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Allegedly Drunk Driver From Fairfield County Charged In Fatal Westchester Crash Allegedly Drunk Driver From Fairfield County Charged In Fatal Westchester Crash
Allegedly Drunk Driver From Fairfield County Charged In Fatal Westchester Crash An allegedly drunk driver from Connecticut has been charged in a fatal wrong-way crash in Westchester. The crash happened just after 5 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 8 on the Hutchinson River Parkway in Rye Brook, about a half mile south of King Street, according to Westchester County Police. Original report - 1 Killed In Wrong-Way Crash On Hutchinson River Parkway In Rye Brook Several 911 calls reported that a vehicle traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of travel had collided with another car.  Arriving officers found that one of the vehicles, a Toyota Camry, was fully engulfed…
1 Killed In Wrong-Way Crash On Hutchinson River Parkway Near Fairfield County Border 1 Killed In Wrong-Way Crash On Hutchinson River Parkway Near Fairfield County Border
1 Killed In Wrong-Way Crash On Hutchinson River Parkway Near Fairfield County Border One person was killed in a wrong-way crash in Westchester. Click here for a new, updated story: Allegedly Drunk Wrong-Way Driver Charged In Fatal Westchester Crash It happened just after 5 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 8 on the Hutchinson River Parkway in Rye Brook, about a half mile south of King Street. Westchester County Police received several 911 calls reporting that a vehicle traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of travel had collided with another car.  Arriving officers found that one of the vehicles was fully engulfed in flames.  The driver of that car was pron…
Metro-North Found Liable In 2015 Northern Westchester Crash That Killed 6 Metro-North Found Liable In 2015 Northern Westchester Crash That Killed 6
Metro-North Found Liable In 2015 Northern Westchester Crash That Killed 6 A jury has decided to hold Metro-North Railroad liable for a 2015 crash in Northern Westchester that killed six people and injured more than a dozen others.  The decision in the liability trial regarding the crash, which happened in Valhalla in February 2015, was reached on Tuesday, July 17.  Earlier Report - Deadliest Metro-North Crash Claimed, Changed Lives, But Crossing Unchanged On the day of the crash, Feb. 3, 2015, 49-year-old Ellen Brody of Edgemont had left her job in Chappaqua before encountering a traffic jam along the Taconic State Parkway in Mount Pleasant that f…
Witness In Trump Trial Has Strong Ties To Region Witness In Trump Trial Has Strong Ties To Region
Witness In Trump Trial Has Strong Ties To Region A key witness in former President Donald Trump's criminal trial who allegedly helped bury negative stories involving him has close ties to Westchester, including a university in the county from which he graduated.  Former media executive David Pecker, the former CEO of the National Enquirer's parent company, American Media, Inc., became the first witness to testify in Trump's criminal trial on Monday, April 22, and Tuesday, April 23,  The 72-year-old Pecker testified that he had used "catch and kill" tactics to buy rights to stories casting Trump in a negative light and then decl…
President Biden To Visit Westchester: Here's When President Biden To Visit Westchester: Here's When
President Biden To Visit Westchester: Here's When President Joe Biden will soon be making a stop in the region as part of a celebrity fundraising event. New, updated report: Biden's Irvington Visit To Impact Traffic, Cause Closures Biden will make his visit on Thursday, April 25 in Westchester County to a fundraising event in the village of Irvington-on-Hudson hosted by actors Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, according to the event's webpage.  The exact location of the event has not yet been announced. The cheapest tickets for the fundraising events will cost $3,300, while the most expensive will cost as much…
Double-Fatal I-84 Crash: Update Released On 5 Students' Conditions, Bus Driver ID'd Double-Fatal I-84 Crash: Update Released On 5 Students' Conditions, Bus Driver ID'd
Double-Fatal I-84 Crash: Update Released On 5 Students' Conditions, Bus Driver ID'd An update has just been released on the conditions of five students who suffered critical injuries after a charter bus crashed down a 50-foot ravine, killing two adults on board, late last week in the Hudson Valley. The crash happened on westbound I-84 in Orange County at 1:10 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, in the town of Wawayanda, near Exit 15. The bus, which was heading to a band camp in northeastern Pennsylvania, went through a wire barrier and down the embankment. It was one of six buses carrying marching band members from Farmingdale High School on Long Island. Around 43 people …
