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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…
NY Attorney General Begins Process To Seize Trump’s Estate, Golf Course: Report NY Attorney General Begins Process To Seize Trump’s Estate, Golf Course: Report
NY Attorney General Begins Process To Seize Trump’s Estate, Golf Course: Report New York Attorney General Letitia James has taken the first step toward seizing former President Donald Trump’s golf course and private estate, CNN reports. Lawyers from James’ office registered New York’s $454 million civil judgment against Trump In Westchester County Court on Wednesday, March 6, the outlet reports. A Manhattan judge ordered Trump to pay the massive penalty after he, his adult sons, and the Trump Organization were found liable for using “numerous acts of fraud and misrepresentation” to inflate his net worth to get better loan terms. The reported move by the AG’s office wo…
Duo In Car Stolen From CT Nabbed After Extensive Chase: Police Duo In Car Stolen From CT Nabbed After Extensive Chase: Police
Duo In Car Stolen From CT Nabbed After Extensive Chase: Police A Western Massachusetts duo caught in a vehicle stolen from Connecticut were both apprehended following an extensive pursuit in New York, police announced. The events leading up to the arrests began on Tuesday, Feb. 6 around 1:40 a.m., when a patrol officer on the Saw Mill River Parkway in the Westchester County village of Dobbs Ferry saw a stolen Nissan Rogue pass him in the area of Ashford Avenue, according to the department's Public Information Officer Kieran O'Leary.  When the officer pulled out behind the Nissan, which had been stolen from the Hartford County town of Enfield, the …
Bill Clinton Glad To Be Home In New York After Health Scare In California Bill Clinton Glad To Be Home In New York After Health Scare In California
Bill Clinton Glad To Be Home In New York After Health Scare In California Former President Bill Clinton is back resting in his Northern Westchester home following a health scare that left him hospitalized in California. While working on business for the Clinton Foundation, the former president was hospitalized at the UCI Medical Center in California when he began to feel fatigued, according to reports. While he was being treated, Clinton was diagnosed with a urological infection that led to a more broad infection that needed to be treated. According to Clinton’s doctors, he was “administered IV antibiotics and fluids” as part of his treatment, Dr. Alpesh Amin a…
Where Will Cuo Go? Soon-To-Be Ex-Gov Unsure What He'll Do, Where He'll Live After Leaving Post Where Will Cuo Go? Soon-To-Be Ex-Gov Unsure What He'll Do, Where He'll Live After Leaving Post
Where Will Cuo Go? Soon-To-Be Ex-Gov Unsure What He'll Do, Where He'll Live After Leaving Post In his first interview after announcing his resignation, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he is unsure of his immediate plans, but he won't be "disappearing." Cuomo is set to step down as New York's governor on Tuesday, Aug. 24. He made the announcement on Tuesday, Aug. 10, following a 165-page report from Attorney General Letitia James, which included accusations that he sexually harassed 11 women.  In the interview with New York Magazine Cuomo said he is unsure of his plans, including where he is going to live after leaving the executive mansion in Albany, a place where either h…
Details Emerge On Sexual Harassment Allegation Involving Trooper, Cuomo Details Emerge On Sexual Harassment Allegation Involving Trooper, Cuomo
Details Emerge On Sexual Harassment Allegation Involving Trooper, Cuomo Among the most damning claims made against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the State Attorney General's probe into sexual harassment allegations against him were his newly revealed alleged actions involving a New York State trooper assigned to protect him. On Tuesday, Aug. 3, New York AG Letitia James released the 165-page report outlining multiple claims of unwanted touching and sexual harassment from 11 women, including an incident with a New York State Police trooper in the town of New Castle, where Cuomo shared a home with longtime now-former girlfriend Sandra Lee. It is alleged that Cuo…
Celebrity Chef Sandra Lee Sells Northern Westchester Home She Shared With Cuomo Celebrity Chef Sandra Lee Sells Northern Westchester Home She Shared With Cuomo
Celebrity Chef Sandra Lee Sells Northern Westchester Home She Shared With Cuomo Celebrity chef Sandra Lee has sold the Northern Westchester home she shared for several years with her former boyfriend, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, according to a new report. The home, at 4 Bittersweet Lane in New Castle, sold for $1.85 million after originally being listed for $2 million, The New York Post reports. Lee bought the home, called Lily Pond, in for $1.3 million in 2009. She moved to a new home, located in Malibu, California, late last year, shortly after the 54-year-old Lee and 62-year-old Cuomo confirmed their split in September 2019. “Over the recent past, we have real…
ID Released For Northern Westchester Boy Who Died In Fall While Ice Climbing ID Released For Northern Westchester Boy Who Died In Fall While Ice Climbing
