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COVID-19: Positive Case Reported At School District In Westchester COVID-19: Positive Case Reported At School District In Westchester
Covid-19: Positive Case Reported At School District In Westchester There has been a new positive COVID-19 case in a Westchester school district. Someone at the William E. Cottle Elementary School in Tuckahoe has tested positive for the virus, Superintendent Amy Goodman wrote in a note to parents. It was not disclosed whether it was a student or staff member who tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, Sept. 11. Goodman said the person who tested positive for the virus is in a state-mandated quarantine and alerted students and staff members who were exposed through contact tracing. 

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by Zak Failla
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Man, Woman Injured After Being Struck By Lightning In Westchester Man, Woman Injured After Being Struck By Lightning In Westchester
Man, Woman Injured After Being Struck By Lightning In Westchester A man was critically injured and a woman suffered minor injuries after being struck by lightning in Westchester. The two were sitting under a tree in Port Chester at Lyon Park when the severe storms swept through the area on Friday, July 3. Arriving units found a man in cardiac arrest in the park and immediately began life-saving treatment, during the torrential downpour/thunderstorm, Port Chester Police said. Neighbors had come out of their houses to assist. The man was transported to the hospital. An investigation revealed that the man and his wife were under a large oak tree, prior to…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Should Cyclists, Pedestrians Be Given Separate Times On New TZB Shared Pathway As Safety Move? Should Cyclists, Pedestrians Be Given Separate Times On New TZB Shared Pathway As Safety Move?
Should Cyclists, Pedestrians Be Given Separate Times On New TZB Shared Pathway As Safety Move? With New Yorkers now enjoying the 3.6-mile shared bicycle-pedestrian path on the new Tappan Zee Bridge, some are questioning whether cyclists and walkers can safely share the space. Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner - a noted cycling enthusiast - launched a survey asking whether there should be specific schedules for pedestrians and bicyclists after receiving questions about the safety of the 12-foot wide path. The path extends from the bridge's Westchester landing in Tarrytown to the Rockland Landing in South Nyack. It takes approximately 80 minutes to walk the length of the pathway, …

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
New Movie Filmed Scenes In Westchester New Movie Filmed Scenes In Westchester
New Movie Filmed Scenes In Westchester The talk of the upcoming summer movie season kicks off in a big way this weekend with a film that hits close to home and even had parts filmed in the area. "The King Of Staten Island," the brainchild of funnyman and "Saturday Night Live" star Pete Davidson hits the small screen on Friday, June 12, and features scenes shot in Westchester. The film's stars were spotted on Vark Street Yonkers in shooting scenes. The majority of the movie was filmed on Staten Island, where Davidson lived. Directed by Judd Apatow, known for dozens of films starring young comedy talents such as Kristen Wiig…

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by Kathy Reakes
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COVID-19: Trader Joe's In Westchester Temporarily Closes After Worker Dies COVID-19: Trader Joe's In Westchester Temporarily Closes After Worker Dies
Covid-19: Trader Joe's In Westchester Temporarily Closes After Worker Dies A Trader Joe's in Westchester has temporarily closed after a staff member died due to complications from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The store is on Route 22 (727 White Plains Road) in Scarsdale. The store will also undergo additional precautionary cleaning and sanitization before reopening on Thursday, April 9. Trader Joe's also announced on Monday, April 6 that five other stores across the nation are also temporarily closed for cleaning, including in Garden City. "At Trader Joe’s, there is nothing more important to us than the health and safety of our crew members and custome…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Bail Denied For Father Charged With Running Sex Cult At Area College Bail Denied For Father Charged With Running Sex Cult At Area College
Bail Denied For Father Charged With Running Sex Cult At Area College Bail has been denied for the father of a former college student in Westchester who allegedly ran a sex cult out of his daughter's dorm room at Sarah Lawrence College. A judge in Manhattan federal court denied the bail appeal of Lawrence Ray, 60, who pleaded not guilty to nine federal charges for allegedly moving into his daughter’s dorm at Sarah Lawrence College near the border of Bronxville and Yonkers and operating a sex cult. Specifically, Ray is charged with: Conspiracy to commit extortion; Extortion; Sex trafficking; Obtaining forced labor; Forced labor trafficking; C…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Woman Dies After House Fire Breaks Out In Westchester Woman Dies After House Fire Breaks Out In Westchester
Woman Dies After House Fire Breaks Out In Westchester Click here for an updated story: ID Released For Woman Who Died In Westchester House Fire A woman died from injuries sustained in an overnight house fire in Westchester. The blaze broke out just before 12:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 22 on the 500 block of Midland Avenue in Rye. The main body of the fire was controlled around 12:50 a.m. The victim was rushed to an area hospital where she was pronounced dead. Firefighters from Rye, Harrison and Mamaroneck responded. The identity of the woman has not yet been released. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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Area Doctor Billed Patients $8M For Surgeries He Didn't Do, Feds Say Area Doctor Billed Patients $8M For Surgeries He Didn't Do, Feds Say
Area Doctor Billed Patients $8M For Surgeries He Didn't Do, Feds Say A Westchester eye doctor who had practices throughout the Hudson Valley and Fairfield County is facing charges for health care fraud. Ameet Goyal, 56, of Rye, who operates The Eye Associates Group, with practices in Rye, Mount Kisco, Wappingers Falls and in Greenwich, was arrested and charged by federal officials for allegedly fraudulently billing patients. The indictment alleges that between 2010 and 2017, Goyal was billing patients, Medicare, and private insurance programs millions of dollars for complex eye surgeries that were never actually performed. The complaint states that Goyal and…

