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Traffic Impact To Last Nearly 2 Years As $30M Road Project Begins Near Carmel HS
Drivers should brace for delays, as a major $30 million construction project near a Hudson Valley high school is expected to impact traffic for nearly two years. The project, which began in the Putnam County town of Carmel in September, will widen Fair Street from Simpson Road to Route 52, add sidewalks and streetlights, improve drainage, and create a new turning lane to make it easier to enter and exit the Carmel High School parking lot. The work is expected to continue through summer 2026, Carmel Central School District officials said in an announcement on Friday, Dec. 13. Pu…
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Water Main Break Disrupts HS In Northern Westchester, Emergency Plans Activated
A main break interrupted water service at a Northern Westchester school campus, prompting emergency plans to ensure student safety and school operations. The break occurred on Friday, Dec. 13, on Westlake Drive, leaving the Westlake High School campus in the Mount Pleasant Central School District without running water for part of the day, according to district officials. While repairs to the water main have been made, the district had to await system pressurization to ensure there are no further issues. In the meantime, school officials assembled an emergency response team to implement cont…
Police & Fire
Student Pictured With Suspected Firearm Sparks Investigation In Putnam Valley
Authorities are investigating a report involving a Hudson Valley student allegedly photographed with what appeared to be a firearm on school grounds, police announced. The investigation began in Putnam County late Tuesday, Dec. 10, when the concerning image was reported to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office School Resource Officer by the Putnam Valley School District, the Sheriff's Office announced on Wednesday, Dec. 11. The student was identified and interviewed at their residence. They did not attend Putnam Valley High School on Wednesday, authorities and school officials said. In a…
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Transformer Fire Sparks Near School In Westchester: Hundreds Without Power
A transformer fire that began near an elementary school in Westchester has left hundreds in the dark. The blaze happened on Wednesday morning, Dec. 11 on Pelham Road near Trinity Elementary School in New Rochelle, according to Con Edison. At one point on Wednesday morning, 528 customers were without power as a result of the incident. However, as of 2:10 p.m., only one remained in the dark. The fire also affected Trinity Elementary, which experienced intermittent outages. Despite this though, the building was open and running and all students were safe, according to district off…
Police & Fire
Mental Health Crisis Involving Gun Prompts Lockdown At Westchester School
A mental health emergency involving a man reportedly armed with a firearm prompted a lockdown at a Westchester school, police said. The incident occurred in Yonkers around 1 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 9, when Yonkers Police responded to the O'Rourke Townhomes on Shoreview Drive after receiving reports of a man in crisis who may have been in possession of a gun. Out of caution due to the location’s proximity to the Robert C. Dodson School, police requested a lockdown to ensure the safety of students and staff, officials said. Authorities made contact with the man and took him into protectiv…
Police & Fire
Drill Planned At Westchester Elementary School: What Parents Need To Know
A Westchester elementary school will host a reunification drill to prepare for emergencies, prompting temporary road closures and special procedures for parents and guardians. The Milton School in Rye will conduct the drill on Wednesday, Dec. 4, at 12 p.m., according to the City of Rye Police Department. The exercise is designed to simulate how students, staff, and first responders would account for and reunite children with their families or caregivers following a crisis or emergency. The entire drill is expected to take at least two hours to complete. The Rye Police Department will close…
Police & Fire
Students Evaluated, Treated After Chemical Exposure At Middle School In Northern Westchester
Multiple students were treated following a chemical exposure at a Northern Westchester middle school, fire officials said. The incident happened on Friday afternoon, Nov. 15, when the incident was reported at Fox Lane Middle School in Bedford, according to the Bedford Fire Department. Arriving fire crews began isolating and ventilating the affected room while the Westchester County Hazmat team sent a representative to the scene. After an investigation, first responders determined the product and exposures were "not significant" or critically harmful. Fox Lane staff then handled …
Police & Fire
School Employee Accused Of Shoving, Endangering Disabled Student In Yorktown
A 28-year-old employee of a school in the region faces a felony charge after allegedly endangering a disabled student, police said. The events leading to the arrest began in Northern Westchester at around 5:45 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 1, when a suspicious incident at the Shrub Oak International School at 3151 Stony St. prompted a police response, Yorktown Police announced on Friday, Nov. 15. An investigation determined that a school employee, identified as Dutchess County resident Sebastian Borba-Ferreira of East Fishkill, allegedly shoved and "committed other endangering actions" on…
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New Update: 14-Year-Old Boy Accused Of Stabbing Student At HS In Westchester
