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Bobcats Sighted At Nature Preserve In Westchester Bobcats Sighted At Nature Preserve In Westchester
Bobcats Sighted At Nature Preserve In Westchester Although bobcats usually don't like to make their presence known, two of the creatures were captured on camera at a Northern Westchester nature preserve.  The two felines were sighted on Thursday morning, Nov. 14 at the Old Field Preserve on Mead Street in the Lewisboro hamlet of Waccabuc, according to the Lewisboro Parks and Recreation Department.  In a social media post, the Parks and Rec Department shared photos of the bobcats and said such sightings "highlight the importance of preserving natural habitats for wildlife to thrive." "If you’re out enjoying the preserve, kee…
Former Westchester Resident Gwyneth Paltrow Raves Over Pizzeria In Connecticut Former Westchester Resident Gwyneth Paltrow Raves Over Pizzeria In Connecticut
Former Westchester Resident Gwyneth Paltrow Raves Over Pizzeria In Connecticut Actress and Goop Founder Gwyneth Paltrow posted a (belated) food tour of her recent trip to Connecticut, and the A-lister said a famed Connecticut pizzeria "surpasses the hype" and raved about a stop at a local oyster company.  Paltrow was in New Haven last month dropping off her stepson at Yale, according to Page Six, and during her visit, she hit up two of New Haven's most famed restaurants: Sally's Aspizza and Fair Haven Oyster Co. Paltrow, a former New York resident who lived in the Northern Westchester hamlet of Waccabuc in Lewisboro, uploaded a "(A very delayed) College Drop…
Gwyneth Paltrow Sued: Former Westchester Resident Was In Skiing Accident, Report Says Gwyneth Paltrow Sued: Former Westchester Resident Was In Skiing Accident, Report Says
Gwyneth Paltrow Sued: Former Westchester Resident Was In Skiing Accident, Report Says Former Northern Westchester resident Gwyneth Paltrow is being sued by a man who claims that she seriously injured him in a skiing accident, according to a report by BBC.  Paltrow, who once lived in the Lewisboro hamlet of Waccabuc, made an appearance in a US court on Tuesday, March 21 as the trial over the claims begins, the news outlet reported.  The incident in question happened in February 2016 at the Deer Valley resort in Utah, where Paltrow, age 50, was on vacation with her family.  While skiing, Paltrow allegedly crashed into retired optometrist Terry Sa…
$50K Reward Offered After Post Office Armed Robbery In Westchester $50K Reward Offered After Post Office Armed Robbery In Westchester
$50K Reward Offered After Post Office Armed Robbery In Westchester A reward of up to $50,000 is being offered to anyone with information regarding the two suspects in an armed robbery of a Northern Westchester post office.  Earlier Report - Update: Waccabuc Post Office Robbers Still On Loose The robbery happened on Tuesday, Jan. 10 around 4:30 p.m. at the Waccabuc Post Office located at 2 Post Office Road, according to the US Postal Inspection Service.  On the day of the incident, two suspects entered the post office with silver firearms, demanded money, and left the scene with an undisclosed amount of cash.  One suspec…
Update: Post Office Robbers Still On Loose In Westchester County Update: Post Office Robbers Still On Loose In Westchester County
Update: Post Office Robbers Still On Loose In Westchester County The suspects involved in the armed robbery of a post office in Northern Westchester have not yet been caught.  Earlier Report - Armed Robbers Hit Post Office In Waccabuc, Police Say The robbery happened at the post office in Waccabuc at 2 Post Office Rd. on Tuesday, Jan. 10 around 4:30 p.m., and involved two suspects who are still on the loose, according to Glen McKechnie, an Acting Public Information Officer with the Post Office Inspection Service which is now investigating the incident.  The robbers were looking for cash, McKechnie said.  On the day of the …
Armed Robbers Hit Post Office In Westchester County, Police Say Armed Robbers Hit Post Office In Westchester County, Police Say
Armed Robbers Hit Post Office In Westchester County, Police Say Police are investigating an armed robbery of a post office in Northern Westchester.  On Tuesday, Jan. 10, around 4:30 p.m., police in Waccabuc responded to the post office located at 2 Post Office Rd. to a reported armed robbery, according to Lewisboro Police.  No injuries were reported from the robbery.  Police were still on the scene as of around 7 p.m., and are still investigating the incident.  Multiple police departments are involved in the investigation.  This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates. 
