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COVID-19 Questions: I Was In Contact With Someone Who Tested Positive, Now What? COVID-19 Questions: I Was In Contact With Someone Who Tested Positive, Now What?
Covid-19 Questions: I Was In Contact With Someone Who Tested Positive, Now What? So you have come into contact with someone who tested positive for novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Now what? Health officials have outlined basic guidelines to help those who come into contact with someone who has a positive case of COVID-19 as the outbreak continues to spread throughout the region and country. According to officials, one should quarantine themselves for a minimum of 14 days from the date of contact, which is required by law. Close contact has been defined by the Centers for Disease Control as being within six feet of someone who displays symptoms. During a quarantine, one …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Two Adults, Four Dogs Displaced After House Fire Breaks Out In Danbury Two Adults, Four Dogs Displaced After House Fire Breaks Out In Danbury
Two Adults, Four Dogs Displaced After House Fire Breaks Out In Danbury An overnight house fire that displaced two residents and four dogs is under investigation in Fairfield County. The blaze started just after 9:15 p.m. Saturday, March 7 in Danbury at 94 Ball Pond Road, said Danbury Fire Department Public Information Officer James Gagliardo. Due to the proximity, responding units requested Ball Pond (New Fairfield) Fire Company with a tanker to the scene.  Engine 25 arrived on scene and confirmed a working fire and called for additional fire units, including tankers, emergency medical services, and police to the scene along…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Three-Alarm House Fire Breaks Out In Area Three-Alarm House Fire Breaks Out In Area
Three-Alarm House Fire Breaks Out In Area A three-alarm fire broke out overnight, leaving a home heavily damaged in the area. The blaze began in Putnam County shortly before midnight on Monday, Dec. 23 at an East Court home in Mahopac Falls, fire officials said. The residence was fully engulfed when fire crews arrived at the house. Flames tore through the roof and rear of the home, leaving it temporarily uninhabitable.  Crews from Mahopac, Putnam Valley, Somers, Lake Mohegan and the Putnam County Bureau of Emergency Services were able to knock the flames down in approximately 45 minutes, officials said. No injuries were repor…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Photos: Two Hospitalized After Head-On Crash Near Middle School In Area Photos: Two Hospitalized After Head-On Crash Near Middle School In Area
Photos: Two Hospitalized After Head-On Crash Near Middle School In Area Two people were hospitalized after a head-on crash near the entrance to a middle school in the area. It happened on Saturday, Nov. 30 at about 10 a.m. in Mahopac. Mahopac Falls Fire, Heavy Rescue, EMS and Fire Police, in addition to multiple units from Carmel Police, EMStar paramedics and tow trucks responded to the crash on Baldwin Place Road in the area of the entrance to Mahopac Middle School, according to Jack Casey of the Mahopac Falls Volunteer Fire Department. First-arriving responders closed the road at Route 6N and Baldwin Place Road and at the entrance to the middle sch…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
16-Year-Old ID'd As Person Struck By Metro-North Train In Westchester 16-Year-Old ID'd As Person Struck By Metro-North Train In Westchester
16-Year-Old ID'd As Person Struck By Metro-North Train In Westchester Click here for an updated story: Teen Dies After Being Hit By Metro-North Train In Westchester A 16-year-old boy was injured after being struck by a Metro-North train in Westchester. The incident took place at the Pelham station around 5:45 p.m., Monday, Nov. 18, when the teen was struck, said Aaron Donovan, spokesman for Metro-North.  According to Donovan, the teen was removed alive by emergency personnel. Following the event, New Haven Line rush-hour trains were delayed by up to 50 minutes as a result. Normal service resumed at 8:53 p.m. Information was not available Tuesday …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Fire Rips Through Former Gucci Estate In Northern Westchester Fire Rips Through Former Gucci Estate In Northern Westchester
Fire Rips Through Former Gucci Estate In Northern Westchester Firefighters are battling a large fire at the former Gucci Estate in Northern Westchester The fire began around 6 a.m., Friday, Nov. 8, at the 5,300-square-foot home located in Yorktown Heights at 1230 Baptist Church Road. Firefighters are having to truck in water as no fire hydrants are located in the area. Information on Zillow said the home has four bedrooms, five bathrooms, an au pair suite, as well as a one-bedroom guest house. The 11-acre estate also has a pool, a double-sided paddock, professional tennis court, gazebo with a pond, and a waterfall and stream. Firefighters are still …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Pinned Under Vehicle Saved By Police In Area Man Pinned Under Vehicle Saved By Police In Area
Man Pinned Under Vehicle Saved By Police In Area A 23-year-old man is alive thanks to the quick work of several area police officers after a car fell on top of him. The accident took place in Orange County at 5 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 5, when police received a call that Justin Muller was pinned under a vehicle that had fallen while he was working on the vehicle, Town of New Windsor Deputy Chief Michael Farbent said. Once on the scene, the officers found Muller pinned underneath a 2015 Nissan Juke, Farbent said. Muller became pinned when the jack slipped and the vehicle fell, Farbent said. Three officers lifted the vehicle off Muller while t…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Video: Deer Crashes Through Window Of Hair Salon Video: Deer Crashes Through Window Of Hair Salon
Video: Deer Crashes Through Window Of Hair Salon Oh, deer. A hairstylist and pair of customers got quite a shock when a deer came crashing into a salon on Long Island. The incident occurred in Suffolk County at around 12:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon, Oct. 5 at Be.you.tiful Hair Salon on Portion Road in Lake Ronkonkoma. Watch the video here After crashing through a glass window adjacent to the front door, the young buck partially landed on a female customer waiting on a couch before barreling toward the rear entrance.  The deer then abruptly changed directions and exited through the front door, crashing the glass. The salon pos…

