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Heavy Rain, Extreme Heat in Store for Greenwich This story has been updated. A system that is expected to produce heavy rain and, in low-lying urban areas, flooding has resulted in a Severe Thunderstorm Watch being issued for the Hudson Valley and northern New Jersey. The watch is in effect until 7 p.m. Thursday. It was issued for Putnam and Dutchess counties at 1 p.m. and for for Westchester, Rockland, Bergen and Passaic counties at 3 p.m. Storms are expected throughout the area at various times Thursday and may produce strong wind gusts during the afternoon and evening, according to the Weather Service. Cloud to ground lightning is a…

by James O'Rourke

07/14/2016

News

White Plains Police Car Heads To Dallas To Honor Fallen Officers WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- A pair of local volunteers were racing against the clock to bring the White Plains PBA Memorial Car to Corsicana, Texas, in time to join a motorcade for Officer Brent Thompson on Wednesday morning, according to FiOS 1 News.Thompson, 43, was one of five officers killed in the line of duty during last week's shootings in Dallas. Wesley Praino, one of the volunteers towing the White Plains police car to Texas, has been documenting the 1,600-mile trek on social media to allow supporters to follow events as they occur, according to FiOS 1. Praino and other another volunteer…

by James O'Rourke

07/13/2016

News

White Plains Council Approves Construction Of 2nd Salt Storage Facility WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – The White Plains City Council has approved the construction of a salt storage facility in the Gedney Recycling Yard to serve as a backup to the primary facility off Westchester Avenue, according to The Examiner. The city’s Department of Public Works, which will construct the new storage facility, apparently looked at several locations before settling on the Gedney Recycling Yard, according to The Examiner. Though the City Council did approve the plan, there were some questions about its impact on the public’s safety, according to The Examiner, which reported that Counci…

by James O'Rourke

07/13/2016

Business

Jawonio In New City Seeks Permission To Act On $18M Site Redevelopment NEW CITY, N.Y. – Claiming that 80 percent of their facility is in a state of disrepair, officials at Jawonio on North Little Tor Road are looking to spend $18 million to redevelop their 16-acre campus, according to lohud.com.Though the grounds are considered “up to code,” and safe, officials at the facility for people of all ages living with developmental disabilities say it no longer makes sense to “keep doing Band-Aid fixes,” according to lohud.com. Among the intended changes to the site are the demolition of several buildings, the relocation of three cabins, the addition of 379 parking sp…

by James O'Rourke

07/13/2016

Weather

Greenwich Could See Afternoon Thunderstorms As Humid Air Arrives Rising humidity may give way Wednesday afternoon to scattered thunderstorms, that could affect Fairfield County through the remainder of the workweek, according to the National Weather Service.The first opportunity for storms is expected after 1 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Weather Service. Otherwise, the day will be sunny and warm, with a high near 84 degrees. A southerly flow will bring increasing moisture through the day and into Thursday. The warm and humid air will remain across the region Wednesday night into Thursday. From there, the likelihood that showers and thunderstorms c…

by James O'Rourke

07/13/2016

Weather

Armonk Could See Afternoon Thunderstorms As Humid Air Arrives Rising humidity may give way Wednesday afternoon to scattered thunderstorms that could affect the region through the remainder of the workweek, according to the National Weather Service.The first opportunity for storms is expected after 1 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Weather Service. From there, the likelihood that showers and thunderstorms strike continues to grow, reaching between 30-40 percent Wednesday night through Thursday, according to the Weather Service. The chance for significant rain diminishes greatly by Friday morning, leaving behind what forecasters expect will be mostly s…

by James O'Rourke

07/13/2016

Police & Fire

Sub At Bridgeport's Harding High Charged With Sexually Assaulting Student BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – A 43-year-old former substitute teacher at Harding High School has been charged with sexually assaulting one of his male students, performing sexual acts on the 17-year-old in exchange for higher grades, according to the Connecticut Post.Robert Johnson of Park Terrace, Bridgeport, was a long-term substitute who taught English and served as faculty adviser on the school’s student newspaper, according to the Post. Johnson is accused of inappropriately touching the 17-year-old several times in his classroom in exchange for giving him high grades and allowing him to “cheat on…

by James O'Rourke

07/12/2016

Police & Fire

Ossining's State Street Awaits Permission For 6-Acre Development OSSINING, N.Y. – State Street in Ossining is making a comeback -- well, at least it should soon if the right permits come through, according to lohud.com. A 6-acre property on the street is soon be a housing complex called the Hudson Steppe that will be home to 189 residential units, according to lohud.com, which reported that the historic Smith Robinson House will soon offer 7,500 square feet of new office space and a new parking garage will hold up to 231 parking spaces. Though the project has won approval from the village Board of Trustees and various land-use boards, the project awaits…

by James O'Rourke

07/12/2016

Police & Fire

Driver Arraigned On Charges Of Assaulting Police In I-95 High-Speed Crash The 21-year-old Ossining man charged with assaulting police when he crashed his car into a police cruiser early Saturday was arraigned in state Superior Court in Stamford on Monday on , according to the Stamford Advocate.Jheison Callecastro is charged with leading police on a high-speed, 26-mile chase on Interstate 95 after striking a pedestrian on a White Plains sidewalk, according to the Advocate, which reported that the 21-year-old claims he “just drank too much.” The pursuit went from the Connecticut border up to Norwalk, where he exited I-95 and re-entered the southbound side, police sa…

by James O'Rourke

07/12/2016

Police & Fire

Tow Truck Driver Charged With Assaulting Police In I-95 Crash STAMFORD, Conn. – A 21-year-old Ossining, N.Y., man was arraigned in state Superior Court in Stamford on Monday on charges that he assaulted police when he crashed his car into a police cruiser early Saturday, according to the Stamford Advocate.Jheison Callecastro is charged with leading police on a high-speed, 26-mile chase on Interstate 95 after striking a pedestrian on a White Plains sidewalk, according to the Advocate, which reported that the 21-year-old claims he “just drank too much.” The pursuit went from the Connecticut border up to Norwalk, where he exited I-95 and re-entered the so…

by James O'Rourke

07/12/2016

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