ID Released For Northern Westchester Boy Who Died In Fall While Ice Climbing The identity has been released for the 11-year-old boy from Northern Westchester County who died after falling about 300 feet while ice climbing in the Catskills. The boy, now identified as Chappaqua resident Mattias Edstrom, fell about 300 feet down ice-covered ledges In the Town of Hunter, according to authorities. Edstrom was the son of Town of New Castle Supervisor Ivy Pool. The incident happened around 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 29 in the Indian Head Wilderness area of the Catskill State Park near a popular ice climbing location known as the "Dark Side" off of Platte Clove R…
Eric, Lara Trump Welcome Baby Girl Eric, Lara Trump Welcome Baby Girl
Eric, Lara Trump Welcome Baby Girl There’s a new Trump in town. Westchester County residents Eric and Lara Trump had their second child, Carolina Dorothy Trump, the couple announced on social media. “@LaraLeaTrump and I are excited to welcome Carolina Dorothy Trump into the world,” Eric tweeted late Monday, Aug. 19. “We love you already!” Lara, 36, announced that she was pregnant in April. Carolina joins the couple’s first-born, 23-month-old Luke, who was born in September 2017. Eric Trump spent much of his life near Byram Lake at Seven Springs, the 230-acre estate his father purchased in 1995. It straddles the t…
New NY Law Allows US Congress To Access Trump's Tax Returns New NY Law Allows US Congress To Access Trump's Tax Returns
New NY Law Allows US Congress To Access Trump's Tax Returns Legislation that would give the United States Congress access to President Donald Trump's New York state tax returns was signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday, July 8. "This bill gives Congress the ability to fulfill its Constitutional responsibilities, strengthen our democratic system and ensure that no one is above the law," Cuomo said. "Tax secrecy is paramount — the exception being for bona fide investigative and law enforcement purposes." The bill requires New York officials to release tax returns of public officials that have been requested by congressional tax-related commit…
Trump Accuses NY Leaders Of 'Harassing All My Businesses,' Calling It 'Witch Hunt' Trump Accuses NY Leaders Of 'Harassing All My Businesses,' Calling It 'Witch Hunt'
Trump Accuses NY Leaders Of 'Harassing All My Businesses,' Calling It 'Witch Hunt' President Trump blasted Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Attorney General Letitia James for being "in search of a crime" while investigating his New York businesses, calling it a "witch hunt." Trump further accused Cuomo, a Democrat from New Castle, of using James as a “bludgeoning tool” to harass his and his grown children's private business entities. “Now Cuomo’s A.G. is harassing all of my New York businesses in search of anything at all they can find to make me look as bad as possible,” Trump wrote on Twitter. "So, on top of ridiculously high taxes, my children and companies are spending a fortune…
Four From Fairfield County Charged With DUI By NY State Police Four From Fairfield County Charged With DUI By NY State Police
Four From Fairfield County Charged With DUI By NY State Police New York State Police troopers in the Hudson Valley busted nearly 30 motorists who were allegedly driving while impaired over the last week-plus. The local residents charged were:  Westchester County On Friday, Oct. 26, State Police from East Fishkill arrested Walter L. Traub, 41, of Bedford, for DWI. He was traveling on I-84 in Patterson, when he was stopped for a vehicle and traffic law violation. The investigation revealed that he was impaired by alcohol, and was subsequently arrested. On Sunday, Oct. 28, State Police from Cortlandt arrested Jorge A. Pineda, 36, of Port Chest…
General Election Voter Registration Deadlines Approach In NY, CT General Election Voter Registration Deadlines Approach In NY, CT
General Election Voter Registration Deadlines Approach In NY, CT Friday, Oct. 12 is the final day that New York state residents can register online or in-person to vote in the Nov. 6 midterm elections, which include races for statewide offices, Congress and the U.S. Senate. Click here to register to vote online in New York state.  Voter registration applications can also be mailed to the Board of Elections, but must be postmarked no later than Friday Oct. 12. Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat from New Castle, is running for a third four-year term against Republican Marc Molinaro, who is Dutchess County executive. There also are statewide for attorney genera…
Second Tornado Touchdown Confirmed In Connecticut Second Tornado Touchdown Confirmed In Connecticut
Second Tornado Touchdown Confirmed In Connecticut A second tornado has been confirmed to have touched down in Connecticut during Tuesday's severe storms. The first tornado confirmed was in New Canaan and Norwalk, according to the National Weather Service. It hit New Canaan at 5:29 p.m. and went through Norwalk until 5:41 p.m. Coupled with two tornadoes  in the Hudson Valley and one on Long Island (in Ronkonkoma in Suffolk County), a total of five twisters touched down in downstate New York and Connecticut during the storms. Early Thursday afternoon, the National Weather Service confirmed that a tornado touched down in Mansfield, just sout…
Confirmed Tornado Touched Down In New Canaan, Norwalk Confirmed Tornado Touched Down In New Canaan, Norwalk
