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Expect Delays: Double-Lane Closures Scheduled On Hutchinson River Parkway Expect Delays: Double-Lane Closures Scheduled On Hutchinson River Parkway
Expect Delays: Double-Lane Closures Scheduled On Hutchinson River Parkway The New York State Department of Transportation is warning motorists of the double-lane closures scheduled on the Hutchinson River Parkway in Westchester. The Department says that double lane closures are expected, with traffic diverted to the right shoulder, on the Hutchinson River Parkway northbound between Exit 21 and Exit 22 in Scarsdale. The closures will begin Tuesday, Sept. 10 and continue daily through Friday, Sept. 13 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. while crews perform construction activities, weather permitting. During this time, motorists are advised to use extra caution when traveli…

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by Valerie Musson
Weather
New Round Of Scattered, Severe Thunderstorms Sweeping Through Area New Round Of Scattered, Severe Thunderstorms Sweeping Through Area
New Round Of Scattered, Severe Thunderstorms Sweeping Through Area A new round of scattered, severe thunderstorms is moving through the area. There have been reports of strong storms both in the southern portions of the region, including the New York City area, and farther inland in the Hudson Valley and Connecticut. At 4:15 p.m. Monday, Aug. 19, a strong thunderstorm was located over Scarsdale, near New Rochelle, moving east at 20 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include Stamford, New Rochelle, White Plains, Port Chester, Glen Cove, Syosset, Rye, Oyster Bay, Greenwich,…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Expect Delays: Daytime Hutchinson River Parkway Lane Closure Scheduled Expect Delays: Daytime Hutchinson River Parkway Lane Closure Scheduled
Expect Delays: Daytime Hutchinson River Parkway Lane Closure Scheduled There will be lane closures on the Hutchinson River Parkway for several hours this week as contracting crews get to work on a maintenance project. The New York State Department of Transportation announced that there will be lane closures on the parkway between exit 27 (Purchase Street) and exit 28 (Lincoln Avenue) between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 13 and Wednesday, Aug. 14. During the project, motorists can expect delays in Scarsdale and Rye Brook, and have been advised to seek alternate routes. There will be detours posted. "Drivers are asked to use caution when traveling throug…

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by Zak Failla
News
Woman Indicted For Allegedly Burglarizing Area Homes During Funerals Woman Indicted For Allegedly Burglarizing Area Homes During Funerals
Woman Indicted For Allegedly Burglarizing Area Homes During Funerals A 27-year-old woman is facing a host of charges after being arraigned on a 22-count indictment by a grand jury following a rash of home burglaries of families who were attending funeral services. Bronx resident Latonia Shelecia Stewart has been charged for her role in a series of residential burglaries of homes in Westchester, Fairfield and Putnam counties between the fall of 2017 and spring 2018. Stewart has been charged with:  Six counts of Burglary in the Second Degree, a class C felony; Five counts of Grand Larceny in the Third Degree, a class D felony; One count of Grand Larceny…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Greenwich Teen Arrested For Screaming, Banging On Door In Westchester, Police Say Greenwich Teen Arrested For Screaming, Banging On Door In Westchester, Police Say
Greenwich Teen Arrested For Screaming, Banging On Door In Westchester, Police Say A Fairfield County teenager was taken into police custody over the weekend after a Westchester family called the police when he was shouting and banging on their door in the middle of the night in an attempt to get in what he thought was a buddy's house. Officers from the Scarsdale Police Department were dispatched to a Butler Road home shortly before 4:15 a.m. on Saturday, June 22, where there was a report of a man “screaming outside the house, banging on the front door and trying to get into the house.” According to police, the officers arrived at the scene and found Greenwich resident R…

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by Zak Failla
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Westchester Resident ID'd As Man Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train Westchester Resident ID'd As Man Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train
Westchester Resident ID'd As Man Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train The identity of a man struck and killed by a Metro-North train in Westchester has been released. Surendra Bhansali, 64, of Scarsdale, was identified as the man killed by the 8:26 a.m. southbound train from Southeast that struck and killed him at approximately 9:20 a.m. on Wednesday, June 12. The MTA noted that Bhansali was not authorized to be on the tracks when he was struck. Investigators said the fatal strike “appears to be non-criminal and non-accidental in nature.”  The incident led to the suspension of train service between the Crestwood and White Plains stations for several hou…

