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Officials To Study Flood-Prone Area In Westchester, Provide Recommendations For Prevention Officials To Study Flood-Prone Area In Westchester, Provide Recommendations For Prevention
Officials To Study Flood-Prone Area In Westchester, Provide Recommendations For Prevention In an effort to reduce flooding, New York state officials will soon be studying a watershed in Westchester to provide town officials with recommendations on how to make the area more resilient to rain events.  The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation will be commencing a study of the flood-prone Saw Mill River watershed in April 2024, Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner said on Thursday, Dec. 28.  The study, which is being undertaken by "expert consultants" and will come at no cost to local municipalities, is part of the DEC's Resilient NY program and wi…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Who Fatally Shot Neighbor 5 Times Then Hid In River In Westchester Sentenced Man Who Fatally Shot Neighbor 5 Times Then Hid In River In Westchester Sentenced
Man Who Fatally Shot Neighbor 5 Times Then Hid In River In Westchester Sentenced A man will spend decades in prison after fatally shooting his neighbor five times in Westchester County before hiding from police in a river.  Earlier Report - Man Who Hid In Saw Mill River Admits To Fatally Shooting Victim 5 Times In Yonkers: DA Yonkers resident Terrence Gonzalez, age 31, was sentenced to 25 years to life for fatally shooting 23-year-old Lateef Butler outside the Yonkers apartment building on Nepperhan Avenue that they both shared, Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah announced on Thursday, Feb. 16.  The shooting happened on June…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Who Hid In River Admits To Fatally Shooting Victim 5 Times In Westchester County: DA Man Who Hid In River Admits To Fatally Shooting Victim 5 Times In Westchester County: DA
Man Who Hid In River Admits To Fatally Shooting Victim 5 Times In Westchester County: DA A man who hid from police in a river after fatally shooting a victim five times in Westchester County has admitted to his crimes, officials said.  Earlier Report - Man Indicted For Fatal Shooting Of 23-Year-Old Outside Westchester Apartment Complex Yonkers resident Terrence Gonzalez, age 30, pleaded guilty on Thursday, Dec. 22 to killing 23-year-old Lateef Butler outside a Yonkers apartment building on June 26, 2020, according to Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah.  On the day of the shooting, around 6 p.m., during a dispute outside the Whitney Youn…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
New Details: ID Released Of 41-Year-Old Pulled From River In Westchester County New Details: ID Released Of 41-Year-Old Pulled From River In Westchester County
New Details: ID Released Of 41-Year-Old Pulled From River In Westchester County The identity of a 41-year-old man pulled from a river in Westchester County has been released by police.  Earlier Report - Body Of 41-Year-Old Pulled From River In Yonkers The man is identified as William Tunley of Yonkers, according to Yonkers Police.  Tunley's body was found in the Saw Mill River at the Chicken Island Daylighting Park on Sunday, Oct. 23, authorities said.  Yonkers Police said that they did not suspect there was foul play involved, but that detectives were investigating "the exact cause and nature of the incident."  It is not yet clear how …

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by Ben Crnic
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Body Of 41-Year-Old Pulled From River In Westchester County Body Of 41-Year-Old Pulled From River In Westchester County
Body Of 41-Year-Old Pulled From River In Westchester County Updated story - New Details: ID Released Of 41-Year-Old Pulled From River In Westchester County An investigation is underway after the body of a man was found in Westchester County. The 41-year-old victim was removed from the Saw Mill River at the Chicken Island Daylighting Park in Yonkers on Sunday, Oct. 23, according to authorities. There currently "does not appear to be any obvious indications of foul play, however detectives are working to identify the exact cause and nature of the incident," the Yonkers Police Department announced. The Westchester County Medical Examiner’s Office…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Hours-Long Road Closures Scheduled For Saw Mill River Parkway Over Four-Day Span Hours-Long Road Closures Scheduled For Saw Mill River Parkway Over Four-Day Span
Hours-Long Road Closures Scheduled For Saw Mill River Parkway Over Four-Day Span There will be weeknight lane closures on a stretch of the Saw Mill River Parkway for several days in Westchester to allow contracting crews to continue to make drainage repairs and improvements along the roadway. The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) issued an alert advising that the Saw Mill River Parkway will be closed in both directions between Exit 12 (Farragut Parkway) in the Town of Hastings-on-Hudson and Exit 17 (Ashford Avenue) in the Village of Dobbs Ferry beginning on Monday, March 14. The weeknight closures will be Mondays through Thursdays and are scheduled fo…

