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5-Year-Old Dies After Incident At Amusement Park Pool In Westchester 5-Year-Old Dies After Incident At Amusement Park Pool In Westchester
5-Year-Old Dies After Incident At Amusement Park Pool In Westchester A young boy has died following an incident at a pool at a busy Westchester amusement park.  The 5-year-old child's death, which followed an incident on Thursday, Aug. 1, was detailed in a statement by a Rye Playland spokesperson on Sunday, Aug. 11.  On the day of the incident, around 2:20 p.m., a possible drowning was reported at Playland Park, according to Westchester County Police Public Information Officer Kieran O'Leary.  Earlier Report - 5-Year-Old Goes Into Cardiac Arrest While In Pool At Rye Playland Arriving police and park rangers found tha…

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by Ben Crnic
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5-Year-Old Goes Into Cardiac Arrest While In Pool At Amusement Park In Westchester 5-Year-Old Goes Into Cardiac Arrest While In Pool At Amusement Park In Westchester
5-Year-Old Goes Into Cardiac Arrest While In Pool At Amusement Park In Westchester A 5-year-old boy was hospitalized in critical condition after suffering a medical emergency while in a pool at a busy Westchester amusement park.  New, updated report - 5-Year-Old Dies After Incident At Rye Playland Pool The incident happened on Thursday, Aug. 1 around 2:20 p.m., when a possible drowning of a child was reported at Playland Park in Rye, Westchester County Police Public Information Officer Kieran O'Leary said on Friday, Aug. 2.  Arriving police and park rangers found that the pool's lifeguards had removed the boy from the pool and were giving medical help…

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by Ben Crnic
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Businessman From Westchester Who Made Mark In Real Estate, Autos, Insurance Dies Businessman From Westchester Who Made Mark In Real Estate, Autos, Insurance Dies
Businessman From Westchester Who Made Mark In Real Estate, Autos, Insurance Dies A Connecticut resident who grew up in Westchester County and worked in insurance, automobiles, and real estate over the course of his career has died at the age of 78. Fairfield County resident Kurt Hothorn Jr., of Greenwich, died at Greenwich Hospital on Friday, Sept. 23, according to his obituary. He was born in New York City and raised in Scarsdale, his obituary said.  Hothorn graduated from Concordia Prep, and he went on to study at Valparaiso University in Indiana. He served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War, his obituary said. "His professional life st…

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ID Released For HS Hockey Player Who Died Following Injury During Game In Region ID Released For HS Hockey Player Who Died Following Injury During Game In Region
ID Released For HS Hockey Player Who Died Following Injury During Game In Region Updated story: Tragic Death Of 16-Year-Old High School Player Mourned Inside, Outside Hockey World Officials with a private school in Fairfield County have released the identity of the student who died during a hockey match with another school. St. Luke’s School in New Canaan said the hockey player who died in a match at Brunswick School in Greenwich was Teddy Balkind, a 10th-grader at the school. Related Story: HS Hockey Player Dies During Game In Greenwich, Police Say 'Yesterday, we lost a precious young man in a tragic accident. Both St. Luke's School and Brunswick School…

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by Kathy Reakes
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HS Hockey Player Dies During Game In Region, Police Say HS Hockey Player Dies During Game In Region, Police Say
HS Hockey Player Dies During Game In Region, Police Say Updated story: Tragic Death Of 16-Year-Old High School Player Mourned Inside, Outside Hockey World A high school hockey player died during a game in Fairfield County due to an accident.  The incident took around 5 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 6, during a game at the Brunswick Upper School in Greenwich. According to Captain Mark E. Zuccerella, of the Greenwich Police, during the normal course of the game, a player from the other team fell to the ice. Another player who was near the downed player was unable to stop and collided with the player who fell. The player on the ice sustained an…

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by Kathy Reakes
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New Positive Coronavirus Cases In Westchester Bring County Total To 148, 328 In State New Positive Coronavirus Cases In Westchester Bring County Total To 148, 328 In State
New Positive Coronavirus Cases In Westchester Bring County Total To 148, 328 In State The first positive cases of the novel strain of the coronavirus in Orange and Dutchess counties were among 34 new cases reported in the Hudson Valley for the last 24 hours. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo provided the update on the spread of COVID-19 on Thursday, March 12, which has now impacted 328 New Yorkers across 14 counties. As of Thursday, March 12, coronavirus cases were confirmed in: Westchester: 148 cases (27 new); New York City: 95 cases (43 new); Nassau: 41 cases (13 new); Suffolk: 20 cases (14 new); Rockland: Seven cases (one new); Ulster: Four (three new); Saratoga: Three (one n…

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by Zak Failla