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Westchester Teacher Turned Hero: Man Earns Medal For Saving Woman In Subway Attack Westchester Teacher Turned Hero: Man Earns Medal For Saving Woman In Subway Attack
Westchester Teacher Turned Hero: Man Earns Medal For Saving Woman In Subway Attack A Westchester art teacher has been awarded a prestigious medal for his heroic actions in saving a woman from a violent attack on a New York City subway.  The award, announced by the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission, honors 29-year-old Scarsdale High School teacher John Catania, who risked his life on Nov. 22, 2022, to intervene as a man attacked a 28-year-old woman with a bladed weapon on a subway train in New York City.  Catania rushed at the 6-foot-4 assailant after witnessing him slash the woman’s face and strike her again. His brave intervention gave the woman time to escape to a…

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by Ben Crnic
Politics
NY Assemblyman Makes Next Move: Declares Run For Westchester County Position NY Assemblyman Makes Next Move: Declares Run For Westchester County Position
NY Assemblyman Makes Next Move: Declares Run For Westchester County Position A prominent state assemblyman from Westchester is announcing a run for one of the county's top positions.  Yonkers Assemblyman Nader Sayegh, a Democrat who currently represents the state's 90th Assembly District, announced that he would be running for Westchester County Clerk on Friday, Dec. 13.  Sayegh, age 72, said he would bring a "unique skill set" to the role.  "I look forward to campaigning strong in every corner of our great county. The county clerk's office plays such a crucial role in providing services to the residents including legal records, passports, and land r…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
22-Year-Old Driver Nabbed After Hit-Run On Busy Westchester Road 22-Year-Old Driver Nabbed After Hit-Run On Busy Westchester Road
22-Year-Old Driver Nabbed After Hit-Run On Busy Westchester Road A 22-year-old woman faces charges after driving away from the scene of a crash in Westchester that left a victim injured, police said. The crash happened around 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 24, when a 67-year-old woman was struck while crossing Mamaroneck Avenue from west to east in the crosswalk at the intersection with Prospect Street, according to the Village of Mamaroneck Police Department.  The victim was hit by a vehicle making a left turn from Prospect Avenue, police said, also adding that the car kept driving after hitting her and did not stop or report the incident.  Off…

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by Ben Crnic
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Memorial Weekend Busts: Hundreds Arrested In NY For DWI; Here's Breakdown By Region Memorial Weekend Busts: Hundreds Arrested In NY For DWI; Here's Breakdown By Region
Memorial Weekend Busts: Hundreds Arrested In NY For DWI; Here's Breakdown By Region New data from Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office unveiled that state police arrested hundreds of people for drunk driving over Memorial Day weekend - and issued tens of thousands of tickets. Hochul released the data on Tuesday, June 4, just over a week after Memorial Day weekend, which saw extra state police enforcement and sobriety checkpoints in anticipation of drunk and distracted driving. “New York State has zero tolerance for drunk and impaired driving, and we are doing everything in our power to prevent the senseless tragedies that result from it,” Hochul said in a statement, adding that he…

