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Sewage Truck Overturns, Spills Contents On I-684 In Northern Westchester Sewage Truck Overturns, Spills Contents On I-684 In Northern Westchester
Sewage Truck Overturns, Spills Contents On I-684 In Northern Westchester Traffic on a busy Northern Westchester interstate was backed up for miles following a crash involving a sewage truck that resulted in two people being hospitalized.  The incident happened on Thursday, Sept. 5, just before 2 p.m., when three vehicles collided on Interstate 684 South just south of the Route 138 overpass in Goldens Bridge, according to the Goldens Bridge Fire Department.  As a result of the crash, a septic company truck overturned, spilling some of the contents on the roadway. Additionally, a passenger car jumped the highway's guard rail and veered into a gully next …

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by Ben Crnic
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Westchester Officials Speak Out Against Proposed Battery Storage Facility In Hudson Valley Westchester Officials Speak Out Against Proposed Battery Storage Facility In Hudson Valley
Westchester Officials Speak Out Against Proposed Battery Storage Facility In Hudson Valley County and town officials in Westchester are speaking out against a proposed battery storage facility in the Hudson Valley that may pose safety concerns and has already garnered an opposing petition from residents.  The lithium battery storage facility, proposed by East Point Energy, would be located in the Putnam County hamlet of Mahopac at 24 Miller Rd., in close proximity to the town of Somers in Northern Westchester, according to Somers Town Supervisor Robert Scorrano.  According to the proposed facility's developers, the site's batteries would use the area's electrical grid t…

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by Ben Crnic
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Human Remains Found Inside Vehicle At Northern Westchester Reservoir, Police Say Human Remains Found Inside Vehicle At Northern Westchester Reservoir, Police Say
Human Remains Found Inside Vehicle At Northern Westchester Reservoir, Police Say Police have reopened a 1989 missing persons case after a set of human remains was found inside a vehicle submerged in the Muscoot Reservoir in Northern Westchester. The White Plains Police Department said Wednesday, Jan. 21, it has reopened a missing person’s case that was first reported in late 1989, based on a recent discovery by DEP Police of a vehicle submerged in the reservoir, located in Somers, matching the description of a vehicle relevant to the case. The vehicle, which was removed from the water by State Police and DEP Police personnel is being treated as evidence, the department …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Goldens Bridge Drills Help Raise Water Safety Awareness Goldens Bridge Drills Help Raise Water Safety Awareness
Goldens Bridge Drills Help Raise Water Safety Awareness In an effort to always be ready to respond to emergency water rescue events, the Goldens Bridge Fire Department held a joint water-rescue training drill. The training session, held Tuesday, July 16, was aimed at sharpening the skills of first responders in rescue procedures and deployment of equipment – and, equally important, to raise water safety awareness, department officials said. Members of the marine units of the Goldens Bridge and Croton Falls fire departments and the Yorktown Heights Fire Department dive team held the water-rescue training at the Muscoot Reservoir – where the froz…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Goldens Bridge FD Opens Its Fire Truck Bays To Local Residents Goldens Bridge FD Opens Its Fire Truck Bays To Local Residents
Goldens Bridge FD Opens Its Fire Truck Bays To Local Residents When the Goldens Bridge Fire Department opens its fire truck bays to local residents during its annual firefighter recruitment, members won’t have to exaggerate about the exhilaration and sometimes the heartbreak, of being a volunteer firefighter.  Since the beginning of 2019, the department has answered the call of major emergencies that received significant media coverage including drowning victims at the Muscoot Reservoir, three significant residential fires, a brush fire that scorched 12 acres of wetlands, two hazardous materials spills, and dangerous road conditions due to downed p…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Massive Search Of Northern Westchester Reservoir Follows Report Of People, Dog In Trouble Massive Search Of Northern Westchester Reservoir Follows Report Of People, Dog In Trouble
Massive Search Of Northern Westchester Reservoir Follows Report Of People, Dog In Trouble Multiple reports of a group of people and then a dog on the ice who went missing on the Muscoot Reservoir in Northern Westchester set off a massive ice search that lasted more than four hours. The incident took place around 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13 when New York State Police received two calls, one of a people out on the ice with a pink sled and another about a dog stuck on the ice at the reservoir between Route 35 and Cherry Street in Katonah, said New York State Police Trooper AJ Hicks. The area is a popular site for ice fishing, so it would not be unusual for someone to h…

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by Kathy Reakes
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IDs Released For Victims Of Fatal Boating Accident At Muscoot Reservoir IDs Released For Victims Of Fatal Boating Accident At Muscoot Reservoir
IDs Released For Victims Of Fatal Boating Accident At Muscoot Reservoir The identities have been released of the two men found dead after a New Year's Eve boating accident in a reservoir in Northern Westchester, New York State Police said. State Police have also confirmed that there are no additional fatalities involved in the incident at the Muscoot Reservoir in the hamlet of Goldens Bridge in the town of Lewisboro. Preliminary investigation indicates the two male victims were on the water fishing New Year's Eve evening when their boat capsized for unknown reasons, state police said. The incident is believed to have occurred sometime after 5 p.m.  T…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Two Dead After Boat Capsizes In Muscoot Reservoir Two Dead After Boat Capsizes In Muscoot Reservoir
Two Dead After Boat Capsizes In Muscoot Reservoir Click here for an updated story: IDs Released For Two Victims Of Fatal Boating Accident At Reservoir In Westchester  Two men are confirmed to be dead after a boating accident in a reservoir in Northern Westchester, New York State Police said. The incident occurred in the Muscoot Reservoir near Old Bedford Road in Goldens Bridge, just west of I-684 and Route 22, where state police and emergency responders from Lewisboro and surrounding municipalities are at the scene. A fisherman in the area reported seeing the capsized fishing boat around 7 a.m. on New Year's Day, Jan. 1. The bod…

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by Joe Lombardi