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Structural Engineering

Glen Burnie, MD
Business
Maryland Wax Salon Owner Locked Out As Entire Business Sits Inside Unsafe Glen Burnie Tower Maryland Wax Salon Owner Locked Out As Entire Business Sits Inside Unsafe Glen Burnie Tower
Maryland Wax Salon Owner Locked Out As Entire Business Sits Inside Unsafe Glen Burnie Tower Shelby Benard didn't just lose access to her workplace. She lost access to her livelihood. The Maryland small business owner has spent the past week unable to enter her wax salon after Anne Arundel County declared the 10-story Empire Towers office building in Glen Burnie unsafe following a structural emergency that forced the evacuation of roughly 100 people. Now, with every piece of equipment, supply, chair, and decoration still trapped inside, Benard says she's scrambling to rebuild from scratch while trying to keep her business alive. "My income depends entirely on being able to serve …

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
ID Released For Former Westchester Resident Missing After Florida Condo Collapse ID Released For Former Westchester Resident Missing After Florida Condo Collapse
ID Released For Former Westchester Resident Missing After Florida Condo Collapse As first responders continue their search for any survivors of a 12-story condo that collapsed in Surfside, Florida, local residents are holding out hope that a former resident who is among the missing will be found. Judy Spiegel, age 65, a Long Island native from Plainview who later lived in Southampton, as well as in Westchester County, in Ardsley, is one of the 152 still listed as missing, officials said. Spiegel's husband, Kevin Spiegel, was out of town on business when the collapse occurred. Kevin Spiegel, along with his three grown children, has staged a vigil nearby the Ch…

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by Kathy Reakes
New City, NY
Traffic
New Tappan Zee Bridge Span Reopens After Fire Breaks Out On RV New Tappan Zee Bridge Span Reopens After Fire Breaks Out On RV
New Tappan Zee Bridge Span Reopens After Fire Breaks Out On RV The Westchester-bound span of the new Tappan Zee Bridge has reopened after a fire involving a recreational vehicle broke out. The blaze, on an RV pulling a Honda Pilot, began just before 3:30 p.m. and was quickly contained, the New York State Thruway Authority said in a statement. No injuries were reported. "A structural engineer has evaluated the overhead gantry structure, and all lanes have re-opened to allow traffic to flow," the NYSTA said at 5 p.m. "Motorists should expect residual delays.”

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by Joe Lombardi
White Plains, NY
Police & Fire
Box Truck Slams Into Hutch Overpass, Sending Debris Flying Box Truck Slams Into Hutch Overpass, Sending Debris Flying
Box Truck Slams Into Hutch Overpass, Sending Debris Flying Update A stretch of the northbound Hutchinson River Parkway has reopened at King Street in Rye Brook after a box truck slammed into the overpass sending debris flying. Original report A stretch of the Hutchinson River Parkway is closed northbound at King Street in Rye Brook after a box truck slammed into the overpass sending debris flying. The incident took place around 12:52 p.m. Monday at King Street sending the debris onto the roadway at the border between Rye Brook and Greenwich, injuring at least one person, said Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the Westchester County Police. Both nort…

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by Kathy Reakes