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
Teenage Fairfield County Woman Killed, 4 Hospitalized In Overnight Crash Teenage Fairfield County Woman Killed, 4 Hospitalized In Overnight Crash
Teenage Fairfield County Woman Killed, 4 Hospitalized In Overnight Crash A teenager was killed and four others hospitalized in an overnight single-vehicle crash in Connecticut. It happened around 10:15 p.m. Saturday, April 27, in Tolland County in the town of Willington. A 2007 Subaru Legacy with five occupants, all from the town of Bethel in Fairfield County, was traveling southbound on River Road when the driver lost control, causing the vehicle to overturn, according to Connecticut State Police. One of the passengers, 19-year-old Maria Damata sustained life-threatening injuries and was pronounced dead, said police. The driver, a 21-year-old man,…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Gwyneth Paltrow Sued: Former Waccabuc Resident Was In Skiing Accident, Report Says Gwyneth Paltrow Sued: Former Waccabuc Resident Was In Skiing Accident, Report Says
Gwyneth Paltrow Sued: Former Waccabuc Resident Was In Skiing Accident, Report Says Former Northern Westchester resident Gwyneth Paltrow is being sued by a man who claims that she seriously injured him in a skiing accident, according to a report by BBC.  Paltrow, who once lived in the Lewisboro hamlet of Waccabuc, made an appearance in a US court on Tuesday, March 21 as the trial over the claims begins, the news outlet reported.  The incident in question happened in February 2016 at the Deer Valley resort in Utah, where Paltrow, age 50, was on vacation with her family.  While skiing, Paltrow allegedly crashed into retired optometrist Terry Sa…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
New Details Emerge After Wrong-Way Hudson Valley Crash Leaving Two Boys In Critical Condition New Details Emerge After Wrong-Way Hudson Valley Crash Leaving Two Boys In Critical Condition
New Details Emerge After Wrong-Way Hudson Valley Crash Leaving Two Boys In Critical Condition New details have emerged after a wrong-crash crash left two boys in critical condition in the Hudson Valley. The crash took place in Rockland County in Blauvelt around 12:35 p.m., Saturday, July 30 at the intersection of Route 303 and Greenbush Road. A 2001 BMW X5 driven by Thomas Robb, age 20, of Harlow, the United Kingdom, was traveling the wrong way in a southerly direction on a one-way section of Greenbush Road, said Capt. Michael Shannon, of the Orangetown Police Department.  Earlier report: 2 Children In Critical Condition After Wrong-Way Crash In Hudson V…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Nabbed For Northern Westchester Hit-Run Crash That Injures Woman Man Nabbed For Northern Westchester Hit-Run Crash That Injures Woman
Man Nabbed For Northern Westchester Hit-Run Crash That Injures Woman A man was nabbed after he struck a pedestrian with a van he was driving and fled from the scene in the area, authorities said. The incident occurred in Northern Westchester at 8:15 a.m., Friday, July 22 in Mount Kisco, at Main Street and Bedford Road (Route 117). The woman who was crossing the street in front of Northern Westchester Hospital Center was struck by a white van, which immediately turned on to South Bedford Road and fled eastbound into Bedford, said Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the Westchester County Police. The pedestrian suffered a head injury and was aided at the scene…

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by Kathy Reakes
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$150M Lawsuit Filed In Hit-Run Death Of Nicki Minaj's Father $150M Lawsuit Filed In Hit-Run Death Of Nicki Minaj's Father
$150M Lawsuit Filed In Hit-Run Death Of Nicki Minaj's Father The hit-and-run driver who struck and killed pop star Nicki Minaj’s father may have more than just time behind bars to worry about. Personal injury attorneys Ben Crump and Paul J. Napoli have filed the lawsuit in the New York Supreme Court for $150 million on behalf of his wife following the death of Robert Maraj on Friday, Feb. 12 on Long Island. Nassau County Police said that the 64-year-old Maraj was walking on Roslyn Road in Mineola near the intersection of Raff Avenue at approximately 6:15 p.m. on Feb. 12 when he was struck by Mineola resident Charles Polevich. Earlier story - …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Hospitalized After Crash At Busy Westchester Intersection Motorcyclist Hospitalized After Crash At Busy Westchester Intersection
Motorcyclist Hospitalized After Crash At Busy Westchester Intersection A 25-year-old man was critically injured when he slammed into a vehicle while illegally riding a dirt bike in Yonkers, police said. The incident took place around 10:18 p.m., Sunday, March 24, when two dirt-bike riders traveling north on South Broadway collided with a car whose driver turned left from Undercliff Street onto South Broadway, said Yonkers Police Detective Sgt. Dean Politopoulos.  Both drivers of the motorcycles were injured – one operator, a 21-year-old resident of Yonkers, was listed in stable condition; the other operator, a 25-year-old resident of Utica, was …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Driver Injured After Rollover Crash In Westchester Driver Injured After Rollover Crash In Westchester
Driver Injured After Rollover Crash In Westchester A driver was treated for injuries after losing control of his car and rolling over in Mamaroneck on Monday morning. First responders were dispatched at approximately 9 a.m. on Christmas Eve to Old White Plains Road, near the intersection of Bruce Road, where there was a report of a one-car crash in the area that rolled over. According to fire officials, the driver was able to extradite himself from the vehicle and he was treated for minor injuries by members of the Larchmont Ambulance Corps. The cause of the crash was not released. 

