Hours-Long Emergency Effort Frees Trapped Horse In Area Hours-Long Emergency Effort Frees Trapped Horse In Area Hours-Long Emergency Effort Frees Trapped Horse In Area
Hours-Long Emergency Effort Frees Trapped Horse In Area After four hours of hard work, the Patterson Fire Department managed to save a horse that was stuck in the mud on the banks of the Wonder Lake State Park. The incident unfolded after two horseback riders were riding in the area about 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 29, when one of the horses sank into about 2 feet of mud on the banks of a lake, said the Patterson Fire Department. At the time the horse became stuck, the riders were about a mile away from the nearest paved road. The department rushed to the Cushman Road area with utility vehicles to get to the horse, which was showing signs of hyp…
Head-On Rollover Crash Injures Three In Carmel Head-On Rollover Crash Injures Three In Carmel Head-On Rollover Crash Injures Three In Carmel
Head-On Rollover Crash Injures Three In Carmel A rollover crash in Putnam County left three people hospitalized following a head-on collision in Carmel. First responders were dispatched to Drewville Road at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 23, police said. Two were transported to Putnam Hospital, and a third was airlifted to Westchester Medical Center following the crash with non-life-threatening injuries. Police said that the crash is currently under investigation by the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office and Carmel Police Department. No cause for the crash has been released. The extent of the injuries was not available on Monday mo…
Mahopac Falls Fire District Welcomes Back A Familiar Staple Mahopac Falls Fire District Welcomes Back A Familiar Staple Mahopac Falls Fire District Welcomes Back A Familiar Staple
Mahopac Falls Fire District Welcomes Back A Familiar Staple Over the past few months, residents of Mahopac Falls might have noticed something missing -- the 6 p.m. siren from the fire district headquarters.  The siren also used to summon firefighters when they are needed, has been down to be refurbished with a new motor.  With the help of members of the Mahopac and Carmel fire departments, and their expertise using their ladder trucks, the siren was removed, repaired and remounted.  Now back home where it belongs, the siren has been repainted and re-stenciled with the familiar "FDNY 343", a tribute to those lost on 9/11.  Residents can ex…
Popular Deli Damaged In Northern Westchester Fire Popular Deli Damaged In Northern Westchester Fire Popular Deli Damaged In Northern Westchester Fire
Popular Deli Damaged In Northern Westchester Fire A quick response and plenty of help enabled firefighters to save a popular Northern Westchester deli and pizzeria from a fast-moving fire, according to the Croton Falls Fire Chief Dan Dreyer. The department received a call for the fire at Kingsley's Deli & Pizzeria in North Salem around 10:49 p.m. Sunday, from a resident of one of the upstairs apartments who saw smoke coming from the building, Dreyer said. Because there are no working fire hydrants in that part of North Salem, tanker trucks from surrounding departments responded to moved water from a local lake to the restaurant at 252 …