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Police Use Paint Chips To Find, Nab Driver In Westchester Hit-Run Police Use Paint Chips To Find, Nab Driver In Westchester Hit-Run
Police Use Paint Chips To Find, Nab Driver In Westchester Hit-Run A 71-year-old man was charged in connection with a Northern Westchester hit-run after police were able to use paint chips left behind at the scene to identify his vehicle.  The man's arrest stemmed from an incident on Tuesday, March 12 just before 7:45 p.m., when North Castle Police found a 65-year-old man covered in blood lying in Old Mount Kisco Road between Main Street and Eden Hunt Place in Armonk, according to the department. The victim, a North Castle resident who was in a semi-conscious state, was taken to the Westchester Medical Center emergency room by an Armonk Fire Departmen…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Drunk Driver Nabbed After Months-Long Investigation Into Head-On Crash In Westchester Drunk Driver Nabbed After Months-Long Investigation Into Head-On Crash In Westchester
Drunk Driver Nabbed After Months-Long Investigation Into Head-On Crash In Westchester A woman faces felony drunk driving charges following a months-long investigation into a head-on crash in Northern Westchester that discovered her blood alcohol content had been four times over the legal limit, police announced.  The 58-year-old Chappaqua woman, whose name was not released, was arrested on Tuesday, Feb. 6 in connection with a head-on crash in North Castle in October 2023, the North Castle Police Department announced on Wednesday, Feb. 14.  According to the department, on the day of the crash, Monday, October 2, at around 5:50 p.m., a head-on collision happened at t…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Injured Hiker Rescued From Wooded Preserve In Westchester Injured Hiker Rescued From Wooded Preserve In Westchester
Injured Hiker Rescued From Wooded Preserve In Westchester After becoming injured miles-deep in the woods at a nature preserve in Northern Westchester, a hiker had to be rescued by first responders.  The rescue happened on Sunday, Aug. 20 around 10:45 a.m., when the Banksville Fire Department received a report of an injured hiker at the Mianus River Gorge Preserve in Bedford.  According to the department, the hiker was around two miles deep into the forest and was unable to leave the preserve without help from first responders.  Minutes later, fire crews arrived at the preserve and used all-terrain vehicles to help get the hiker out…

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by Ben Crnic
Schools
US Presidential Scholar: HS Senior From Westchester Gets Top Honor US Presidential Scholar: HS Senior From Westchester Gets Top Honor
US Presidential Scholar: HS Senior From Westchester Gets Top Honor A high school senior from Northern Westchester has received one of the nation's highest honors for students.  Byram Hills High School senior Samantha Milewicz of Armonk is one of only 161 students nationwide to be selected as a US Presidential Scholar, school district officials announced on Friday, May 12.  The US Presidential Scholars Program was created in 1964 and recognizes a few of the country's most distinguished graduating seniors. As part of the program, Milewicz will receive a medallion and will also be included in an online recognition program. While…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Man Found Suffering Medical Emergency Next To Crashed Jeep In Westchester County: Police Man Found Suffering Medical Emergency Next To Crashed Jeep In Westchester County: Police
Man Found Suffering Medical Emergency Next To Crashed Jeep In Westchester County: Police A man was taken to the hospital after he was found passed out next to his crashed vehicle in Northern Westchester, police said.  On Saturday, Nov. 12 around 3:10 p.m., police received a call that a person was passed out next to a crashed brown Jeep on Route 128 in Armonk, according to North Castle Police.  Police then contacted the Armonk Fire Department, which had also received a report of an accident at the same location with an unconscious man at the scene, and officers responded to the scene along with fire department members, police said.  Upon arriving, CPR was given t…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Fire Destroys Century-Plus Old Home In Westchester Fire Destroys Century-Plus Old Home In Westchester
Fire Destroys Century-Plus Old Home In Westchester A Northern Westchester home built in the 1890s was destroyed overnight when a massive fire broke out, officials said. First responders from multiple agencies responded to a home on Bedford Road at 1:11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 18 in Pleasantville, when a fire was discovered by a New Castle Fire Marshal who was passing by in the area. According to officials from the Chappaqua Fire Department, crews were able to extinguish the bulk of the fire from the outside, but by the time they had, it had already spread to the inside of the structure. Officials said that the fire had gotten into the walls …