This story has been updated. A 14-year-old boy was taken into custody following a dispute involving a knife at a Westchester County high school that left a student with stab wounds, police said. The incident began just after 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 14, when a 17-year-old student at Gorton High School in Yonkers was found with several non-life-threatening stab wounds, according to Yonkers Police Detective Sergeant Frank DiDomizio. After first aid was given by the school nurse, Yonkers officers, and paramedics, the student was rushed to a nearby hospital in stable condit…
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Name Released Of 15-Year-Old Killed In Somers Shooting That Led To Manhunt, Arrest
This story has been updated. The name has been released of a teenage boy who was killed in a fatal shooting in Northern Westchester that led to a 12-hour manhunt and the arrest of a suspect. Fernando Jimenez, age 40, shot his girlfriend and her two children with an illegally possessed handgun in the Baldwin Place section of Somers during a domestic dispute at about 11:35 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 28, according to New York State Police. One of the children, a 10th-grade student at Somers High School now identified as Michael Raimondi, age 15, was killed. The boy's brother, a 13-year-…
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New Update: No Criminality Found After Threat Prompts Lockout At HS In Westchester
An investigation into a possible social media threat against a student that prompted a lockout at a Westchester County high school found no criminality, police said. Information regarding the threat was originally found by Port Chester High School staff members on Tuesday, Oct. 8, causing the building to be placed on a temporary lockout as a precaution, according to Port Chester Police. Earlier Report - Threat Against Student Prompts Lockout At Port Chester High School A resulting police investigation resulted in the identification of a person of interest, who was later in…
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Mahopac High School Put Into Lockdown After Accidental Alarm Activation
Authorities raced to a Hudson Valley high school after an alarm was accidentally tripped, police said. The incident happened in Putnam County just after 10:15 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 2, when authorities responded to a lockdown alarm activation at Mahopac High School that indicated it was "not a drill," according to the Carmel Police Department. As a result of the alarm, both Mahopac Middle and the Mahopac Falls schools were also put into lockdown. Officers from Carmel Police and the Putnam County Sheriff's Office quickly arrived at the high school, as well as those who had already be…
Police & Fire
Teen Slashes Fellow Hudson Valley HS Student In Face: Police
A Hudson Valley teen was charged with assault after allegedly slashing another high school student in the face with a medical-grade plastic handle blade instrument. The incident occurred in Orange County at Middletown High School on Monday, Sept. 30, in Middletown. According to a message from Middletown School District Superintendent Amy Creeden, there was an incident between two students that resulted in one of them being cut in the face with what allegedly was a knife that is in police custody. Creeden said that the instrument used had a one-half to three-quarter-inch blade. The a…
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Teenage Girl Accused Of Threatening Shooting At School District In Hudson Valley
A teenage girl has been accused of making a threat to a high school in the Hudson Valley. On Thursday night, Sept. 19, in Rockland County, the Town of Haverstraw Police Department said it was made aware of a potential threat of a shooting that would occur on Friday, Sept. 20, in the North Rockland School District. Officers and detectives immediately began investigating the claim and were able to locate the individual who created a social media post. After an investigation, it was found that this claim was false. The Town of Haverstraw Police Department charged the 16-yea…
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Threat Leads To Delayed Start For Carmel School District
A school threat led to a delayed start for a district in the Hudson Valley. At 5:55 a.m. Friday, Sept. 20, in Putnam County, administrators were notified of a "possible, non-specific threat made by an individual" in the Carmel High School community. This information was immediately shared with the Putnam County Sheriff's Office so that it could be investigated, according to a statement by the Carmel Central School District. "This threat was not directly related to Carmel High School or any district school, but was a statement made on a group chat on Discord regarding a school threat,"…
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Teacher Accused Of Kissing Student Returned To Westchester HS After Retirement Announcement
A former teacher accused of taking a student behind a high school auditorium curtain in Westchester and kissing them returned to the district in a partial capacity for a year after announcing his retirement, officials said. Hartsdale resident Michael Rubino, who taught music with Hastings Public Schools for over 20 years, was arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 11 on charges connected to his alleged unwanted touching and kissing of an underage student at Hastings High School, according to the Westchester County District Attorney's Office. Earlier Report - Former Teacher…
Police & Fire
Malfunction Sets Off Lockdown Alarm At High School In Northern Westchester
