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Retired NYPD Officer, Teacher Found Dead After Murder-Suicide At Hudson Valley Home Retired NYPD Officer, Teacher Found Dead After Murder-Suicide At Hudson Valley Home
Retired Nypd Officer, Teacher Found Dead After Murder-Suicide At Hudson Valley Home Authorities are investigating after a retired police officer shot his wife several times before turning the gun on himself at a Westchester residence while their children were home.  New, updated report - Eastchester School District Mourns 'Exceptional' Teacher, Mother After Murder-Suicide The murder-suicide was discovered just after 7 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 16, when an unconscious person was found at a house at 142 Chittenden Ave. in Yonkers, according to Yonkers Police Detective Sergeant Frank DiDomizio.  Arriving officers found a dead man with a gunshot wound t…

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by Ben Crnic
News
Man Who Fatally Stabbed Fiancée, 2 Young Sons Was About To Move To Westchester, Reports Say Man Who Fatally Stabbed Fiancée, 2 Young Sons Was About To Move To Westchester, Reports Say
Man Who Fatally Stabbed Fiancée, 2 Young Sons Was About To Move To Westchester, Reports Say A New York City father of two who stabbed his fiancée and two young sons to death was reportedly concerned about a move to Westchester County to take a new job, according to reports. The murder-suicide took place on the Upper West Side in a one-bedroom apartment on Monday, Aug. 28, where the family of four lived, said the New York City Police Department. According to NYPD, Edison Lopez, age 41, allegedly fatally stabbed his fiancée Alexandra Witek, age 40, and their boys, Lucian, age 3, and 1-year-old, Calvin, before killing himself in the West 86th Street apartment he grew up in. Although…

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by Kathy Reakes
Obituaries
Member Of Raveis Real Estate Family Killed In Crash Remembered For 'Loving Heart' Member Of Raveis Real Estate Family Killed In Crash Remembered For 'Loving Heart'
Member Of Raveis Real Estate Family Killed In Crash Remembered For 'Loving Heart' A well-known mother of three from the region who was a member of the William Raveis Real Estate Company family is being remembered for her kindness and impact on the community where she lived. Massachusetts native Meghan Raveis, age 45, died on Friday, June 23 after she was struck by a vehicle while walking near her Connecticut residence in the town of Fairfield in the 500 block of Redding Road. The driver of the vehicle stopped at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation, Town of Fairfield Police said. Earlier report: 45-Year-Old Member Of Raveis Real Estate Com…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Support Pours In For Family Of Mother, Son Killed In Hudson Valley Accident Support Pours In For Family Of Mother, Son Killed In Hudson Valley Accident
Support Pours In For Family Of Mother, Son Killed In Hudson Valley Accident The grieving family of a mother and an infant who were killed and her three other children injured after being hit as they crossed Route 52 in Fishkill are asking for help with funeral expenses through a GoFundMe page. The family has set a goal of $2,500 for funeral expenses. By Wednesday morning, nearly twice that amount has been raised. The accident occurred around 8:40 p.m. Sunday near the I-84 Diner near Old Glenham Road, when a 53-year-old Fishkill motorist failed to see the family attempting to cross the road from the north shoulder and struck them, state police said. Police announced…

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by Kathy Reakes