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Westchester Native, 23, Remembered For Her 'Desire To Help Others'
As family and friends say a final goodbye to a 23-year-old woman from the region who died after being struck in the head by a passing train, she is being remembered for her desire to help others.
Putnam County resident, Hope Mantovi, of Mahopac, was struck around 8:30 p.m., Saturday, March 19, in Woodlawn in the Bronx, said Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials.
Mantovi died on Friday, April 8, at St. Barnabas Hospital from injuries incurred during the accident.
"Hope’s thoughtful and kind nature and overwhelming desire to help others has transcended her life on earth," her obit…
Body Of Wall Street Escort From Fairfield County Found Stuffed In Barrel
A high-end escort whose body was found stuffed in a barrel and dumped on a quiet residential street in the region was born and raised in Fairfield County.
Nicole Flanagan, age 42, of Greenwich, was found on Friday, Aug. 13, stuffed in the barrel in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey after residents noticed a horrible smell coming from it, according to a report in The New York Post.
Flanagan, the mother of three, was born in Greenwich, and has family in town, according to her obituary.
She was last seen alive on surveillance video entering 95 Wall St. in the Financial District the night befor…
Here's When New Metro-North Harlem, Hudson, New Haven Schedules Take Effect
MTA Metro-North Railroad officials have announced that new schedules will soon begin on the Harlem, Hudson and New Haven lines.
The new schedules, which are intended to increase the frequency of trains and provide customers with more travel options, will take effect on Sunday, Sept. 29.
Metro-North work crews have also completed a series of improvements to the section of track between Mott Haven and Woodlawn on the Harlem Line in the Bronx. This includes the installation of more than 1,400 ties, the creation of drainage improvements, the vacuuming of debris- covered ties, the installation o…
Tainted Cocaine Suspected In Multiple Deaths In Westchester, NYC
After five deaths related to tainted cocaine in Westchester and New York City, police are working to identify the person responsible for distributing the deadly substance before more die.
The first Yonkers death, of an unidentified man took place on Friday, Sept. 20, the second, of another unidentified man, happened on Saturday, Sept. 21, said Yonkers Police Det. Sgt. Dean Politopoulos.
The three others took place in the Woodlawn area of the Bronx, Politopoulos said.
Police believe all the cases may be related to the same source of cocaine.
The Yonkers Police Major Case Squad and Narcotic…
