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2 Hospitalized After Crash On Busy Parkway In Northern Westchester 2 Hospitalized After Crash On Busy Parkway In Northern Westchester
2 Hospitalized After Crash On Busy Parkway In Northern Westchester Two people were taken to a trauma center after a serious crash on a parkway entrance ramp in Northern Westchester, including one person who had to be rescued from a vehicle.  The crash happened on Monday, July 15, when two cars collided on the Taconic State Parkway southbound entrance ramp leading from Crompond Road (Route 202) in Yorktown, according to the Yorktown Heights Volunteer Fire Department. Arriving fire crews found one person stuck inside their car and used Hurst Hydraulic extrication equipment to remove the side of the vehicle, freeing them in the process.  Two p…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
DWI: 23-Year-Old Caught By Cop Directing Traffic Near Vehicle Fire In Northern Westchester DWI: 23-Year-Old Caught By Cop Directing Traffic Near Vehicle Fire In Northern Westchester
DWI: 23-Year-Old Caught By Cop Directing Traffic Near Vehicle Fire In Northern Westchester A 23-year-old drunk driver was caught after disobeying an officer who was directing traffic at a road closure in Northern Westchester, police said.  On Thursday, Jan. 19, around 3 a.m., officers from the Yorktown Police Department were directing traffic at a road closure caused by an unrelated vehicle fire on Crompond Road (Route 202). During this time, one vehicle did not obey an officer's orders, prompting the officer to pull the car over and investigate, police said in a release on Thursday, Jan. 26. Police then determined that the driver of the vehicle was both drunk with a blood a…

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by Ben Crnic
Business
Traffic Delays Expected On Opening Day Of Brand-New Trader's Joe In Northern Westchester Traffic Delays Expected On Opening Day Of Brand-New Trader's Joe In Northern Westchester
Traffic Delays Expected On Opening Day Of Brand-New Trader's Joe In Northern Westchester Police have advised motorists to expect traffic delays in the area of a brand-new Trader Joe's in Northern Westchester County. Trader Joe's opened its new Yorktown location at 8 a.m. on Thursday, July 21. The grocery store is located at 3240 Crompond Road (Route 202.) On the day of the store's opening, the Yorktown Police Department issued an alert about traffic delays in the area of Route 202/Taconic State Parkway between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. Police said local traffic is advised to take alternate routes. Vehicles that are exiting Trader Joe's and Lowe's were advised make a right turn out o…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Attempting To Assault Victim With Wooden Bat In Northern Westchester Man Accused Of Attempting To Assault Victim With Wooden Bat In Northern Westchester
Man Accused Of Attempting To Assault Victim With Wooden Bat In Northern Westchester A 67-year-old man was arrested and accused of attempting to assault another man with a wooden bat in Northern Westchester. Officers responded to a report of an assault in progress on Crompond Road in Yorktown at about 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 5, according to the Yorktown Police Department. The defendant is accused of trying to injure the man by hitting him in the shoulder with a wooden bat, police said.   Police arrested the man, whose identity was not released, and he was charged with second-degree attempted assault and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, authoriti…

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by Nicole Valinote
Business
New Trader Joe's To Open In Northern Westchester New Trader Joe's To Open In Northern Westchester
New Trader Joe's To Open In Northern Westchester A long-standing rumor will soon become reality as Trader Joe’s is coming to Northern Westchester. Yorktown Town Supervisor Matt Slater confirmed that the building department has received plans for a new supermarket to be constructed on Crompond Road (Route 202) following months of construction at the shopping center. Trader Joe’s will join a shopping center at 3200 Crompond Road that has welcomed a new Lowe’s location and Starbucks within the past two years.  The nearest Trader Joe’s locations to the one being constructed in Yorktown Heights are in Southern Westchester, in Hartsdale, …

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by Zak Failla