Westchester Financier Who Went Missing While Jogging Found Dead Westchester Financier Who Went Missing While Jogging Found Dead
Westchester Financier Who Went Missing While Jogging Found Dead The body of a missing New York man who disappeared while jogging during a trip to Virginia has been found. According to Patrick County Sheriff Dan Smith, the body of Bruce Rubin, age 61, of Westchester County, was found around noon on Monday, July 12 off a bluff in the Roaring Creek Gorge in Vesta, Virginia. Rubin, the chief operating officer, and chief compliance officer of the multibillion-dollar investment firm Westchester Capital Management in Valhalla, was found by sheriff's deputies and Primland Resort employees who had been searching since he was reported missing on Friday, July 2. …
Westchester Woman Nabbed Stealing Seafood From Fairfield County Supermarket, Police Say Westchester Woman Nabbed Stealing Seafood From Fairfield County Supermarket, Police Say
Westchester Woman Nabbed Stealing Seafood From Fairfield County Supermarket, Police Say A Westchester County woman was arrested for allegedly stealing almost $200 worth of seafood from a Fairfield County grocery store. Niesha Willis, 34, of Valhalla, was arrested on Tuesday, Dec. 22, by Greenwich Police for allegedly stealing from a central Greenwich supermarket, police said. Willis was arrested after police responded to the market on West Putnam Avenue for a report that a larceny had just occurred. Officers were able to locate Willis by matching the description given to them by store employees, police said. Willis originally gave officers a fake name and later admitted to d…
Ages, Residences Released Of Three Young New Yorkers Who Died From COVID-19 Linked Illness Ages, Residences Released Of Three Young New Yorkers Who Died From COVID-19 Linked Illness
Ages, Residences Released Of Three Young New Yorkers Who Died From Covid-19 Linked Illness The age ranges and places of residence have been released for two children and a teenager who died of possible complications from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) involving swollen blood vessels and heart problems. According to health officials, “while rare, we are seeing evidence that COVID-19 can cause severe illness in children.”  Statewide, there have been 73 reported cases of the syndrome, which is marked by symptoms are similar to Kawasaki disease, a rare inflammatory condition in children,and toxic shock-like syndrome. Most of the cases involve elementary-age children …
Former HR Officer From Greenwich Admits To $417K Performance Scam Former HR Officer From Greenwich Admits To $417K Performance Scam
Former HR Officer From Greenwich Admits To $417K Performance Scam A woman who worked as a human resources officer at FujiFilm in Westchester admitted to stealing more than $400,000 from the company. Fairfield County resident Maria Mecca, 39, of Greenwich, pleaded guilty to second-degree grand larceny in Westchester County Court, District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., announced. She remains free on bail and was ordered to pay restitution to FujiFilm, which is based out of Valhalla. Mecca is due back in court on March 18 next year for sentencing. She is expected to receive a term of between one and four years in prison. According to Scarpino, in her pos…
Pastor Has Bitter Butter Battle With Al Roker In Thanksgiving Day Parade Pastor Has Bitter Butter Battle With Al Roker In Thanksgiving Day Parade
Pastor Has Bitter Butter Battle With Al Roker In Thanksgiving Day Parade A pastor from the area now known as the “Butter Man,” had a nationally televised friendly feud with Al Roker during the Thanksgiving Day parade that melted the hearts of Americans. Donny Willis, a pastor at the Westchester Church in Valhalla, dressed as a stick of butter and marching in the parade along with other breakfast foods, stole the spotlight during a brief encounter with Roker, who hit the streets for NBC during the event. Laughing as Willis bumped into him, Roker yelled, “Get out of here, you butter!” while giving him a playful shove.  Willis responded by shouting “Happy butter …
Police Officer Injured During Harrowing Struggle With Motorist On Hutch Police Officer Injured During Harrowing Struggle With Motorist On Hutch
