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Van With Gas Tanks Inside Goes Up In Flames In Front Of Westchester Firehouse Van With Gas Tanks Inside Goes Up In Flames In Front Of Westchester Firehouse
Van With Gas Tanks Inside Goes Up In Flames In Front Of Westchester Firehouse A van filled with gas tanks caught on fire in front of a Northern Westchester firehouse under renovations.  The blaze began on Wednesday, Oct. 23 just before 6 p.m., when a van containing acetylene gas tanks went up in flames in front of the Somers Fire House at 270 Route 202, according to the Somers Volunteer Fire Department.  Although the blaze happened in front of a firehouse, the department's fire trucks were actually disbursed to other Somers firehouses because of ongoing renovations at that location.  Because of this, crews raced to the blaze from other Somers fir…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Duo Nabbed After Stealing From Mall In Westchester, Fleeing: Police Duo Nabbed After Stealing From Mall In Westchester, Fleeing: Police
Duo Nabbed After Stealing From Mall In Westchester, Fleeing: Police A man and woman both face charges after stealing merchandise from a shopping mall in Northern Westchester and fleeing, police said. The arrests resulted from an incident on Monday, Oct. 23 just after 5:30 p.m., when Yorktown Police responded to Dick's Sporting Goods at the Jefferson Valley Mall at 650 Lee Blvd. for a reported larceny.  According to the department, police soon learned that the suspects drove off in a gray Audi sedan. Officers were able to quickly find this vehicle on the Taconic State Parkway in the area of Route 202 and pulled it over.  Inside the Audi, police al…

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by Ben Crnic
News
Storm Aftermath: Westchester Town Left Drenched By Heavy Rain Storm Aftermath: Westchester Town Left Drenched By Heavy Rain
Storm Aftermath: Westchester Town Left Drenched By Heavy Rain Much of a Northern Westchester town was left submerged following a powerful storm that dropped over six inches of rain and caused officials to declare a state of emergency.  The storm, which rampaged across the Hudson Valley on Sunday night, July 9 into Monday morning, July 10, brought a deluge of rainfall that left many public areas and roads in Yorktown damaged and under a pool of water.  Earlier report: Hudson Valley Woman Killed During Severe Storm ID'd As 35-Year-Old Trying To Rescue Dog Some of the damage caused by the freak event included a sinkhole behind the town ha…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Erratic Driving: 23-Year-Old With Revoked License Nabbed In Westchester, Police Say Erratic Driving: 23-Year-Old With Revoked License Nabbed In Westchester, Police Say
Erratic Driving: 23-Year-Old With Revoked License Nabbed In Westchester, Police Say A 23-year-old man has landed in hot water after allegedly driving erratically on a main road in Northern Westchester while drunk with a revoked license, police said.  The arrest stemmed from an incident on Monday, June 12 just before 5 p.m., when Yorktown Police received a report of an erratic driver on Route 35 who had turned onto Route 202.  Upon arriving at the area, officers witnessed the vehicle allegedly veer out of its lane three separate times before pulling it over. Inside, authorities identified 23-year-old Port Chester resident Joseph Cuadros as the driver and discovere…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Drunk Driver Hits Car, Then Crashes While Fleeing In Westchester: Police Drunk Driver Hits Car, Then Crashes While Fleeing In Westchester: Police
Drunk Driver Hits Car, Then Crashes While Fleeing In Westchester: Police A drunk driver was hit with several charges after allegedly striking another vehicle in Northern Westchester and then crashing his own car while fleeing the scene as officers closed in, police said.  The incident happened on Saturday, June 3 around 9 p.m., when Yorktown Police received a report that a vehicle had hit another car on Route 202 and driven away.  According to the department, this fleeing vehicle then crashed on Ridge Street as officers responded to the scene.  Officers then identified the driver as 53-year-old Robert Sullivan of Yorktown and conducted an investi…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Road Rage: Westchester Man Brandishes Knife At Victim, Child, Police Say Road Rage: Westchester Man Brandishes Knife At Victim, Child, Police Say
Road Rage: Westchester Man Brandishes Knife At Victim, Child, Police Say A Northern Westchester man is in trouble after threatening a victim and their child with a butcher's knife in a road rage incident, police said.  On Saturday, Nov. 12, around 5:30 p.m., police responded to a dispute between two motorists in Yorktown by Route 202 and Stony Street, according to Yorktown Police.  After some investigation, police alleged that the suspect displayed the knife in front of the male victim and his child, threatened to kill the man, and then left the scene before authorities arrived.  On Wednesday, Nov. 16, police located the suspect, 57-year-old Denn…

