle Sunday; Wildflower Walk; Orienteering: Weekend in Westchester's Parks
• Spring Projects: Call Before You Dig in Rockland, Orange
• Parking Meter Rates, Fines To Increase In Port Chester
• Poughkeepsie Man Hits Victim In Face With Brick: Police
• New Rochelle Man Who Killed Iona College Student Sentenced
• Accident Leads To Multiple Charges For Mahopac Man: Yorktown Police
• Irvington School District Educator Earns Google Educator Certification
• Tarrytown Teen Spearheads Syrian Refugee Effort
• Former Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty To Sexual Assault Of Inmate

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