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30-Year-Old Takes Troopers On Pursuit On Taconic Parkway In Hudson Valley 30-Year-Old Takes Troopers On Pursuit On Taconic Parkway In Hudson Valley
30-Year-Old Takes Troopers On Pursuit On Taconic Parkway In Hudson Valley A 30-year-old man has been charged with allegedly taking New York State Police on a pursuit on the Taconic Parkway in the Hudson Valley. The incident occurred in Dutchess County in Pleasant Valley around 9:30 p.m. on Friday, July 26. According to Trooper AJ Hicks of the New York State Police, troopers conducted a traffic stop of a 2014 Ford Taurus northbound on the Taconic Parkway for violations of the vehicle and traffic law. As troopers approached the vehicle, they gave commands to lower the windows of the vehicle and place it in park. The suspect refused to comply and fled the scene, H…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Offensive Images, Words Spray Painted On Public Property In Northern Westchester Offensive Images, Words Spray Painted On Public Property In Northern Westchester
Offensive Images, Words Spray Painted On Public Property In Northern Westchester Police in Northern Westchester are searching for the person responsible for spray-painting racist graffiti. The graffiti was discovered in Yorktown where the Taconic Parkway passes over the Croton Reservoir northbound on Saturday, May 21. The graffiti, which was signed with the initials JJC, was done in blue spray paint and said "Jackson C. Hates N....S" as well as an anti-semitic statement, said Chief Robert Noble, of the Yorktown Police. "While these hateful and hurtful statements were reported on Saturday, May 21, our investigation thus far has led us to believe that the crime was commi…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Expect Delays: One Lane To Be Closed On Taconic Parkway For Daytime Roadwork Expect Delays: One Lane To Be Closed On Taconic Parkway For Daytime Roadwork
Expect Delays: One Lane To Be Closed On Taconic Parkway For Daytime Roadwork Be ready for possible traffic delays on the Taconic Parkway in the coming weeks. Paving work on the parkway beginning Monday, May 23, will close one lane in both directions in Columbia County between Claverack and Chatham, according to the Department of Transportation. Lanes will be closed between State Route 217 and Interstate 90 each day from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., weather permitting. Work is expected to wrap up Thursday, June 30. Transportation officials said drivers should plan for delays and slow down during those times. They also reminded drivers that fines are doubled for speeding in …

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by Michael Mashburn
Traffic
Serious Crash Shuts Down Taconic Parkway Stretch Serious Crash Shuts Down Taconic Parkway Stretch
Serious Crash Shuts Down Taconic Parkway Stretch A serious crash has shut down a stretch of the Taconic Parkway. The closure on Friday, Jan. 14 was reported around 1:30 p.m. in Putnam County southbound at Exit 31 (Route 301) in Kent. Traffic is being diverted onto Exit 31. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Daily Voice
Police & Fire
Police Dish Out 49 Tickets In Operation Hard Hat Taconic, Sprain Brook Parkway, I-684 Patrols Police Dish Out 49 Tickets In Operation Hard Hat Taconic, Sprain Brook Parkway, I-684 Patrols
Police Dish Out 49 Tickets In Operation Hard Hat Taconic, Sprain Brook Parkway, I-684 Patrols New York State Police troopers went deep undercover, posing as construction workers, handing out nearly 50 tickets to motorists during “Operation Hardhat” in Westchester and Putnam counties. This week,  troopers teamed with the New York State Department of Transportation for the special detail, dishing out a total of 49 tickets to speedsters and distracted drivers on I-684, the Taconic and Sprain Brook Parkways. During the two-day detail, troopers patrolled highway work zones for violations that include speeding, failing to adhere to the "Move Over" law use of a cell phone while d…

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by Zak Failla
Traffic
Taconic Parkway Lane Reopens After Crash Taconic Parkway Lane Reopens After Crash
Taconic Parkway Lane Reopens After Crash This story has been updated. A lane has reopened after a crash involving a motorcycle on a stretch of the Taconic Parkway. The crash, reported just before 4 p.m. Thursday, March 5, happened southbound in Lagrangeville near Route 55.

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by Daily Voice
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Taconic Lanes Reopen After Car Fire Taconic Lanes Reopen After Car Fire
Taconic Lanes Reopen After Car Fire This story has been updated. A stretch of the Taconic Parkway has reopened after a car fire caused its closure late Friday morning, March 22. The closure, reported at 10:30 a.m., was northbound at Route 199 in Hopewell Junction and lasted about an hour It was the second time the Taconic in Dutchess wasclosed during the day. A southbound crash at around 7 a.m. led to both lanes being blocked for about a half-hour in Pleasant Valley.