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by Zak Failla
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
Two Trapped In Rollover Westchester Crash Two Trapped In Rollover Westchester Crash
Two Trapped In Rollover Westchester Crash Two people were injured after being trapped in a single-vehicle crash in Northern Westchester. The crash took place around 1 a.m., Sunday, Feb. 16, on 1-684 in Bedford, said the Armonk Fire Department. When crews arrived on the scene, they found one car that had rolled down a large embankment in the trees on the edge of I-684 with two people trapped in the car, the department said.  Two people were rescued after being trapped following a rollover crash.Armonk Fire Department/Facebook Mutual aid was requested from the Bedford Fire Department to assist with the extrication due to the nat…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Details Released On Crash That Caused I-684 Closure, Serious Injuries To Three Children Details Released On Crash That Caused I-684 Closure, Serious Injuries To Three Children
Details Released On Crash That Caused I-684 Closure, Serious Injuries To Three Children Details have been released following the serious New Year's Day crash that caused the hours-long closure of a stretch of I-684 and in which three children were seriously injured, two of whom were ejected from the vehicle involved. The crash happened northbound on Wednesday, Jan. 1 at around 11:10 a.m. in Bedford. An initial state police investigation found the driver, Maribel Mota, 49, of Waterbury, Connecticut, operating a 2019 Toyota Corolla, in the area of mile marker 11.2, fell asleep while behind the wheel.  The Corolla drifted into the left guide rail, then across all lanes…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Westchester Man Killed In Single-Vehicle I-684 Crash Westchester Man Killed In Single-Vehicle I-684 Crash
Westchester Man Killed In Single-Vehicle I-684 Crash A Westchester man was killed during a single-vehicle crash on I-684 in the town of North Castle. John M. Saunders, 74, of Mamaroneck, was killed around 7:20 p.m., Sunday, July 28 while traveling southbound on the highway, said Trooper AJ Hicks, spokesman for the New York State Police. An initial investigation found that Saunders was driving a 2014 Dodge Charger, in the center lane when he veered right, and then veered across the center lane into the left lane for an unknown reason, Hicks said. The vehicle then struck the center guard rail and rolled over into the median. Saunders was trea…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Fire Tears Through Roof Of Westchester Mansion Fire Tears Through Roof Of Westchester Mansion
Fire Tears Through Roof Of Westchester Mansion Smoke could be seen billowing from a mansion in Northern Westchester as flames tore through the roof on Sunday leading to a partial collapse. Members of the Chappaqua Fire Department and a crew from Pleasantville were dispatched to Sutton Farms Drive shortly after 3:45 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 13, where there was a report of a possible roof fire, officials said. Upon arrival at the home, crews found a fully involved fire that had torn through the roof, which collapsed. It was ultimately determined that the fire started in the upper floors and spread through the attic and roof. Following the roo…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
School Buses Burst Out In Flames In Westchester School Buses Burst Out In Flames In Westchester
School Buses Burst Out In Flames In Westchester Buses burst out in flames in a bus lot in Armonk for the second time this school year. The Armonk Fire Department was dispatched to the area of the bus garage on MacDonald Avenue Friday evening at about 8 p.m. The first unit arrived on the scene immediately and confirmed two small school buses fully involved with multiple cars parked nearby, the Armonk Fire Department said. Crews from the Armonk Fire Department responded and started to extinguish the fire within approximately 10 minutes of dispatch. Upon arrival of additional units, five buses were on fire due to the proximity of the vehic…

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by Daily Voice
Police & Fire
Three School Buses Catch Fire In Westchester Garage Three School Buses Catch Fire In Westchester Garage
Three School Buses Catch Fire In Westchester Garage Three school buses caught fire in a garage in Northern Westchester on Saturday. The Armonk Fire Department said it responded to the bus garage after a report of a burning smell at 10 Macdonald Ave. in Armonk late Saturday afternoon. Upon arriving, firefighters found three large buses fully engulfed in flames. The fire was quickly extinguished and contained to the original buses, the fire department said. The cause of the fire is under investigation. 

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by Daily Voice
Business
Get Your Freak Shake Here: Westchester's Sugar Hi Is A 'Sweet' Destination Get Your Freak Shake Here: Westchester's Sugar Hi Is A 'Sweet' Destination
Get Your Freak Shake Here: Westchester's Sugar Hi Is A 'Sweet' Destination Westchester must have a sweet tooth. This story  -- about twin sisters opening a candy, cake and ice cream shop in Armonk -- was one of the most popular Daily Voice stories of 2017. What follows is the original piece, which ran in late October.  Hilary Assael plans to ruin your diet  ---and make your life "sweeter." Her new bakery, Sugar Hi, which she runs with her twin sister Elissa Weinhoff, an EMT with the Armonk Fire Department, opened Sunday, Oct. 22 and promises lots of cronuts, cakes, candy (including high-end chocolate), freak shakes, homemade pop tarts,oversized rice cris…

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by Jeanne Muchnick