Police Officer Injured During Harrowing Struggle With Motorist On Hutch In a harrowing traffic stop, a Westchester County police officer was injured on the Hutchinson River Parkway when a motorist drove off at high speed as the officer was attempting to take him into custody. The incident took place around 11:30 a.m., Monday, June 17, when the unnamed officer pulled over a Honda Accord for a traffic violation, said Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the Westchester County Police. After determining the driver did not have a valid license, the officer asked the man to step out of the vehicle. The man initially complied but then jumped back into the Honda. That's when …
Man Extradited From Westchester To Fairfield County On Burglary Charge Man Extradited From Westchester To Fairfield County On Burglary Charge
Man Extradited From Westchester To Fairfield County On Burglary Charge A man wanted for burglary charges was extradited from Westchester to Fairfield County, police say. Officers with the Greenwich Police Department Warrants and Extraditions Unit responded to the Westchester County Correctional Facility (10 Woods Road in Valhalla) to extradite Michael Taylor, 35, of the Bronx, to the state of Connecticut on Tuesday, June 11. Greenwich Police say they held an active warrant stemming from a burglary in Glenville on August 21, 2018. A subsequent investigation identified Taylor as a suspect, prompting police to obtain a warrant for his arrest. Taylor was transpor…
Man Accused Of Stealing $10K From Greenwich Retailer Man Accused Of Stealing $10K From Greenwich Retailer
Man Accused Of Stealing $10K From Greenwich Retailer A Westchester man is facing charges after police say he stole more than $10,000 from a retailer in Greenwich. Greenwich Police say 40-year-old Joshua Spillman of Mount Vernon stole more than $10,000 in merchandise from a Greenwich Avenue retailer on Tuesday, Jan. 15. The Greenwich Police Department obtained a warrant and responded to Westchester County Correctional Facility (10 Woods Road in Valhalla) Wednesday, April 10 to extradite Spillman to Connecticut. The warrant includes the following charges: Conspiracy to commit/first-degree larceny First-degree larceny Organized retail theft …
Andrew Groenewegen, Worked For Mercedes-Benz Of Greenwich, Dies At 22 Andrew Groenewegen, Worked For Mercedes-Benz Of Greenwich, Dies At 22
Andrew Groenewegen, Worked For Mercedes-Benz Of Greenwich, Dies At 22 A lifelong Westchester resident who worked in Fairfield County has died at age 22. Andrew J. Groenewegen of Valhalla died unexpectedly on Friday, Dec. 21. He was born on Nov. 1, 1996 to Charles and Suzanne (nee Parton) Groenewegen in Bronxville.  He graduated Valhalla High School, Class of 2014 and worked for Mercedes-Benz of Greenwich. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his brothers, Dylan and Charlie Groenewegen of Valhalla, by his maternal grandmother, Deanna Parton, and predeceased by his maternal grandfather, Paul Parton, his paternal step-grandfather, Robert DeLi…
Two Killed In Apparent Murder-Suicide At Westchester Medical Center Two Killed In Apparent Murder-Suicide At Westchester Medical Center
Two Killed In Apparent Murder-Suicide At Westchester Medical Center Click here for an updated story: Northern Westchester Married Couple ID'd In Medical Center Murder-Suicide  Police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla on Wednesday morning. Police said a male visitor in his 70s entered a room on the fourth floor and shot and killed a female family member who was a patient before turning the gun on himself. The identities of the two have not yet been released, but authorities said they were both Westchester residents. The Westchester County Department of Public Safety had earlier confirmed the incident, wh…
ID Released For Area Woman Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train ID Released For Area Woman Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train
ID Released For Area Woman Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train The woman hit and killed by a Metro-North train on the Harlem Line in Westchester on Sunday has been identified. Susan Singer, 57, of Ossining, was hit around 7 a.m. between the Hawthorne and Valhalla stations, said MTA officials. Initial delays of between 30-40 minutes were down to 10-15 minutes by 8:30 a.m. Sunday. Service was back to being on or close to schedule later in the morning. The incident is being investigated as non-criminal nor accidental in nature, MTA officials said. It was the second time in three days a person was struck by a Metro-North train. A man was struck and kille…
