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Hudson Valley Home Offers 'Ultimate' Safety, Helipad At $2.695 Million Hudson Valley Home Offers 'Ultimate' Safety, Helipad At $2.695 Million
Hudson Valley Home Offers 'Ultimate' Safety, Helipad At $2.695 Million Welcome to the ultimate Hudson Valley house, which offers Feng Shui and maximum safety on 10 private acres for $2,695 million. Located in Orange County in Chester, the estate at 19 Greentree Lane includes five beds and bathrooms, a 10,000-square-foot sand beach, cascading waterfalls, and panic rooms in several bedrooms. Yes, panic rooms. But according to Zillow, perhaps the best aspect of the home is its safety. Yep, we keep saying safety. The house was constructed with steel-reinforced walls, a 4-foot concrete-poured floor slab, and a private security gatehouse.  Once inside, the sec…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man's Body Found In Wooded Area In Northern Westchester Man's Body Found In Wooded Area In Northern Westchester
Man's Body Found In Wooded Area In Northern Westchester Authorities are investigating the death of a man known for living off the grid after his body was discovered in a wooded area in Northern Westchester.  The body was found on Friday, Dec. 29 around 2 p.m. in a wooded region in the Crompond area near the Yorktown and Cortlandt border, Yorktown Police announced.  The department made the discovery after the elderly man's friends reported that he had missed several lunch gatherings, police said. The man, whose name was not released but is believed to be from the area, was known for living "off the grid." His body was later taken to th…

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by Ben Crnic