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Part of Elm Street will be closed from April 4-11

An off-duty rookie NYPD officer was shot and wounded Tuesday night during an attempted carjacking as he drove to work in Queens, the city's police chief announced.

An off-duty rookie NYPD officer was shot and wounded Tuesday night during an attempted carjacking as he drove to work in Queens, the city's police chief announced.

There was little drama during Saturday’s auction of the former Ligonier Borough Municipal Building. Ligonier Volunteer Hose Co. 1 made the winning $315,000 bid that will allow the fire company to keep using it. Winning the public auction of the 85-year-old building at 112 North Fairfield St. was a big

Inspector Edwin Caban, who began his NYPD career in 1991 patrolling the streets of the South Bronx, will be Keechan Sewell’s first deputy commissioner. Kenneth Corey, currently the NYPD’s chief of training, will be Sewell’s chief of department.

“The Alexandria Fire Department is striving for service excellence, and that’s not only doing it for the community but doing it for the workforce. So, we’re going to continue to work toward building a department that is inclusive for everyone to be successful. Everyone,” Smedley said.  The fire department has about 270 members. Some union leaders recently said morale was low.  Smedley said morale is a work in progress.  “Morale is the responsibility of everyone. Sometimes when ther...