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$2.5B 2025 Budget Signed In Westchester: Here's Where Funding Will Go $2.5B 2025 Budget Signed In Westchester: Here's Where Funding Will Go
$2.5B 2025 Budget Signed In Westchester: Here's Where Funding Will Go Westchester County's 2025 budget, which avoids a tax levy increase, has been officially signed into law.  The $2.5 billion 2025 Westchester operating budget was signed by County Executive George Latimer, officials announced on Wednesday, Dec. 11. The new budget is the seventh and last to be signed by Latimer, who will resign from his position on Thursday, Jan. 2 to serve in Congress representing New York’s 16th Congressional District.  According to Latimer, the budget proposal maintains the same tax levy as the 2024 budget, making it the sixth consecutive year without an inc…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
K9 Officer Finds Missing Man In Freezing Temperatures In Northern Westchester K9 Officer Finds Missing Man In Freezing Temperatures In Northern Westchester
K9 Officer Finds Missing Man In Freezing Temperatures In Northern Westchester Tragedy was avoided when a K9 officer was able to track down an elderly man who went missing in Northern Westchester in freezing conditions.  On Saturday, Dec. 24, around 1:45 a.m., police in Peekskill received a call from a man who said his 75-year-old father with Parkinson’s Disease and possible early stages of dementia had wandered from his home at the Society Hill II complex.  The man also reported that his father had last been seen hours earlier and was only wearing slippers, jeans, and a sweatshirt, which left him vulnerable to the freezing temperatures that hovere…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Trio Nabbed For Drag Racing In Westchester After Chase Ends With BMW Crashing Into Cruiser Trio Nabbed For Drag Racing In Westchester After Chase Ends With BMW Crashing Into Cruiser
Trio Nabbed For Drag Racing In Westchester After Chase Ends With BMW Crashing Into Cruiser Three men were arrested and a loaded handgun was seized after Westchester County Police interrupted an illegal speed contest Monday, Oct. 19, on the Saw Mill River Parkway in Yonkers. At 2:25 a.m. Monday, a patrol sergeant observed two vehicles racing northbound on the Saw Mill near McLean Avenue.  The sergeant attempted to stop one of the vehicles, a blue BMW, near Yonkers Avenue, said Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the Westchester County Police. The BMW fled on to westbound Yonkers Avenue, where it was involved in a minor collision with another responding County Police patrol vehicle…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Driver Who Flees On Foot After Northern Westchester Crash On The Loose Driver Who Flees On Foot After Northern Westchester Crash On The Loose
Driver Who Flees On Foot After Northern Westchester Crash On The Loose A suspect remains on the loose after fleeing the scene of a mid-day crash near the Taconic State Parkway in Westchester over the weekend. Investigators are attempting to track down a driver who struck a second car at approximately 1 p.m. on Saturday afternoon on Underhill Avenue near the on-ramp of the parkway and took off, prompting an investigation by local, state and county police. One driver involved in the crash was treated for minor injuries. Police utilized a canine unit during their canvas of the scene following the crash, but the driver remains on the loose The investigation is on…

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by Zak Failla