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3 Rushed To Westchester Medical Center After House Fire 3 Rushed To Westchester Medical Center After House Fire
3 Rushed To Westchester Medical Center After House Fire Three people were rescued from a burning Hudson Valley home and hospitalized, firefighters said. The blaze happened in Putnam County on Tuesday, Nov. 5 just after midnight, when flames went up on a home's porch in the Lake Secor area of Mahopac, according to the Mahopac Falls Volunteer Fire Department. Arriving fire crews soon realized three people were still inside the residence and quickly went inside to remove them. They were then taken to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla for evaluation and treatment.  Hours after the blaze first started, at around 6 a.m., fire crews returned…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Man Struck, Killed By SUV Was Inspecting Car After Minor Crash In Hudson Valley, Police Say Man Struck, Killed By SUV Was Inspecting Car After Minor Crash In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Man Struck, Killed By SUV Was Inspecting Car After Minor Crash In Hudson Valley, Police Say A man who was involved in a minor crash on the New York Thruway was killed when he stepped out of his vehicle to inspect the damage and was struck by a 2018 Ford SUV.  Saul Clark, 55, of Paterson, New Jersey, had gotten out of his vehicle in the southbound lanes of I-87 in West Nyack when he was struck by the passing SUV driven by a Nyack woman just before 10 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29, New York State Police Trooper Steven Nevel said. Nevel said Clark had stepped out of his vehicle to inspect the damage from a minor crash he'd just been involved in. Clark was declared dead at the scene…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
School Employee Hospitalized After Explosion At Maintenance Building In Westchester School Employee Hospitalized After Explosion At Maintenance Building In Westchester
School Employee Hospitalized After Explosion At Maintenance Building In Westchester A 69-year-old man from the Hudson Valley was injured in an explosion inside a school district maintenance building in Westchester that also caused a small fire.  The incident happened on Tuesday, Aug. 13 just before 1:20 p.m., when an oil tank explosion was reported at a Mamaroneck School District maintenance building and garage at 119 Gertrude Ave., according to Lt. Mark Gatta of the Village of Mamaroneck Police Department.  The building is located across from the Mamaroneck Avenue Elementary School.  Arriving police and fire crews found that a vapor explosion had occurred,…

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by Ben Crnic & Michael Mashburn
Obituaries
HS Student Killed In Crash At Westchester Shopping Center Was Beloved Baseball Player HS Student Killed In Crash At Westchester Shopping Center Was Beloved Baseball Player
HS Student Killed In Crash At Westchester Shopping Center Was Beloved Baseball Player A 16-year-old high school student from Westchester who was killed in a crash is being remembered for his love of baseball and his role as a mentor to young summer campers.  New Rochelle resident Aidan Galeano, age 16, was killed in a crash that happened just after midnight on Saturday, July 13, in New Rochelle at the Golden Horseshoe Shopping Center at 1062 Wilmot Road, New Rochelle Police Captain J. Collins Coyne said on Wednesday, July 17. Earlier Report - ID Released For HS Student Killed In Crash At Shopping Center In New Rochelle Born in 2008, Galeano spent hi…

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by Ben Crnic
News
Person Flips Canoe, Then Pulled From Water In Dramatic Hudson Valley Rescue Person Flips Canoe, Then Pulled From Water In Dramatic Hudson Valley Rescue
Person Flips Canoe, Then Pulled From Water In Dramatic Hudson Valley Rescue A person was rescued from the water after they were found clinging to a kayak in a Hudson Valley pond. The rescue happened in Putnam County at around 2:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 7, when a forest ranger with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation saw a person in the water while patrolling White Pond in the town of Kent.  According to the DEC, the person had rolled their canoe and could not flip it back over. Although they could not swim, they were able to grab a nearby kayak.  The ranger then attached a throw rope to the person in the water and tied it to t…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Officers Save Business Owner, Dog Stranded On Hudson Valley Island After Sudden Storm Officers Save Business Owner, Dog Stranded On Hudson Valley Island After Sudden Storm
Officers Save Business Owner, Dog Stranded On Hudson Valley Island After Sudden Storm A cafe owner and her dog were rescued from the shores of an island in a Hudson Valley lake after becoming stranded following a sudden thunderstorm that knocked them from their paddle board.  The events leading up to the rescue began in Putnam County on Sunday, June 23, when a microburst slammed the area of Lake Mahopac around 5:30 p.m., bringing heavy rains and high winds and knocking down trees and power lines.  During this time, the owner of Mahopac's Freight House Cafe, Donna Massaro, had been paddle boarding on Lake Mahopac with her dog, Joey. When the storm hit, it brought he…

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by Ben Crnic
Obituaries
Longtime Firefighter, Baseball Coach From Northern Westchester Dies Longtime Firefighter, Baseball Coach From Northern Westchester Dies
Longtime Firefighter, Baseball Coach From Northern Westchester Dies A beloved firefighter, baseball coach, and Navy veteran from Northern Westchester is being remembered for his longstanding dedication to helping his community.  Banksville resident Preston Pratley died on Monday, May 27 at the age of 79, according to his obituary.  Born in 1944, Pratley was born in Greenwich and later moved to Banksville after marrying his wife, Geraldine Kerslake, in May 1968.  A graduate of St. Mary's High School in Greenwich, Pratley was a Navy veteran who also became a proud member of Local #38, Sheet Metal Workers.  He was also…

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by Ben Crnic
News
Man Dies After Climbing On Top Of Metro-North Train In Westchester Man Dies After Climbing On Top Of Metro-North Train In Westchester
Man Dies After Climbing On Top Of Metro-North Train In Westchester Click here for an updated story: ID Released For Man Killed After Climbing On Top Of Train In Westchester A man was killed overnight after climbing on top of a Metro-North train and coming into contact with live wires. The incident took place around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday after the man tried to get on top of a train headed to New Haven, Metro-North officials said. The train stopped between Larchmont and Mamaroneck because of a power issue and that's when crews realized the man had attempted get on top of the train and had come in contact with overhead catenary wires, the MTA said. The man…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Police Seek Public's Help IDing Suspects In Larceny At Area Kohl's Police Seek Public's Help IDing Suspects In Larceny At Area Kohl's
Police Seek Public's Help IDing Suspects In Larceny At Area Kohl's Do you know them? Police are seeking the public's help in identifying two suspects in a grand larceny investigation. State Police from the Brewster barracks say the incident occurred on Saturday, June 16 when the pictured suspects above stole four Canon EOS T6 cameras from the Kohl’s Department Store located at 60 Independent Way in Brewster. The suspects are described to be two middle-aged white males with brown hair. In addition, the gold Honda Accord in the second image above was used during the incident. Any person having information is requested to please contact Investigator James S…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Seriously Injured In Hit-Run Incident Pedestrian Seriously Injured In Hit-Run Incident
Pedestrian Seriously Injured In Hit-Run Incident An investigation is underway after a hit-and-run incident resulted in serious injuries to a pedestrian late Friday afternoon in Rockland County. The incident occurred around 5 p.m. at the intersection of Franklin Avenue and S. John Street in Pearl River. The pedestrian was struck by a motor vehicle described as a silver colored Hyundai SUV bearing an unknown NJ registration, the Orangetown Police Department said. The operator was described as a white female with glasses last seen operating the vehicle Westbound on Franklin Avenue, police said.  The woman who was struck by the vehicle was …

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by Joe Lombardi