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Red Light Camera Programs To Be Extended In These Westchester Locales Red Light Camera Programs To Be Extended In These Westchester Locales
Red Light Camera Programs To Be Extended In These Westchester Locales To protect motorists on New York roads, Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced the creation of a new red light camera program in the Hudson Valley and the expansion of other initiatives across the state.  In an announcement on Wednesday, Oct. 23, Hochul revealed that she signed legislation to extend several existing red light camera programs in Westchester, Albany, and Nassau counties.  The legislation also includes the "largest expansion" of the red light camera program in New York City's history, Hochul's office said. "The safety of all New Yorkers is my top priority and we know that …

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by Ben Crnic
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Red Light Cameras Approved For Busy Greenburgh Intersections After Fatal Hit-Run Red Light Cameras Approved For Busy Greenburgh Intersections After Fatal Hit-Run
Red Light Cameras Approved For Busy Greenburgh Intersections After Fatal Hit-Run Officials are one step closer to installing two red light cameras at busy Westchester intersections following a hit-run that left a beloved community leader dead.  Following a request for two red light cameras to be put at two busy intersections in Greenburgh made by the Town Board, the New York State Legislature has approved legislation authorizing their installation, Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner announced on Wednesday, June 4.  The cameras would be located at the intersection of Old Army Road and Ardsley Road as well as East Hartsdale Avenue and Roc…

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by Ben Crnic
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Village In Westchester Seeks Red-Light Cams For Busy Intersection Village In Westchester Seeks Red-Light Cams For Busy Intersection
Village In Westchester Seeks Red-Light Cams For Busy Intersection A village in Westchester is attempting to become the first to get the green light to install red-light cameras at one of the county's busier intersections. Officials in Pelham Manor are seeking approval to install two red-light cameras at the intersection of Pelhamdale Avenue and Boston Post Road (Route 1) at both Pelhamdale approaches. The bill has already passed in both the state Assembly and Senate, and now just awaits the signature of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. If approved, Pelham Manor would be the first municipality in Westchester to install the cameras since 2015, joining just Yonk…

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by Zak Failla
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Support Pours In For Family Of Man Killed In Greenburgh Crash Support Pours In For Family Of Man Killed In Greenburgh Crash
Support Pours In For Family Of Man Killed In Greenburgh Crash Graciano Calderon was meeting his son for lunch in Westchester when he was struck and killed by a motorist while walking on the side of the road in Westchester last week. Calderon, 75, of White Plains, was walking on Tarrytown Road in Greenburgh to meet his son at his job on Friday, Jan. 24, when he was hit by a driver and later died from his injuries. Police said that the driver was heading eastbound on Tarrytown Road after turning from Old Kensico Road when Calderon was struck. The driver reportedly remained at the scene and assisted in the investigation. Now, the community is rally…

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by Zak Failla
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County Lawmakers Move One Step Closer To Approving Red Light Cameras County Lawmakers Move One Step Closer To Approving Red Light Cameras
County Lawmakers Move One Step Closer To Approving Red Light Cameras For careless or impatient motorists, racing through yellow or red traffic lights may be reduced throughout Westchester. At a special meeting on Monday, June 11, the county Board of Legislators, by a 16-0 vote, approved a measure asking New York state to give the county permission to consider passing a local law to allow red light cameras at county intersections. “The measure was passed in order to get it into the hands of state legislators quickly, because the state legislative session is ending," said county Board Chairman Ben Boykin, D-Harrison, Scarsdale, White Plains. "But thi…

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by Jon Craig