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Hundreds Sign Petition To Reinstate Suspended Library Director In Westchester Hundreds of community members have come together to urge a library in Westchester to reinstate its director who was suddenly suspended from her position. The effort came in the form of a Change.org petition started on Sunday, Aug. 11 following the 30-day suspension of Mamaroneck Public Library Executive Director Jennifer O'Neill. According to the petition,O'Neill will soon be given a hearing to determine her future employment, despite her record with the library being "impeccable." The reason for the suspension has not been revealed by the library. "Jennifer has ser…
by Ben Crnic
Weather
Ernesto Becomes Latest Hurricane In Atlantic: Here's New Projected Path A brand-new hurricane has formed in the Atlantic. Ernesto became a Category 1 storm at around 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14, according to theNational Hurricane Center. It had been upgraded to a tropical storm on Monday afternoon, Aug. 12. The "risk of life-threatening surf and rip currents is expected to increase along the US East coast beaches this weekend," the hurricane center said in a midday statement Wednesday. With 75 mph sustained winds, Ernesto is now about 80 miles north of Puerto Rico, where schools and offices are closed amid drenching downpours. The storm is expected to hi…
by Joe Lombardi
Sports
Want To Improve Your Golf Game? Try This App Developed Here In Westchester Golf enthusiasts in Westchester have a new tool in their arsenal with the launch of the Pinpoint Golf app, a cutting-edge application designed to help golfers of all skill levels improve. Developed locally, this app promises to bring precision and convenience to golfers, from beginners to seasoned pros. Pinpoint Golf (www.pinpoint.golf) offers a comprehensive suite of features aimed at improving your game. The app centers on strokes gained tracking, an advanced method to measure and improve performance. In addition, the app provides detailed GPS mapping of courses, real-time shot tracking, a…
Truck Stopped, Found To Be Over 18K Pounds Overweight In Westchester, Police Say A company was issued summonses after one of their cement trucks was found to be tens of thousands of pounds overweight during a Westchester traffic stop, police said. The traffic stop happened on Tuesday, Aug. 13 around 9 a.m., when a cement truck was pulled over by the City of Rye Police Department for an equipment violation, the department said. After police stopped the truck, they found it to be loaded with 10 yards of concrete without an overweight permit. They also determined that it was allegedly 18,500 pounds overweight, according to the department. The company that owne…
by Ben Crnic
Weather
Wildfire Smoke Drifting Into Parts Of NY: How Bad Will It Be? If things looks fuzzier than usual, it wasn't your eyes focusing to adjust this morning. That was wildfire smoke is drifting from Canada into the Northeast, the National Weather Service said Wednesday morning, Aug. 14. "You may notice hazy skies today," the NWS New York office said. "It is coming from wildfire smoke, which has overspread across the area from north to south." While the smoke is expected to "stick around" for the next several days, forecasters are not expecting harmful impacts to the air quality, the NWS said. You may notice hazy skies today. It is coming from wildfire …
World War II Era Letter In Bottle Discovered By Woman During Tropical Storm Debby Shortly after Debby made landfall along Florida's west coast as a Category 1 hurricane earlier this month, it produced something no forecaster — or anyone else — could have predicted. Suzanne Flament Smith, age 46, of Tampa, discovered it on Wednesday, Aug. 7, in the form of a World War II-era artifact. She said she found it while collecting debris in the city of Safety Harbor. It was a bottle sealed by a cork. Inside was a handwritten letter from a location in Virginia over 800 miles away near Virginia Beach. Above is a closer view of the letterhead, which reads, "United States Navy Amphi…
by Joe Lombardi
Business
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$280K Scam: Father, Daughter Accused Of Stealing From Hudson Valley Woman A man and daughter have been accused of stealing over $280,000 from a Hudson Valley resident. New York Attorney General Letitia James announced on Tuesday, Aug. 13, the indictments and arrests of Ulster County residents Frank Whittaker, age 56, of Kingston, and his daughter Christine Ellsworth, age 38, of Accord, for allegedly stealing more than $280,000 from a vulnerable elderly victim. After earning the trust of the victim, an Ulster County resident, by providing lawn maintenance and assisting with household tasks, Whittaker and Ellsworth gained access to the then-92-year-old’s checkbook …
by Joe Lombardi
Weather
