WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Here's a look at last week's top stories from around Northern Weschester County.
- Amid the investigation into the death of Katonah's David Cuse, Bedford Police announced that they are seeking witnesses and security camera footage of the area near his home.
- Peekskill native George Pataki announced he is dropping out of the Republican presidential race Tuesday evening.
- Seamless, a Manhattan-based online food delivery service, has launched a new ad campaign that takes potshots at Weschester County and the notion of cooking at home.
- A report that an Iranian hacker group infiltrated the control system of Rye’s Bowman Dam in 2013 has left local officials and residents questioning why they were not informed sooner and seeking answers from the national government.
- Monica Lewinsky, Paula Jones and "many" other women popped up their heads again as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who owns an estate in Bedford, said the fact that Bill Clinton had affairs with them makes them "fair game" in his ongoing fight with the Clintons, according to a CNN report.
- Pound Ridge native Ari Fleischer has been hired by Peyton Manning to help manage the ongoing crisis the NFL quarterback faces.
- After attending a pre-Christmas Mass hosted by Archbishop Cardinal Timothy Dolan at the Westchester County Jail last week, County Executive Rob Astorino was chided by a civil liberties group that says he overstepped the separation between church and state during his remarks.
- Robert Fay, a 46-year-old Brewster resident, was arrested and charged in Armonk for allegedly stealing money meant for the North Castle Sanitation Department.
- A 66-year-old woman was injured when the SUV she was driving struck and brought down a utility pole Tuesday afternoon, closing part of Route 139 in Somers for at least seven hours and knocking out power temporarily to at least 1,000 homes.
- Cortlandt town officials have been sued for $15 million by a Briarcliff-based company seeking to build a luxury rehabilitation center.
- The year's end also marks the conclusion of terms for New Castle Town Board members Elise Kessler Mottel and Jason Chapin, who have a combined 20 years of service as local lawmakers.
- Bronx resident Mohammed Nasim was charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor, after State Police stopped him for speeding on the Taconic State Parkway in Hawthorne last Sunday, according to police.
- A new play focusing on the over-medication of American children is set to open at the Hudson Guild Theatre on Tuesday, Jan. 5 in Briarcliff.
- Dr. Carolyn McGuffog has been named Assistant Superintendent for Educational Services for the Pleasantville School District.
- Mt. Kisco Glass closed after 60 years in business.
- The Ossining Police Department said farewell to retiring Chief Joe Burton with festivities and the unveiling of "Chief Burton Way."
- Grace Curran dropped in 15 points to lead the North Salem girls basketball team to a 44-34 victory over the homestanding Tigers Wednesday afternoon in a game played at Pawling High School.
- The Town of Lewisboro held its annual inauguration ceremony on Friday at 11:30 a.m. in the Lewisboro Library.
- Yorktown residents Rianne Torres (age six) and her mother, Rosa Torres, recently joined 100.7 WHUD broadcasters Kacey Morabito Grean and Mike Bennett for the station's annual Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Radiothon, which raised more than $480,000 for two children's hospitals.
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