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During his arraignment, lawyer said his client was innocent and that he had been off his medication. Court to decide if snowmobile trails violate NY Constitution ALBANY- An environmental group says new snowmobile trails being carved through the Adirondacks violate the clause of New constitution because thousands of trees are being cut and the character is being altered. Lawyers for Protect the Adirondacks and the Department of Environmental Conservation presented their cases Monday before the trial-level state Supreme Court in Albany. Protect contends the 9-to-12-foot- wide trails are more like roads than typical snowmobile trails and will destroy more than 31,000 trees. The DEC counts only trees at least 3 inches in diameter and says the number cleared is far lower than Protect the Adirondacks contends and the trails are only afoot wider than new hiking trails.

The case could set a precedent clarifying how much tree-cutting for trails is allowed. NY police investigate swastika, racist graffiti on sidewalks MINEOLA- Police on Long Island are investigating after a swastika and racist graffiti was spray painted on sidewalks in Mineola. The Nassau County Police Department says the incidents were reported last Wednesday at 6:30 a.m. Police say they found a red spray painted swastika along with the words America White in black spray paint. Also, they reported finding vulgar and disparaging remarks about blacks and Middle Eastern people.

The graffiti was found in two locations in the village east of New York City. Muslim NYC transit worker pushed down stairs NEW YORK Authorities say a New York City transit worker who is Muslim was pushed down the stairs at Grand Central Terminal by a man who called her a terrorist. The station agent, who was wearing a Muslim head covering, was attacked before 7 a.m. Monday while on her way to work. She was treated at a Manhattan hospital for ankle and knee injuries.

Authorities say a good Samaritan intervened. Police are looking for the man who committed the crime. 2girls struck by vehicle on unlit road; 1 dead, 1 hurt DRYDEN- State police have released the names of two girls who were struck by a vehicle on a central New York road, leaving one dead and the other seriously injured. Troopers say the girls were walking on an unlit road around 5 p.m. Sunday when they were hit from behind by a pickup truck in the Tompkins County town of Dryden.

Police say 11-year-old Kaylee Wacht of nearby Freeville died at the scene. Fourteen-year-old Kristin Shevalier, of Freeville, was airlifted to a Syracuse hospital, where listed in stable condition. The Dryden Central School District says Kaylee was a student at Dryden Middle School while Kristin attends the local high school. Police say they expect to charge the driver. Crisis teams are available for students and staff at the schools.

Russian man sentenced for raping newlywed SYRACUSE- A Russian man has been sentenced to 13 years in prison and faces deportation for raping a newlywed woman he met at a Syracuse bar. The Post-Standard of Syracuse reports the Onondaga County Court judge who convicted 40-year-old Aleksey Shevchenko during a bench trial last month also sentenced him Monday. Shevchenko, an artist who came to the U.S. 21 years ago, met the woman at adowntown Syracuse bar in June 2015. Prosecutors say he took her to his Syracuse home and raped her while she slept.

Authorities say the woman was extremely drunk and later tested positive for having a known date-rape drug in her system. The woman said in court that she had recently been married and was in the process of moving in with her husband when the rape occurred. New Amtrak train station in Niagara Falls set to open NIAGARA FALLS- New York newest Amtrak station is set to receive its first trains this week. The old Amtrak station in the city of Niagara Falls will receive its last two trains Tuesday morning. All trains arriving after 7 a.m.

will now stop at the new $43 million Intermodal Transportation Center. The old staff will make the move to the new location after the last train departs at 6:50 a.m. Tuesday. Last month, Amtrak and Niagara Falls officials reached an agreement on a20-year lease for space in the new transportation center. The building will also house an Underground Railroad museum and a U.S.

Customs and Border Protection facility. Associated Press STATE BRIEFS TOWN OF MAMARONECK The town has purchased a historic building that has served as a second home for the veteran community for more than 70 years for $2.2 million. The 1288 Boston Post Road building has belonged to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1156 since 1942. The town, which had been renting space there since 2007 to house a growing municipal senior center and as an overflow space for municipal meetings, purchased it in October. The veterans will still be able to use the building for free, and the Post sign outside will remain.

a big purchase, that's for sure, but asensible and rational one," Mayor Nancy Seligson said. "We don't have much physical capital, so this space has become an integral part of the town. a good situation for our veterans and for us." The town renovated the building in 2011 and is considering additional upgrades. Seligson said recreational programming will be expanded, including yoga classes and game nights. The 9,000 square-foot property has a kitchen and three meeting rooms one of which is for the exclusive use for the Post.

sale has no adverse impact on the continued operation of the said Commander Burt Corwin. "The Post will be able to continue using it for its meetings and events without all of the responsibilities of ownership." The Post acquired the building in 1942 for $5,000 only a few months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, according to the or- ganization's website. Named for David Potts last resident killed serving in World War 1, the space has served as a social club for veterans from World War II up to the current wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. ranks are getting thinner and thinner, so to have the town take on the responsibility to manage the building is agood thing," Corwin, a Vietnam veteran, said. "We would rather have twice the active members we have now to keep the building alive, but that's not the direction we're The current membership of the Post is approximately 50, with 20 active members.