New Update: Storm Chances Will Follow Stretch Of Mainly Dry Weather: 5-Day Forecast New rounds of thunderstorms are expected to follow a stretch of mainly dry weather. The mercury will climb into the low to mid-80s on Wednesday, Aug. 14, with plenty more bright sunshine. After a mostly sunny start on Thursday, Aug. 15, with temperatures in the mid-80s, there will be a chance of showers and thunderstorms starting in the early to mid-afternoon. That will be followed by gradual clearing overnight, leading to a mainly sunny day on Friday, Aug. 16, with a high in the low 80s. The next storm chance is on Saturday, Aug. 17, which will be partly sunny with a high temperature in …
by Joe Lombardi
Man Accused Of Punching Woman In Face After Argument On Bike Path In Westchester A 47-year-old man faces charges after allegedly punching a woman in the face following an argument on a Westchester bike path prompted by a bicycle collision, police said. White Plains residentDmitriy Nazaryev was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 7 in connection with an incident that happened on the Bronx River Pathway in Eastchester on Friday, July 26, Westchester County Police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 13. According to the department, on the day of the incident,Nazaryev was riding his bicycle on the pathway south of Harney Road when his handlebars made contact with a f…
by Ben Crnic
News
Update: Heavy Rains, Algae Blooms Prompt Beach Closures In Westchester While Several Reopen Beachgoers, there's good news and bad news: several beaches in Westchester shuttered by health officials after heavy rains have reopened, while some remain closed to visitors. The closure updates were announced by county officials on Tuesday, Aug. 13 following water retesting conducted after several locations were originally closed on Monday, Aug. 6, and Thursday, Aug. 8. County-owned beaches that remain closed to swimmers because of heavy rainfall include: Mamaroneck: Mamaroneck Beach & Yacht Club;Harbor Island Beach.New Rochelle: Hudson Park West Beach.Beache…
by Ben Crnic
News
Court Upholds Westchester's Ownership Of Scout Cabin After Long Legal Battle After a long battle, a court decision has affirmed that a cabin long purported to be exclusively possessed by a Boy Scouts organization is instead owned by Westchester County. In an announcement on Monday, Aug. 12, county officials said that the Second Judicial Department of theNew York Supreme Court Appellate Division upheld a decision affirming that the Scout Cabin at Scout Field in Bronxville belongs to Westchester County instead of theBronxville Scout Committee. The cabin, which sits on a 22.9-acre park within Bronxville, Mount Vernon, and Yonkers, was long claim…
by Ben Crnic
Man Killed In 2-Vehicle Crash On Busy Road In Northern Westchester A 50-year-old man was killed in a crash after his vehicle was struck by a vehicle on a busy Northern Westchester road, police said. The crash happened on Monday, Aug. 12 around 2:40 p.m., when a vehicle hit a motorcycle at the intersection of Stoneleigh Avenue and Route 202 in Somers, according to New York State Police. A preliminary investigation into the crash determined that a Mercedes-Benz driven by a 60-year-old woman from the Putnam County neighborhood of Kent Lakes had been traveling northeast on Route 202 when it tried turning left onto Stoneleigh Avenue. At this point,…
by Ben Crnic
Traffic
by Ben Crnic
Business
Iconic All-News Radio Station Wcbs 880 Will Sign Off Permanently An iconic radio station that has served the New York metropolitan area for 57 years will be permanently signing off within weeks. Audacy, the parent company of WCBS NewsRadio 880, just announced that the station will end its run as an all-news station later this month. Audacy also operates another New York City-based all-news station, 1010 WINS. Audacy will keep 880 in its stable of stations, and it will become ESPN New York beginning Monday, Aug. 26.The WCBS call letters will be retired and are to be replaced by WHSQ, pending FCC approval. Known for its "Traffic and Weather Togethe…
by Joe Lombardi
Real Estate
Groundbreaking To Be Held For New Event Space At 'Samurai Farmhouse' In Northern Westchester A site once home to a hibachi restaurant for more than 45 years in Northern Westchester will soon be converted into a resort-like events space. A groundbreaking for the Le Setai special event space, to be located at the former Gasho of Japan restaurant in Hawthorne at 6 Saw Mill River Rd. (Route 9A), will be held on Thursday, Aug. 15 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. The event space will be the latest use of the formerGasho building, which was made to resemble a 16th-century "samurai farmhouse" and housed the restaurant for more than 45 years, according to developers. The "reso…
by Ben Crnic
News
