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Musicians United for ALS: A Night for Wayne Warnecke

A benefit for ALS United Greater New York — “A Night for Wayne Warnecke” — is set for Tuesday, April 15, from 7 to 10 p.m., at the State University of New York at Purchase, located at 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase.

Warnecke is a record producer from Pound Ridge. 

Performers and guests include the Average White Band, the Grammy-nominated Scottish funk and R&B band best known for their instrumental track “Pick up the Pieces,” Patty Smyth, Bernie Williams, Paul Shaffer, the Bacon Brothers, Elza Libhart and Kati Max. 

For tickets or more information, visit https://alsunitedgreaternewyork.ticketspice.com/. All proceeds go to ALS United Greater New York. 


Mayer and Pace Women’s Justice host toiletry drive

State Senator Shelley Mayer is partnering with Pace Women’s Justice Center to sponsor a Toiletry Drive in acknowledgment of April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The senator and PWJC request donations of full-size items, including shampoo, conditioner, body wash, toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorants, moisturizers, and feminine hygiene products. The drive continues through April 27.

Drop-off locations include Pound Ridge Town House, 179 Westchester Ave, Pound Ridge  and Sen. Mayer’s Office, 235 Mamaroneck Ave., Suite 400, White Plains.


Bedford firefighters set open house April 26

The Bedford Fire Department is hosting its annual hands-on Open House on Saturday, April 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the firehouse, located at 550 Old Post Road, Bedford.

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Alpaca on the lam corralled by cops

An alpaca on the loose was quickly corralled last week by two Westchester County police officers who reunited the animal with its owner. He is seen here on a patch of grass outside the village courtroom and police precinct. Photo courtesy of the Village of Mount Kisco
An alpaca on the loose was quickly corralled last week by two Westchester County police officers who reunited the animal with its owner. He is seen here on a patch of grass outside the village courtroom and police precinct. Photo courtesy of the Village of Mount Kisco

By MARTIN WILBUR

It was quite a scene on the streets of Mount Kisco last week.

Shortly after 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 17, Westchester County Police received a call reporting that there was a loose llama on Kisco Avenue in the vicinity of the Land Rover dealership. 

Responding officers Nick Mirko and David Rodriguez were able to corral the animal, which turned out to be an alpaca, police said. Alpacas are in the same family as llamas and appear similar but are generally shorter.

Police said the animal was friendly and didn’t try to run when approached by Mirko and Rodriguez. It was then taken by van to the area outside the Green Street police precinct and courthouse, where it was in the custody of the officers and posed for pictures until it could be reunited with its owner. 

Deputy Village Manager Kenneth Famulare called the alpaca “a gentleman.”

Apparently, the alpaca’s handler stopped at Hotel MTK located at One Pat Reilly Way, Mount Kisco, to take a bathroom break and while he was inside, the wooly animal somehow slipped out of the trailer and started running through the streets, Famulare said.

“Someone was driving through town with an alpaca, went into the hotel to use the restroom, [and] when they came back from the restroom, the alpaca got out,” remarked Famulare.

When the alpaca was reloaded into the trailer, he was in good condition before he and the human handler were sent on their way.

Police did not release the name of the animal’s owner or what he may have been doing with the alpaca in the area. 

“We’re taking a guess here, but we think somewhere there’s a kid’s birthday party that went on just as planned,” the county police department’s Facebook post read.

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