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Latest Update: 7-Year-Old ID'd As Victim Of Bear Attack Outside Northern Westchester Home Latest Update: 7-Year-Old ID'd As Victim Of Bear Attack Outside Northern Westchester Home
Latest Update: 7-Year-Old ID'd As Victim Of Bear Attack Outside Northern Westchester Home New, updated report: Brand-New Update: Bear Tests Negative For Rabies After Attacking Child In North Castle Authorities have released more details about a bear attack outside of a Northern Westchester residence that left a 7-year-old child hospitalized.  The attack, which happened on Tuesday, Aug. 22 just after 11:15 a.m., occurred outside a North Castle home at 75 Hickory Kingdom Rd., where the boy had been playing in the woods before running into the bear, according to a report by NBC New York.  Earlier Report - New Update: Bear Attacks Child In North Ca…

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by Ben Crnic
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New Update: Bear Attacks Child In Northern Westchester New Update: Bear Attacks Child In Northern Westchester
New Update: Bear Attacks Child In Northern Westchester New, updated report: Latest Update: 7-Year-Old ID'd As Victim Of Bear Attack Outside North Castle Home This story has been updated. A child was hospitalized after being attacked by a bear at a Northern Westchester County residence. The rare incident happened on Tuesday, Aug. 22 just after 11:15 a.m., when police in the town of North Castle received a report of the incident at 75 Hickory Kingdom Rd. According to North Castle Police, numerous emergency organizations responded to the scene and treated the child, who was later sent to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries…

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by Ben Crnic
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Sewage Threat: Residents Warned To Stay Out Of Hudson River In Westchester Sewage Threat: Residents Warned To Stay Out Of Hudson River In Westchester
Sewage Threat: Residents Warned To Stay Out Of Hudson River In Westchester New, updated story: New Update: Sewage No Longer Being Released In Hudson River In Sleepy Hollow, Advisory Remains As a sewer pump station force main break forces partially treated sewage to be temporarily released into the Hudson River, officials are warning residents to stay out of the water until the repair is made.  The force main break was discovered at the Tarrytown Sewer Pump Station on Monday, July 10 following a sight inspection by the county's Department of Environmental Facilities.  The county's emergency contractor, ELQ, was then immediately called to b…

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by Ben Crnic
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COVID-19: HS In Northern Westchester Goes Remote After Student Tests Positive COVID-19: HS In Northern Westchester Goes Remote After Student Tests Positive
Covid-19: HS In Northern Westchester Goes Remote After Student Tests Positive A high school in Northern Westchester has switched to remote learning after a student tested positive for COVID-19. The Lakeland Central School District said it received word late Sunday evening, Oct. 4 from the parent of the student at Walter Panas High School in Cortlandt who is now infected with the virus. The student was last in school on Thursday, Oct. 1, said the district, which has contacted the Westchester Department of Health to coordinate contact tracing efforts.  The school is operating fully remotely on Monday, Oct. 5. "We will be updating the community as soon as we have…

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: New School In Westchester Goes Remote For Two Weeks After Exposure COVID-19: New School In Westchester Goes Remote For Two Weeks After Exposure
Covid-19: New School In Westchester Goes Remote For Two Weeks After Exposure Another school in the Hudson Valley will be closed for in-person learning for two weeks after a confirmed positive COVID-19 case. Earlier report - COVID-19: School In Westchester Closes For Two Weeks After Positive Case The new closure is also in Westchester, at the Pleasantville Middle School. Pleasantville Union Free School District Superintendent of Schools Mary Fox-Alter said on Saturday, Oct. 3 that two people have been quarantined after one confirmed case and one suspected case at the school. As a result, the school will shift to remote learning effective until Monday, Oct. 19.…

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: School In Westchester Closes For Two Weeks After Positive Case COVID-19: School In Westchester Closes For Two Weeks After Positive Case
Covid-19: School In Westchester Closes For Two Weeks After Positive Case A school in the area has switched to remote learning for two weeks after a positive COVID-19 case. The Westchester School (formerly known as the Westchester School for Special Children) said it received a report of a positive COVID test at its Yonkers campus on Friday, Oct. 2. The school said it has provided the Westchester Department of Health the names of all persons who have come into contact with the infected individual. The school will be closed through Friday, Oct. 16 with all students on distance learning until the scheduled return date of Monday, Oct. 19. Related story - COVID-…

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: Number Of Horace Greeley HS Graduation Cluster Positive Cases Up To 13 COVID-19: Number Of Horace Greeley HS Graduation Cluster Positive Cases Up To 13
Covid-19: Number Of Horace Greeley HS Graduation Cluster Positive Cases Up To 13 The New York State Department of Health is leading the investigation into a cluster of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases that were reported following a high school graduation ceremony in Northern Westchester. There have been more than a dozen confirmed COVID-19 cases after a person who recently traveled to Florida attended the Horace Greeley High School graduation and parties in Chappaqua on Saturday, June 20. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that the state is currently in the process of doing contract tracing from those in attendance at the graduation in an attempt to keep the spread of C…

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by Zak Failla