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'Risk Of Road Failure': Traffic Rerouted In City In Westchester Due To Failing Overpasses 'Risk Of Road Failure': Traffic Rerouted In City In Westchester Due To Failing Overpasses
'Risk Of Road Failure': Traffic Rerouted In City In Westchester Due To Failing Overpasses Concerns about the structural integrity of two overpasses in a Westchester County city are prompting city officials to immediately reroute traffic because of the danger they pose to residents.  The two overpasses are located in Mount Vernon and have been cited as unsafe by the New York Department of Transportation because of structural concerns related to age, according to the city's mayor, Shawyn Patterson-Howard, who has ordered them both to be immediately closed on Wednesday, Jan. 11. The overpasses are located on:  South Fulton Avenue between East Third Street and Beekm…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Indicted In Cold Case Hit-Run Death Of Westchester Man Man Indicted In Cold Case Hit-Run Death Of Westchester Man
Man Indicted In Cold Case Hit-Run Death Of Westchester Man Nearly five years after a Westchester man was killed by a hit-and-run driver, prosecutors have announced criminal charges in his death. A grand jury indicted Bronx resident Edmund Pennil, age 45, on felony manslaughter charges Friday, Aug. 19, in connection with the death of Tremayne Williams in Mount Vernon. Emergency crews found Williams, who was 41 at the time, just before 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017, lying unresponsive on East Third Street in Mount Vernon. He later died at Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital. Nearly two months went by before Mount Vernon Police arrested Pennil …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Traffic Alert Issued For Hutch Bridge Replacement Project In Westchester Through Weekend Traffic Alert Issued For Hutch Bridge Replacement Project In Westchester Through Weekend
Traffic Alert Issued For Hutch Bridge Replacement Project In Westchester Through Weekend A busy intersection off the Hutchinson River Parkway is going to be busier this weekend as contracting crews continue construction work as part of the ongoing bridge replacement project in Westchester. The New York State Department of Transportation advised police in Mount Vernon that they will be closing East Third Street beginning on the morning of Friday, Nov. 30 from Warwick Avenue to the Hutchinson River Parkway. The road is expected to reopen by 5 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 3 in time for the morning commute. According to the Mount Vernon Police Department, the closure is to pave the approac…

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by Zak Failla