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JetBlue Cuts Certain Flights From Westchester County Airport, Report Says: Here's Which Ones JetBlue Cuts Certain Flights From Westchester County Airport, Report Says: Here's Which Ones
JetBlue Cuts Certain Flights From Westchester County Airport, Report Says: Here's Which Ones As part of an adjustment process to increase profits, JetBlue Airways will be cutting certain flights from Westchester County Airport, according to a report by CNBC. The airline announced that it would be cutting flights between Westchester Airport and Martha's Vineyard in an internal memo that also detailed similar adjustments regarding other airports, according to a CNBC report from Friday, Jan. 19.  The cuts were made as part of the airline's effort to return to profitability following its failed plan to buy Spirit Airlines, which was blocked by a court decision on antitrust grounds…

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by Ben Crnic
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Cleared For Takeoff: Breeze Airways Expands Service Through Hudson Valley Cleared For Takeoff: Breeze Airways Expands Service Through Hudson Valley
Cleared For Takeoff: Breeze Airways Expands Service Through Hudson Valley A young airway offering affordable flights from the mind behind JetBlue has added a new destination to its service through Westchester County Airport. Breeze Airways, which began operations in 2021, is once again expanding its ever-growing service by adding another destination from White Plains, the company announced on Tuesday, Jan. 9. The new flights from Westchester County Airport will fly non-stop to the Raleigh-Durham Airport in North Carolina. Though available to book now through the Breeze Airways website, the flights will officially take off on Fridays and Mondays starting on Fr…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Man Tries To Bring Loaded Gun On Flight At Westchester Airport, TSA Says Man Tries To Bring Loaded Gun On Flight At Westchester Airport, TSA Says
Man Tries To Bring Loaded Gun On Flight At Westchester Airport, TSA Says A man faces a weapons charge after attempting to bring a loaded handgun and several magazines on a flight at Westchester County Airport, authorities said.  The incident happened on Sunday, April 2, when a Florida man entered the airport's security checkpoint and the X-ray unit alerted Transportation Security Administration officers to inspect his carry-on bag.  After looking inside the bag, officers found a 9mm handgun loaded with 10 bullets, including one that was in the weapon's chamber. The man's bag also contained two gun magazines packed alongside the firearm that were e…

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by Ben Crnic
Weather
How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals From Throughout Region How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals From Throughout Region
How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals From Throughout Region A quick-moving storm season brought the first accumulating snowfall to the region. Here's a look at some snowfall totals reported to the National Weather Service and other sources as of Monday morning, Dec. 12. If you don't see your town listed, post the total in a comment. New York Manhattan Central Park, Trace Queens LaGuardia Airport, 0.4 inches Nassau County Manhasset Hills, 0.3 inches Suffolk County North Babylon, 0.4 inches Islip Airport, 0.4 inches West Islip, 0.2 inches Rockland County Chestnut Ridge, 2.1 inches Orange County Monroe 3.5 inches Westchester Westc…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Pilot Of Small Plane That Crashed After Departing From Westchester Has Fairfield County Roots Pilot Of Small Plane That Crashed After Departing From Westchester Has Fairfield County Roots
Pilot Of Small Plane That Crashed After Departing From Westchester Has Fairfield County Roots The pilot of the small plane that crashed into a transmission tower after departing from Westchester County Airport has ties to Fairfield County. The 66-year-old man and woman were rescued after being stranded 100 feet up for seven hours with serious injuries from that plane that crashed into the power tower in Montgomery County, Maryland on Sunday, Nov. 27 after departing from Westchester late in the afternoon. The pilot, Patrick Merkle, age 66, of Washington DC, and his passenger, Janet Williams, age 66, of Marrero, LA, had apparently departed from Westchester County Airport in New York,…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Plane That Departed From Westchester County Airport Crashes Into Power Lines, Causing Outages Plane That Departed From Westchester County Airport Crashes Into Power Lines, Causing Outages
Plane That Departed From Westchester County Airport Crashes Into Power Lines, Causing Outages A single-engine airplane that departed from Westchester County Airport crashed into a transmission tower in Maryland, causing a massive power outage and taking hours for rescuers to reach the two victims inside the plane. The Mooney M20J, owned by MFC Corporation of Washington, DC, left Westchester County Airport in White Plains, late in the afternoon on Sunday, Nov. 27, and crashed into the wires near Montgomery County Airpark in Gaithersburg, Maryland, around 5:40 p.m., said Rick Breitenfeldt of the Federal Aviation Administration. Two people were on board, including the pilot identified …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Proposal To Build $138M Water Filtration Plant In Westchester Detailed Proposal To Build $138M Water Filtration Plant In Westchester Detailed
Proposal To Build $138M Water Filtration Plant In Westchester Detailed A local organization has announced an important step forward for a proposal to build a $138 million drinking water filtration plant in Westchester County. Westchester Joint Water Works, a nonprofit organization that works to maintain the drinking water system for up to 100,000 residents in the county, said in an announcement on Thursday, Sept. 29, that it has completed the "Final Environmental Impact Statement" for a proposed drinking water filtration plant in Harrison. The statement is a step forward in the process that aims to meet legal filtration obligations for the organization's …

