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Car Engulfed By Flames On Saw Mill Parkway In Westchester, Impacts Traffic Car Engulfed By Flames On Saw Mill Parkway In Westchester, Impacts Traffic
Car Engulfed By Flames On Saw Mill Parkway In Westchester, Impacts Traffic A car fire on a busy parkway in Westchester sent plumes of smoke into the air and impacted traffic. The blaze broke out on Sunday, Dec. 1 just after 6:30 a.m., when a vehicle caught on fire on the northbound Saw Mill River Parkway in Irvington, according to the village's fire department. The flames completely consumed the car as firefighters raced to put it out.  The Elmsford Fire Department helped with the effort and the Westchester County Police Department helped direct traffic at the scene.  The cause of the blaze was not released. 

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Traffic
Lane Reduction To Slow Traffic On Busy Interstate In Westchester: Here's Where Lane Reduction To Slow Traffic On Busy Interstate In Westchester: Here's Where
Lane Reduction To Slow Traffic On Busy Interstate In Westchester: Here's Where Traffic on a stretch of I-684 in Westchester and Fairfield counties is set to be affected by a series of lane reductions, officials announced.  Both directions of Interstate 684 in North Castle and Greenwich, between Exit 2 (Route 120) and Exit 3 (Route 22) will be reduced to one lane on Wednesday, Sept. 4, and Thursday, Sept. 5, the New York State Department of Transportation announced.  The lane closures will be put into place between 8 p.m. on Wednesday and 5 a.m. on Thursday.  The traffic impacts will allow crews to perform bridge work, officials said. 

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Politics
President Biden To Visit Westchester: Here's When President Biden To Visit Westchester: Here's When
President Biden To Visit Westchester: Here's When President Joe Biden will soon be making a stop in the region as part of a celebrity fundraising event. New, updated report: Biden's Irvington Visit To Impact Traffic, Cause Closures Biden will make his visit on Thursday, April 25 in Westchester County to a fundraising event in the village of Irvington-on-Hudson hosted by actors Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, according to the event's webpage.  The exact location of the event has not yet been announced. The cheapest tickets for the fundraising events will cost $3,300, while the most expensive will cost as much…

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