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Mount Pleasant, NY

Man Caught Drunk Driving With Child In Car On Taconic Parkway In NY, Police Say Man Caught Drunk Driving With Child In Car On Taconic Parkway In NY, Police Say
Man Caught Drunk Driving With Child In Car On Taconic Parkway In NY, Police Say A 40-year-old man was arrested for allegedly driving drunk with a child in his car on the Taconic State Parkway in Westchester County, police said. The incident happened in the Town of Mount Pleasant on Sunday, Aug. 31 at around 6:45 p.m., New York State Police said on Wednesday, Sept. 3.  At that time, a trooper stopped a southbound vehicle for a traffic violation and identified the driver as 40-year-old Jose A. Aliaga-Velasquez of Port Chester. Authorities said he showed signs of being drunk, and a 15-year-old child was also inside the car. Aliaga-Velasquez was then arrested and bro…
Man, 39, Killed In Motorcycle Crash On Taconic Parkway In NY Man, 39, Killed In Motorcycle Crash On Taconic Parkway In NY
Man, 39, Killed In Motorcycle Crash On Taconic Parkway In NY A 39-year-old man was killed in a motorcycle crash after losing control on the Taconic State Parkway in Westchester County, police said.  The crash happened around 9:16 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 27, near mile marker 5.0 northbound in the Town of Mount Pleasant, New York State Police said on Thursday, Aug. 28. State Police said Miguel Aguilar-Bruno, 39, of the Bronx, failed to navigate a curve in the roadway, lost control of his motorcycle, and struck a guardrail. The impact ejected him from the bike, and he came to rest in the left lane.  Aguilar-Bruno was pronounced dead at the sc…
Drunk Driver Caught With 2-Year-Old In Car On Taconic Parkway In NY: Police Drunk Driver Caught With 2-Year-Old In Car On Taconic Parkway In NY: Police
Drunk Driver Caught With 2-Year-Old In Car On Taconic Parkway In NY: Police A Brooklyn man is facing felony charges after state police say he was caught driving drunk with a 2-year-old child in the car during a traffic stop in Westchester County.  Justin V. Ebersole, age 43, was pulled over for multiple vehicle and traffic violations around 10 p.m. on Thursday, July 24, while traveling northbound on the Taconic State Parkway in Mount Pleasant, New York State Police announced on Friday, July 25.  During the stop, Ebersole showed signs of intoxication and failed standardized field sobriety tests, police said. A 2-year-old child was also found inside the veh…
Survivors File Lawsuits Over Alleged Sexual Abuse At NY Youth Treatment Centers Survivors File Lawsuits Over Alleged Sexual Abuse At NY Youth Treatment Centers
Survivors File Lawsuits Over Alleged Sexual Abuse At NY Youth Treatment Centers Seven people who say they were sexually abused as children at two Westchester residential treatment centers have filed lawsuits against the organizations behind the facilities.  The lawsuits, announced Monday, July 7, by the law firm Levy Konigsberg, allege abuse by staff members at the Jewish Child Care Association (JCAA)'s Edenwald Center and Pleasantville Cottage School in Pleasantville.  The plaintiffs, described as special needs children at the time, were placed in the facilities by New York City's Administration for Children’s Services, according to the filing. Attorneys Ma…
NY Father Dies Suddenly At 52: 'He Was Active, Strong, Never Missed Day's Work' NY Father Dies Suddenly At 52: 'He Was Active, Strong, Never Missed Day's Work'
NY Father Dies Suddenly At 52: 'He Was Active, Strong, Never Missed Day's Work' A heartbroken family is asking for the community’s help after the sudden death of a hardworking Westchester County husband and father who died of a massive heart attack at just 52 years old. Lush Lumaj, a devoted father of two from Mount Pleasant, died on Sunday, June 29, after suffering an unexpected and fatal heart attack, according to a GoFundMe launched by his niece, Julie (Xhuljana) Bacaj.  "Lush’s passing was completely unexpected. He was active, strong, and never missed a day’s work," Bacaj wrote. Born in Vermosh, Albania, Lumaj was remembered as a hardworking man who embo…
Discovery Of 12 Dead Geese Prompts Park Closure, Bird Flu Concerns In Hudson Valley Discovery Of 12 Dead Geese Prompts Park Closure, Bird Flu Concerns In Hudson Valley
Discovery Of 12 Dead Geese Prompts Park Closure, Bird Flu Concerns In Hudson Valley Officials in a Westchester town are urging caution after a dozen Canada geese were found dead at a local park, prompting concerns of possible bird flu.  The dead birds were discovered on Sunday, Feb. 2, at Carroll Park on Rollings Hill Road in Thornwood, Mount Pleasant town officials said on Wednesday, Feb. 5.  The geese were removed by a professional wildlife expert and sent to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) for testing. As a precaution, town officials have closed Carroll Park until testing confirms there is no health threat to visitors. A lase…
Metro-North Found Liable In 2015 Northern Westchester Crash That Killed 6 Metro-North Found Liable In 2015 Northern Westchester Crash That Killed 6
Metro-North Found Liable In 2015 Northern Westchester Crash That Killed 6 A jury has decided to hold Metro-North Railroad liable for a 2015 crash in Northern Westchester that killed six people and injured more than a dozen others.  The decision in the liability trial regarding the crash, which happened in Valhalla in February 2015, was reached on Tuesday, July 17.  Earlier Report - Deadliest Metro-North Crash Claimed, Changed Lives, But Crossing Unchanged On the day of the crash, Feb. 3, 2015, 49-year-old Ellen Brody of Edgemont had left her job in Chappaqua before encountering a traffic jam along the Taconic State Parkway in Mount Pleasant that f…