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by Daily Voice
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Separate Incidents Cause Morning Gridlock On Several Area Roadways Separate Incidents Cause Morning Gridlock On Several Area Roadways
Separate Incidents Cause Morning Gridlock On Several Area Roadways This story has been updated. It was a slow go for commuters in parts of the area during the Thursday morning commute as a result of four separate incidents. A crash took out the left lane on southbound I-684 at Route 35 (Exit 6) in Katonah with stopped traffic at the scene and stop-and-go delays of one hour to Hardscrabble Road (Exit 8) until the lane reopened at around 8:30 a.m. On the southbound Taconic Parkway, a crash took out the right lane at Peekskill Hollow Road, with stop-and-go delays to Pudding Street until the lane reopened around 9 a.m. A stretch of Route 123 (Smith…

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by Daily Voice
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Two Lanes On I-684 Reopen Two Lanes On I-684 Reopen
Two Lanes On I-684 Reopen This story has been updated. Two lanes on southbound I-684 have reopened after a crash toward the tail end of the Wednesday morning commute. The I-684 southbound incident occurred at the Saw Mill Parkway junction (Exit 5) in Katonah at about 8:30 a.m. An earlier crash led to the closure of the northbound lanes of the Taconic Parkway at Exit 23 (Bryant Pond Road) in Putnam Valley. The lanes reopened at around 8:45 a.m. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Daily Voice
Lifestyle
Police Officer Hailed As Hero For Saving Woman, Dog From Burning Car In Northern Westchester Police Officer Hailed As Hero For Saving Woman, Dog From Burning Car In Northern Westchester
Police Officer Hailed As Hero For Saving Woman, Dog From Burning Car In Northern Westchester James Talbert didn't think twice about running to save a woman and her dog from a burning car on the Taconic Parkway. That's because the Mahopac resident and NYPD officer has spent years helping, and saving, others. But Senator Terrance Murphy (R-40th District) didn't take his heroic actions for granted and recognized him with the coveted New York State Liberty Medal at Yorktown Town Hall. The incident took place in July, while Talbert was driving to his home in Mahopac from a friend's house and saw a vehicle overturned and on fire on the Taconic Parkway in Yorktown.  Punching out the sun…

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by Kathy Reakes
Traffic
Monthslong Lane Closure Starts On Taconic State Parkway Monthslong Lane Closure Starts On Taconic State Parkway
Monthslong Lane Closure Starts On Taconic State Parkway There will be single lane closures for several months on the Taconic Parkway in Dutchess County as crews complete construction work in the area. The New York State Department of Transportation announced that beginning on Friday, Aug. 10, there will be single lane closures on the southbound lanes of the parkway between Route 44 and Route 55 in LaGrange. The closures are expected to last through Monday, Dec. 3. Officials said that motorists can expect delays in the area and should seek alternate routes, if possible. Flaggers are expected to be in the area to help assist with the flow of traff…

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by Zak Failla
News
Bear, Cub Found Dead On Taconic State Parkway Bear, Cub Found Dead On Taconic State Parkway
Bear, Cub Found Dead On Taconic State Parkway An adult bear and her cub that were apparently struck by a vehicle on the Taconic Parkway in Putnam Valley will be removed from the roadway by the Department of Transportation.The pair, first noticed by Daily Voice reader John Askildsen of Millbrook, has been on the southbound side of the highway, immediately south of the entrance at Peekskill Hollow Road, since Monday.  "When I first noticed them down an embankment I thought maybe it was a piece of carpet or something," he said. "But then I realized it was a bear and her cub." Officials with the state Department of Cons…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Pair Face Felony Drug Charges In Taconic Stop Pair Face Felony Drug Charges In Taconic Stop
Pair Face Felony Drug Charges In Taconic Stop A disabled car on the Taconic Parkway led to the arrest of two men for felony drug charges. Fabian B. Barrett, 34, of Uniondale, and Romique A. Meyers, 35, of Saint Albans, were busted Saturday on drug charges after New York State Troopers came upon their disabled car on the parkway near East Fishkill, said Trooper AJ Hicks. While checking on the vehicle, troopers discovered the men were in possession of five ounces of cocaine, and a small quantity of marijuana, Hicks said. Both were charged with felony counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of mari…

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by Kathy Reakes