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by Zak Failla
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Longtime Westchester Resident Joseph Cannavo Dies At 25 Longtime Westchester Resident Joseph Cannavo Dies At 25
Longtime Westchester Resident Joseph Cannavo Dies At 25 Joseph P. Cannavo, Jr. a resident of Juno Beach, Florida and formerly a longtime resident of Westchester, died suddenly on Tuesday, Nov. 12. He was 25. He was born Feb. 2, 1994 and raised in Port Chester, graduating from Corpus Christi Elementary School and Harrison High School in 2012. He graduated form the University of Miami in 2018.  He loved music, singing, songwriting and his dog Jack. He was a fan of Britney Spears and was devoted to his family and friends. In addition to his parents, Joseph and Jeanne Cannavo of Juno Beach, Florida, he is survived by paternal grandfather Leo…

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Police & Fire
Several Injured In Violent, Four-Vehicle Westchester Crash Several Injured In Violent, Four-Vehicle Westchester Crash
Several Injured In Violent, Four-Vehicle Westchester Crash Click here for an updated story: Four Hospitalized After Escalade Crashes Into SUV, Bus In Greenburgh Police are investigating a violent crash in Westchester which included three vehicles as well as a Bee-Line bus. The crash took place around 1:40 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 23, at the corner of Tarrytown Road and Hillside Avenue, said Greenburgh Police Lt. Kobie Powell. The crash, which reportedly injured multiple people, closed Tarrytown Road for several hours. It has since reopened. The exact number or the severity of injuries was not currently available, Powell said. The crash is …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Wearing Baseball Cap With Swastika Escorted By Police Out Of Westchester Diner Man Wearing Baseball Cap With Swastika Escorted By Police Out Of Westchester Diner
Man Wearing Baseball Cap With Swastika Escorted By Police Out Of Westchester Diner A man wearing a baseball hat with a swastika on it at an area diner was escorted out of the establishment by police in Westchester. The incident took place on Friday, Oct. 11, at the City Limits Diner in White Plains, according to the restaurant's owner on Facebook. Nick Livanos, who has run the popular diner, along with his family for more than 25 years, wrote that in the mid-afternoon, a man entered wearing a baseball cap with a yarmulke attached to the top of it with a swastika drawn on it. "At the time he entered the restaurant, the host was unable to see the top of his head and did no…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Westchester Native Struck, Killed Walking On Garden State Parkway, Police Say Westchester Native Struck, Killed Walking On Garden State Parkway, Police Say
Westchester Native Struck, Killed Walking On Garden State Parkway, Police Say An engineer from Westchester who worked on innovations in supercomputer chips was inexplicably walking in the fast lane of the Garden State Parkway in New Jersey before dawn Sunday when he was struck and killed near the New York State border, authorities said. Samuel E. Gottheim, 30, an Arsdley native living in California, had attended a nearby family wedding Saturday night, family members said. He was walking on the northbound parkway at milepost 169.7 in Woodcliff Lake "for an unknown reason" at 3 a.m. when he struck by an Acura driven by a 28-year-old New City man, according to NJ State …

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by Jerry DeMarco