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  • Hundreds Of Nurses, Healthcare Workers To Picket Outside Hospital In Westchester

    Hundreds of nurses and healthcare workers are planning on picketing outside of a Westchester hospital to seek a fair contract, union officials announced.  On Wednesday, May 1, hundreds of healthcare workers will picket outside Phelps Hospital in Sleepy Hollow to demand more input on issues relating to patient care and staffing. During Wednesday's event, which will be held from noon to 1 p.m., hospital employees, community supporters, and elected officials will gather outside the hospital...

  • 'Every Parent's Worst Fear': Hit-Run Leaves UAlbany Freshman With Brain Swelling, Broken Bones

    A UAlbany student from Long Island remains hospitalized with serious injuries after she was struck by a hit-and-run driver on a dirt bike. Alexa Kropf, age 18, of Floral Park, was hit at around midnight Saturday, April 27, while walking along Hudson Avenue, just blocks from the UAlbany campus. When officers arrived, they found the freshman lying in the roadway with a serious head injury and a broken leg, according to Albany Police. Witnesses told investigators that Kropf was struck by a man...

  • County Gets More Control Over Mount Kisco's Merestead Estate

    A judge's decision has given Westchester County more autonomy over managing an estate in Northern Westchester, including unlocking additional funds that can now be used to maintain it.  The Merestead estate, located in Mount Kisco at 455 Byram Lake Rd., will maintain its standing following the lifting of longstanding restrictions announced by Westchester County Executive George Latimer on Monday, April 29. The estate was built during the early 20th century and is the former estate of Margaret...

  • 2 'Racist Incidents' Reported By Village In Westchester: Police Now Investigating

    Officials in a Westchester village are condemning two racial incidents, including the discovery of a swastika painted on a public trash can.  The two incidents were detailed in a statement by the Village of Dobbs Ferry on Monday, April 29, in which officials said they had occurred over the past week. The first of the incidents happened at Waterfront Park when a man visiting the village called police and claimed a local father, who is Black, had been threatening him and the children in the...

  • Car Rolls Over, Knocks Down Pole On Route 133 In Millwood

    A busy Northern Westchester road was temporarily closed after a vehicle rolled over and crashed into a pole, knocking down wires and a transformer.  The crash happened around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 28, when a vehicle flipped and crashed into a pole on Somerstown Road (Route 133) near the Millwood and Ossining border, according to the Millwood Fire Department.  Arriving fire crews soon discovered that the pole had snapped and wires and a transformer were blocking the roadway. They also...

  • Police Conduct Rescue Training At Closed, Empty Mall In Westchester

    Although an empty mall in Westchester no longer serves shoppers, it did prove to be a perfect place for a police training exercise. The training was held by Westchester County Police at the shuttered Galleria Mall in White Plains. where the Emergency Service Unit honed their high-angle rope rescue skills, the department said on Saturday, April 27. Earlier Report - Former Galleria Mall To Be Converted To Mixed-Use Residential, Retail Space In White Plains During the exercise, officers...

  • New Round Of Storms Could Be Severe In Spots: Here's Track, Timing

    The same storm system that unleashed tornadoes in parts of the Midwest will reach the Northeast, bringing heavy downpours and damaging winds in some spots. Areas in green in the image above are expected to see severe storms Tuesday afternoon and evening, April 30, with scattered showers and storms elsewhere in the Northeast. "The storms will not have the same intensity as they did in the Heartland late last week, so a significant outbreak of severe weather is not expected in the Northeast,"...

  • 'I Don't Really Care': DA Flashes Badge, Phones Chief During Tense NY Traffic Stop

    A district attorney in upstate New York is under fire after she was caught on video berating and disobeying a police officer after refusing to pull over for a traffic stop. The tense exchange between Monroe County DA Sandra Doorley and a Webster Police Department officer on Monday, April 22, was captured in a 26-minute video recorded by the officer’s body camera. In the footage, the officer is seen approaching Doorley’s garage moments after she parked her SUV after ignoring his attempts to...

  • Crash Closes Stretch Of Busy Route In Northern Westchester

    A stretch of a busy main route in Northern Westchester is closed to traffic following a crash, officials said. Route 6/202 (Goat Trail) between Route 9D and Route 9 in the town of Cortlandt is closed following a crash on Monday afternoon, April 29, the New York State Department of Transportation announced.  The roadway was still closed as of 5:15 p.m. on Monday. More information about the crash has not yet been released. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates. 

  • 2 Vehicles Stolen From Driveways In North Castle

    Authorities are warning residents to take precautions following the thefts of two vehicles from driveways in Northern Westchester. The two cars were stolen from North Castle driveways over the weekend of Saturday, April 27, North Castle Police announced on Monday, April 29.  Police did not reveal exactly where the vehicles were stolen from or if any suspects had been apprehended. However, they did give residents a list of safeguards they could take to avoid being victimized:  Do not leave...

  • Bomb Squad Called After DPW Worker Finds WWII-Era Mortar In Westchester

    A bomb squad was called after a public works employee discovered a World War II-era mortar in his relative's belongings in Westchester, authorities said. The incident began on Monday, April 29, at around 11 a.m., when a Yonkers Department of Public Works employee contacted the city's police department and told them he had a mortar in his car, parked at the DPW Service Center at 1130 Nepperhan Ave. According to Yonkers Police Lieutenant Jamie Dumser, the employee had discovered the mortar while...

  • Severed Remains Case: 2 Charged With Murdering Westchester Couple As Gruesome Details Revealed

    Months after the mutilated remains of a Hudson Valley couple were found strewn across Long Island, prosecutors have charged two suspects with their murders. Jeffrey Mackey, age 36, and Alexis Nieves, age 33, both of Amityville, were arraigned on additional charges of murder and related offenses in Suffolk County Court on Friday, April 26 in the killings of Malcolm Brown and Donna Conneely. Prosecutors said the couple was stabbed to death after entering Mackey and Nieves’ Amityville residence...