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Students Set Rally Over Repaving Of Westchester Road Students Set Rally Over Repaving Of Westchester Road
Students Set Rally Over Repaving Of Westchester Road A group of students in Greenburgh has organized a rally to encourage state officials to repave the pothole-riddled Saw Mill River Road. More than two dozen student interns will host the rally next week in an effort to get a new surface on one of Westchester’s more bumpy and dangerous roadways. Local residents have been invited to join the students at the event. The rally is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 2 at Macy Park in Ardsley. The students have already met with local and state officials regarding the repaving of the roadway. They’ve also circulated a petition to get …

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Route 9A, Former 'Movie Mecca,' Loses Another Cinema Complex Route 9A, Former 'Movie Mecca,' Loses Another Cinema Complex
Route 9A, Former 'Movie Mecca,' Loses Another Cinema Complex Route 9A, also known as Saw Mill River Road, was once a mecca of movie entertainment destinations in the towns of Greenburgh and Mount Pleasant. Last year, the owner of the All Westchester Saw Mill Multiplex Cinemas in Hawthorne tore down its 10-screen theater at 151 Saw Mill River Road and replaced it with an Audi car dealership. And now, a short drive south of that movie hub, the Greenburgh Multiplex theater at 320 Saw Mill River Road will close on May 31, 2019, according to Greenburgh Supervisor Paul Feiner. Both business complexes are a short drive from the site of the Elmsford Drive-i…

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by Jon Craig
Traffic
Expect Delays: Weeks-Long Lane Closures Scheduled For Route 9A Expect Delays: Weeks-Long Lane Closures Scheduled For Route 9A
Expect Delays: Weeks-Long Lane Closures Scheduled For Route 9A Motorists can expect delays on Route 9A for several weeks in Westchester as contracting crews from Con Edison work in the area. The New York State Department of Transportation issued an alert this week cautioning that beginning on Monday, June 11, Route 9A will be a lane closure from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Cortlandt while crews continue to perform utility construction activities on a nearby gas main. No timetable has been released regarding the scope of the project, though officials said it will last “several weeks.” During the project, motorists can expect delays and have been asked to seek a…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Two Westchester Diners File For Bankruptcy Two Westchester Diners File For Bankruptcy
Two Westchester Diners File For Bankruptcy American Diner Group, Inc., which owns two popular eateries in Hawthorne and Yonkers, has filed for federal bankruptcy protection, according to multiple sources.  The family-owned diners claim they were forced to file for bankruptcy because of an $837,000 U.S. Department of Labor judgment that was assessed last year for paying workers less than they had earned. American Classic Broadway Diner in Yonkers and American Classic Executive Diner in Hawthorne filed for Chapter 11 reorganization on May 2 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in White Plains. “It is the debtor’s intention to immediately seek med…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Person Extricated In Head-On Crash At Route 100/9A Intersection Person Extricated In Head-On Crash At Route 100/9A Intersection
Person Extricated In Head-On Crash At Route 100/9A Intersection Two motorists and their passengers was hospitalized overnight after being extricated from his vehicle following a head-on collision with a second car in Briarcliff. Volunteers from the Briarcliff Manor Fire Department were dispatched to Route 100, near the Route 9A interchange, behind the bus depot late on Monday night, where there were reports of a head-on crash that left one person pinned in his vehicle. Officials said that the volunteers quickly responded to the scene and were able to successfully extricate one passenger before all parties were transported to local hospitals for treatmen…

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by Zak Failla