$1.5M To Go Toward New Outdoor Amphitheater In Hudson Valley For Popular Festival Elected officials have announced $1.5 million in federal funding that will help pay for a permanent home for a Hudson Valley theater festival that attracts tens of thousands of visitors each year. US Senator Chuck Schumer just revealed that the funds were secured in pending legislation to go toward the expansion of an open-airShakespeare-style amphitheater overlooking the Hudson River in Putnam County. Theamphitheater, which the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival will use, will be built on a 98-acre former golf course property in Philipstown that was gifted to the fe…
by Ben Crnic
News
Covid-19: Summer Surge In Cases Sparks Concern With More Severe Variants On Horizon A surge in COVID-19 cases in the United States and around the globe is sparking concern among health officials who are warning that more severe variants of the virus may be coming. “COVID-19 is still very much with us and circulating in all countries," Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove of the World Health Organization said in a news conference last week.“Data from our sentinel-based surveillance system across 84 countries reports that the percent of positive tests for SARS-CoV-2 has been rising over several weeks." Wastewater surveillance suggests that the circulation of COVID is two to 20 times…
by Joe Lombardi
Trio Caught At Home Depot In Westchester With Stolen Video Game Consoles: Police Three New Jersey residents wanted out of Delaware were arrested in New York after they were caught with more than$6,000 in stolen property, including several video game consoles, that they had obtained by making fraudulent purchases at businesses in Westchester, police said. The three suspects were arrested in New Rochelle, NY following an incident on Friday, Aug. 2, New Rochelle Police Captain J. Collins Coyne announced on Monday, Aug. 5. The events leading up to the arrests began just before 4:15 p.m. when New Rochelle Police learned that a vehicle wanted in connection to a stolen p…
by Ben Crnic
Politics
Trump Paints America In Collapse, Businesses Pummelled Beneath Gov's Bootheal In Musk Interview In an at-times rambling conversation that jumped from fawning praise to forced questions, former President Donald Trump laid out his clearest thesis for his campaign: Vote Trump to preserve American supremacy around the globe and avoid a World War. The conversation began about the assassination attempt on Trump's life. Musk said he was stunned at how close Trump was to losing his life. The former president said even his doctors couldn't believe his luck. The former president said it was most likely divine intervention that saved his life. https://t.co/PLHekD9jzW — Donald J. …
by Josh Lanier
Weather
Tropical Storm Ernesto Forms In Atlantic: Here's 5-Day Projected Path Just days after Debby finished her trek through the Northeast, a brand-new named storm has formed in the Atlantic. Ernesto, which was upgraded to a tropical storm on Monday afternoon, Aug. 12, now heading throughthe Leeward Islands before it makes its way into the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico by late Tuesday, Aug. 13, theNational Hurricane Center.. AccuWeather says it could become a Category 1 hurricane as soon as Tuesday before likely strengthening to a Category 3 hurricane in the Atlantic by Thursday, Aug. 15. The projected timing and track of the tropical rainstorm through…
by Joe Lombardi
Man Rescued From Water Below Dam In Northern Westchester First responders had to make their way through traffic before saving a man from the water below a dam in Northern Westchester. The rescue happened just before 3 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 10, when a man became trapped in the water below the Croton Dam's spillway, according to the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department. Officers from the Westchester County Police Department soon arrived and were able to lower a flotation device to the man as fire crews fought vehicle and pedestrian traffic to get to the scene. Once they were able to get to the dam, the fire department lowered a swimme…
by Ben Crnic
3 Arrests Made For Dogs Left In Hot Cars, Animal Abandonment In Hudson Valley Authorities in the Hudson Valley were kept busy over several days with holding suspects accountable for leaving their pets in hot cars and animal abandonment, officials announced. The incidents all happened in Putnam County between Thursday, Aug. 1, and Saturday, Aug. 10, the Putnam County SPCA announced on Sunday, Aug. 11. The first arrest was made on Thursday, Aug. 1 when SPCA detectives found a dog inside a vehicle with cracked windows while patrolling the Kobacker's Market parking lot in Brewster. The inside of the car was reaching extreme temperatures amid 94-degree weather, off…
by Ben Crnic
Sports
'Time For A Parade': Olympic Gold Medalist Rai Benjamin Set For Hero's Welcome In Westchester A Westchester County native's spectacular gold medal win may prompt upcoming festivities in his home city upon his return from the Paris Olympics, officials hinted. Mount Vernon's own Rai Benjamin won gold in the men's 400-meter hurdles on Friday, Aug. 9, in front of his friends and family, upgrading the silver medal he won for the same race at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The 27-year-old champion clinched the gold medal after finishing the event in 46.46 seconds, beating Norway's Karsten Warholm, who took silver, and Brazil's Alison dos Santos, who took bronze. During those …
