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Car Fire Nearly Spreads To Garage At Home In Westchester Car Fire Nearly Spreads To Garage At Home In Westchester
Car Fire Nearly Spreads To Garage At Home In Westchester Thanks to quick action from firefighters, a Northern Westchester home remained unscathed after a car burst into flames inside its garage.  The blaze began on Tuesday, July 30, just before 7 p.m., when a vehicle went up in flames inside a Chappaqua residence on North Way, according to the Chappaqua Fire Department. Responding fire crews found smoke pouring from the home's garage and were able to knock out the flames inside the car. Firefighters then pushed the vehicle out into the driveway and hosed it down to make sure the blaze was completely out.  After the car fire was de…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
School Fire: Solar Panel Goes Up In Flames In Westchester School Fire: Solar Panel Goes Up In Flames In Westchester
School Fire: Solar Panel Goes Up In Flames In Westchester A burnt-out solar panel caused flames to erupt on the roof of a school in Northern Westchester, requiring a quick response from numerous fire departments.  The blaze happened on Friday, July 21 around 1:40 p.m., when the Pocantico Hills and Archville Fire Departments were sent to the Pocantico Hills Central School for a fire on the roof.  According to the Pocantico Hills Fire Department, arriving crews confirmed that flames were coming from the roof of the building and quickly required a tower ladder and additional help from the Pleasantville and Sleepy Hollow Fire Depar…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Fast-Moving Fire Rips Through Building In Westchester Fast-Moving Fire Rips Through Building In Westchester
Fast-Moving Fire Rips Through Building In Westchester A fast-moving fire that heavily damaged a building is under investigation in Northern Westchester. The fire was discovered around 8:13 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 28, when the Chappaqua Fire Department was called to the area behind their firehouse for a reported garage fire, the department said. First arriving units, who found flames shooting out of the roof, determined the address to be on Memorial Drive, in a building that had a significant fire in September 2020.  Crews battled frigid conditions for over three hours and severe icing conditions to extinguish the fire, the department said.  Th…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Police Save Young Man From Jumping Off Bridge In Westchester Police Save Young Man From Jumping Off Bridge In Westchester
Police Save Young Man From Jumping Off Bridge In Westchester A young man in crisis was saved by police from jumping off a Westchester bridge to end his life. The incident took place around 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 10, when police were alerted to a person on the bridge that runs over the Saw Mill River Parkway at Pleasantville Road, said Pleasantville Police Chief Erik Grutzner. "The young man had left his house and some point had decided to consider ending his life," the chief said. Pleasantville Police, along with help from the Westchester County Police and the Pleasantville Fire Department and Ambulance Service responded and began talking…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Love A Parade? Fire Departments From Throughout Area Will Participate In Annual Ossining Event Love A Parade? Fire Departments From Throughout Area Will Participate In Annual Ossining Event
Love A Parade? Fire Departments From Throughout Area Will Participate In Annual Ossining Event Love a parade and big trucks, then head to the annual Ossining Fire Department Parade Friday evening. The event, which begins at 7 p.m., will feature members of numerous surrounding departments and allow residents a chance to thank them for their service. The parade route is the same as years prior, staring on Croton Avenue at Campwoods Road and will head west on Croton Avenue to Highland Avenue and proceed south on South Highland Avenue to Main Street, then West on Main Street continuing on to Secor Road and ending at the Louis Engel Park at the waterfront.  Note: Road closures will be in…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Firefighters Hold Memorial For Pleasantville Stabbing Victim Firefighters Hold Memorial For Pleasantville Stabbing Victim
Firefighters Hold Memorial For Pleasantville Stabbing Victim Twenty-two years ago, the body of a Pleasantville firefighter was found after a blizzard. Family members of the 50-year-old Tom Dorr were suspects interviewed by police, but no one was charged. Fellow volunteer firefighters, co-workers and friends of Dorr, who worked for the White Plains Water Department, plan their an annual vigil on Monday at 7 p.m. at the Mount Pleasant park where Dorr was slain. A candlelight vigil is held every January at Graham Hills Park, which is across from Pace University along Bedford Road (Route 117).  "Hoping some day soon Tom's murderers will be bought t…

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by Jon Craig