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by Joe Lombardi
Politics
Big Fish: Neighboring Governors Cuomo, Lamont Talk Transportation, Tourism, Tolls -- And Trout Big Fish: Neighboring Governors Cuomo, Lamont Talk Transportation, Tourism, Tolls -- And Trout
Big Fish: Neighboring Governors Cuomo, Lamont Talk Transportation, Tourism, Tolls -- And Trout Gone fishin'. Amid their mid-August vacations, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont took time to have a small summit on the waters of Lake Ontario. The two met on Tuesday, Aug. 20, where they discussed topics such as transportation, tourism and tolls -- all while reeling in steelhead trout on the lake in a 31-foot charter boat, “Instigator.”  The governors said that other topics to come up included the potential legalization of marijuana, emergency services, and the environment. Since taking office last year, Lamont has been taking similar meetings with elected …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Home Explosion Causes Road Closure In Northern Westchester Home Explosion Causes Road Closure In Northern Westchester
Home Explosion Causes Road Closure In Northern Westchester This story has been updated. An explosion that has caused extensive damage to a home in Northern Westchester led to the hourslong closure of a stretch of Route 100 (Saw Mill River Road). The closure, following the incident that happened around 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 5, was between the north end of Hidden Hollow Lane to the south end of Hidden Hollow Lane. The roadway reopened just before 8 p.m. The explosion, which occurred at a residence in the 300 block of Route 100, was reportedly in the garage. Millwood Fire Department is at the scene, along with the Ossining Fire Department FA…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Three Hospitalized After Three-Car Crash In Area Three Hospitalized After Three-Car Crash In Area
Three Hospitalized After Three-Car Crash In Area Three people were hospitalized after a multi-vehicle crash in the area. The crash, which involved three vehicles, happened on Saturday morning, July 20 in the area of 30 Secor Road in Mahopac. Members of the Mahopac Falls Fire Department, including EMS and Fire Police, responded along with multiple units from the Carmel Police Department, Putnam County Sheriff's Office and EMStar paramedics, said Jack Casey of the Mahopac Falls Volunteer Fire Department. After the road was initially shut down, Fire Police soon had a lane open for alternating traffic as tow trucks arrived at the scene. The …

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Three-Car Crash Causes Route 6N Closure Three-Car Crash Causes Route 6N Closure
Three-Car Crash Causes Route 6N Closure Three people suffered minor injuries after being involved in a three-car crash on Route 6N in Putnam County. Members of the Mahopac Falls Fire Department, Police Department, and paramedic were dispatched at approximately 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 17, to a stretch of Route 6N between the Putnam County sand depot and Austin Road, where there was a report of a multi-vehicle crash, said Jack Casey of the Mahopac Falls Volunteer Fire Department.. The crash forced first responders to close the roadway between Potter Road and Austin Road to allow crews to have full access to the injur…

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by Zak Failla