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Saw Mill River Road, Yorktown Heights, NY

Police & Fire
Blaze Leaves Residence Charred In Northern Westchester Blaze Leaves Residence Charred In Northern Westchester
Blaze Leaves Residence Charred In Northern Westchester A Northern Westchester home suffered damage in an overnight fire that drew a multi-agency response, fire officials said. The blaze broke out just before 2 a.m. on Saw Mill River Road in the Yorktown Heights section of Yorktown, according to the Yorktown Heights Volunteer Fire Department.  Arriving fire crews found smoke pushing from the second floor of the home, and firefighters determined that the blaze had spread into the structure from the chimney. ***1st Due Structure Fire*** At approx 0158am, Yorktown Fire with a FASTeam from Bedford Hills Fire Department were... Posted by Y…

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by Ben Crnic
Lifestyle
$50K Powerball Ticket Sold At Store In Northern Westchester As New Jackpot Hits $1 Billion $50K Powerball Ticket Sold At Store In Northern Westchester As New Jackpot Hits $1 Billion
$50K Powerball Ticket Sold At Store In Northern Westchester As New Jackpot Hits $1 Billion The Powerball jackpot has now grown to $1 billion after no winner emerged in the latest drawing. But four third-place winners who bought tickets in New York are each $50,000 richer. The four were among 60 tickets nationwide that matched four of the five winning numbers plus the Powerball number.  The tickets were purchased at the following businesses: Northern Westchester County: Chestnut Mart on Saw Mill River Road in Yorktown Heights   Ulster County: Stewart’s Shop on Route 32 in Modena Greene County: The Shamrock House on Route 145 in East Durham New York City: Roman Gr…

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by Joe Lombardi
Obituaries
Town Worker In Northern Westchester Who Died At 28 'Loved Family, Friends More Than Anything' Town Worker In Northern Westchester Who Died At 28 'Loved Family, Friends More Than Anything'
Town Worker In Northern Westchester Who Died At 28 'Loved Family, Friends More Than Anything' A town employee in Northern Westchester who was struck and killed by a vehicle while on the job is being remembered for his love for family and friends. Jake Arcara, age 28, was killed in Yorktown around 11 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 14 in the area of 477 London Road while working as a machine equipment operator for the Yorktown Highway Department. He loved his family and friends more than anything in the world, according to his obituary, which noted that he took his grandmother out for breakfast every Sunday morning. "He would honk his work truck horn twice every time he passed by his m…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Four Injured In Crash That Causes Hourslong Route 118 Closure Four Injured In Crash That Causes Hourslong Route 118 Closure
Four Injured In Crash That Causes Hourslong Route 118 Closure Four people were injured in a serious two-vehicle crash with extrication in Northern Westchester. Yorktown Heights Fire responded to the scene of the crash on Route 118 around 6:08 a.m., Friday, May 10, with Yorktown Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Empress Emergency Medical Services 34-Medic 1, and the Yorktown Police Department to Saw Mill River Road for a motor vehicle accident, the department said. One had to be extricated by Yorktown firefighters following the crash.Yorktown Heights Volunteer Fire Department Once on scene, they found four patients in need and began the extrication, as we…

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by Kathy Reakes