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2 Cooling Centers Opened: Putnam Health Department
County officials offer tips for residents to protect themselves from the heat.

She moved to Ossining from Maryland many years ago and is still amazed at the system of government in New York. After 20 years she moved up the river to Croton-on-Hudson (a community she covered for The Journal News back in the day), then in 2014 she moved to Carmel, and now she lives in Mahopac.
She skewed Brown University's four-year completion stats by taking a semester off to find herself.
She and husband Jim have two children, both products of the Ossining public schools. The elder graduated from SUNY Stony Brook; the younger from the University of Toronto.
She spends her spare time studying theology, which amuses her family and friends. She sings in the Hudson Chorale.
Reach her at lanning.taliaferro@patch.com
County officials offer tips for residents to protect themselves from the heat.

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The Mahopac resident, who faces manslaughter and DWI charges in Putnam County, was arrested for DWI in May on the New York State Thruway.
The combination of heat and humidity could make it feel above 100 degrees and could persist through mid-week.
A suspect has been arrested, police said.
Heat index values up to 104 are expected with temperatures 10-15 degrees above average.
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Witnesses or those with pertinent information into this incident are asked to contact CPD Detectives at (845) 628-1300.
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