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New Update: Tractor-Trailer Rollover Causes Delays For Miles On I-287 In Westchester, Injures 1 New Update: Tractor-Trailer Rollover Causes Delays For Miles On I-287 In Westchester, Injures 1
New Update: Tractor-Trailer Rollover Causes Delays For Miles On I-287 In Westchester, Injures 1 This story has been updated. Traffic on a busy highway in Westchester was backed up for hours as crews worked to clean up the site of a tractor-trailer rollover that sent one person to the hospital. The rollover happened on Wednesday morning, Nov. 29 around 6 a.m. on I-287 near mile marker 4.2 between Exit 8 in White Plains and Exit 7 in North White Plains, New York State Police said. According to authorities, a Freightliner tractor-trailer driven by a 63-year-old Florida man was traveling east on the highway when it was involved in a sideswipe collision with a Volkswagon sedan d…
Fast-Acting Police Officer Rescues Area Driver From Fiery Wreck Fast-Acting Police Officer Rescues Area Driver From Fiery Wreck
Fast-Acting Police Officer Rescues Area Driver From Fiery Wreck A fast-acting police officer responding to a crash dragged an unconscious Rockland County driver to safety moments before the man's minivan went up in flames. The minivan had slammed into a utility pole in New Jersey, splitting it at the base, on East Saddle River Road south of Lake Street just after midnight Thursday, Upper Saddle River Police Capt. Edward Kane said. The engine block was already starting to cook when Officer Tim Erstling arrived, Kane said. Erstling immediately pulled the 29-year-old driver from Pomona out and away from the minivan, the captain said. "Minutes later, the …
$50,000 Winning Powerball Ticket Sold In Westchester $50,000 Winning Powerball Ticket Sold In Westchester
$50,000 Winning Powerball Ticket Sold In Westchester It wasn't a $630 million jackpot, but one lucky New York Lottery player in the Hudson Valley was sold a Powerball ticket worth a five-figure prize at an area convenience store. There were two winners - sold in California and Wisconsin, who will be splitting the $632.6 million jackpot - of the Powerball drawing on Wednesday, Jan. 5, though six third-prize tickets were sold in New York, including one in Westchester. The winning numbers for the Jan. 5 Powerball drawing were 06-14-25-33-46, with a Powerball of 17, according to the New York State Lottery. Of the third-prize winners of $50,000, …
COVID-19: ER Nurse From Area Who Died From Virus Documented Her Battle On Video COVID-19: ER Nurse From Area Who Died From Virus Documented Her Battle On Video
Covid-19: ER Nurse From Area Who Died From Virus Documented Her Battle On Video A heroic emergency room nurse from the Hudson Valley who died from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) documented her last few days on video in an effort to show others the devastating effects of the virus. Rockland County resident Pamela Ann Orlando, 56, of New City, a single mother of two, died Thursday, April 16, at Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, New Jersey, where she worked. This week, CBS This Morning featured her brave video with millions across the country and spoke with her two sons, Reid and Bryan. "At times it's hard to watch," host Gayle King said as Orlando began her battle with th…
COVID-19: Nurse, 56, Who Rushed To Fight Pandemic Was Single Mom Of Two COVID-19: Nurse, 56, Who Rushed To Fight Pandemic Was Single Mom Of Two
Covid-19: Nurse, 56, Who Rushed To Fight Pandemic Was Single Mom Of Two Behind all of the numbers related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, especially the deaths announced, are poignant stories of people who had noteworthy lives. One such example comes from Rockland County and Pamela Ann Orlando, 56, of New City, a mother, a nurse, a sister, a friend, and a daughter, who died Thursday, April 16, at Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, New Jersey, where she worked as an emergency room nurse helping those suffering from COVID-19. She too died from the virus. There are lots of tributes online about what a wonderful person Pam was. How she always put others ah…
COVID-19: Former College Lacrosse All-American, 26, Discharged From Hospital COVID-19: Former College Lacrosse All-American, 26, Discharged From Hospital
Covid-19: Former College Lacrosse All-American, 26, Discharged From Hospital A 26-year-old novel coronavirus (COVID-19) patient and former college lacrosse star in New England whose mother's quest to get him an experimental drug went viral was discharged from a Philadelphia hospital Thursday night. Facebook video of Jack Allard of Metuchen, New Jersey being applauded by doctors and nurses as he's released from the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania was posted widely, including here. The video ends with Jack hugging his parents from Ridgewood, New Jersey. Allard was taken off a ventilator and able to take sips of water last weekend. In an earlier interview …
COVID-19: Former Two-Time College Lacrosse All-American, Slowly Making Comeback COVID-19: Former Two-Time College Lacrosse All-American, Slowly Making Comeback
