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Obituaries
Beloved Northern Westchester Business Owner Dies At 69 Beloved Northern Westchester Business Owner Dies At 69
Beloved Northern Westchester Business Owner Dies At 69 A community is mourning the loss of a Hudson Valley woman who once owned two popular businesses in Northern Westchester and was known for her love of crafting.  Putnam County resident Diane Callahan-Caro of Brewster died on Friday, Jan. 19 in Newark, New Jersey at the age of 69, according to her obituary.  Born in Morristown, New Jersey in 1954, Callahan-Caro went on to graduate from Lakeland High School in Shrub Oak in 1972 before earning her bachelor's degree from Briarcliff College.  Years later in 1978, she married John Caro in Peekskill and together, they live…

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by Ben Crnic
News
Minivan Slams Into THE Glen Rock Minivan Slams Into THE Glen Rock
Minivan Slams Into THE Glen Rock A minivan slammed into the gigantic boulder that gave the borough of Glen Rock its name. The alert, conscious driver sustained injuries that responders said weren't life-threatening after his Toyota Highlander rammed the 570-ton boulder at the intersection of Doremus Avenue and Rock Road shortly before 9:30 p.m. Sunday. Police said he may have suffered a medical episode before the crash. The Glen Rock Volunteer Ambulance Corps took him to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. Borough police and firefighters responded, along with Ridgewood police. The minivan was towed from the scene after f…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Police: NY Man Jailed For Wielding BB Gun, Fleeing During Dispute With Sussex County Landscaper Police: NY Man Jailed For Wielding BB Gun, Fleeing During Dispute With Sussex County Landscaper
Police: NY Man Jailed For Wielding BB Gun, Fleeing During Dispute With Sussex County Landscaper A 31-year-old man has been jailed after wielding a BB gun during an alleged dispute with a Sussex County landscaper. David A. G. Martin of Peekskill, NY is accused of brandishing PSM45 BB handgun during an argument over payment at a landscaping business off Limecrest Road around 3 p.m. Wednesday, Andover Township Police said. Martin then drove away, heading toward Newton-Sparta road in a red Ford F150, police said. Martin’s vehicle was located “within minutes” on Lawrence Road, where he was stopped and found in possession of the BB gun used in the incident, police said. Martin was arreste…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Man Slashes Tires Of 22 Hospital Workers In Northern Westchester, Police Say Man Slashes Tires Of 22 Hospital Workers In Northern Westchester, Police Say
Man Slashes Tires Of 22 Hospital Workers In Northern Westchester, Police Say A suspect has been charged after nearly two dozen hospital staffers who ended shifts battling the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic found the tires on their vehicles slashed. It happened in Northern Westchester at the New York-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital in Cortlandt. At about 7 a.m. Friday, April 10, state police say they received a report of criminal mischief. An investigation determined Daniel Hall, 29, of Peekskill, slashed the tires on 22 vehicles parked in the hospital parking lot, state police said. At the time of his arrest, Hall, was in possession of a small quan…

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by Joe Lombardi