POUND RIDGE: The Pound Ridge Police Benevolent Association is teaming with Blind Charlie’s Cafe for its annual Toys for Tots program. The program will collect new, unwrapped toys for children up to the age of 18. Three collections will be set up at the Pound Ridge Police Department, the Pound Ridge Town House and at Blind Charlie’s, 74 Westchester Ave. The collection runs through Dec. 18. Monetary donations are welcome and may be mailed to the Pound Ridge PBA, P.O.B 16, Pound Ridge, NY, 10576.
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Top Stories- Live Updates: Five Tourists and Pilot Killed When Helicopter Crashes Into Hudson RiverAgustin Escobar, a Siemens executive from Spain, was sightseeing in New York City with his family when their helicopter crashed, killing everyone on board, senior law enforcement officials said. Witnesses reported hearing a loud noise and then seeing the helicopter drop.
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