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by Nicole Valinote
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'Act Now': Officials Remind New Yorkers Of REAL ID Deadline For Air Travel 'Act Now': Officials Remind New Yorkers Of REAL ID Deadline For Air Travel
'Act Now': Officials Remind New Yorkers Of Real ID Deadline For Air Travel If you haven't gotten your REAL ID or enhanced driver's license yet, it may be time to head to the DMV. Officials have just issued a reminder to New Yorkers that they will soon need the updated form of identification if they want to board a commercial flight using their driver's license. The standard driver's license will no longer be an acceptable form of identification at the airport beginning on May 3, 2023, the Transportation Security Administration said. The switch to a REAL ID or enhanced license is an effort by the federal government to improve the reliability of these ID cards…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Astorino Targets Hochul After Migrants Reportedly Flown Into Westchester Airport Astorino Targets Hochul After Migrants Reportedly Flown Into Westchester Airport
Astorino Targets Hochul After Migrants Reportedly Flown Into Westchester Airport Republican gubernatorial hopeful Rob Astorino is calling on transparency from New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and the state government after more flights reportedly carrying migrants were flown into Westchester. Astorino, the former Westchester county executive who was the Republican nominee for governor in 2014 and is running again for that position this year, shared a video of passengers being bused out of the Westchester County Airport after allegedly being brought over the border and flown in from Texas. According to Astorino, two buses went south and one headed north into Somers in Northern…

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by Zak Failla
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New Reports Surface Of Underage Migrants Being Flown Into Westchester County Airport New Reports Surface Of Underage Migrants Being Flown Into Westchester County Airport
New Reports Surface Of Underage Migrants Being Flown Into Westchester County Airport Hundreds of more migrants have reportedly been flown into New York airports as part of President Joe Biden’s administration’s efforts to resettle them across the East Coast. Over the summer, former County Executive and potential gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino first broke the news that undocumented immigrants were being flown in “secret flights” into the Westchester County Airport. Original story - Undocumented Immigrants Flown Into Westchester County Airport On Private Flights, Reports Say In more recent weeks, planeloads of immigrants have been flown into New York airports, with f…

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by Zak Failla
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Undocumented Immigrants Flown Into Westchester County Airport On Private Flights, Reports Say Undocumented Immigrants Flown Into Westchester County Airport On Private Flights, Reports Say
Undocumented Immigrants Flown Into Westchester County Airport On Private Flights, Reports Say Social media was abuzz over the weekend as photos and rumors about undocumented immigrants being flown into Westchester County Airport circulated online. Led by former County Executive and gubernatorial hopeful Rob Astorino, who first broke the news on Friday, Aug. 13, word of undocumented immigrants being flown into the region spread like wildfire with speculation racing. “Hundreds of undocumented immigrants from (the) crisis at (the) border flown in on several nights,” Astorino tweeted. “Why was this a secret? Where are they being resettled? Who is paying? Have they been tested for COVID…

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by Zak Failla
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Teacher Who Lives In Northern Westchester Goes Missing Teacher Who Lives In Northern Westchester Goes Missing
Teacher Who Lives In Northern Westchester Goes Missing A popular 56-year-old teacher has gone missing in Westchester and his family is asking for the public's help in finding him. Jorge Crespo, a Yorktown resident who teaches art at Yonkers Middle School, was reported missing on Wednesday, Oct. 17.  He was last seen in White Plains near the Westchester County Airport, according to a poster being circulated by his family. His car, with his cell phone inside, was found near Rye Lake in Harrison earlier this week. Crespo has been described as a 6-foot-2 man weighing approximately 220 pounds. He has gray hair and a beard, brown eyes, and is likely…

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by Zak Failla