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Police & Fire
Road Rage: Area Man Threatens Another Driver With Handgun, Police Say Road Rage: Area Man Threatens Another Driver With Handgun, Police Say
Road Rage: Area Man Threatens Another Driver With Handgun, Police Say A Hudson Valley man was nabbed for alleged road rage after allegedly pulling a gun on another driver he had been tailgating. The incident took place in Northern Westchester on Monday, Aug. 1 in Pleasantville, near Bedford Road and Cooley Street. According to Chief Erik Grutzner, of the Pleasantville Police, the two drivers had gotten in a "tiff" over a parking space and the incident continued when both cars were on the road. The second car, driven by a 27-year-old Carmel man, began tailgating the first car aggressively, causing the first car to stop, the driver to get out and ask him to st…

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by Kathy Reakes
Business
Restaurant Group Closes One Of Its Hudson Valley Locations Restaurant Group Closes One Of Its Hudson Valley Locations
Restaurant Group Closes One Of Its Hudson Valley Locations A Westchester restaurant group has announced the closure of one of its locations. Pleasantville's 105 Seventy Bar & Grill, located on Bedford Road, is closed, 105 Restaurant Group Director of Operations Brian Angarola confirmed. The eatery was previously named Mission Taqueria.  The restaurant opened in May of 2018. Owners said the restaurant's menu was a fusion of Mexican and American cuisine.  The bar and grill served burgers, tacos, burritos, along with margaritas, mojitos and sangria.  Angarola said the restaurant group will announce its long-term plans i…

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by Nicole Valinote
Lifestyle
Star Alert: HBO Filming New Series In Hudson Valley Star Alert: HBO Filming New Series In Hudson Valley
Star Alert: HBO Filming New Series In Hudson Valley Hollywood has come to the Hudson Valley once again with big stars in the area to film a new HBO series, the "Time Traveler's Wife." Village of Pleasantville officials said the production is filming on Wednesday, June 2 on Wheeler Avenue and Broadway during the day. Village officials said during the filming, Wheeler Avenue will be closed from Manville Road to the Bedford Road parking lot exit until around noon. Filming is also planned at the Philips 66 gas station on Broadway in the Old Village. Staging activities will occur in the morning with filming in the afternoon and evening…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Firefighters Hold Memorial For Hudson Valley Stabbing Victim Firefighters Hold Memorial For Hudson Valley Stabbing Victim
Firefighters Hold Memorial For Hudson Valley 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