The Post plans to use the proceeds of the sale to support national charities. "There is a camaraderie among people who have served," Corwin said. "This is and will continue to be a fraternal space." Twitter: Mamaroneck buys building Historic VFW post purchased for GABRIEL ROM GABRIEL ROM The VFW David Potts Jr. Post 1156 building at 1288 Boston Post Road was sold to the Town of Mamaroneck for $2.2 million Bill Brennan, the Wayne activist who filed a citizen's complaint accusing Governor Christieof official misconduct in the George Washington Bridge lane-closing scandal, announced at a protest rally in Wayne on Monday that he is running for governor. About a dozen people who held signs and chanted at the rally outisde Wayne Town Hall said they were protesting a decision by a Superior Court judge denying the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate involvement in so-called Bridgegate case.

Two former Christie allies, Bridget Anne Kelly and Bill Baroni, were found guilty last month on seven criminal counts for their roles in the scandal. Brennan, 50, signed a criminal complaint charging Christie with official misconduct for not taking action to reopen local access lanes to the bridge, which federal prosecutors alleged were closed over five mornings in September 2013 to punish Fort Democratic mayor for declinding to endorse re-election bid. During the rally, organized by Our United Revolution New Jersey, an activist group founded by former supporters of U.S. Sen. Bernie presidential campaign, Brennan announced that he had introduced a motion for reconsideration of the decision.

Brennan said he will take his complaint to federal court if the state Supreme Court decliens to take up his appeal and appoint a special prosecutor. He said a special prosecutor is necessary because the Bergen County prosecutor, Gurbir S. Grewal, is a Christie appointee. Brennan then announced his plan to run for governor of New Jersey and to "clean house from the top, down." He said he will run as an Democratic candidate the Bernie Sanders in the 2017 primary. He wasted little time in attacking the Democratic frontrunner, Phil Murphy, who Brennan said is attempting purchase the office of Murphy is a former U.S.

ambassador to Germany who retired from Goldman Sachs in 2003. Murphy is waiting for his turn, and that has to said Brennan, a Seton Hall University law school graduate and a former Teaneck and Rochester, N.H., firefighter. Murphy declined to comment on Brennan's statement. Murphy has the support of nearly all of the state's Democratic county chairmen party officials who are crucial to winning primary elections. Murphy's effort to lock in their support was so strong that the state Senate president, Stephen Sweeney, abandoned his plans to run for governor.

Sweeney, D- Gloucester, had been laying the groundwork for a campaign for years. Murphy and Assemblyman John Wisniewski are the most visible Democratic candidates. Wisnewski, D-Middlesex, led the legislative panel that investigated Christie's administration and its role in the George Washington Bridge lane closings. Other Democratic candidates include Monica Bronson, whose LinkedIn profile says she is from Hasbrouck Heights; Jim Johnson, a Montclair resident who served as undersecretary of the U.S. Treasury under President Bill Clinton; and Titus Pierce, who identifies himself on his Facebook page as an Iraq War veteran and businessman.

Several Republicans, including Lt. Gov. Kim Gudagno, are seen as planning arun to replace Christie. Other declared GOP candidates include Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli of Somerset County and Joseph Rullo, a business man from Ocean County. Nutley Public Affairs Commissioner Steven Rogers, a Fox News contributor and adviser to the campaign of president- elect Donald Trump, is also considering a run for governor.

Rogers is expected to announce his bid as a Republican at a news conference on Thursday. Seth Kaper-Dale, a pastor from Middlesex County, is running as a Green Party candidate. In all, eight people have filed the necessary paperwork with the state Election Law Enforcement Commission to raise money for their gubernatorial campaigns. Candidates have until April 3 to formally file petitions with the Secretary of State's office to officialy run for governor. Diane Douthane of Wayne, one of the organizers of protest, said she supports Brennan, though she said his announcement came as a surprise.

think great we have somebody an honest person running for governor with a record behind him of serving the public and not serving his own best said Douthane. Brennan previously filed lawsuits against his former employer, the Township of Teaneck, in 2002, alleging and according to court documents. He also won a lawsuit against the Township of Wayne and William Paterson University regarding an unaired public-access television show that featured Brennan on a channel operated by the university. The university and township settled the suit earlier this year for $75,000. His moves against practices, Brennan said, propelled him to make a difference by campaigning for the highest office in the state.

Following Brennan's announcement, Craig Carpenito, an attorney with Alston LLP, representing Christie wrote in an email: "With today's announcement of his gubernatorial candidacy, Mr. Brennan reveals his true motivation behind this political stunt. This episode reinforces the need for strong gatekeepers to police the dangers inherent in allowing a politically-motivated citizen to raise claims when that citizen has no conceivable nexus to the conduct in question." Staff Writers Dustin Racioppi and Owen Proctor contributed to this article. Email: sey.com BERNADETTE Local activist Bill Brennan announces his bid for governor in front of Wayne Municipal Hall on Monday. Brennan has filed a criminal complaint against Christie.

Activist who sued Christie plans run for governor JESSICA PRESINZANO STAFF WRITER, BERNADETTE Local activist Bill Brennan announces his bid for governor in front of Wayne Municipal Hall Monday during anti-Christie protest rally..