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by Zak Failla
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Expect Delays: Work To Resume On Saw Mill River Parkway Flood Project Expect Delays: Work To Resume On Saw Mill River Parkway Flood Project
Expect Delays: Work To Resume On Saw Mill River Parkway Flood Project Motorists in the Hudson Valley can expect delays as work ramps back up on the Saw Mill River Parkway flood mitigation project. Beginning on Monday, Dec. 13, construction crews in Westchester County will begin “daytime pile-driving” on the northbound lanes of the parkway as they look to make the roadway more resistant to flooding following years of issues that led to multiple road closures. According to the New York State Department of Transportation, the project includes elevating the new bridges on the parkway to meet 100-year flood projections, while a 1.3-mile stretch of the roadwa…

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by Zak Failla
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Major $115M Project To Renovate, Replace Five Bridges In Westchester Starts Major $115M Project To Renovate, Replace Five Bridges In Westchester Starts
Major $115M Project To Renovate, Replace Five Bridges In Westchester Starts Construction has started on a multi-faceted $115 million project in Westchester County to replace four bridges, renovate a fifth, and convert a large culvert into a new bridge. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that the New York State Department of Transportation is replacing two bridges and a large culvert at East Lincoln Avenue over the Hutchinson River Parkway and Hutchinson River between Pelham and Mount Vernon. Two bridges on the Saw Mill River Parkway over Saw Mill River in Pleasantville will also be replaced, and a bridge on. Route 1 over Mamaroneck River in Mamaroneck is being up…

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by Zak Failla
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Fatal Shooting Suspect Nabbed After Fleeing Into Saw Mill River In Westchester, Police Say Fatal Shooting Suspect Nabbed After Fleeing Into Saw Mill River In Westchester, Police Say
Fatal Shooting Suspect Nabbed After Fleeing Into Saw Mill River In Westchester, Police Say A suspect in a fatal shooting was apprehended after he fled into the Saw Mill River in Westchester, police said. The shooting happened in Yonkers on Friday, June 26 at approximately 6:10 p.m. at the front entrance of the Whitney Young Manor Apartments at 354 Nepperhan Ave.  Upon arrival, first responders located an unresponsive male victim down on the ground with apparent multiple gunshots to his body, Yonkers Police Department Detective/Lt. Dean Politopoulos said. Emergency care was rendered at the scene and the man, identified as Lateef Butler, a 23-year-old Yonkers resident,&n…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Police Rescue Woman After Car Crashes Into Lake In Westchester Police Rescue Woman After Car Crashes Into Lake In Westchester
Police Rescue Woman After Car Crashes Into Lake In Westchester A woman was rescued by a police officer who jumped into frigid waters after her vehicle drove into a Westchester lake. The incident began around 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 14, when Westchester County Police received a 911 call reporting a vehicle had driven into Woodlands Lake at V.E. Macy Park in Irvington, said Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for Westchester County. According to O'Leary, Sgt. Jeff Slotoroff swam out to the vehicle, reached in through a partially opened window to unlock the driver’s side door, and was able to force it open enough to remove the woman from the car.  As he swa…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Community Comes Together For Saw Mill River Cleanup Community Comes Together For Saw Mill River Cleanup
Community Comes Together For Saw Mill River Cleanup The Saw Mill River is flowing like never before, following an all-out effort by 300 volunteers on Earth Day weekend for Groundwork Hudson Valley’s Great Saw Mill River Cleanup.  Folks from all walks of life pitched in to pick up over 5,000 pounds of trash, including two dirt bikes, several mattresses and a multitude of car parts. One of largest Earth Day weekend events in lower Westchester area, Cleanup participants included the Yonkers Millennium Lions Club, Sarah Lawrence College, Yonkers Girls Scout Troop 2039, LL Bean, Hazen and Sawyer, Suburbia Roller Derby, and students from Yonkers, …

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by Daily Voice
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Westchester Community Foundation Announces $506,500 In Grants Westchester Community Foundation Announces $506,500 In Grants
Westchester Community Foundation Announces $506,500 In Grants The Westchester Community Foundation has announced grants totaling $506,500 awarded to 20 local nonprofits. Four of these focus on the health of the county’s rivers and streams.  Awards totaling $126,000 provide continued support for agencies working to protect local watersheds and remediate invasive species in local forests: the Bronx River Alliance will coordinate watershed management efforts for the Bronx River; Groundwork Hudson Valley will revive the Saw Mill River Coalition; the Wildlife Conservation Sociey will improve fresh water passage for American eels in the Hutchinson River; an…

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by Jon Craig