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Don't Miss It: MTA Holiday Lights Train Adds Festive Glow To Westchester Tracks
If you’re hoping to catch Metro-North's first-ever illuminated Holiday Lights train, here’s when it will be rolling through Westchester and Putnam counties this weekend.
The train, adorned with colorful exterior lights, will travel on Metro-North's Hudson Line, Harlem Line, and New Haven Line with routes timed for daylight, dusk, and nighttime hours.
Here are the times for this weekend, which are subject to change, officials said:
Friday, Dec. 20:
From Grand Central:
4:21 PM to Mount Kisco (daylight into darkness);
7:26 PM to Southeast (darkness).
Toward Grand Central:…
Election 2024: Projection Made In NY State Senate Race Representing Northern Westchester
New York's 40th State Senate District voters have officially chosen their next representative.
Democrat Pete Harckham, age 64, has been projected as winning re-election for his fourth term in the New York State Senate seat representing Northern Westchester and parts of Putnam and Rockland counties, according to the state's Board of Elections.
As of just after 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 6, Harckham was leading his opponent, Republican Gina Arena, by 50 to 44 percent.
In total, Harckham received 84,789 votes of those tallied, over 10,000 more than those cast for Arena. It i…
MTA Announces Schedule Changes For Hudson, Harlem, New Haven Lines: Here's When They Start
To accommodate Metro-North crews working to replace sections of track and switches in Grand Central Station, officials have announced schedule changes for Hudson, Harlem, and New Haven line trains.
The upcoming schedule changes will take effect on Tuesday, Jan. 16, and are expected to last until early spring, according to Metro-North Railroad President Catherine Rinaldi.
"The tracks and switches in and around the Grand Central Terminal complex are at the heart of the Metro-North system," Rinaldi said, adding, "It is vital that we keep those tracks in a state of good re…
Hudson Valley Anesthesiologist Drugs, Sexually Assaults Victim: Police
An anesthesiologist faces charges after allegedly giving anesthesia to a victim without her knowledge and sexually assaulting her, police announced.
Putnam County resident Paul Giacopelli of Southeast, age 59, was interviewed and arrested on Saturday, Dec. 30 on sexual abuse charges, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Wednesday, Jan. 3.
According to authorities, on Friday, Dec. 29, the Sheriff's Office was told that a female victim known to Giacopelli had been given anesthesia without her knowledge and was then sexually assaulted.
This happened multip…
4 Nabbed For DWI In Hudson Valley: Wrong-Way Driving, Mailbox Damage Among Offenses, Police Say
Four people, including Westchester and Fairfield County residents, face various charges after they were caught driving while intoxicated in the Hudson Valley, police said.
The arrests all happened in Putnam County over both Saturday, Aug. 19, and Sunday, Aug. 20, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Tuesday, Aug. 22.
The following people were arrested, according to sheriff's deputies:
Fairfield County resident Michael F. Bautista-Zumba, age 23, of Danbury, was arrested on Saturday around 2:10 a.m. after authorities saw him allegedly travel from his lane in an unsafe…
