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How Much Rain Did You Get? A Look At Totals From Tuesday's Storms How Much Rain Did You Get? A Look At Totals From Tuesday's Storms
How Much Rain Did You Get? A Look At Totals From Tuesday's Storms Here's a rundown of rainfall totals from Tuesday's storms that caused flooding in parts of the Hudson Valley and Fairfield County. Connecticut Fairfield County Trumbull 7.32 inches, 9:42 p.m.  Shelton 5.28 inches, 7:52 p.m. Wilton 5.25 inches, 6:30 p.m. Westport 4.04 inches, 7:57 p.m. Norwalk 3.57 inches, 8 p.m. New Canaan 3.49 inches, 5 p.m. Danbury 2.71 inches, 8 p.m. Fairfield 2.66 inches, 7:54 p.m. Stratford 2.38 inches, 8:05 p.m. Brookfield 2.37 inches 10 p.m. New Fairfield 2.27 inches, 7:15 p.m. Bethel 2 inches, 3 p.m. Bridgeport Airport 1.97 inches, 8 p.m. Darien 1.54 i…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Reputed Mobster Takes Plea Deal In Attempted Murder Plot Involving Westchester Man Reputed Mobster Takes Plea Deal In Attempted Murder Plot Involving Westchester Man
Reputed Mobster Takes Plea Deal In Attempted Murder Plot Involving Westchester Man A reputed member of the Lucchese crime family pleaded guilty in White Plains Federal Court on Friday to working with an associate from Westchester to conspire and attempt to commit murder.In May 2017, 34-year-old Vincent Bruno and 18 other members of La Cosa Nostra were arrested and charged in a nine-count Indictment, for their involvement in offenses including racketeering, murder, attempted murder, narcotics trafficking, and gun crimes. Seven of the 19 are Westchester residents. Since the unsealing of the Indictment, Bruno and nine other defendants have pled guilty, and have been or will b…

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by Daily Voice
Business
Walmart Closing Westchester Store, Affecting Hundreds Of Jobs Walmart Closing Westchester Store, Affecting Hundreds Of Jobs
Walmart Closing Westchester Store, Affecting Hundreds Of Jobs Walmart announced Tuesday it will close its store in downtown White Plains by Aug. 10, affecting more than 395 employees. Philip Keene, director of communications for Walmart, said that the move is based on a number of factors, including financial performance and strategic alignment with long-term plans. The store is located at 275 Main St. “The decision to close our White Plains store is not an easy one," Keene said. "We opened the store in 2006 and we are as proud today as we’ve ever been with how the store leadership and associates have served and contributed to the local comm…

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by Kathy Reakes
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IDs Released For Westchester $13M NY Lottery Winners IDs Released For Westchester $13M NY Lottery Winners
IDs Released For Westchester $13M NY Lottery Winners With the glitter of the Empire City Casino in Yonkers in the background, three Westchester County residents picked up $13 million in prize winnings from the New York Lottery’s Yolanda Vega and Kylie McDonald. Forty-three-year-old Misty Morano of Cortlandt Manor never dreamed that she would hit the lottery. Morano was visiting her father and decided to stop at the Madaba Deli & Grocery at 694 Saw Mill River Road in Ardsley, to pick up a few items.  While she was in the store she bought a Quick Pick ticket for that night’s CASH4LIFE drawing. Her ticket matched all six numbers drawn on Mar…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Four From Westchester Win $13M In NY Lottery Four From Westchester Win $13M In NY Lottery
Four From Westchester Win $13M In NY Lottery Four Westchester residents will need a large wallet to carry their giant checks when they are presented with their combined winnings of $13 million from recent Lottery games by Yolanda Vega. The four, who won on three separate tickets, will receive their checks at Empire City Casino in Yonkers at 1 p.m. Thursday, the New York Lottery said. The lucky winners include a Cortlandt woman, who took the guaranteed $7 million top prize from the March 19 Cash 4 Life drawing; a pair of friends from Yonkers who split the $5,000,000 top prize on a Set for Life scratch-off ticket, and an Elmsford woman …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Suspect Caught In Killing That Led To Westchester Manhunt, Lockouts Suspect Caught In Killing That Led To Westchester Manhunt, Lockouts
Suspect Caught In Killing That Led To Westchester Manhunt, Lockouts A suspect in the fatal shooting of a woman at a Tarrytown housing complex was captured Tuesday night in Manhattan by Port Authority police as he tried to board a bus for Delaware, authorities said. Cynelle Brown, 28, was spotted by PAPD Sgt. Kevin Cottrell and Officers Brandon Kubic and James Herkenham, in plainclothes, on the lower level of the terminal's north wing at the Greyhound ticketing area, the authority's Joseph Pentangelo said. Brown was waiting on line to buy bus tickets to Wilmington, Delaware with "a woman identified as his aunt and the aunt's child" waiting on onlin…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Fatal Shooting Leads To Manhunt For Armed Suspect In Westchester Fatal Shooting Leads To Manhunt For Armed Suspect In Westchester
Fatal Shooting Leads To Manhunt For Armed Suspect In Westchester Click here for an updated story: Suspect Caught In Woman's Killing That Led To Westchester Manhunt The early morning shooting death of a woman in Westchester set off an area-wide manhunt and caused six school districts to go into lockout status. The shooting was reported at 7:16 a.m.Tuesday at the Sleepy Gardens apartment complex on Route 119 at 177 White Plains Road, said Tarrytown Police Chief John Barbelet during an early afternoon news conference. Responding officers found the woman alive with multiple gunshot wounds but she died at Westchester Medical Center. Barbelet did not identify…

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by Kathy Reakes
Sports
Ex-Westchester Academy Olympian Skater Alexia Paganini To Return Home Ex-Westchester Academy Olympian Skater Alexia Paganini To Return Home
Ex-Westchester Academy Olympian Skater Alexia Paganini To Return Home Alexia Paganini, a 16-year-old from Greenwich who trained at the Westchester Skating Academy in Elmsford, represented Switzerland in the ladies' singles at the Winter Olympics on Friday. She came in No. 21. Short Program: 55.26 (19/24) Free skating score: 101.00 (22/24) Total score: 156.26 (21/24) Russia's Alina Zagitova earned the gold medal with 239.57 points. Russia's Evgenia Medvedeva took silver with 238.26. Canada's Kaitlyn Osmond took bronze with 231.02.  "This is the reason I work every single day, every sacrifice I’ve made for this sport is all worth it for moments like thi…

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by Cecilia Levine