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Road Rage: Hudson Valley Man Brandishes Knife At Victim, Child, Police Say Road Rage: Hudson Valley Man Brandishes Knife At Victim, Child, Police Say
Road Rage: Hudson Valley Man Brandishes Knife At Victim, Child, Police Say A Northern Westchester man is in trouble after threatening a victim and their child with a butcher's knife in a road rage incident, police said.  On Saturday, Nov. 12, around 5:30 p.m., police responded to a dispute between two motorists in Yorktown by Route 202 and Stony Street, according to Yorktown Police.  After some investigation, police alleged that the suspect displayed the knife in front of the male victim and his child, threatened to kill the man, and then left the scene before authorities arrived.  On Wednesday, Nov. 16, police located the suspect, 57-year-old Denn…

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by Ben Crnic
Business
New Trader Joe's To Open In Hudson Valley New Trader Joe's To Open In Hudson Valley
New Trader Joe's To Open In Hudson Valley A long-standing rumor will soon become reality as Trader Joe’s is coming to Northern Westchester. Yorktown Town Supervisor Matt Slater confirmed that the building department has received plans for a new supermarket to be constructed on Crompond Road (Route 202) following months of construction at the shopping center. Trader Joe’s will join a shopping center at 3200 Crompond Road that has welcomed a new Lowe’s location and Starbucks within the past two years.  The nearest Trader Joe’s locations to the one being constructed in Yorktown Heights are in Southern Westchester, in Hartsdale, …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
UPDATE: 'Bomb Carrying' Bergen, Rockland, Dutchess Bank Robber Stole $233,000, Feds Say UPDATE: 'Bomb Carrying' Bergen, Rockland, Dutchess Bank Robber Stole $233,000, Feds Say
Update: 'Bomb Carrying' Bergen, Rockland, Dutchess Bank Robber Stole $233,000, Feds Say UPDATE: A 29-year-old Airmont man captured by a team of law enforcement agents on Tuesday robbed four banks in Bergen, Rockland and Dutchess counties of $233,000 in all, often by claiming to have a bomb and once by pointing what appeared to be a weapon, authorities said. Yosef Ziegler was taken into custody in Airmont early Tuesday by a team of federal agents and law enforcement officersfrom the jurisdictions where the banks were robbed -- among them, investigators from the FBI and Bergen County Prosecutor's Office. Ziegler held up the four banks in the two states over a 10-month period be…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Two-Car Crash Comes After Route 202 Driver Makes Illegal Left Turn, Police Say Two-Car Crash Comes After Route 202 Driver Makes Illegal Left Turn, Police Say
Two-Car Crash Comes After Route 202 Driver Makes Illegal Left Turn, Police Say An illegal left turn led to a two-car crash on Route 202 in Ramapo, police said. Officers from the Ramapo Police Department responded to a two-car crash on Route 202 near Spock Rock Road late on Saturday, Sept. 14. Police said that the investigation into the crash determined that one of the drivers was making a left turn off of Route 202, which is now illegal. The motorists suffered minor injures that did not require treatment, though the driver making the illegal left-hand turn was issued a summons.

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Hospitalized In Route 202 Crash With Car Motorcyclist Hospitalized In Route 202 Crash With Car
Motorcyclist Hospitalized In Route 202 Crash With Car A motorcyclist was hospitalized after he was struck by a car at a precarious roadway on Route 202 in Ramapo, police said. First responders in Ramapo responded to a two-vehicle crash at approximately 2 p.m. on Sunday, July 29 on Route 202. According to police, a Honda Civic was making a left turn out of the Ramapo Equestrian Center when it struck a Yamaha motorcycle that was riding south on the roadway. The driver in the Honda also lost control of the vehicle during the collision and struck a nearby sign. The driver of the motorcycle suffered minor injuries and was transported by an ambulan…

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by Zak Failla
Traffic
Route 202 Shut Down Due To Downed Pole, Wires Route 202 Shut Down Due To Downed Pole, Wires
Route 202 Shut Down Due To Downed Pole, Wires A stretch of Route 202 in Rockland is shut down both ways early Tuesday evening due to a downed utility pole and wires. The closure is in North Rockland between Route 45 and Camp Hill Road and expected to last several hours on Dec. 4. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Daily Voice
Police & Fire
Route 202 Reopens After Downed Tree, Wires Cause Closure Route 202 Reopens After Downed Tree, Wires Cause Closure
Route 202 Reopens After Downed Tree, Wires Cause Closure This story has been updated. A stretch of Route 202 has reopened Sunday afternoon after a downed tree with power lines caused its closure for approximately two hours. The closure was between Viola Road and Orchard Circle in Montebello. During the closure, traffic was turned around at Orchard Circle on the one side and diverted down Viola Road on the other.  NY State DOT and Orange & Rockland also responded. 

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by Daily Voice
Traffic
Route 202 Stretch Reopens After Crash Route 202 Stretch Reopens After Crash
Route 202 Stretch Reopens After Crash A stretch of Route 202 near the borders of Westchester, Putnam and Orange counties reopened early Saturday afternoon after a serious crash caused its hours-long closure in Cortlandt. The two-vehicle crash, with injuries, occurred on the stretch of Bear Mountain Bridge Road between the Scenic Overlook and Camp Smith Drive at around 10 a.m. The closure was between the Bear Mountain Bridge and Annsville Circle.

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by Daily Voice
Traffic
PIP Crash With Serious Injuries Causes Hours-Long Delays PIP Crash With Serious Injuries Causes Hours-Long Delays
PIP Crash With Serious Injuries Causes Hours-Long Delays This story has been updated. There were hour-long delays after a serious crash with injuries on the Palisades Interstate Parkway that blocked the left lane on Friday. The northbound incident occurred between Exit 12 (Route 45) and Exit 13 (ROute 202). There was stopped traffic at the scene of the crash and gridlock stretching back to Exit 10 (Middletown Road) at 5:45 p.m. The lane reopened around 7:30 p.m. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Daily Voice
Traffic
Expect Delays: Palisades Interstate Parkway Lane Closures Scheduled Expect Delays: Palisades Interstate Parkway Lane Closures Scheduled
Expect Delays: Palisades Interstate Parkway Lane Closures Scheduled There will be partial and full lane closures on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Rockland County for several weeks as contracting crews get set to perform construction activities in the area. The New York State Department of Transportation has issued an alert warning that construction work in Haverstraw and Stony Point is expected to result in single lane closures and full lane closures on the parkway between exit 13 (Route 202) and exit 18 (Route 6), beginning on Monday, May 14. According to the NYSDOT, full closures of portions of the northbound side of the of the Parkway are expected …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Mahwah Firefighters Move Indian Camp Propane Tanks To Protect Ramapo River Mahwah Firefighters Move Indian Camp Propane Tanks To Protect Ramapo River
Mahwah Firefighters Move Indian Camp Propane Tanks To Protect Ramapo River MAHWAH, N.J. -- Mahwah firefighters secured several propane tanks Saturday amid concerns that they'd float into the Ramapo River, which supplies water for millions of people in New Jersey and New York. Firefighters moved the tanks after being called to the Split Rock Sweetwater Prayer Camp, west of Route 202 in the Ramapo Mountains, where the recent rain and melted snow raised fears of serious flooding. The area is the first along the Ramapo River in Mahwah that floods -- and, some fear, could someday be washed out completely. The Ramapough Lenape Nation camp, on what is considered a sacre…

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by Jerry DeMarco