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Deer Attack: Parking Enforcement Officer Injured By Buck In Northern Westchester Deer Attack: Parking Enforcement Officer Injured By Buck In Northern Westchester
Deer Attack: Parking Enforcement Officer Injured By Buck In Northern Westchester A Northern Westchester parking enforcement officer has been hospitalized after being attacked by a deer on her property located on the Montrose/Verplanck border. According to Michael Preziosi, director of the town’s Department of Technical Services, the unidentified employee in Cortlandt was attacked at her private residence. He said the town wishes her a speedy recovery. The woman, who was attacked early last week, reportedly suffered numerous injuries, including a punctured lung and broken pelvis during the attack by the buck.

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by Kathy Reakes
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Lawsuit: North Salem Man Suffered Brain Damage When Rod Fell At Costco Lawsuit: North Salem Man Suffered Brain Damage When Rod Fell At Costco
Lawsuit: North Salem Man Suffered Brain Damage When Rod Fell At Costco A 62-year-old man who claims he suffered irreversible brain damage when a steel rod fell on him at a Brookfield Costco in 2016, has sued the wholesale chain. Peter Aurigemma Jr. of North Salem filed the seven-page lawsuit Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut in Hartford, claims that he was severely injured when he was reaching for a package of paper towels from the top of a display 7- to 8-feet high when he was struck in the face by a falling steel rod. The suit, which was filed for Aurigemma by his attorney, Christopher Sochacki of Litchfield-based Cramer & An…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Pleads Guilty To Felony For Hit-Run That Injured Hudson Valley Child Man Pleads Guilty To Felony For Hit-Run That Injured Hudson Valley Child
Man Pleads Guilty To Felony For Hit-Run That Injured Hudson Valley Child An Orange County man has pleaded guilty to driving a fish delivery truck into an 8-year-old boy before fleeing the scene, leaving him with severe injuries in the middle of the road in Kiryas Joel. Kiryas Joel resident Yudah Zimmerman, 24, pleaded guilty to a felony for his role in a hit-and-run crash that left the child hospitalized for more than a week in 2016, before he took off in the truck without reporting the crash to authorities. Zimmerman will face up to six months in the Orange County Jail, as well as several years of probation after pleading guilty to leaving the scene of an accid…

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by Zak Failla
News
German Shepherd Quarantined After Getting Loose, Biting Man In Westchester German Shepherd Quarantined After Getting Loose, Biting Man In Westchester
German Shepherd Quarantined After Getting Loose, Biting Man In Westchester A German Shepherd will be detained for several days after it got loose from its Scarsdale home and bit a local resident who was passing by over the weekend. Officers from the Scarsdale Police Department responded to a Walworth Avenue residence on Saturday night, where there was a report of a local homeowner who alerted police that he was walking in the area of Huntington Avenue and Brewster Road at approximately 6:45 p.m. when he was approached by a large black dog that ran at him and circled around him. Police said that the dog began biting his hand and jumped on his back, ripping his shir…

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by Zak Failla
News
Report: Off-Duty Cop From Westchester In Fatal DWI Crash Claims 'No Fault' Report: Off-Duty Cop From Westchester In Fatal DWI Crash Claims 'No Fault'
Report: Off-Duty Cop From Westchester In Fatal DWI Crash Claims 'No Fault' The off-duty New Rochelle police officer who was drinking before he crashed his vehicle last year, killing his best friend, stated there was no negligence on his part, and his victim should have worn a seatbelt, according to a lohud report. Harry Kyreakedes, who was sentenced to time in state prison for his role in the fatal crash that took the life of Isaac Ward, reportedly stated that there was “no negligence, fault or culpable conduct” on his part,” according to the report, which cited papers filed in Supreme Court in White Plains this week. The court papers were filed in response to a l…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Westchester Teacher's Suit Over Alleged Student Attack DIsmissed Westchester Teacher's Suit Over Alleged Student Attack DIsmissed
Westchester Teacher's Suit Over Alleged Student Attack DIsmissed A lawsuit filed by an Irvington Middle School teacher who claimed to suffer permanent injuries following an attack from a student has been dismissed by a state Supreme Court judge. Last week, Justice Lewis Lubell ruled that the Irvington School District was not liable to pay for the injuries special education teacher Clarice Martin suffered last year, citing the fact that they were work-related, stating that the court determined she “failed to state a viable claim against the (district).”  Martin had alleged that she suffered “grievous and permanent injuries,” following an incident on March…

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by Zak Failla