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Wake Up with Patch: Weird Crime, MTA Payroll Tax Debate

A look at five things to know today.

1. Capitol DisPatch: MTA Payroll Tax

Some state lawmakers want to repeal a payroll tax that affects every public and private employer in the lower Hudson Valley, but members of the Assembly from NYC are fighting to keep it in place.

This MTA payroll tax debate is discussed this week in the Capitol DisPatch. To learn more, and find out what you're legislators were up to last week, .

Find out what's happening in Harrisonwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

2. Summer Film Series for Senior Citizens

Westchester Jewish Community Services is hosting "Movie Mondays" for senior citizens this summer. "Inside Job" will be screened today at 12:30 p.m. at Sinai Free Synagogue (550 N. Columbus Ave., Mount Vernon.)

Transportation to the events is available. To learn more, read .

Find out what's happening in Harrisonwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

3. Red Cross Hosts Support Group for Iraq and Afghanistan War Vets

The American Red Cross' Westchester Chapter hosts free support groups for Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans every Monday evening from 7 - 9 p.m.

The American Red Cross is located at 106 N. Broadway in White Plains.

For more information, call the Red Cross at (914) 946-6500.

4. This Week's Unusual Suspects

Thieves impersonating police officers and a woman who used hot oil as a weapon in a fight were some of this week's Unusual Suspects. To read more about other strange Westchester crime incidents, .

5. A Year Ago on Harrison Patch...Westchester Librarians Protest State Budget Cuts

On June 20, 2010, Harrison Patch reported on Westchester Library System librarians protesting state budget .

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