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Two patients charged with assault at Arms Acres
CARMEL – Two men who are patients at Arms Acres, a drug and alcohol treatment facility, are facing charges of assault when the appeared later this month in Carmel Town Court. Carmel Police were summoned to the in-patient treatment center located on Seminary Hill Road in Carmel for a...
Oscar Morales Kills Housemate With Knife In Mount Kisco
Mount Kisco resident Oscar Manolo Morales was sentenced to 18 years in prison after pleading guilty to stabbing his housemate, 36-year-old Rey David Esquivel Lemus, in June 2023, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, May 1. According to the DA's Office, on June 24, 2023, at around...
'This One Is Truly Difficult': Italian Restaurant To Close After 12-Year Run In Ridgefield
Bartolo in Ridgefield made the announcement on Facebook on Wednesday, May 1. The owners, Arthur and Julia Tess and Trey Michaelsen, said: "This one is truly difficult, however it is one we must say. "After 12 years, Bartolo will be closing on Saturday, May 25. It is with an extremely...
Virtual Meeting With 'Battery Farm' Officials Set for Tonight
MAHOPAC, N.Y. — With opposition to their project growing in both Mahopac and Somers, personnel from East Point Energy — the company behind a proposed Mahopac grid-scale battery energy storage system currently before the Carmel Planning Board — will hold an online forum open to the public today (Thursday, May 2) from 6:30-8 p.m. The forum can be accessed by phone at 833-858-0011 or online by visiting EastPointVirtualMeetings.com. The session will include information about the project followed by a question-and-answer session open to the public. Meanwhile, Somers and Mahopac residents opposed to the battery farm have continued to raise the...
Police Blotter, April 30 – May 6, 2024
Apr. 23: A village resident was charged with DWI, a misdemeanor, following a traffic stop at 6:38 p.m. on Maple Avenue. The man was booked at the Green Street precinct and released pending a May 5 appearance in Mount Kisco Justice Court. Apr. 24: An Albany man was charged with...
Authorities seize thousands of bags of fentanyl during narcotics trafficking investigation in CT
Local and federal authorities carried out search warrants in the greater Norwalk area this week in connection with a six-month investigation into drug trafficking that has led to the seizure of thousands of bags of fentanyl and several arrests. The three searches in Norwalk and one in Darien were carried out Monday by several cooperating law enforcement agencies, according to the Norwalk ...
Norwalk Cops, DEA Nab Suspects, Drugs, Cash, Police Say
The warrants were executed in Norwalk and Darien on Monday, April 29, by the Norwalk Police, Stamford Police, Darien Police, US Marshals Service, and the Bridgeport Office of the DEA. According to Lt. Tomasz Podgorski of the Norwalk Police, the busts were the result of a 6-month investigation into fentanyl...
White Plains, Northern Westchester Hospitals Get 'A' Grade
Both White Plains Hospital and Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco were given an "A" grade for patient safety in a new Spring 2024 report by the Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit watchdog organization that advocates for safety in hospitals. The new report grades nearly 3,000 hospitals across the country...
Lucky for Life ticket sold in Bethel won $25,000 a year for life
One Lucky for Life player did have some luck on Tuesday and won $25,000 a year for life. The winning Lucky for Life numbers were 7-8-19-36-41 and the Lucky Ball was 1. The winning ticket matched the five white balls. It was sold at Bethel Foodmarket at 98 Greenwood Ave....
What does about $2,275 a month rent get you in Westchester and Rockland? Take a look
Where can you find Westchester and Rockland rental apartments in about the $2,275-a-month range? Most tend to be in New Rochelle, White Plains, Yonkers — cities where apartment supply is far greater — but can be found in some towns and villages, such as Ossining and Haverstraw. ...
Celebrated NY-born chef Joey Fecci, 26, dies during Nashville marathon
A young and accomplished New York-born chef died four hours into a marathon raising money for St. Jude in Nashville after he was found unresponsive in a park, according to his grieving family. Joey Fecci, 26, a New York native, was a participant in Saturday’s charity St. Jude Rock ‘n’...
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