Paul Silas, 3-Time NBA Champion Player/Coach Who Lived In Westchester, Dies Paul Silas, 3-Time NBA Champion Player/Coach Who Lived In Westchester, Dies
Paul Silas, 3-Time NBA Champion Player/Coach Who Lived In Westchester, Dies Former NBA player and coach Paul Silas who lived in Northern Westchester for a period of his life has died.  Silas died on Sunday, Dec. 11, at the age of 79, according to a tweet by the Houston Rockets, where Silas' son Stephen, is the team's head coach. The cause of death was cardiac arrest, his daughter, Paula Silas-Guy, told The New York Times. The Silas family lived in the town of Lewisboro hamlet of Waccabuc while Paul Silas was an assistant coach with the New York Knicks from 1989 to 1992 and New Jersey Nets from 1992 to 1995. During part of that time, Stephen, a guard, was a baske…
Gwyneth Paltrow Jokes About Martha Stewart In New Dust-Up Of Celebs With Westchester Ties Gwyneth Paltrow Jokes About Martha Stewart In New Dust-Up Of Celebs With Westchester Ties
Gwyneth Paltrow Jokes About Martha Stewart In New Dust-Up Of Celebs With Westchester Ties Gwyneth Paltrow made a joke about Martha Stewart in her company's new holiday gift guide video. The celebrities each have ties to Northern Westchester County, as Stewart is a resident of the Bedford hamlet of Katonah and Paltrow previously lived in the Lewisboro hamlet of Waccabuc. In the commercial, which was posted to YouTube on Thursday, Nov. 17, Paltrow playfully walks viewers through the ways that her lifestyle brand, "Goop," brings its holiday gift guide to life. The video concludes with Paltrow picking up the phone and the man on the other end informing her that Martha Stewart is on…
Official Issues Warning After Fox Attacks Family, Dog In Westchester Official Issues Warning After Fox Attacks Family, Dog In Westchester
Official Issues Warning After Fox Attacks Family, Dog In Westchester A fox in Northern Westchester bit an area resident and a dog last week, according to officials. Lewisboro Town Supervisor Peter Parsons issued an alert cautioning that on Wednesday, March 31, a fox on the loose bit a person and dog in the Waccabuc area. Parsons said that he was alerted by the Department of Health of the fox attack, and it is unclear whether the fox is rabid. “These animals tend to bite if they are rabid or are protecting their pups,” he said. “(We) wanted to alert the community of this situation.” According to police, “as long as these animals seem to be co-existing peac…
Raised in Bronxville, Waccabuc, Crawford Shaw, Jr., 47, Made Friends Wherever He Went Raised in Bronxville, Waccabuc, Crawford Shaw, Jr., 47, Made Friends Wherever He Went
Raised in Bronxville, Waccabuc, Crawford Shaw, Jr., 47, Made Friends Wherever He Went Crawford Shaw, Jr., beloved friend, brother, son, stepson, uncle, nephew and cousin, died at age 47 on Thursday, Oct. 22 in Denison, Texas. He was born on March 26, 1973 in New York City to Danne’ Brokaw Munford and Crawford Shaw. He was the stepson of Dillard Munford. Crawford grew up in Bronxville, where he attended the Chapel School and Bronxville School; Waccabuc, where he attended Rippowam Cisqua School and Atlanta, where he graduated from Woodward Academy in 1991. He also attended Indian Mountain School in Lakeville, CT and Elon College in North Carolina. As an adult, he lived in …
Formerly of Katonah, Weston's Margaret H. Broudy, 95, Was A Bookstore Owner, Prodigious Reader Formerly of Katonah, Weston's Margaret H. Broudy, 95, Was A Bookstore Owner, Prodigious Reader
Formerly of Katonah, Weston's Margaret H. Broudy, 95, Was A Bookstore Owner, Prodigious Reader Margaret H. Broudy of Weston, formerly of Katonah, died at the Regional Hospice and Palliative Care Center in Danbury on Nov. 29 at the stroke of midnight, age 95 ½. She left on her own terms. Margaret (aka Maggie and Margie, depending on which circle of family and friends was in the room) was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, Lt. Colonel Morris H. “Steve” Broudy, in 2011. Raised in a small mining town in Tennessee, Margaret married Steve, another Southerner, and lived in Georgia for a while, eventually moving to “Yankee Land” in 1964. The family were members of Temple Beth El…
Before & After: This 1800s Westchester Home Gets A Makeover Before & After: This 1800s Westchester Home Gets A Makeover
Before & After: This 1800s Westchester Home Gets A Makeover A 19th-century home in Northern Westchester has undergone an extensive makeover and is now up for sale. Bedford real estate broker Brian Murray told the Daily Voice that he purchased the home in the hamlet of Waccabuc in the Town of Lewisboro, which is set on the 18th hole of the Waccabuc Country Club, about five years ago after it had been empty for several years. “We literally had to remove the animals that were living inside,” he said. The couple then worked with local architect Teo Siguenza to conceptualize their renovation plans. Once the plans were finalized, local builder BVT m…
Longtime Waccabuc Resident, Computer Pioneer John A. Moore Dies Longtime Waccabuc Resident, Computer Pioneer John A. Moore Dies
Longtime Waccabuc Resident, Computer Pioneer John A. Moore Dies John A. Moore, a longtime resident of the hamlet of Waccabuc in Lewisboro, died on Thursday, May 2 in Jupiter, FL. John was born in Watertown, NY, son of Anna and Clare Moore. The family eventually moved to Syracuse, where John later graduated from Syracuse University. After pioneering in the computer world, John joined Reader's Digest in the '70s where he was a group systems analyst. After years with the Digest, he and a partner formed their own fulfillment business. He retired in 2000 to go on to enjoy the good life of golf, travel and family. John had a never-ending thirst for knowledg…