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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
Lifestyle
Just Golden: Westchester Barbershop Marks 50th Year Just Golden: Westchester Barbershop Marks 50th Year
Just Golden: Westchester Barbershop Marks 50th Year When it comes to traditional barbershops, only two things have changed at the Buchanan Barbershop since it opened its doors in 1968 — the prices and the fact that women can now get haircuts there. Originally located across the street, the shop, also known as Phil's Barbershop, moved to its present location on White Street, when the original barbershop was torn down to create a park, said the owner, Mark Young. “Sparky Tucker was the original owner,” said Young, “He was quite a character according to locals, who claimed nothing got in the way of his love of ponies. If there was a race happen…

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by Kathy Reakes