A lockdown alarm went off at a Northern Westchester high school as the result of a malfunction, police announced. The incident happened on Monday, Sept. 16, when a lockdown alarm went off at Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua, New Castle Police said around 11:45 a.m. After officers investigated the incident, they eventually determined that it was an unknown alarm malfunction. The department is now continuing the investigation to determine the circumstances of what triggered the alarm, police added. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for upda…
Police & Fire
New Update: Bomb Threat To School In Westchester Came From Foreign Country, Police Say
A bomb threat that prompted authorities to search a Westchester County school has been confirmed to have come from another country, police announced. The threat, made to the Bronxville School at 177 Pondfield Rd. on Wednesday, Sept. 11, originated from the country of Malaysia, Bronxville Police said on Thursday evening, Sept. 12. At around 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Bronxville Police received a call from the National Hotline reporting that someone had claimed to have placed bombs inside the school. Officers then responded to the building and searched its perimeter with the help of …
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Bomb Threat Prompts Search Outside School In Westchester, Staggered Dismissal
A school in Westchester was put into a hold-in-place after receiving a potential bomb threat, officials announced. New, updated report - New Update: Bomb Threat To Bronxville School Came From Foreign Country, Police Say The response began at around 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 11, when the Bronxville Police Department received information from a National Hotline that reported a possible bomb threat outside the Bronxville school building at 177 Pondfield Rd., according to Bronxville Superintendent Rachel Kelly. The police department and School Leadership team then imm…
Traffic
Traffic Light To Replace 'Confusing' Blinking Signal At Westchester Intersection Near School
A new traffic light has been approved to increase safety at a busy Westchester intersection that countless parents and students cross on their way to school. The new traffic signal will replace a "confusing" blinking light at the intersection of Ardsley Road and Fort Hill Road in Greenburgh, which many people cross while on their way to the nearby Greenville Elementary School, Town Supervisor Paul Feiner said on Thursday, July 11. "Cars stopping at one of four locations don’t always know when to allow motorists at the other corners to proceed," Feiner explained, adding, "I have …
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Intersection Next To Elementary School In Westchester Reopens After Crash
This story has been updated. A busy intersection next to a Westchester elementary school has reopened after a crash. The intersection of Harrison Avenue (Route 127) and Union Avenue next to the Harrison Avenue Elementary School is now open after it was briefly closed following a crash on Friday afternoon, June 21, Harrison Police announced. The crash resulted in downed power lines at the intersection, the department added. The closure caused delays during school pick-up.
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Community Calls For Safety Improvements After Mother, Child Killed In Westchester Bus Crash
A petition calling for enhanced safety measures for pedestrians has collected thousands of signatures following a fatal bus crash in Westchester that left a kindergarten student and his mother dead. New, updated report - New Update: IDs Released Of Mother, Child Fatally Struck By School Bus In Mamaroneck The petition, created by the Mamaroneck Avenue School community, follows a crash on Thursday morning, June 20 at around 8:30 a.m., when the student and his mother were struck by a school bus at the intersection of New Street and Mamaroneck Avenue, according to the Village of Mamaroneck…
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Latest Update: Kindergarten Student, Mother Both Fatally Struck Near Westchester School
This story has been updated. A crash involving a school bus in Westchester left a kindergarten student and his mother dead. New, updated report - New Update: IDs Released Of Mother, Child Fatally Struck By School Bus In Mamaroneck The incident happened on Thursday morning, June 20 around 8:30 a.m., when the student and his mother were struck by a vehicle while walking to the Mamaroneck Avenue School on Mamaroneck Avenue, according to the Mamaroneck Union Free School District. According to the Village of Mamaroneck Police Department, investigators found that a school bus w…
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Campus For Boy With Water Gun
Police conducted an extensive investigation after a student was seen sitting in the parking lot of a Hudson Valley high school holding what appeared to be a gun, authorities said. The incident began in Putnam County on Friday, April 19 around 12:15 p.m., when a Putnam Valley High School student reported that she had seen a boy sitting inside a car in the parking lot while holding what looked like a gun, according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office. By the time the school resource officer was told, the suspect had already left the campus. The Sheriff's Office then began an investig…
Police & Fire
Chimney Fire Prompts Emergency Response At Northern Westchester High School
Firefighters raced to a high school in Northern Westchester after receiving reports of a chimney fire. The incident happened on Monday morning, April 8, when crews from the Millwood Fire Department responded to a reported chimney fire at Fox Lane High School in Bedford. According to the department, arriving crews soon discovered that the affected chimney was clogged and quickly worked to unclog it and return the situation to safety. No injuries were reported.
