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Obituaries
Beloved Town Employee, Firefighter From Westchester Dies At 62 Beloved Town Employee, Firefighter From Westchester Dies At 62
Beloved Town Employee, Firefighter From Westchester Dies At 62 A much-loved town employee from Northern Westchester who spent more than two decades serving the public as a firefighter has died.  John Scott Parker, who worked as North Salem's Assistant Building Inspector and spent over 20 years with the Katonah Fire Department, died on Wednesday, Sept. 11 at the age of 62 following a battle with cancer, according to his obituary.  Born in Sept. 1962, Parker was known for living his life to the fullest and always seeking new challenges to solve, his obituary said. Friends and loved ones knew him for his passion for motorcycles, fishing, and dr…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Rolled-Over Tractor Trailer Spills Diesel Fuel Into River In Westchester Rolled-Over Tractor Trailer Spills Diesel Fuel Into River In Westchester
Rolled-Over Tractor Trailer Spills Diesel Fuel Into River In Westchester A tractor-trailer rollover proved extra messy when the vehicle began leaking diesel fuel into a river underneath a highway in Northern Westchester.  The crash happened on Friday, Aug. 4 around 9:30 a.m., when the Katonah Fire Department responded to Interstate 684 Northbound in the area of Exit 6 in Bedford, where a tractor-trailer had rolled over.  Arriving crews soon realized that the truck was leaking fluids, including diesel fuel, and called for help from the Bedford Hills, Bedford, and Yorktown Heights Fire Departments, in addition to state police, Westchester County Departme…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Truck Flips, Spills Landscaping Equipment On Highway On-Ramp In Westchester Truck Flips, Spills Landscaping Equipment On Highway On-Ramp In Westchester
Truck Flips, Spills Landscaping Equipment On Highway On-Ramp In Westchester Traffic on a highway on-ramp in Northern Westchester was slowed when a truck flipped over on its side and spilled landscaping equipment.  The crash happened on Saturday afternoon, June 3 when first responders were sent to the on-ramp between Interstate 684 north and Route 35 in Katonah for a rollover accident, according to the Katonah Fire Department.  Once arriving at the scene, first responders found that the driver had been able to get himself out of the truck, which had flipped onto its side.  The driver was then assessed for injuries while a safe zone was set up for fir…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
House Fire Breaks Out In Westchester House Fire Breaks Out In Westchester
House Fire Breaks Out In Westchester Multiple crews responded to a fire that broke out at a home in Northern Westchester. Firefighters responded to a report of a grill fire at a residence on Route 202 in Somers at about 5:50 p.m. on Saturday, April 2, according to the Somers Volunteer Fire Department. Firefighters found a two-story home with a fire on the exterior. With the fire spreading into the residence, crews called for additional resources in the area, officials said. Firefighters opened the roof to check the inside of the home, and the fire was brought under control at about 6:15 p.m., the fire department reported.&nb…

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by Nicole Valinote
Obituaries
Beloved High School Teacher, Coach In Westchester Dies Beloved High School Teacher, Coach In Westchester Dies
Beloved High School Teacher, Coach In Westchester Dies A lifelong Hudson Valley resident who was a beloved high school coach, and teacher, as well as the chief of a local fire department, and a standout college athlete in Connecticut, has died. Northern Westchester resident Michael Repp, of Somers and formerly of Katonah, died on Wednesday, Oct. 6 at age 82 at Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco.  He was born in Orange County on May 15th, 1939, in Cornwall, to the late Michael and Irene Repp. He was raised in Katonah, attended Saint Mary’s School in Katonah, and was a member of the first graduating class from John Jay High S…

