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Home Heavily Damaged, Partially Collapsed After Northern Westchester Fire Home Heavily Damaged, Partially Collapsed After Northern Westchester Fire
Home Heavily Damaged, Partially Collapsed After Northern Westchester Fire A Northern Westchester home was left severely damaged and partially collapsed after a blaze that took firefighters from all around the county to put out. The multi-alarm fire happened at a residence in Montrose on the night of Sunday, Jan. 15 just before 9 p.m. and was made worse by wind, which also resulted in numerous brush fires around the home as well, according to the Millwood Fire Company No. 1.  Eventually, the limited water supply from the hydrants that the firefighters were working with was not enough to put out the flames, and more tankers from numerous fire departments were brou…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Two-Alarm Fire Destroys Home In Northern Westchester Two-Alarm Fire Destroys Home In Northern Westchester
Two-Alarm Fire Destroys Home In Northern Westchester A two-alarm fire destroyed a Northern Westchester home and sent the homeowner to the hospital for smoke inhalation. The fire at 29 Young St., in Lake Mohegan, broke out around noon on Tuesday, Dec. 15. When firefighters arrived on the scene they found the home engulfed in flames, said Lake Mohegan Fire District Capt. Thomas Eade. The homeowner, the only person at home at the time, made it out of the burning structure, but suffered smoke inhalation, Eade said. The main body of the fire was knocked down within an hour-and-a-half, but crews were on scene for a total of four hours to bat…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Three-Alarm House Fire Breaks Out In Area Three-Alarm House Fire Breaks Out In Area
Three-Alarm House Fire Breaks Out In Area A three-alarm fire broke out overnight, leaving a home heavily damaged in the area. The blaze began in Putnam County shortly before midnight on Monday, Dec. 23 at an East Court home in Mahopac Falls, fire officials said. The residence was fully engulfed when fire crews arrived at the house. Flames tore through the roof and rear of the home, leaving it temporarily uninhabitable.  Crews from Mahopac, Putnam Valley, Somers, Lake Mohegan and the Putnam County Bureau of Emergency Services were able to knock the flames down in approximately 45 minutes, officials said. No injuries were repor…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
New Rankings Reveal Best Places To Live In Westchester New Rankings Reveal Best Places To Live In Westchester
New Rankings Reveal Best Places To Live In Westchester A new report by Niche.com is running down the best places to live in Westchester County. The ranking is based on data from the U.S. Census, FBI, BLS, CDC considering factors such as as higher education rate, cost of living grade and housing grade. Ardsley tops the list at No. 1 with nearly perfect grades. Numbers 2 and 3 are Greenville (Edgemont) and Bronxville, respectively. Here are the top 30 places to live in Westchester County, according to Niche.com: 1. Ardsley 2. Greenville (Edgemont) 3. Bronxville 4. Hartsdale 5. Rye 6. Scarsdale 7. Irvington 8. Briarcliff Manor 9. Hastings-On-Hu…

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by Cecilia Levine