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Dramatic Video Shows Officers Rescuing Residents From Burning Westchester Home Dramatic Video Shows Officers Rescuing Residents From Burning Westchester Home
Dramatic Video Shows Officers Rescuing Residents From Burning Westchester Home Several residents were saved from the rear of a burning Northern Westchester residence after officers braved flames and a downed live wire to rescue them. The blaze happened in Ossining on Tuesday night, Aug. 6, when a residence on Maurice Avenue went up in flames, according to Ossining Police.  Arriving officers discovered that several residents were trapped in the rear of the building. However, a live wire in front of the burning porch blocked access to the residence.  Although the situation proved dangerous, officers raced behind the building and used a ladder to bring the res…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Firefighter Injured During Blaze At Westchester Residence Firefighter Injured During Blaze At Westchester Residence
Firefighter Injured During Blaze At Westchester Residence A firefighter was injured during a blaze at a Northern Westchester home that began in the residence's garage.  The incident began on Thursday, May 16 just after 6 p.m., when Croton-on-Hudson firefighters raced to a home on Memory Lane for a reported blaze.  Within minutes, crews were at the scene and confirmed that a fire had begun in the residence's garage. Firefighters then stretched a hose to the garage while also searching the home for residents.  The blaze was soon extinguished and firefighters began opening up walls, ceilings, and the flooring to make sure all hidden h…

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by Ben Crnic
Business
In With The New: Westchester County Deli Owner Looks Ahead In With The New: Westchester County Deli Owner Looks Ahead
In With The New: Westchester County Deli Owner Looks Ahead A Northern Westchester deli has reopened under the leadership of a new owner who hopes to rebuild relationships between the location and the community. Anthony "Tony" Scarduzio opened Scarduzio’s Deli Catering & Pizza in Ossining in July. The deli is located at 97 Main St., the former location of Village Villarina’s Deli. Scarduzio said business has been going well, but he has had to work to regain some of the customers who stopped going to Villarina’s due to the previous owner, Patrick Patierno. Patierno was sentenced to five years in prison on Monday, Aug. 8, for sexually abusing …

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by Nicole Valinote
Obituaries
Firefighter In Westchester, Former HS Sports Standout, Dies At 27 Firefighter In Westchester, Former HS Sports Standout, Dies At 27
Firefighter In Westchester, Former HS Sports Standout, Dies At 27 A fireman and former high school sports standout in Northern Westchester has died unexpectedly at 27.  Andrew Panken was a Village of Ossining Fire Department foreman. "It’s with profound sadness [and] regrets the Ossining Fire Department announces the sudden passing of Foreman Andrew J. Panken of Washington Hook & Ladder Co. #2 (Tower Ladder 42)," wrote the Ossining Fire Department on Facebook after Panken's passing at his residence on Sunday, Dec. 13. "Andrew joined the OFD in August of 2015 following in the footsteps of his twin brother Daniel. Like Dan, Andrew would once again …

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by Christina Coulter
Police & Fire
Fire Destroys One School Bus, Damages Others In Westchester Fire Destroys One School Bus, Damages Others In Westchester
Fire Destroys One School Bus, Damages Others In Westchester A bus was destroyed and two others damaged when a two-alarm fire ripped through a bus storage and repair garage in Yorktown Heights. The fire was reported at 5:09 p.m. Wednesday at the Baumann & Sons Bus Corporation at 1701 Front St., according to the Yorktown Heights Volunteer Fire Department. In addition to damaging the buses, the fire also damaged part of the repair area of the garage and the structure sustained heavy damage as a result of the fire, the fire department reported. During the height of the fire, firefighters were able to mitigate any fuel or hazardous fluids leakage w…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Fire Causes Serious Damage To Seven-Bedroom Home In Westchester Fire Causes Serious Damage To Seven-Bedroom Home In Westchester
Fire Causes Serious Damage To Seven-Bedroom Home In Westchester A seven-bedroom home sustained serious damage during a fire that started in the attic. The fire, at 320 Elm Road in Briarcliff Manor, was reported around 7:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 23, said the Briarcliff Manor Fire Department. The fire ripped through the roof and attic areas of the home, requiring a large contingent of firefighters to battle the blaze. Firefighters had to use handheld hoses in the beginning due to the difficult location of the fire before a water cannon on engine tower ladder was brought in. No one was currently living at the home, which is being renovated. F…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Love A Parade? Fire Departments From Throughout Area Will Participate In Annual Ossining Event Love A Parade? Fire Departments From Throughout Area Will Participate In Annual Ossining Event
Love A Parade? Fire Departments From Throughout Area Will Participate In Annual Ossining Event Love a parade and big trucks, then head to the annual Ossining Fire Department Parade Friday evening. The event, which begins at 7 p.m., will feature members of numerous surrounding departments and allow residents a chance to thank them for their service. The parade route is the same as years prior, staring on Croton Avenue at Campwoods Road and will head west on Croton Avenue to Highland Avenue and proceed south on South Highland Avenue to Main Street, then West on Main Street continuing on to Secor Road and ending at the Louis Engel Park at the waterfront.  Note: Road closures will be in…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Wake Set For Man Killed In Westchester House Fire Wake Set For Man Killed In Westchester House Fire
Wake Set For Man Killed In Westchester House Fire A 53-year-old man killed in a fire at his Northern Westchester will be remembered during a visitation on Monday, July 9. Frank Fonte was found unconscious around 5 p.m. Sunday by Yorktown Heights firefighters and was pronounced dead a short time later at his home at 1789 Baldwin Road. Yorktown Police could not confirm the identity until they receive forensic verification and await investigation results, but services have been scheduled for Fonte. Fonte, who was the sole occupant in the house at the time of the fire, will be remembered from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. July 9 at Clark Funeral Home, 210…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Killed In Two-Alarm Westchester House Fire Man Killed In Two-Alarm Westchester House Fire
Man Killed In Two-Alarm Westchester House Fire Click here for an updated story: Wake Scheduled For Man Killed In Northern Westchester House Fire  A 53-year-old man was killed after a two-alarm fire broke out Sunday at a home in Northern Westchester. The blaze, on the 1700 block of Baldwin Road just east of the Taconic State Parkway in Yorktown Heights, began just before 5 p.m., with the home quickly fully engulfed in flames. The man was the lone occupant in the house, Yorktown Police said. He was unconscious when firefighters arrived. After he was removed from the home, it was apparent he was deceased, Yorktown Police said. More tha…

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by Joe Lombardi