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New Update: Private Carters To Fill In For Repossessed Garbage Trucks In Northern Westchester New Update: Private Carters To Fill In For Repossessed Garbage Trucks In Northern Westchester
New Update: Private Carters To Fill In For Repossessed Garbage Trucks In Northern Westchester Two private carters have agreed to help pitch in to collect trash from residents in a Northern Westchester town after five garbage trucks were repossessed right before Labor Day weekend. The private carters will provide five additional garbage trucks to Yorktown in order to make sure trash and recycling pickups are made on Thursday, Aug. 31, and Friday, Sept. 1, Town Supervisor Tom Diana said on Wednesday night, Aug. 30.  The help comes after five of the town's garbage carrier's trucks were repossessed with no warning, Diana said on Wednesday, also adding that this made the private car…

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by Ben Crnic
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5 Garbage Trucks Repossessed In Northern Westchester: 'We Are At Breaking Point,' Officials Say 5 Garbage Trucks Repossessed In Northern Westchester: 'We Are At Breaking Point,' Officials Say
5 Garbage Trucks Repossessed In Northern Westchester: 'We Are At Breaking Point,' Officials Say New, updated report: New Update: Private Carters To Fill In For Repossessed Garbage Trucks In Yorktown Town officials in Northern Westchester are expressing frustration following the sudden repossession of five garbage trucks.  According to an announcement from Yorktown Town Supervisor Tom Diana on Wednesday, Aug. 30, five of the town's garbage carrier's trucks were repossessed by the town's police department.  Diana expressed surprise and frustration at the news, saying that the town had "no warning whatsoever that this could possibly ever happen."  The repossess…

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by Ben Crnic
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Garbage Hauler Fined Nearly $60K By Northern Westchester Town: Here's Why Garbage Hauler Fined Nearly $60K By Northern Westchester Town: Here's Why
Garbage Hauler Fined Nearly $60K By Northern Westchester Town: Here's Why A garbage hauler company has been fined nearly $60,000 by a town in Northern Westchester after failing to properly collect trash and recycling, officials said.  The town of Yorktown fined its garbage hauler, Competitive Carting Corporation, a total of $59,500 after it allegedly violated its contract and failed to properly collect household refuse and recycling during the first week of July, Yorktown officials said on Thursday, July 20.  The fines were announced by Town Supervisor Tom Diana, who said that they would continue if the company continued to not properly collec…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Man Chokes, Imprisons Wife, Child In Northern Westchester, Police Say Man Chokes, Imprisons Wife, Child In Northern Westchester, Police Say
Man Chokes, Imprisons Wife, Child In Northern Westchester, Police Say A 39-year-old man faces numerous charges after allegedly assaulting and choking his wife and one of their children in addition to unlawfully imprisoning them and the rest of his family in Northern Westchester, police said.  The man's arrest resulted from an incident on Saturday, July 15 just before 3:30 a.m., when Yorktown Police responded to a domestic violence incident in the town, according to the department.  After officers arrived, met with the victims, and conducted an investigation, it was determined that Yorktown resident Jose Pillco-Guaraca, age 39, had allegedly assaulte…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Dog Bites Child, Leads To Arrest Of Owner In Northern Westchester: Police Dog Bites Child, Leads To Arrest Of Owner In Northern Westchester: Police
Dog Bites Child, Leads To Arrest Of Owner In Northern Westchester: Police A 71-year-old man faces charges after allegedly failing to license his dog that bit a child in Northern Westchester, police said.  The arrest stemmed from an incident that happened on Sunday, May 14, when Yorktown Police responded to a report of a dog biting a child within the town.  According to the department, the incident involved a dog that resides within Yorktown. Officers soon identified the dog's owner as 71-year-old Yorktown resident Robert Sim, and found that he had failed to license the animal.  Police then applied for a criminal summons which was received from Yor…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Man Punches Woman In Face Before Fleeing In Northern Westchester, Police Say Man Punches Woman In Face Before Fleeing In Northern Westchester, Police Say
Man Punches Woman In Face Before Fleeing In Northern Westchester, Police Say A Fairfield County man is facing charges after he hit a woman and fled in Northern Westchester, police said.  On Tuesday, Jan. 3, around 8:30 p.m., police responded to a reported assault at a home in Yorktown and found that a suspect had punched a woman in the face and injured her before leaving the residence, according to Yorktown Police.  Later that night, around 10:45, the suspect turned himself in to police and was arrested.  The suspect, identified as 51-year-old Marc Woll of Danbury, was charged with third-degree assault.  Woll was arraigned in court on Wednesday…

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by Ben Crnic
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Charged Up: Northern Westchester Town To Spend $60K On Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Charged Up: Northern Westchester Town To Spend $60K On Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
Charged Up: Northern Westchester Town To Spend $60K On Electric Vehicle Charging Stations A town in Northern Westchester has been granted funds to install electric vehicle charging stations for those who need them.  Yorktown officials recently announced that they will purchase four dual-port, level-two chargers that will be located at the John C. Hart Memorial Library at 1130 E Main St. in Shrub Oak. The town will pay for the chargers using a $60,000 grant, according to Yorktown officials.  The chargers will be located in the library's parking lot in four spaces at the end of the library past the children’s department.  "That’s really a goal …

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by Ben Crnic
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Republican Leader In Northern Westchester Resigns After Making Racist Slur Republican Leader In Northern Westchester Resigns After Making Racist Slur
Republican Leader In Northern Westchester Resigns After Making Racist Slur A top Republican leader in Northern Westchester has resigned after being caught on video calling an elected official a racist slur during an election night celebration. In Yorktown, GOP district leader Tom Pomposello was forced to resign after calling Town Councilman Vishnu Patel a racist slur after the latter lost to a pair of GOP challengers following a decade in office. The slur targets people from the Middle East. Patel is an Indian American. Video of the incident from a Yorktown GOP celebration event was first posted on social media and was later taken down, but not before it made the…

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by Zak Failla