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'He Was A Self-Starter': Teen Killed In Hit-Run Westchester Crash Remembered As Hard Worker
A popular Westchester teen who was killed by an alleged hit-and-run driver is being remembered as a self-started and hard worker.
Christopher Jack “CJ” Hackett, age 16, of Yonkers, died on Thursday, Aug. 4, after being struck while riding his scooter on McLean Avenue in Yonkers on Wednesday, Aug. 3.
Born in White Plains, and raised in Yonkers, CJ was about to begin his junior year at Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains, said his obituary.
When it came to academics and good grades Christopher excelled, his obituary said.
He was a self-starter. When his homework was c…
Westchester DA Announces Charges For DPW Worker In Hit-Run Crash That Killed 16-Year-Old
A Westchester public works employee who allegedly was intoxicated when he hit and killed a popular 16-year-old high school student riding a scooter has been charged with leaving the scene of a crash.
Stephen Dolan, age 46, of Yonkers, was arraigned on Friday, Aug. 5, and held on a $250,000 cash bond, or $2.5 million bond following the death of Christopher Jack “CJ” Hackett, age 16, of Yonkers, said Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah.
Hackett attended Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains.
"Our hearts go out to the victim's family and friends during this time of …
Man Sentenced For Violent Slashing Victim In Throat Outside Mall In Westchester
A man has been sentenced to prison for slashing a man's neck outside a mall in the region.
Edwin Hernandez, age 44, of the Bronx was sentenced on Friday, Aug. 5 to seven years in state prison and five years post-release supervision for the 2019 event outside the White Plains Galleria Mall, according to Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah.
On Aug.18, 2019, at approximately 10:30 a.m., Hernandez approached the victim, who was a stranger, outside the entrance of the Galleria on Main Street in White Plains and repeatedly asked him to share his cigarette, the DA's…
Road Rage: Man Damages Mercedes-Benz During Incident In Hudson Valley, Police Say
A man is accused of causing damage to another vehicle during a road-rage incident in the Hudson Valley.
It happened around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3 in Rockland County on northbound I-87 in the town of Ramapo, according to state police.
Troopers located and stopped both vehicles.
The investigation at the scene determined that Davonne S. Wilmore, age 31, of the Bronx, threw a water bottle at a 2019 Mercedes-Benz truck, causing damage, said state police.
Wilmore was taken into custody, transported, and processed at the State Police barracks in Newburgh.
He wa…
Beloved Teacher Who Graduated From High School, College In Westchester Dies Suddenly At Age 64
A beloved teacher and longtime Hudson Valley resident has died at the age of 64.
Dutchess County resident Michael Ambron, of Fishkill, died suddenly of heart failure at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie on Tuesday, July 26, according to his obituary.
Ambron grew up in the Bronx, and he graduated from Sacred Heart High School in Yonkers.
He went on to earn degrees from Manhattan College and Iona College, his obituary said.
For 25 years, he worked for IBM in East Fishkill and Southbury, Connecticut, and he served as director of programming, according to his obituary.
In …
School Bus Overturns On Hutchinson River Parkway Near Westchester-Bronx Border, Injuring 36
A school bus carrying 37 adults crashed near the Westchester-Bronx border, injuring 36 people.
The crash took place on the Hutchinson River Parkway in the Bronx on the Exit 1A ramp from the northbound Parkway around 6 a.m., Thursday, July 21, said the NYPD.
The driver of the bus, which was carrying bus drivers for the city's summer programming, attempted to turn from the middle lane when the bus overturned, the NYPD said. No children were on board the bus.
Thirty-six people received minor injuries with three of those injured hospitalized, police said.
“This morning, a school bus carrying …
