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Car Slams Into Pole, Shutting Down Busy New Rochelle Intersection Car Slams Into Pole, Shutting Down Busy New Rochelle Intersection
Car Slams Into Pole, Shutting Down Busy New Rochelle Intersection A busy New Rochelle intersection is temporarily shut down to traffic after a motorist drove into a utility pole, breaking it in half. A car struck a pole shortly before 9 a.m. on Tuesday morning at the intersection of Pelham Road and North Avenue in New Rochelle, according to multiple reports, leaving the roadway completely closed until Con Edison crews could respond to the scene to remove it. Officials could not provide a timetable for when the pole would be removed and the roadway reopened. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Truck Driver Hospitalized After Rollover Crash In Mahopac Truck Driver Hospitalized After Rollover Crash In Mahopac
Truck Driver Hospitalized After Rollover Crash In Mahopac The driver of a dump truck was hospitalized after a rollover crash that brought down a pole and power lines in Mahopac on Wednesday. The still-energized 13,000-volt wires above the wreck on Long Pond Road near Pleasant Road prevented first-responders from approaching or removing the loan driver from the truck, said Tom Beatty of the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department. By order of MVFD Chief Bill Nikisher, the road was closed to all traffic by Carmel Police, MVFD personnel and with the assistance of MFVFD Chief Brian Sacher. NYSEG crews soon removed power from that stretch of power lines, an…

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by Daily Voice
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Con Edison Nor'easter Response A 'Fiasco,' Mayor In Westchester Says Con Edison Nor'easter Response A 'Fiasco,' Mayor In Westchester Says
Con Edison Nor'easter Response A 'Fiasco,' Mayor In Westchester Says As thousands of Westchester residents remain without power with a second winter storm looming, New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson called Con Edison’s reaction to the weekend Nor’easter a “fiasco,” lambasting the company, which has come under fire from area representatives. Following the Nor’easter on Friday, which saw 70 mph wind gusts that sent trees and power lines flying, causing havoc in the Hudson Valley, there are still 2,130 outages in Westchester, affecting 9,027 Con Edison customers, according to the Outage Map. An additional 1,524 NYSEG customers remain without power out of their 32,…

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by Zak Failla