Confirmed Tornado Touched Down In New Canaan, Norwalk A third tornado has been confirmed in the Lower Hudson Valley/Fairfield County area during Tuesday's severe storm. The latest twister the National Weather Service has documented after completing surveying on Wednesday touched down in New Canaan at 5:29 p.m. and went through Norwalk until 5:41 p.m. It has been rated as an EF1 Twister, with the EF standing for Enhanced Fugita scale. EF1 tornadoes have winds of between 86 and 110 mph. The winds of the tornado in Fairfield County hit 100 mph, the National Weather Service said. It followed a four-mile path about 100 yards wide starting in the a…
Twister With 110 MPH Winds Confirmed In Northern Westchester Twister With 110 MPH Winds Confirmed In Northern Westchester
Twister With 110 MPH Winds Confirmed In Northern Westchester A second tornado has been confirmed to have touched down in the Hudson Valley during Tuesday's severe storms that swept through the area in the late afternoon and evening. The National Weather Service said Wednesday afternoon that an EF1 twister touched down in Northern Westchester at 4:47 p.m. Tuesday in New Castle and lasted approximately 11 minutes, covering 3.75 miles. It had a maximum wind speed of 110 miles per hour and was about 300 yards wide. During its path, numerous hard- and soft-wood trees were uprooted and snapped and some shingles on roofs were damaged in both the hamlets of …
New Poll Shows How Biden, Sanders, Warren Would Do Against Trump In 2020 New Poll Shows How Biden, Sanders, Warren Would Do Against Trump In 2020
New Poll Shows How Biden, Sanders, Warren Would Do Against Trump In 2020 The next presidential election is more than two years away, but how do you think President Trump would fare against several Democratic prospects? A new poll, as reported here by Politico found the Republican president trailing potential rivals in a 2020 match-up.  This week's Politico/Morning Consult poll found Trump had paltry levels of support when matched up with nearly a dozen wannabe  Democratic presidential rivals. The poll found a high number of respondents undecided in about a dozen possible match-ups including two politicians from New York state.  Pitted against former Vice Presi…
Trust In News Media Rising, Especially Confidence In Local News, Survey Says Trust In News Media Rising, Especially Confidence In Local News, Survey Says
Trust In News Media Rising, Especially Confidence In Local News, Survey Says It's been a quite a newsy week. And there's good news about those who cover and report "real news." Poynter Institute reports here that “after decades of declining trust in the press, coupled with relentless rhetorical attacks on the media by President Trump,” a new survey shows that “trust in media is up since last year, and the great majority of Americans trust their local news sources.” The full study by a trio of political and public policy scholars can be found online by clicking here: Titled "All Media Trust Is Local?" According to the Poynter Media Trust Survey, …
Rare Sighting: Moose Spotted In Area Rare Sighting: Moose Spotted In Area
Rare Sighting: Moose Spotted In Area Social media is abuzz with comments from Northern Westchester residents who've reported seeing a moose that has been making the rounds in the area. It was last spotted on Thursday, June 28 near the Teatown Lake Reservation Nature Preserve and Education Center, which is located in the towns of Yorktown, Cortlandt and New Castle. On Facebook, posters reported seeing the moose on Cedar Lane in Ossining and Croton-on-Hudson. One even noted that she saw a neighbor using a drone to try and track down the animal. “This morning at about 9:20, there was a moose standing on Cedar Lane between (a loc…
There's A New Moose On The Loose In Area There's A New Moose On The Loose In Area
There's A New Moose On The Loose In Area The area is filled with all sorts of wild animals, from coyotes to black bears to bobcats, but moose sightings are extremely rare. That's why social media is abuzz with comments from Northern Westchester residents who've reported seeing a moose that has been making the rounds in the area. It was last spotted on Thursday, June 28 near the Teatown Lake Reservation Nature Preserve and Education Center, which is located in the towns of Yorktown, Cortlandt and New Castle. On Facebook, posters reported seeing the moose on Cedar Lane in Ossining and Croton-on-Hudson. One even noted that she saw a…
Eric Trump Says Dad's Life 'Exponentially Worse' Since Presidential Run Eric Trump Says Dad's Life 'Exponentially Worse' Since Presidential Run
Eric Trump Says Dad's Life 'Exponentially Worse' Since Presidential Run In an interview titled "First, Family," Eric Trump of Briarcliff Manor, the second son of President Donald Trump, insists that his father's quality of life  "became exponentially worse" after deciding to run for president. Westchester Magazine spoke with Eric Trump and his wife, Lara, in an interview focused mostly on their day-to-day lives, though the president's son told the magazine how the world changed for his father (and the president's family) once he transitioned from a billionaire businessman to a public political candidate.  "My father’s life became expone…
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…