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Crash Victim Reunites With Dog Who Ran From NY To NJ Two Months Ago (VIDEO) Crash Victim Reunites With Dog Who Ran From NY To NJ Two Months Ago (VIDEO)
Crash Victim Reunites With Dog Who Ran From NY To NJ Two Months Ago (Video) There were few dry eyes in the Bergen County Animal Shelter Tuesday, Aug. 6, as a dog who ran from a crash scene in New York two months ago was reunited with her owner. Salem Mannequin has been tirelessly searching for her yellow lab Nyla since the June 7 crash on the Cross Bronx Expressway at White Plains Road, she tells Daily Voice. She was in a hospital bed at Jacobi Medical Center hours after the accident when she realized, her baby was missing. Once released, Mannequin began calling shelters and veterinary offices across New York City and Westchester counties. She posted in missi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
5-Year-Old Goes Into Cardiac Arrest While In Pool At Amusement Park In Westchester 5-Year-Old Goes Into Cardiac Arrest While In Pool At Amusement Park In Westchester
5-Year-Old Goes Into Cardiac Arrest While In Pool At Amusement Park In Westchester A 5-year-old boy was hospitalized in critical condition after suffering a medical emergency while in a pool at a busy Westchester amusement park.  New, updated report - 5-Year-Old Dies After Incident At Rye Playland Pool The incident happened on Thursday, Aug. 1 around 2:20 p.m., when a possible drowning of a child was reported at Playland Park in Rye, Westchester County Police Public Information Officer Kieran O'Leary said on Friday, Aug. 2.  Arriving police and park rangers found that the pool's lifeguards had removed the boy from the pool and were giving medical help…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Fatal Shooting: Victim Found In Parking Garage In Westchester, Suspect At Large Fatal Shooting: Victim Found In Parking Garage In Westchester, Suspect At Large
Fatal Shooting: Victim Found In Parking Garage In Westchester, Suspect At Large New update: Underage Duo Charged In Fatal Shooting At Yonkers Parking Garage, Police Say Authorities are searching for the suspect involved in an incident that left a man shot in a parking garage in Westchester County.  The victim was found on Friday, July 28 around 6:30 p.m., when Yonkers Police discovered an unconscious man lying on the ground of a parking garage behind an apartment building at 73 Highland Ave.  When first responders began giving medical aid to the man, they found that he had suffered a gunshot wound to his side and rushed him to a local area hospital, whe…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Westchester Man Nabbed Driving Wrong Way On Saw Mill Parkway While Drunk, Police Say Westchester Man Nabbed Driving Wrong Way On Saw Mill Parkway While Drunk, Police Say
Westchester Man Nabbed Driving Wrong Way On Saw Mill Parkway While Drunk, Police Say A Westchester man has been charged with felony DWI after he was intercepted driving the wrong way on the Saw Mill River Parkway while drunk, according to police. The incident took place in Yonkers around 4 a.m. Tuesday, July 26. A Westchester County Police officer was patrolling the parkway and driving northbound near Palmer Road in Yonkers when he observed an Audi sedan coming at him in the wrong direction of travel, said Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the Westchester County Police.  He let the vehicle pass him in the left lane of travel, made a U-turn, and pulled the driver over a sh…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Ex-Director Indicted For Stealing $700K From Northern Westchester Non-Profit, DA Says Ex-Director Indicted For Stealing $700K From Northern Westchester Non-Profit, DA Says
Ex-Director Indicted For Stealing $700K From Northern Westchester Non-Profit, DA Says The former financial director of a Hudson Valley non-profit has been indicted after allegedly stealing more than $700,000 from the organization on behalf of herself and her husband, authorities announced. Bronx resident Ingrid Aquino, age 31, the former Director of Finance of Hudson Valley Community Services in Northern Westchester, has been indicted for allegedly stealing the funds between 2017 and 2021. Specifically, Aquino was indicted by a Westchester County grand jury for second-degree grand larceny, a felony. She was arraigned on Tuesday, May 17. Westchester County District Attorney …

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by Zak Failla
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Former HS Teacher In Westchester Charged For Sharing Illicit Photos, Conversations WIth Minor Former HS Teacher In Westchester Charged For Sharing Illicit Photos, Conversations WIth Minor
Former HS Teacher In Westchester Charged For Sharing Illicit Photos, Conversations WIth Minor A former high school teacher in the Hudson Valley is facing charges for allegedly sharing illicit photos and conversations with a teenager over social media, the district attorney’s office announced. On Monday, Jan. 24, Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah announced that former Salesian High School teacher Mariela Barajas, age 22, of Mount Vernon, was arraigned for allegedly disseminating indecent material to a 15-year-old.  Specifically, Barajas was charged in Mount Vernon City Court with one count of disseminating indecent material to minors, a felony, following …

