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228-Year-Old Farm In Southeast To Be Permanently Protected: 'Iconic Local Institution' 228-Year-Old Farm In Southeast To Be Permanently Protected: 'Iconic Local Institution'
228-Year-Old Farm In Southeast To Be Permanently Protected: 'Iconic Local Institution' The oldest working farm in a Hudson Valley county, which dates back to the 18th century, will now be permanently protected from development.  The Ryder Farm, located in the Putnam County town of Southeast, will be permanently protected from non-farm development  by a conservation easement, the Westchester Land Trust announced on Tuesday, Oct. 10.  The 128-acre property, which dates back to 1795, is the oldest working farm in Putnam and has been an important part of agriculture in the region for nine generations.  Land Trust officials said that protecting the farm from d…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Offensive Images, Words Spray Painted On Public Property In Northern Westchester Offensive Images, Words Spray Painted On Public Property In Northern Westchester
Offensive Images, Words Spray Painted On Public Property In Northern Westchester Police in Northern Westchester are searching for the person responsible for spray-painting racist graffiti. The graffiti was discovered in Yorktown where the Taconic Parkway passes over the Croton Reservoir northbound on Saturday, May 21. The graffiti, which was signed with the initials JJC, was done in blue spray paint and said "Jackson C. Hates N....S" as well as an anti-semitic statement, said Chief Robert Noble, of the Yorktown Police. "While these hateful and hurtful statements were reported on Saturday, May 21, our investigation thus far has led us to believe that the crime was commi…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Body Found In Northern Westchester Reservoir Apparent Suicide Body Found In Northern Westchester Reservoir Apparent Suicide
Body Found In Northern Westchester Reservoir Apparent Suicide A body found pulled from a section of the Croton Reservoir in Yorktown on Sunday, Jan. 20 is being handled as an apparent suicide. A rescue crew pulled the body from the waters shortly after it was discovered around 9 a.m. near the intersection of Hunterbrook Road and Baptist Church Road.  According to Adam Bosch, a spokesman with the state Department of Environmental Protection, which oversees the watershed area, the death is "being investigated as an apparent suicide," and that no further information would be available, including the person's identity or hometown. The body appeared …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Body Pulled From Croton Reservoir In Yorktown Body Pulled From Croton Reservoir In Yorktown
Body Pulled From Croton Reservoir In Yorktown Click here for an updated story: Body Found In Northern Westchester Reservoir Apparent Suicide A body was pulled from a section of the Croton Reservoir in Yorktown on Sunday. A rescue crew pulled the body shortly after it was discovered around 9 a.m. near the intersection of Hunterbrook Road and Baptist Church Road. The body is reportedly being turned over to the Westchester County medical examiner. The body appeared to be a white male, according to a report by News 12. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Daily Voice
Police & Fire
Northern Westchester Man Jumps To His Death From Bridge On Taconic Parkway Northern Westchester Man Jumps To His Death From Bridge On Taconic Parkway
Northern Westchester Man Jumps To His Death From Bridge On Taconic Parkway A Westchester County man who jumped to his death from the AMVETS Memorial Bridge off the Taconic State Parkway has been identified, according to the New York State Police. Xiaohu Liu, 53, of Briarcliff Manor was recovered by the Yorktown Heights Fire Department marine unit around 1 p.m. Sunday from the Croton Reservoir, said Trooper A.J. Hicks, public information officer for Troop K. Although the event remains under investigation, Hicks said Liu’s death is “consistent with suicide.”

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by Kathy Reakes