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Bridge 'Red-Flagged,' Immediately Closed To Traffic In Cortlandt
Traffic on a more-than-century-old bridge in Northern Westchester has been halted following the discovery of structural deficiencies, officials announced.
The Quaker Bridge, which carries Quaker Bridge Road over the Croton River in Cortlandt, was "red-flagged" and closed to vehicular traffic, Cortlandt town officials announced on Wednesday, Nov. 6.
The bridge, built in 1894, is owned and maintained by Westchester County. Plans had already been in place to replace it with a new structure, as it was known to be structurally impaired, town officials said.
However, the bridge has n…
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…
$2.4M Scheme: Former Cortlandt Town Employee, Business Owner Admit To Illegal Dumping Plot
A former Northern Westchester town employee has admitted to allowing a business owner to illegally dump unauthorized material at an environmentally fragile facility in exchange for cash bribes, federal officials announced.
Verplanck resident Robert Dyckman, age 52, and Cortlandt Manor resident Glenn Griffin, age 55, both pleaded guilty to charges related to the $2.4 million scheme, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Monday, Aug. 26.
According to federal officials, Dyckman, the former Assistant General Foreman for the Town o…
Lithium Ion Batteries Cause 2 Fires At Cortlandt, Somers Residences
Firefighters rushed to two Northern Westchester homes after devices containing lithium-ion batteries went up in flames.
One of the incidents happened at a Somers residence on Wednesday, Aug. 21, when the battery inside a child-sized all-terrain vehicle went into thermal runway at around 1:30 a.m., spewing smoke, sparks, toxic gas, and debris, according to the Westchester County Department of Emergency Services.
The family was soon awakened by smoke detectors, DES officials said, adding that hazmat team members arrived to safely dispose of the battery.
The second fire…
Man Accused Of Burglarizing Cortlandt Residence
A 37-year-old man faces a felony charge after allegedly burglarizing a Northern Westchester home, police announced.
Peekskill resident Kevin Powell was arrested on Thursday, June 20 in connection with an incident in Cortlandt on Tuesday, June 18, New York State Police announced on Wednesday, June 26.
According to police, on the day of the incident, troopers responded to a domestic dispute at a Cortlandt home. Authorities then discovered that Powell was not welcome at the residence, which was not his, and had entered an outbuilding to try to steal property, police said.
Police d…
Mohegan Lake Eatery To Close Permanently: 'This Last Week Is Gonna Be LIT!'
A restaurant in Northern Westchester will soon be closing for good, but not without one last week of fun.
Dog Haus Biergarten Mohegan Lake, located at 3137 East Main St., will permanently close after Sunday, Jan. 14, the restaurant announced on social media.
Although no official reason for the closing was given, in a Facebook comment, the owners wrote, "We truly tried our hardest to make it work."
Despite the bad news, the owners maintained that the eatery's last days in business would still be a blast. To make this happen, the eatery will host karaoke on Wednesday night,…
