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Injured Hiker Rescued From Wooded Preserve In Northern Westchester Injured Hiker Rescued From Wooded Preserve In Northern Westchester
Injured Hiker Rescued From Wooded Preserve In Northern Westchester After becoming injured miles-deep in the woods at a nature preserve in Northern Westchester, a hiker had to be rescued by first responders.  The rescue happened on Sunday, Aug. 20 around 10:45 a.m., when the Banksville Fire Department received a report of an injured hiker at the Mianus River Gorge Preserve in Bedford.  According to the department, the hiker was around two miles deep into the forest and was unable to leave the preserve without help from first responders.  Minutes later, fire crews arrived at the preserve and used all-terrain vehicles to help get the hiker out…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Man Found Suffering Medical Emergency Next To Crashed Jeep In Northern Westchester: Police Man Found Suffering Medical Emergency Next To Crashed Jeep In Northern Westchester: Police
Man Found Suffering Medical Emergency Next To Crashed Jeep In Northern Westchester: Police A man was taken to the hospital after he was found passed out next to his crashed vehicle in Northern Westchester, police said.  On Saturday, Nov. 12 around 3:10 p.m., police received a call that a person was passed out next to a crashed brown Jeep on Route 128 in Armonk, according to North Castle Police.  Police then contacted the Armonk Fire Department, which had also received a report of an accident at the same location with an unconscious man at the scene, and officers responded to the scene along with fire department members, police said.  Upon arriving, CPR was given t…

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by Ben Crnic
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Fire Destroys Century-Plus Old Home In Northern Westchester Fire Destroys Century-Plus Old Home In Northern Westchester
Fire Destroys Century-Plus Old Home In Northern Westchester A Northern Westchester home built in the 1890s was destroyed overnight when a massive fire broke out, officials said. First responders from multiple agencies responded to a home on Bedford Road at 1:11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 18 in Pleasantville, when a fire was discovered by a New Castle Fire Marshal who was passing by in the area. According to officials from the Chappaqua Fire Department, crews were able to extinguish the bulk of the fire from the outside, but by the time they had, it had already spread to the inside of the structure. Officials said that the fire had gotten into the walls …

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
COVID-19: First Responders Pay Tribute To Northern Westchester Hospital’s Doctors, Nurses COVID-19: First Responders Pay Tribute To Northern Westchester Hospital’s Doctors, Nurses
Covid-19: First Responders Pay Tribute To Northern Westchester Hospital’s Doctors, Nurses More than 200 first responders from local EMS, fire and police departments lined the arrival path and entrance to Northern Westchester Hospital in a special tribute to the hospital’s staff. During the tribute of the hospital's doctors, nurses and staff, participants clapped, honked horns, sounded sirens and carried signs thanking the employees for the dedication during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.  A big thank you to all.Northern Westchester Hospital Mount Kisco Mayor Gina Picinich, Hospital Executive Director Derek Anderson, and others joined first responders for the trib…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Two Trapped In I-684 Rollover Crash Two Trapped In I-684 Rollover Crash
Two Trapped In I-684 Rollover Crash Two people were injured after being trapped in a single-vehicle crash in Northern Westchester. The crash took place around 1 a.m., Sunday, Feb. 16, on 1-684 in Bedford, said the Armonk Fire Department. When crews arrived on the scene, they found one car that had rolled down a large embankment in the trees on the edge of I-684 with two people trapped in the car, the department said.  Two people were rescued after being trapped following a rollover crash.Armonk Fire Department/Facebook Mutual aid was requested from the Bedford Fire Department to assist with the extrication due to the nat…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Details Released On Crash That Caused I-684 Closure, Serious Injuries To Three Children Details Released On Crash That Caused I-684 Closure, Serious Injuries To Three Children
Details Released On Crash That Caused I-684 Closure, Serious Injuries To Three Children Details have been released following the serious New Year's Day crash that caused the hours-long closure of a stretch of I-684 and in which three children were seriously injured, two of whom were ejected from the vehicle involved. The crash happened northbound on Wednesday, Jan. 1 at around 11:10 a.m. in Bedford. An initial state police investigation found the driver, Maribel Mota, 49, of Waterbury, Connecticut, operating a 2019 Toyota Corolla, in the area of mile marker 11.2, fell asleep while behind the wheel.  The Corolla drifted into the left guide rail, then across all lanes…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Westchester Man Killed In Single-Vehicle I-684 Crash Westchester Man Killed In Single-Vehicle I-684 Crash
Westchester Man Killed In Single-Vehicle I-684 Crash A Westchester man was killed during a single-vehicle crash on I-684 in the town of North Castle. John M. Saunders, 74, of Mamaroneck, was killed around 7:20 p.m., Sunday, July 28 while traveling southbound on the highway, said Trooper AJ Hicks, spokesman for the New York State Police. An initial investigation found that Saunders was driving a 2014 Dodge Charger, in the center lane when he veered right, and then veered across the center lane into the left lane for an unknown reason, Hicks said. The vehicle then struck the center guard rail and rolled over into the median. Saunders was trea…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Fire Tears Through Roof Of Northern Westchester Mansion Fire Tears Through Roof Of Northern Westchester Mansion
Fire Tears Through Roof Of Northern Westchester Mansion Smoke could be seen billowing from a mansion in Northern Westchester as flames tore through the roof on Sunday leading to a partial collapse. Members of the Chappaqua Fire Department and a crew from Pleasantville were dispatched to Sutton Farms Drive shortly after 3:45 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 13, where there was a report of a possible roof fire, officials said. Upon arrival at the home, crews found a fully involved fire that had torn through the roof, which collapsed. It was ultimately determined that the fire started in the upper floors and spread through the attic and roof. Following the roo…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
School Buses Burst Out In Flames In Northern Westchester School Buses Burst Out In Flames In Northern Westchester
School Buses Burst Out In Flames In Northern Westchester Buses burst out in flames in a bus lot in Armonk for the second time this school year. The Armonk Fire Department was dispatched to the area of the bus garage on MacDonald Avenue Friday evening at about 8 p.m. The first unit arrived on the scene immediately and confirmed two small school buses fully involved with multiple cars parked nearby, the Armonk Fire Department said. Crews from the Armonk Fire Department responded and started to extinguish the fire within approximately 10 minutes of dispatch. Upon arrival of additional units, five buses were on fire due to the proximity of the vehic…

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by Daily Voice
Police & Fire
Three School Buses Catch Fire In Northern Westchester Garage Three School Buses Catch Fire In Northern Westchester Garage
Three School Buses Catch Fire In Northern Westchester Garage Three school buses caught fire in a garage in Northern Westchester on Saturday. The Armonk Fire Department said it responded to the bus garage after a report of a burning smell at 10 Macdonald Ave. in Armonk late Saturday afternoon. Upon arriving, firefighters found three large buses fully engulfed in flames. The fire was quickly extinguished and contained to the original buses, the fire department said. The cause of the fire is under investigation. 

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by Daily Voice