by Ben Crnic
News
5-Year-Old Dies After Incident At Amusem*nt Park Pool In Westchester A young boy has died following an incident at a poolat a busy Westchester amusem*nt park. The 5-year-old child's death, which followed an incident on Thursday, Aug. 1, was detailed in a statement by a Rye Playland spokesperson on Sunday, Aug. 11. On the day of the incident,around 2:20 p.m., a possibledrowning was reported at Playland Park, according toWestchester County Police Public Information Officer Kieran O'Leary. Earlier Report -5-Year-Old Goes Into Cardiac Arrest While In Pool At Rye PlaylandArriving police and park rangers found tha…
by Ben Crnic
Father Killed In Crash While Riding Next To Son On I-684 In Bedford A 46-year-old man was killed while riding his motorcycle next to his son on a busy interstate highway in the region. The crash happened on Sunday, Aug. 11 just after 9:30 a.m., when a man lost control of his motorcycle on northbound I-684 near Exit 4 in Bedford, according to New York State Police. Just before the crash,Nilson Castillo Calderon, age 46, and his son, 21-year-oldKevin Castillo Rayo, both from the Flushing neighborhood of Queens, had been traveling on separate motorcycles on I-684.Castillo Calderon then lost control of his for an unknown reason and veere…
by Ben Crnic
Traffic
Update: Officials Estimate When Sewer Break Along Busy Westchester Road Could Be Fixed Officials have given the first estimate of when a sewer breakalong a busy road in Westchester that occurred months ago could be fixed. Thebreak, which originally occurred in the area of 100 East Hartsdale Ave. in Greenburgh over Memorial Day weekendand has caused traffic delays and sidewalk closures, is expected to be fixed by October or November, Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner said. Earlier Report -East Hartsdale Ave Sewer Break Could Take Months To FixAccording to Feiner, the fix has proved to be complicated because of the age of the pipe and manhol…
by Ben Crnic
Lifestyle
Support Pours In For Family Of Northern Westchester Bus Driver That Lost Their Young Son After a well-loved bus driver and school monitor lost his young son from an illness, a Northern Westchester community came together to make sure his family had the means to give him a proper farewell. WinstonBatista, a beloved bus driver and school monitor with the Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District for almost 25 years, found himself struggling with funeral costs after losing his son, Aiden, following a two-year illness. His predicament caught the attention of community members such as Michael Portnoy, a Lewisboro town employee who grew up knowingBatista. …
by Ben Crnic
Real Estate
$22.5M Hudson Valley Estate Anchored By Glass House Covers 127 Acres For those who love horses and majestic vista views of water and woodlands, then an estate for sale in the region for $22 million should make them feel right at home. Zillowsaysthe 127-acre estate is in East Dutchess County in Pine Plains. It features a house of glass with four bedrooms and a great room with 29-foot floor-to-ceiling glass flanked by fireplaces, a walnut chef's kitchen, and an expansive stone terrace. The great room features walls of glass. ZillowBelow the terrace, you will find three ensuite bedrooms, a gym, a wine room, a mudroom, and an attache…
by Kathy Reakes
News
Update: Stormwater Drain Collapse On Road In Westchester Could Take Weeks To Repair Traffic on a section of road in Westchester surrounding a collapsed major stormwater drain will likely be affected for weeks as crews make repairs, officials said. The collapse, which was first believed to be a sinkhole, occurred in Port Chester on North Regent Street nearthe intersection at Clermont Avenue, where a section of the village'smain stormwater management waterway failed, village officials said on Thursday, Aug. 8. Earlier Report -Possible Sinkhole Forms At Port Chester Intersection, Causes Road ClosuresAccording to officials, it is not known how l…
by Ben Crnic
News
Westchester Named Among Safest Counties In America: U.S. News & World Report If you're looking for a safe place to settle down and not worry about violence or how far you are from emergency care, plenty of counties in New York may fit the bill, including one now ranked as the safest in America. A total of eight counties in New York appeared on the 2024Safest Communities in America list byU.S. News & World Report, released on Tuesday, Aug. 6. The New York counties to appear on the list include: Nassau County, which ranked No. 1;Rockland County, which ranked No. 2;Westchester County, which ranked No. 6;Putnam County, which ranked…
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