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by Ben Crnic
Business
New Trader Joe's To Open In Westchester New Trader Joe's To Open In Westchester
New Trader Joe's To Open In Westchester A long-standing rumor will soon become reality as Trader Joe’s is coming to Northern Westchester. Yorktown Town Supervisor Matt Slater confirmed that the building department has received plans for a new supermarket to be constructed on Crompond Road (Route 202) following months of construction at the shopping center. Trader Joe’s will join a shopping center at 3200 Crompond Road that has welcomed a new Lowe’s location and Starbucks within the past two years.  The nearest Trader Joe’s locations to the one being constructed in Yorktown Heights are in Southern Westchester, in Hartsdale, …

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by Zak Failla
Traffic
Taconic State Parkway Double-Lane Closure Scheduled Taconic State Parkway Double-Lane Closure Scheduled
Taconic State Parkway Double-Lane Closure Scheduled There will be double lane closures for several days on the Taconic State Parkway for several days. The New York State Department of Transportation announced that daily between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. from Wednesday, Dec. 18 through Friday, Dec. 20, there will be two southbound lanes closed on the parkway in Yorktown. According to the NYSDOT, the closures are expected to cause delays between exit 20 (Route 6) and exit 17A (Routes 202 and 35), weather permitting. During the construction work, motorists in the area can expect delays. The NYSDOT noted that “motorists are reminded that fines are d…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Parkway Stop Leads To Drug Possession Charge For Yonkers Man Parkway Stop Leads To Drug Possession Charge For Yonkers Man
Parkway Stop Leads To Drug Possession Charge For Yonkers Man A Westchester man has been charged with drug possession following a traffic stop on the Taconic Parkway, police say. Yorktown Police say they initiated a traffic stop after observing a driver failing to keep right on the Taconic State Parkway southbound on the ramp from Route 202 on Saturday, Aug. 10 around 8 a.m. The driver, identified as Abraham Kiryako, 30, of Yonkers, was found to be in possession of an unspecified illicit substance, police say. Kiryako was arrested and charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor, and failure to keep right, …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Numerous Crashes Cause Delays During Storm Numerous Crashes Cause Delays During Storm
Numerous Crashes Cause Delays During Storm This story has been updated. Three crashes caused delays on three busy roadways in the area amid the storm on Tuesday afternoon. The right and center lanes on eastbound I-287 in Westchester were blocked by a crash between exits 7 and 8 just before 4 p.m. There were delays on the Tappan Zee Bridge following a crash mid-span at around 4:15 p.m. northbound (Rockland-bound). A two-vehicle crash shut down Route 202 (Bear Mountain Bridge Road) for more than an hour. Police said the roadway is currently being reopened. No serious injuries were reported.  The crash took place arou…

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by Daily Voice
Traffic
Expect Delays: Palisades Interstate Parkway Lane Closures Scheduled Expect Delays: Palisades Interstate Parkway Lane Closures Scheduled
Expect Delays: Palisades Interstate Parkway Lane Closures Scheduled There will be partial and full lane closures on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Rockland County for several weeks as contracting crews get set to perform construction activities in the area. The New York State Department of Transportation has issued an alert warning that construction work in Haverstraw and Stony Point is expected to result in single lane closures and full lane closures on the parkway between exit 13 (Route 202) and exit 18 (Route 6), beginning on Monday, May 14. According to the NYSDOT, full closures of portions of the northbound side of the of the Parkway are expected …

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by Zak Failla