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MTA Announces Schedule Changes For Hudson, Harlem, New Haven Lines: Here's When They Start
To accommodate Metro-North crews working to replace sections of track and switches in Grand Central Station, officials have announced schedule changes for Hudson, Harlem, and New Haven line trains.
The upcoming schedule changes will take effect on Tuesday, Jan. 16, and are expected to last until early spring, according to Metro-North Railroad President Catherine Rinaldi.
"The tracks and switches in and around the Grand Central Terminal complex are at the heart of the Metro-North system," Rinaldi said, adding, "It is vital that we keep those tracks in a state of good re…
Duo Nabbed For Smuggling Contraband Into Hudson Valley Prison For Money: DA
Two men, including a correction officer, are accused of working to smuggle contraband into a Northern Westchester prison in exchange for payment, officials announced.
The suspects, Irvington resident Jose Estevez-Luciano, age 33, and Sleepy Hollow resident Francis De La Cruz, age 24, both face charges related to their alleged scheme to smuggle contraband into Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Ossining, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday, Nov. 2.
According to the DA's Office, both men participated in their scheme between Thursday, O…
Hudson Valley Native Who Was All-America Collegiate Athlete Dies At Age 48
A Northern Westchester native who was a standout athlete in both high school and college has died.
Alison Relyea, who grew up in Briarcliff and graduated in 1992 from the Hackley School in Tarrytown, was 48 years old, according to her obituary.
She died on Wednesday, Oct. 12 at Evelyn’s House hospice facility in Creve Coeur, Missouri. For the past 11 years, she lived in Chesterfield, Missouri, her obituary said.
She graduated from Gettysburg College in 1996 and the University of Maryland School of Nursing, where she received her BSN degree, in 1998.
Throughout her younger years…
Beloved Longtime High School Teacher In Hudson Valley Dies At Age 69
A Westchester County woman who spent more than 30 years working as a special education teacher at a high school has died at age 69.
Mary Jacinta Saffran died unexpectedly at her home in Irvington on Saturday, May 14, according to her obituary.
"She was an outstanding and beloved special education teacher at Lincoln High School in Yonkers, NY for 36 years," her obituary reads. "A vivacious lover of life, her passions were traveling, cooking, entertaining, and helping anyone in need."
Saffran also had a love of running, and she ran the New York City Marathon four times, her obituary reads.&n…
Marianne Marra, Beloved Teacher In Hudson Valley, Dies
Marianne Marinello Marra, a longtime Westchester County resident and teacher in the area, has died at the age of 78.
According to her obituary, Marra, who was a resident of Irvington, died on Friday, Nov. 5.
Marra served as director of the Therapeutic Nursery program at the Clearview School in Briarcliff.
She also taught preschool in the Tarrytown Public School District.
"A friend to everyone she met, Marianne always saw the best in others and believed in their potential," her obituary reads."If we could keep that very best piece of her alive, she would want us to always make so…
Beloved Mother, Teacher From Hudson Valley Dies At 41
A beloved mother and teacher who was a lifelong Westchester resident has died at age 41.
Valerie Cirillo Bunch, who lived in Tarrytown, was raised in Irvington.
She worked as a preschool teacher, nanny for many families, and as a postpartum doula.
She died on Tuesday, March 30.
She is survived by her husband for 11 years, Sean David Bunch; her children Cole, Donte, and Giselle; sisters Melissa Cirillo and Samantha (Randoln) Hidalgo; nieces and nephews Ashley, Mia, Dorian, Milo, and Ryder; and her father-in-law Donald R Bunch.
"Her children were her purpose and making them…
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ID Released For Woman Killed In Three-Car Area Crash
A woman who was killed in a three-vehicle crash in Northern Westchester has been identified.
Gabrielle Long, 70, of Mohegan Lake, was killed around 6:05 p.m., Monday, Dec. 28 on Route 202 (Crompond Road) in Yorktown, just west of Garden Lane, said Yorktown Police Lt. John Delulio.
Another driver, a 64-year-old resident of Irvington, was transported to Westchester Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, while the third driver, 27, from Peekskill, refused medical attention at the scene, Delulio said.
The crash is under investigation.
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Covid-19: Here's Latest Update On Westchester Cases By Municipality
The number of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Westchester continues to stabilize.
As of Monday, April 27, according to the New York State Department of Health, there have been 291,996 confirmed COVID-19 cases statewide, including 28,007 in Westchester. There have been 1,077 deaths tied to COVID-19 since the outbreak began 58 days ago.
Earlier story: COVID-19: Here's How Many Of 7,500 Were Positive In New State Antibody Testing
A breakdown of COVID-19 cases by municipality in Westchester:
Yonkers: 4,922;
New Rochelle: 2,126;
Mount Vernon: 2,038;
White Plains: 1,247;
Port Chest…
Covid-19 Active Cases Drop Again In Westchester: Here's Latest Rundown By Municipality
The number of active novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Westchester has dipped below 9,000 for the first time in weeks.
During his daily virtual COVID-19 briefing, Westchester County Executive George Latimer announced on Thursday, April 23, that there have been 25,959 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with 8,955 still active.
“This is the first time we’ve dipped below 9,000 cases in a few weeks, and that’s a relatively good sign, and follows the numbers we’re seeing around the state,” Latimer said. “We were at more than 10,000 cases as of Monday, (April 20), so we’ve seen a 10 percent drop in…
Award-Winning Historian Robert Massie, Hudson Valley Resident, Dies
An award-winning historian who called the Hudson Valley home for much of his life, died in his Westchester home.
Robert K. Massie, an author and historian of Europe and pre-Revolutionary Russia, died in Irvington on Monday, Dec. 2. Massie, who was 90 years old, had been suffering from Alzheimer’s disease at the time of his death.
A Pulitzer Prize winner, Massie’s published books on Russian tzars that sold more than six million copies, including “Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman,” “Peter the Great,” and “Nicholas and Alexandra,” which he wrote when his son was diagnosed with hemophil…
