Ashford Avenue will have a single lane closed from Southfield Avenue to Saw Mill River Road on Tuesday (Dec. 4) and Wednesday (Dec. 5) from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. This week, construction workers will install fascia netting and perform joint replacement on the topside of the bridge. These repairs… Read More →
A woman on Suncliff Road in Tarrytown snapped these photos of a possible coyote sighting during her Sunday afternoon walk. Thanks to Ann-Marie Ying for taking the pictures and Elizabeth Friou for submitting them.
White Plains and Sleepy Hollow are offering a text messaging service that allows cellphone users to send anonymous crime tips to police. The program is intended for residents who want to report information about any “non-urgent illegal activity,” including unsolved cases, vandalism or theft. Law enforcement officials say it creates… Read More →
Hazel Dukes, center, president of the New York Conference of NAACP Branches, speaks during a press conference held by state and local chapters of the NAACP in support of the Chamberlain family in front of the Thomas Slater Center in White Plains on May 12, 2012. Kenneth Chamberlain Sr…. Read More →
Voters in Greenburgh head to the polls tomorrow to elect a new commissioner in the Hartsdale Fire District. Frances Stanley, a member of the district’s Board of Fire Commissioners, is facing a challenge from Mark Cohen, a 27-year district resident, and Richard Leo, who recently retired from the district as… Read More →
The Rev. Jeffery Wheeler, left, speaks as Kenneth Chamberlain Jr. of White Plains holds a photo of his father, Kenneth Chamberlain, while a group prays in front of his father’s apartment building on Lexington Avenue in White Plains. The elder Chamberlain was shot and killed by police during a confrontation… Read More →
Two men are in custody after a wild chase involving several police agencies that began in White Plains and ended in the woods off the Hutchinson River Parkway in Harrison, near the Hutch’s Mobil gas station. White Plains Police Chief James Bradley said the chase involving burglary suspects began about… Read More →
All north and south-bound lanes of the Bronx River Parkway between Westchester County Center at exit 22 and the Sprain Brook Parkway will be closed to traffic from 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday for the seventh annual Westchester Running Festival. Motorists are advised to use other routes to avoid… Read More →
Irene may have been downgraded to tropical storm status by the time it passed through the Lower Hudson region, but it was still strong enough to wreak havoc in the area, particularly in low lying, flood prone areas. The storm was also responsible for one fatality in Rockland County. Check… Read More →
We’ll be bringing you updates into the weekend on Hurricane Irene’s approach here on our local blogs but also over on our main site, http://LoHud.com. For our Twitter friends, follow our Hurricane Irene coverage and tweets @LoHud or by searching for—and using—the hashtag #LoHudIrene. Find us on Facebook at Facebook.com/LoHud…. Read More →
