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Gwyneth Paltrow Sued: Former Northern Westchester Resident Was In Skiing Accident, Report Says Gwyneth Paltrow Sued: Former Northern Westchester Resident Was In Skiing Accident, Report Says
Gwyneth Paltrow Sued: Former Northern Westchester Resident Was In Skiing Accident, Report Says Former Northern Westchester resident Gwyneth Paltrow is being sued by a man who claims that she seriously injured him in a skiing accident, according to a report by BBC.  Paltrow, who once lived in the Lewisboro hamlet of Waccabuc, made an appearance in a US court on Tuesday, March 21 as the trial over the claims begins, the news outlet reported.  The incident in question happened in February 2016 at the Deer Valley resort in Utah, where Paltrow, age 50, was on vacation with her family.  While skiing, Paltrow allegedly crashed into retired optometrist Terry Sa…
$50K Reward Offered After Post Office Armed Robbery In Northern Westchester $50K Reward Offered After Post Office Armed Robbery In Northern Westchester
$50K Reward Offered After Post Office Armed Robbery In Northern Westchester A reward of up to $50,000 is being offered to anyone with information regarding the two suspects in an armed robbery of a Northern Westchester post office.  Earlier Report - Update: Waccabuc Post Office Robbers Still On Loose The robbery happened on Tuesday, Jan. 10 around 4:30 p.m. at the Waccabuc Post Office located at 2 Post Office Road, according to the US Postal Inspection Service.  On the day of the incident, two suspects entered the post office with silver firearms, demanded money, and left the scene with an undisclosed amount of cash.  One suspec…
Update: Post Office Robbers Still On Loose In Northern Westchester Update: Post Office Robbers Still On Loose In Northern Westchester
Update: Post Office Robbers Still On Loose In Northern Westchester The suspects involved in the armed robbery of a post office in Northern Westchester have not yet been caught.  Earlier Report - Armed Robbers Hit Post Office In Waccabuc, Police Say The robbery happened at the post office in Waccabuc at 2 Post Office Rd. on Tuesday, Jan. 10 around 4:30 p.m., and involved two suspects who are still on the loose, according to Glen McKechnie, an Acting Public Information Officer with the Post Office Inspection Service which is now investigating the incident.  The robbers were looking for cash, McKechnie said.  On the day of the …
Paul Silas, 3-Time NBA Champion Player/Coach Who Lived In Northern Westchester, Dies Paul Silas, 3-Time NBA Champion Player/Coach Who Lived In Northern Westchester, Dies
Paul Silas, 3-Time NBA Champion Player/Coach Who Lived In Northern Westchester, Dies Former NBA player and coach Paul Silas who lived in Northern Westchester for a period of his life has died.  Silas died on Sunday, Dec. 11, at the age of 79, according to a tweet by the Houston Rockets, where Silas' son Stephen, is the team's head coach. The cause of death was cardiac arrest, his daughter, Paula Silas-Guy, told The New York Times. The Silas family lived in the town of Lewisboro hamlet of Waccabuc while Paul Silas was an assistant coach with the New York Knicks from 1989 to 1992 and New Jersey Nets from 1992 to 1995. During part of that time, Stephen, a guard, was a baske…
Gwyneth Paltrow Jokes About Martha Stewart In Dust-Up Of Celebs With Northern Westchester Ties Gwyneth Paltrow Jokes About Martha Stewart In Dust-Up Of Celebs With Northern Westchester Ties
Gwyneth Paltrow Jokes About Martha Stewart In Dust-Up Of Celebs With Northern Westchester Ties Gwyneth Paltrow made a joke about Martha Stewart in her company's new holiday gift guide video. The celebrities each have ties to Northern Westchester County, as Stewart is a resident of the Bedford hamlet of Katonah and Paltrow previously lived in the Lewisboro hamlet of Waccabuc. In the commercial, which was posted to YouTube on Thursday, Nov. 17, Paltrow playfully walks viewers through the ways that her lifestyle brand, "Goop," brings its holiday gift guide to life. The video concludes with Paltrow picking up the phone and the man on the other end informing her that Martha Stewart is on…
Warning Issued After Fox Attacks Family, Dog In Northern Westchester Warning Issued After Fox Attacks Family, Dog In Northern Westchester
Warning Issued After Fox Attacks Family, Dog In Northern Westchester A fox in Northern Westchester bit an area resident and a dog last week, according to officials. Lewisboro Town Supervisor Peter Parsons issued an alert cautioning that on Wednesday, March 31, a fox on the loose bit a person and dog in the Waccabuc area. Parsons said that he was alerted by the Department of Health of the fox attack, and it is unclear whether the fox is rabid. “These animals tend to bite if they are rabid or are protecting their pups,” he said. “(We) wanted to alert the community of this situation.” According to police, “as long as these animals seem to be co-existing peac…