Police & Fire
Students Assaulted, Caught With Weapon At Westchester School District
A school district in Westchester reported the assault of a student and the discovery of a weapon in another child's possession on the same day. In separate announcements, Mount Vernon City School District Acting Superintendent K. Veronica Smith said the city's police department is investigating two separate incidents that happened on Tuesday, April 2. The first of the incidents to be detailed happened during the morning hours when a BB gun was found in a student's possession at the Nelson Mandela/Hosea Zollicoffer Elementary School, Smith said. The weapon was found th…
Police & Fire
Delivery Driver Charged After Confronting High School Security In Northern Westchester
A delivery driver was taken into custody after nearly hitting security officers with her car at a Northern Westchester high school following a confrontation with them, police said. The incident began on Wednesday, March 13 at around 12:30 p.m., when security personnel at Byram Hills High School in Armonk confronted a delivery woman who parked her car in an unauthorized vehicle, according to North Castle Police. When she was told to move her car to the proper location for deliveries, the woman became belligerent and drove off. She then failed to comply with security personnel's directi…
Police & Fire
Police Conduct Drills At Several Schools In Mahopac: 'No Cause For Alarm'
An increased law enforcement presence was seen at several schools in the Hudson Valley as police conducted a lockdown drill. The drill was conducted in Putnam County on Wednesday, March 13 at around 8:30 a.m. at Mahopac High School, Mahopac Middle School, and Mahopac Falls Academy, Carmel Police announced. At the time of the drill, an increased law enforcement presence from the Carmel Police Department and Putnam County Sheriff's Office was seen in the Mahopac Central School District. However, police said there was "no cause for alarm and no threat to the community." The drill…
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New Update: Threat To Middle School In Westchester Came From Student Inside Building
A threat called in to a middle school in Westchester that resulted in several school lockdowns was revealed to have come from a student inside the building, officials said. The threat was received by Port Chester Middle School on Wednesday, Feb. 28, prompting all of the district's schools to go into lockdown out of an abundance of caution. Earlier Report - Threat Made To Port Chester Middle School Causes Lockdowns Following an investigation into the threat, it was determined to have come from a phone call placed inside the building. As part of this investigation, police went to every …
Police & Fire
Threat Made To Middle School In Westchester Causes Lockdowns
Several schools in a Westchester village were put into lockdown after one of them received a threat, officials said. New, updated report - New Update: Threat To Port Chester Middle School Came From Student Inside Building The threat was made to Port Chester Middle School on Wednesday, Feb. 28, the school district announced. After the threat was received, all Port Chester schools were immediately put into lockdowns, which were eventually lifted later in the day. Police are continuing to investigate the incident, school officials said, adding that students and staff would r…
Police & Fire
Increased Police Presence Scheduled For Several Hudson Valley Schools: 'No Emergency'
Several schools in the Hudson Valley are scheduled to have an increased law enforcement presence as part of a drill, police announced. Three schools in the Putnam County will have an increased police presence on Thursday, Jan. 11 as part of a lockdown drill, the Carmel Police Department announced. The three schools with increased presence will be Mahopac High School, Mahopac Middle School, and the Mahopac Falls Academy, the department said. As part of the drill, officers and deputies from Carmel Police and the Putnam County Sheriff's Office will be at the school propertie…
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