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Fatal Cortlandt Crash: 17-Year-Old ID'd As Victim, Girl Critically Injured Fatal Cortlandt Crash: 17-Year-Old ID'd As Victim, Girl Critically Injured
Fatal Cortlandt Crash: 17-Year-Old ID'd As Victim, Girl Critically Injured A 17-year-old has been identified as the victim of a fatal crash in Northern Westchester in which a 16-year-old was critically injured. It happened around 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15 on Albany Post Road (Route 9) in Cortlandt. According to New York State Police spokesman AJ Hicks, an iitial investigation revealed Putnam County resident and Haldane High School student Vladislav Saban, of Cold Spring, operating a 2012 Toyota Prius southbound sideswiped a Subaru Forester while passing illegally on the right shoulder.  Saban lost control of the vehicle, struck a utility pole, and then a tree.&…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
New Photos: Fire Displaces Residents Of Senior Living Complex In Yorktown New Photos: Fire Displaces Residents Of Senior Living Complex In Yorktown
New Photos: Fire Displaces Residents Of Senior Living Complex In Yorktown New photos of a fire that displaced residents of a Northern Westchester senior housing complex and sent some to the hospital have been released by officials. Earlier Report - 11 Residents Of Senior Living Complex In Hospital After Fire In Yorktown The photos show extensive damage to one of the apartments at the Beaver Ridge Apartments in Yorktown located at 1965 Allan Ave. The fire happened on Wednesday, Dec. 28 around 12:30 p.m., when smoke was reported in the "Charlie Wing" of the C building, according to the Yorktown Heights Fire Department.  Firefighters were able to keep the fire con…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Northern Westchester Woman Dies After Jump From Bear Mountain Bridge Northern Westchester Woman Dies After Jump From Bear Mountain Bridge
Northern Westchester Woman Dies After Jump From Bear Mountain Bridge A 57-year-old area woman died after parking her vehicle on the side of the roadway, walking up Bear Mountain Bridge, and jumping from the top. New York State Police received a call around 7 p.m., Monday, May 18, from a witness who said a person had jumped from the bridge, which is located between Bear Mountain State Park in Orange County, less than a half-mile north of the Rockland County line, and Cortlandt in Northern Westchester, and less than a half-mile south of the Putnam County line. Trooper AJ Hicks said troopers immediately responded to the scene with the Verplanck Fire Department…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Love A Parade? Fire Departments From Throughout Area Will Participate In Annual Ossining Event Love A Parade? Fire Departments From Throughout Area Will Participate In Annual Ossining Event
Love A Parade? Fire Departments From Throughout Area Will Participate In Annual Ossining Event Love a parade and big trucks, then head to the annual Ossining Fire Department Parade Friday evening. The event, which begins at 7 p.m., will feature members of numerous surrounding departments and allow residents a chance to thank them for their service. The parade route is the same as years prior, staring on Croton Avenue at Campwoods Road and will head west on Croton Avenue to Highland Avenue and proceed south on South Highland Avenue to Main Street, then West on Main Street continuing on to Secor Road and ending at the Louis Engel Park at the waterfront.  Note: Road closures will be in…

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by Kathy Reakes