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by Daily Voice
Lifestyle
COVID-19: First Responders Pay Tribute To Northern Westchester Hospital’s Doctors, Nurses COVID-19: First Responders Pay Tribute To Northern Westchester Hospital’s Doctors, Nurses
Covid-19: First Responders Pay Tribute To Northern Westchester Hospital’s Doctors, Nurses More than 200 first responders from local EMS, fire and police departments lined the arrival path and entrance to Northern Westchester Hospital in a special tribute to the hospital’s staff. During the tribute of the hospital's doctors, nurses and staff, participants clapped, honked horns, sounded sirens and carried signs thanking the employees for the dedication during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.  A big thank you to all.Northern Westchester Hospital Mount Kisco Mayor Gina Picinich, Hospital Executive Director Derek Anderson, and others joined first responders for the trib…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
House Destroyed After Fire Breaks Out In Westchester House Destroyed After Fire Breaks Out In Westchester
House Destroyed After Fire Breaks Out In Westchester A 3,000-square-foot Northern Westchester home was destroyed by fire as firefighters battled high winds and had to truck in water. The Goldens Bridge Fire Department received the call for the fire around 8:23 p.m. Sunday at 8 Manor Drive, said Assistant Chief Al Melillo. When crews arrived on the scene they found a fully-involved fire in the large home. Water had to be trucked in by numerous fire departments from a pond on Fairmont Road, the chief said. A long, narrow driveway to the home made it difficult to get the water to the fire. "The high winds definitely hindered fire fightin…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Massive Search Follows Report Of People, Dog Missing In Westchester Massive Search Follows Report Of People, Dog Missing In Westchester
Massive Search Follows Report Of People, Dog Missing In Westchester Multiple reports of a group of people and then a dog on the ice who went missing on the Muscoot Reservoir in Northern Westchester set off a massive ice search that lasted more than four hours. The incident took place around 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13 when New York State Police received two calls, one of a people out on the ice with a pink sled and another about a dog stuck on the ice at the reservoir between Route 35 and Cherry Street in Katonah, said New York State Police Trooper AJ Hicks. The area is a popular site for ice fishing, so it would not be unusual for someone to h…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Synagogue In Westchester Damaged By Fire Synagogue In Westchester Damaged By Fire
Synagogue In Westchester Damaged By Fire Firefighters managed to save a majority of religious items and artifacts during a fire at the Chabad Jewish Center in Bedford Hills. The fire started around 2 p.m. Tuesday at the center located on Railroad Avenue, said Bedford Hills Fire Chief Jason Nickson. Firefighters arrived on the scene within four minutes of the initial call and immediately went to work including searching the structure, said Nickson. Some 75 firefighters were able to knock down the fire after battling the flames for about 30 minutes.  About a quarter of the center's main entrance area was damaged by the b…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Four Cats Missing , Woman Displaced After Three-Alarm Fire Breaks Out In Somers Four Cats Missing , Woman Displaced After Three-Alarm Fire Breaks Out In Somers
Four Cats Missing , Woman Displaced After Three-Alarm Fire Breaks Out In Somers A three-alarm fire left four cats "unaccounted" for and a Somers woman homeless. More than 75 firefighters battled the blaze that started around 9:44 p.m. Tuesday in the basement of a home on Anita Road, said the Somers Fire Department. The fire, which spread to the first and second floor, left the homeowner, Nancy Haggerty, a lifetime Somers resident, without any belongings and missing her four cats. Haggerty is known as a supporter of the town and a lover of animals. To help, friends have started a GoFundMe page that has raised more than $6,000 to date.  According to the fire…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Co-Owner of Johnny's Pizzeria In Mount Vernon Killed In I-684 Crash Co-Owner of Johnny's Pizzeria In Mount Vernon Killed In I-684 Crash
Co-Owner of Johnny's Pizzeria In Mount Vernon Killed In I-684 Crash The beloved co-owner of Johnny's Pizzeria in Mount Vernon died in a car crash in Northern Westchester on Saturday, according to New York State Police. Maria Piscopo, 69, of Brewster, died around 1 a.m. during the fatal three-vehicle crash on I-684 in North Castle, said Trooper AJ Hicks. An initial investigation suggests that Joseph Piscopo Jr., 47, who was driving a 2001 GMC Denali, with Maria Piscopo in the passenger seat, was traveling northbound when he and rear-ended a 2001 Dodge Dakota, Hicks said. While attempting to pull off onto the shoulder of the highway, Piscopo’s Denali was the…

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by Kathy Reakes