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by Zak Failla
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Single-Lane Closures On Hutchinson River Parkway Will Last Nearly Two Weeks Single-Lane Closures On Hutchinson River Parkway Will Last Nearly Two Weeks
Single-Lane Closures On Hutchinson River Parkway Will Last Nearly Two Weeks There will be single lane closures on the Hutchinson River Parkway for nearly two weeks as crews perform construction work in the area. The New York State Department of Transportation announced that from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. beginning on Monday, June 17, there will be single lane closures in both directions between exit 7 (Boston Post Road) and exit 30 (King Street). The closures are expected to last through Friday, June 28. Motorists traveling through Pelham, Eastchester, Rye Brook, Harrison, Scarsdale, Mount Vernon, and New Rochelle will be impacting. During the construction work, motorists…

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by Zak Failla
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Bookkeeper Admits Assisting Fairfield County Restaurant Owner Evade Taxes Bookkeeper Admits Assisting Fairfield County Restaurant Owner Evade Taxes
Bookkeeper Admits Assisting Fairfield County Restaurant Owner Evade Taxes A former bookkeeper working for a prominent pizzeria owner in Fairfield and Westchester counties is facing time behind bars after admitting to helping her boss evade paying federal taxes. Queens Village resident Idalecia Lopes Santos, 59, has pleaded guilty in Bridgeport district court to one count of tax evasion for her role in helping Bruno DiFabio, the owner of several restaurants, avoid paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxes. Santos worked as an outside bookkeeper for DeFabio - who had restaurants in New Canaan; Wilton; Scarsdale; Stamford; Greenwich and Pound Ridge - while sh…

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by Zak Failla
Sports
Former New Canaan HS Standout Scores Big To Help UVa Make Title Game Former New Canaan HS Standout Scores Big To Help UVa Make Title Game
Former New Canaan HS Standout Scores Big To Help UVa Make Title Game The Hudson Valley/Connecticut area will be well-represented when the NCAA Division I men's lacrosse championship is decided on Memorial Day. Defending champion Yale (15-3), the No. 5 seed, faces No. 3 Virginia (16-3) in the title game 1 p.m. Monday, May 27 (ESPN2) at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. Virginia pulled out a dramatic 13-12 double-overtime semifinal win over Duke on Saturday, May 25, securing the Cavaliers' first title-game appearance in seven years and snapping an 11-game losing streak to Duke. Junior attackman Michael Kraus of New Canaan had one goal and four as…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Separate Hutchinson River Parkway Daytime Single-Lane Closures Scheduled Separate Hutchinson River Parkway Daytime Single-Lane Closures Scheduled
Separate Hutchinson River Parkway Daytime Single-Lane Closures Scheduled Rounds of single-lane closures have been scheduled for separate stretches of the Hutchinson River Parkway in Rye Brook, Harrison and Scarsdale. Closures are planned northbound between Exit 23 (Mamaroneck Avenue) and Exit 30 (King Street) on Tuesday, April 23, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., while crews perform maintenance activities, weather permitting. There will also be closures both northbound and southbound between Exit 25 (North Street, Route 127) and Exit 30 (King Street) beginning Monday, April 22 until further notice, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Motorists should follow the posted d…

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by Daily Voice
Business
Nationally Known Fairfield County Restaurateur Launches Greenwich Pizzeria Nationally Known Fairfield County Restaurateur Launches Greenwich Pizzeria
Nationally Known Fairfield County Restaurateur Launches Greenwich Pizzeria Six months after pleading guilty to tax evasion, a nationally acclaimed food celebrity is opening a new pizzeria in Greenwich. Bruno DiFabio, known as "Lord of the Pies," admitted in federal court in Bridgeport last October that he filed false income and payroll returns that the IRS said he used to duck $816,954 in taxes. The Ridgefield resident and six-time World Pizza Champion owns Pinocchio Pizza in New Canaan and Wilton; Amore Pizza in Scarsdale; Amore Cucina and Bar in Stamford; and ReNapoli Pizza in Old Greenwich. DiFabio was released on a $100,000 bond pending sentencing.  He …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
CT Man Busted For Second DWI With BAC Double The Legal Limit CT Man Busted For Second DWI With BAC Double The Legal Limit
CT Man Busted For Second DWI With BAC Double The Legal Limit A Connecticut man living in Westchester was busted for his second DWI in less than two years after being caught swerving on a busy Scarsdale road during an early morning drive, police said. An officer from the Scarsdale Police Department stopped Torrington resident Jose David Felix Orozco shortly before 7 a.m. on Saturday, March 9, when his Jeep was spotted swerving and repeatedly crossing over the double yellow line. During the traffic stop, officers spoke with Orozco, 34, who stated that he had several shots hours earlier in White Plains. The officer said that there was the smell of alcoh…

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by Zak Failla