Covid-19: Former Two-Time College Lacrosse All-American, Slowly Making Comeback A New Jersey coronavirus patient whose mother's quest to get him an experimental drug went viral is slowly making a comeback from coronavirus, family and friends say. Jack Allard of Metuchen, who turned 26 this month, was airlifted to an intensive care unit at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania three weeks ago. Unconfirmed reports circulating on Facebook say Allard was recently taken off a ventilator and able to take sips of water. HAPPY UPDATE: Jack Released from UPenn Hospital In an earlier interview with Daily Voice, Jack's mother, Genny Allard of Ridgewood, New Jersey, sa…
Mom Cites 'Incredible' Support For COVID-19 Patient, 25, Ex-College Lacrosse All-American Mom Cites 'Incredible' Support For COVID-19 Patient, 25, Ex-College Lacrosse All-American
Mom Cites 'Incredible' Support For Covid-19 Patient, 25, Ex-College Lacrosse All-American A 25-year-old tristate area novel coronavirus (COVID-19) victim whose mother's quest to get him an experimental drug went viral was airlifted to an intensive care unit at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, she told Daily Voice on Wednesday. March 25. Genny Allard of Ridgewood, New Jersey is hoping doctors will treat her son, former college lacrosse standout Jack Allard of Metuchen, New Jersey with remdesivir, a drug currently in worldwide clinical trials amid claims by patients that it can alleviate severe COVID-19 symptoms. Unfortunately, "Gilead Sciences has halted emergenc…
Rockland Gangsters' Associate Gets 65 Months In 'Cabjacking,' Bar Holdups Rockland Gangsters' Associate Gets 65 Months In 'Cabjacking,' Bar Holdups
Rockland Gangsters' Associate Gets 65 Months In 'Cabjacking,' Bar Holdups A fellow member of a gang from Rockland was sentenced Wednesday to 65 months in federal prison for his role in carjacking, kidnapping and leaving a local cab driver for dead in Orange County after he and four others robbed a North Jersey bar. Wilbur J. Barahona, 22, of Ridgewood was the last of six defendants to accept a plea deal from federal prosecutors in Newark in connection with the separate crimes, which occurred within hours of one another. The others: Guillermo Carillo-Iraheta, Balmore Carrillo-Iraheta and Juan Chiliseo-Vega, all of Suffern,and the getaway driver in the Hawthorne, …
How Much Snow Did You Get? Parts Of Area Saw Half-Foot Or More How Much Snow Did You Get? Parts Of Area Saw Half-Foot Or More
How Much Snow Did You Get? Parts Of Area Saw Half-Foot Or More If it was a last blast of winter, it sure delivered a solid parting shot.A quick-moving Easter Monday storm that swept through the area left as much as a half a foot or more of snowfall in some spots. Below is a sampling of totals from throughout the area. As always, please be sure to add the total for your hometown by leaving a comment here. Now, if you'll excuse us, we have a brief request. Old Man Winter, you've overstayed your welcome. There's the door, use it, and don't come back for a while. Fairfield County Bridgeport Airport 5.7 inches, 9:50 a.m. Danbury 5.6 inches, 10 a.m. Gree…
Man Charged With Violating Order Of Protection In Northern Westchester Man Charged With Violating Order Of Protection In Northern Westchester
Man Charged With Violating Order Of Protection In Northern Westchester A 46-year-old man from Bergen County is facing a criminal contempt charge in Yorktown after allegedly violating a court-issued Order of Protection in Northern Westchester. Ridgewood resident Benjamin Sanders surrendered himself into police custody on Thursday afternoon following reports that he violated a Westchester County Family Court Temporary Order of Protection by texting and calling his victim repeatedly earlier this month. Investigators from the Yorktown Police Department received a complaint regarding a domestic incident involving Sanders on March 16. After taking the report from th…
How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals From The Area How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals From The Area
How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals From The Area The first full day of spring brought the fourth Nor'easter of the month. Perhaps fittingly, in what has been an unpredictable stretch of weather, the complex storm arrived later than expected on Wednesday, and affected different parts of the area at different times. That's reflected in snowfall totals. Here now is a sampling. If you don't see your town's total listed, be sure to leave it by posting a comment here. Westchester County Armonk 5.4 inches, 10 p.m. Wednesday Croton-On-Hudson 2.7 inches, 10:45 p.m. Wednesday  Harrison 9.5 inches, 11 p.m. Wednesday Somers 2.3 inches, 11:25 p.…
How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals From The Area How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals From The Area
How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals From The Area Check out storm photos submitted by Daily Voice readers The latest Nor'easter to hit the area resulted once again in downed tree and wires and numerous power outages. But there was something different about Wednesday's storm than the one last Friday. Namely, snow. And for much of the area, lots of it, with more than two feet accumulating in some spots. (As you'll soon see.) Here is a sampling of snowfall totals from throughout the tristate area. If you don't see your town listed yet, please leave the total by posting a comment here. Hudson Valley Westchester County Armonk 13.5 inches,…