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Village In Westchester Named As NY Yellow Cluster Zone Due To Case Increases COVID-19: Village In Westchester Named As NY Yellow Cluster Zone Due To Case Increases
Covid-19: Village In Westchester Named As NY Yellow Cluster Zone Due To Case Increases A Westchester village has become the first in the county to be designated as a COVID-19 “yellow zone,” due to the recent rise in cases in recent weeks. Like the rest of the country, New York has seen a surge in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks, prompting Gov. Andrew Cuomo to declare part of Port Chester as a warning zone near the Connecticut border as the village has sustained an average positive infection rate above 2.5 percent. Cuomo said that in response to the uptick in positive cases, the Westchester County Department of Health coordinated to provide rapid testing at Open Door on Grace C…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Police To Increase Social Distancing Enforcement After Greeley HS Graduation Cluster COVID-19: Police To Increase Social Distancing Enforcement After Greeley HS Graduation Cluster
Covid-19: Police To Increase Social Distancing Enforcement After Greeley HS Graduation Cluster Police will be increasing social distancing enforcement after a cluster of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases linked to the graduation ceremony in Northern Westchester County at Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua. New Castle Police Chief James D. Carroll made the announcement early Monday evening, June 29. The cluster, traced to a student at the ceremony who tested positive after returning from Florida, has jumped to 13 cases, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced earlier in the day Monday. Cuomo said that anyone who attended the graduation ceremony should self-quarantine until at lea…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Westchester County Association Will Merge With Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp Westchester County Association Will Merge With Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp
Westchester County Association Will Merge With Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp Two of the area’s leading business advocacy organizations will soon become one, following the announcement of a major merger between the Westchester County Association and the Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp.The deal, announced on Tuesday, Jan. 29, will center on strengthening the economy in the Hudson Valley. The new organization - which has not been given a designated name - is expected to take effect later this year. When the merger is complete, current WCA Chairman William Harrington is expected to serve as the chairman of a unified board of directors. Bill Mooney, the president …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Body Pulled From Reservoir In Northern Westchester Body Pulled From Reservoir In Northern Westchester
Body Pulled From Reservoir In Northern Westchester Click here for an updated story: Body Found In Northern Westchester Reservoir Apparent Suicide A body was pulled from a section of the Croton Reservoir in Yorktown on Sunday. A rescue crew pulled the body shortly after it was discovered around 9 a.m. near the intersection of Hunterbrook Road and Baptist Church Road. The body is reportedly being turned over to the Westchester County medical examiner. The body appeared to be a white male, according to a report by News 12. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Daily Voice
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Homicide Investigation Launched After Woman's Body Found Near Historic Westchester Naval Armory Homicide Investigation Launched After Woman's Body Found Near Historic Westchester Naval Armory
Homicide Investigation Launched After Woman's Body Found Near Historic Westchester Naval Armory Click here for an updated story: Suspect Charged, Victim ID'd In Murder Of Woman In Westchester A homicide investigation has been launched after a woman’s body was found lying in the driveway of the former Armory building on Main Street in New Rochelle. Detectives from the department’s General Investigations and Forensic Units are currently on scene investigating the incident. The body was found at approximately 7:40 a.m. on Friday, July 27. New Rochelle Police Capt. Robert Gazzola said that the Westchester County District Attorney and Medical Examiner’s offices have also been notified o…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Plan To Build Long Island Sound Tunnel Scrapped Plan To Build Long Island Sound Tunnel Scrapped
Plan To Build Long Island Sound Tunnel Scrapped The proposal to build a multi-billion dollar tunnel under the Long Island Sound, connecting Long Island and Westchester, has been scrapped, New York State Department of Transportation officials announced on Thursday. NYSDOT Commissioner Paul Karas made the announcement on Thursday, putting the kibosh on the plan, which may have cost upwards of $55 billion, according to a recently released study that was commissioned earlier this year. The exact reasoning for abandoning the plan was not provided. “After careful review of a variety of considerations pertaining to the project, NYSDOT has decid…

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by Zak Failla
News
Coyote Attack On Sheep Reported At Muscoot Farm Coyote Attack On Sheep Reported At Muscoot Farm
Coyote Attack On Sheep Reported At Muscoot Farm County officials said a coyote may have killed a sheep at Muscoot Farm in Somers and injured two others on Thursday. The sheep were found when employees to perform morning farm chores Thursday and noticed a sheep lying in the field and two others limping, said Alexis Joondeph-Breidbart, a spokeswoman for Westchester County. Muscoot Farm is an early 20th-century interpretative farm museum that is owned and operated by the Westchester County Department of Parks, Recreation, and Conservation. Although there was no sighting of a coyote, Joondeph-Breidbart said farm staff believes the attack wa…

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by Kathy Reakes
Obituaries
Byron Womack, 49, Port Chester Middle School Assistant Principal, Dies Byron Womack, 49, Port Chester Middle School Assistant Principal, Dies
Byron Womack, 49, Port Chester Middle School Assistant Principal, Dies Byron Womack, a very popular assistant principal at Port Chester Middle School, died overnight, officials said on Tuesday, Feb. 20. He was 49 years old. Details about funeral services have not been announced, but counseling is being offered to students and staff at PCMS, which is in session this week. Thirteen months ago, Womack’s ability to “go long” was recognized when he was given the 2017 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Committee Humanitarian Award at a celebration of civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The award recognized both Womack’s longstanding role as a mentor …

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by Jon Craig