Woman Struck By Metro-North Train Woman Struck By Metro-North Train
Woman Struck By Metro-North Train Click here for an updated story: ID Released For Woman Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train In Mount Pleasant There were delays throughout the morning on Sunday on the Metro-North Harlem Line after a person was struck by a train. The incident occurred just before 7 a.m. between the Hawthorne and Valhalla stations and has resulted in single tracking. Initial delays of between 30-40 minutes were down to 10-15 minutes by 8:30 a.m. Service was back to being on or close to schedule later in the morning. It's the second time in three days a person was struck by a Metro-North train. A man was s…
Area Office Building Listed At $17.5M Area Office Building Listed At $17.5M
Area Office Building Listed At $17.5M A centrally located Westchester property with nearly 100,000 square feet of office space is up for sale for $17.5 million. The business property at 465 Columbus Ave. in Valhalla is more than 92 percent occupied with some high-profile public and private tenants -- including medical companies and state agencies. The offices were built in 1986 and extensively renovated in 2016.  More details about the property can be found by clicking here: 
Waze Aims To Provide Metro-North Rail-Crossing Alerts Waze Aims To Provide Metro-North Rail-Crossing Alerts
Waze Aims To Provide Metro-North Rail-Crossing Alerts Long overdue, but will it save lives at dangerous area railroad crossings? Time will tell. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced it is partnering with Waze to improve safety at railroad crossings of Metro-North commuter railroad and Long Island Rail Road. “Safety is a core value at the MTA and its commuter railroads -- for our customers and our employees -- as well as for those in the communities we serve," MTA Chairman Joseph Lhota said.  This is the first feature of its kind to debut on the app and is tied to an ongoing collaboration with Waze as part of the Conn…
How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals From The Area How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals From The Area
How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals From The Area It didn't take long for much of the area to get more than a half-foot of snowfall accumulation. The storm that swept through the area arrived very early Saturday evening and moved out east not long after midnight. Here are snowfall totals we've already reached. Be sure to leave the total for your hometown with a comment below. Hudson Valley Westchester Armonk, 7.5 inches Croton-on-Hudson, 7.7 inches Harrison, 7.5 inches Irvington, 6.5 inches Mamaroneck, 7 inches Mount Kisco, 7.2 inches Valhalla, 6.5 inches White Plains, 7.5 inches Yonkers, 6.5 inches Putnam Brewster, 6 inches …
ID Released For Teen Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train ID Released For Teen Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train
ID Released For Teen Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train A Valhalla teen has been identified as the young man struck and killed by a Metro-North train in Valhalla just north of Commerce Street, according to the MTA. Aaron Dannenbring, 19, was on the tracks around 10:15 p.m. Tuesday when he was struck by the northbound train, said MTA Spokeswoman Nancy Gamerman. The incident was not an accident, and no criminality was involved, she added. There were about 200 passengers on the train at the time, no one was injured. Service was temporarily suspended between North White Plains and Pleasantville until about 12:45 a.m., with trains, single tracking …
Man Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train Identified Man Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train Identified
Man Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train Identified This story has been updated. A Valhalla teen has been identified as the young man struck and killed by a Metro-North train in Valhalla just north of Commerce Street, according to the MTA. Aaron Dannenbring, 19, was on the tracks around 10:15 p.m. Tuesday when he was struck by the northbound train, said MTA Spokeswoman Nancy Gamerman. The incident was not an accident, and no criminality was involved, she added. There were about 200 passengers on the train at the time, no one was injured. Service was temporarily suspended between North White Plains and Pleasantville until about 12:45 a.m.,…