Man Charged In Robberies Tops Last Week's News Around Somers

SOMERS/NORTH SALEM, N.Y. -- Here's a look at the top stories last week from around Somers and North Salem.

04/12/2015 5:00 a.m.

A Purdys man was charged with four counts of burglary stemming from a series of robberies in Somers and North Salem.
Members of the Croton community gathered to mourn the loss of 6-year-old Lacey Carr on Thursday.
The Pleasantville-based Meserve-Kunhardt Foundation sold a large portion of its collection of Abraham Lincoln photos to Yale University.
Yarn Bombers have been secretly trying to beautify sections of Peekskill.
An Ossining man reached the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro.
Baseball icon Pete Rose visited Mount Kisco for an ALS fundraiser.
Prosecutors will not pursue civil rights charges in the 2010 shooting of Danroy "D.J." Henry Jr. in Thornwood.
A South Salem Studio will be featured in an upcoming HBO documentary.
The Briarcliff Middle School math team placed fourth at a regional competition.
A former teacher at a Bedford private school was charged with downloading child pornography.
Heavenly Productions Foundation's youth from Armonk, Bedford, Chappaqua, Yonkers and New York City earned the opportunity to attend a New York Knicks game against the Brooklyn Nets.

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