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Longtime Firefighter, Marine, Navy Veteran From Westchester Dies: 'An Icon' Longtime Firefighter, Marine, Navy Veteran From Westchester Dies: 'An Icon'
Longtime Firefighter, Marine, Navy Veteran From Westchester Dies: 'An Icon' A beloved firefighter and veteran from Westchester is being remembered for his lifetime of service to others and his legendary clam-shucking skills.  Rye Brook resident Raymond Nethercott, the most senior member of the Port Chester Fire Department's Washington Engine & Hose Co. #4, died on Wednesday, June 26 at the age of 92, according to his obituary.  Born and raised in Port Chester, Nethercott graduated from Port Chester High School before going on to serve in the US Navy between 1951 and 1955. Nethercott also served in the Marines, his obituary said.  Once …

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by Ben Crnic
News
COVID-19: Cape Cod Cluster Linked To Delta Variant Grows To 430 Cases COVID-19: Cape Cod Cluster Linked To Delta Variant Grows To 430 Cases
Covid-19: Cape Cod Cluster Linked To Delta Variant Grows To 430 Cases Click here for an updated story - COVID-19: Cape Cod Cluster Among Vaccinated Led To Mask Shift; CDC Says 'The War Has Changed' The highly contagious Delta variant has become a major cause of concern in a Cape Cod community following a recent breakout of new COVID-19 infections. There are now more than 430 active cases of COVID-19 in Provincetown as of Tuesday, July 27, more than triple the cases reported last week, most of which have been linked to the variant. According to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, genetic sequencing of initial samples associated with the recent …

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by Zak Failla
Weather
Severe Thunderstorm Watch In Effect For Most Of Region Severe Thunderstorm Watch In Effect For Most Of Region
Severe Thunderstorm Watch In Effect For Most Of Region A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is now in effect for much of the region. It lasts until 10 p.m. Wednesday, June 30, and covers Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Dutchess, Orange, Ulster, Sullivan, Greene, Columbia counties in New York, Fairfield, Hartford, Litchfield, New Haven, Tolland, New London, and Middlesex counties in Connecticut, and all of Massachusetts except Cape Cod, and northeast Pennsylvania. (See image above.) Torrential rainfall is likely during storm activity. Quarter-sized hail, damaging winds, and frequent lightning are possible, along with power outages, the National …

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by Joe Lombardi
Obituaries
Funeral Arrangements Scheduled For Former Somers HS Soccer Captain Ashley Manning, 29 Funeral Arrangements Scheduled For Former Somers HS Soccer Captain Ashley Manning, 29
Funeral Arrangements Scheduled For Former Somers HS Soccer Captain Ashley Manning, 29 Funeral arrangements have been scheduled for former Somers High School soccer standout Ashley Lynne Manning of Katonah who died earlier this month at age 29. Click here for a related story: Missing Former Northern Westchester HS Soccer Standout, 29, Found Dead In California She was born in 1990, in Saratoga Springs. The family later moved to St. Charles, Illinois, and then settled in Katonah. She attended Somers public schools and graduated from Somers High School in 2008. She attended Roanoke College and University of California–Irvine, where she received a full academic sch…

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by Daily Voice
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Wet, Windy: Here's How Long A Stretch Of Rainy Weather Will Last Wet, Windy: Here's How Long A Stretch Of Rainy Weather Will Last
Wet, Windy: Here's How Long A Stretch Of Rainy Weather Will Last Bet on wet. Get set for a stretch of rainy and windy days as an ocean storm south of Cape Cod becomes more organized. Here's a day-by-day look at what to expect: Wednesday, Oct. 9: It will be mostly cloudy and windy with rain at times and a high temperature around 60 degrees. Look for rain to begin falling around 9 a.m., and become heavy later in the morning and continue on and off during the day before tapering off by nightfall. Winds will be out of the Northeast between 11 to 14 miles per hour, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Thursday, Oct. 10: Mostly cloudy with more rain …

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Scarsdale Man ID'd As Cape Cod Shark Attack Victim Scarsdale Man ID'd As Cape Cod Shark Attack Victim
Scarsdale Man ID'd As Cape Cod Shark Attack Victim A 61-year-old Westchester man was bitten by a shark on his torso and legs while swimming in deep water about 30 yards off the shore of Cape Cod near Provincetown. The incident, on Long Nook Beach in Truro, occurred Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 15. The man, identified as William Lytton of Scarsdale according to the Boston Herald, was flown to a Boston hospital by medical helicopter. He is listed in serious condition at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, according to the Herald. The breed of shark that attacked Lytton has not yet been determined. It was Massachusetts' first shark attack in six ye…

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by Joe Lombardi