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Rubbish Fire Ignites Near Railroad Yard In Northern Westchester Rubbish Fire Ignites Near Railroad Yard In Northern Westchester
Rubbish Fire Ignites Near Railroad Yard In Northern Westchester Firefighters responded to a Northern Westchester railroad yard after a blaze ignited in a rubbish pile. The incident happened on Wednesday, March 27 around 10 p.m., when Croton-on-Hudson Fire crews responded to a reported trash fire near the old Metro Enviro building on Croton Point Avenue near the Croton-Harmon railroad yard, according to the department.  Crews soon found a smoldering fire in some railroad ties and were able to extinguish it quickly, firefighters said.  The cause of the blaze was not released. 

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Person Taken To Hospital After Crash At Busy Northern Westchester Intersection Person Taken To Hospital After Crash At Busy Northern Westchester Intersection
Person Taken To Hospital After Crash At Busy Northern Westchester Intersection A person was injured in an early morning two-car crash at a busy Northern Westchester intersection, fire officials said. The incident happened on Monday, Jan. 22 around 7:40 a.m., when two vehicles collided at the intersection of South Riverside and Croton Point Avenues in Croton-on-Hudson, according to the village's fire department.  Fire crews quickly arrived at the scene and helped with traffic control and cleaning debris while members of Croton EMS and Ossining Paramedics took one person to a nearby hospital for their injuries to be evaluated.  The cause of the crash was…

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Flooding In Homes, Train Station In Northern Westchester Expected During Upcoming Storm Flooding In Homes, Train Station In Northern Westchester Expected During Upcoming Storm
Flooding In Homes, Train Station In Northern Westchester Expected During Upcoming Storm Ahead of a powerful weather system expected to bring downpours and heavy wind gusts to Westchester only days after a Nor'easter pummeled the region with snow, authorities are warning residents to prepare for possible flooding.  The new storm is expected to arrive in Westchester late Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 9, and continue through Wednesday morning, Jan. 10, bringing several inches of rain and wind gusts of 40 miles per hour or higher, according to weather officials.  Related Report - 'Multi-Hazard Event': Here's Timing, Track For Powerful New Storm Taking Aim At Northeast&nb…

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Cement Truck Fire Causes Oil Spill On Road, Catch Basins In Northern Westchester Cement Truck Fire Causes Oil Spill On Road, Catch Basins In Northern Westchester
Cement Truck Fire Causes Oil Spill On Road, Catch Basins In Northern Westchester Traffic on a busy Northern Westchester roadway was backed up after a cement truck caught on fire, causing an oil spill in the process.  The incident happened on Monday morning, Dec. 4, when a cement truck caught on fire on Route 9 in Croton-on-Hudson near Croton Point Avenue, according to the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department. The blaze happened just north of a separate car crash that the department had already been responding to, resulting in a quick response from firefighters.  After quickly putting out the fire, crews realized that a hydraulic line had been damaged during the i…

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by Ben Crnic
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Nails, Splintered Wood Fall From Car, Cause Road Closure In Northern Westchester Nails, Splintered Wood Fall From Car, Cause Road Closure In Northern Westchester
Nails, Splintered Wood Fall From Car, Cause Road Closure In Northern Westchester A busy main road in Northern Westchester had to be closed to traffic after nails and splintered wood fell from a vehicle onto the roadway.  The incident happened on Route 9 southbound at Croton Point Avenue in Croton-on-Hudson on Thursday, June 1 just after midnight, when authorities arrived at the scene in order to clean up the spilled materials.  According to the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department, a combination of leaf blowers and brooms was needed to get the hazardous materials off the road before it could be reopened.  After a little more than a half hour, the road was ab…

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by Ben Crnic