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Thursday, September 5, 2013

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	Sprain Brook Parkway crash victim laid to rest Family and friends will bid a final farewell this morning to one of the victims killed in an accident on the Sprain Brook Parkway over the Labor Day holiday weekend. Mourners turned out last night for the wake service of 18-year-old Juliana Restrepo from Port Chester.

	Obama heads into the lion's den in Russia President Barack Obama is heading into the lion's den of Russia, confronting Syria's key patron as well as foreign leaders skeptical of his call for an international military strike against Bashar Assad's government.

	Police ramp up security for Jewish holidays As Jews in the Hudson Valley and around the world celebrate their High Holy Days, the continuing turmoil in the Middle East has heightened security concerns at home. Police departments across the region, such ones in Spring Valley and Peekskill, kept watch as thousands of people celebrated the start of Rosh Hashana at temples last night.

	Putnam Valley man wins big Powerball jackpot A Putnam Valley man has hit it big in the lottery. Steven Auth, 58, won the Powerball jackpot in the August 7 drawing. The general contractor purchased the winning ticket at the Putnam Valley Market on Sunset Hill Road, where he's been buying lottery tickets for "years."

	3 injured in Mount Pleasant motorcycle accident Three people are recovering today after a car and motorcycle crashed in Mount Pleasant yesterday evening. Police say the accident happened around 5 p.m. near Saw Mill River and Dana roads.