01/12/13 Hyper Local Croton-On-Hudson News Reports

THE RAW CROTON-ON-HUDSON ROUNDUP

• 101-acre Devonshire estate sells for record $21.5M _{2013-01-09, 03:00 am}
  ... David Turner closed a $5.5 million sale for the famous Will-O-Woods property, a sprawling 45-acre estate in Croton-on-Hudson that -- like Devonshire -- offers privacy with proximity to Manhattan. "Buyers are recognizing value and they're willing to ...
• Crime and Courts: 1/8 _{2013-01-08, 03:00 am}
  ... information about the incident to call Greenburgh police detectives at 914-682-5331. -- Erik Shilling CROTON-ON-HUDSON - A woman reported a burglary attempt as it was happening Monday, screaming to the police dispatcher as someone smashed a glass ...
• As heroin scourge spreads, parents, authorities seek answers _{2013-01-07, 03:00 am}
  ... how drugs find their way in but I do know it is hell on the users and the families," said Barbara Skiba of Croton-on-Hudson. "We need to do more as communities and schools so that kids don't get started. They are our future. They are our youth. It's ...
• 3 dangerous driving distractions that may surprise you _{2013-01-04, 09:20 am}
  ... at least one hand -- and part of your attention -- off the wheel. Consider the 2011 case of a woman in Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y. Police said she hit a guardrail and flipped her Subaru when she spilled hot coffee during her morning drive. Fortunately, ...
• Cortlandt food bank cupboard full after emergency appeal _{2013-01-04, 03:00 am}
  ... to be substantially scaled down. Operating out of the basement of the Asbury United Methodist Church in Croton-on-Hudson, the food bank gives away more than 40,000 pounds of food a year to people in the northwest section of the county. About 400 ...
• Cortlandt Food Bank's cupboard is full, thanks to last-minute donations _{2013-01-03, 03:00 am}
  ... to be substantially scaled down. Operating out of the basement of the Asbury United Methodist Church in Croton-on-Hudson, the food bank gives away than 40,000 pounds of food a year to people in the northwest section of the county. About 400 people ...
• Garage fire in Ossining claims 2 vintage cars _{2013-01-03, 03:00 am}
  ... in the garage and quickly moved to the cars," said 1st Assistant Ossining Fire Chief Matthew Scarduzzio. Croton-on-Hudson firefighters were also on the scene and Millwood and Sleepy Hollow provided mutual aid. Rotella said he had been working in ...
• Real estate agent charged with DWI in Peekskill _{2013-01-01, 03:00 am}
  A Croton-on-Hudson real estate agent was charged with driving while intoxicated early on New Year's Day after pedestrians reported seeing her car stopped in the middle of the road blocking traffic, police said.
• Croton Driver Charged With New Year's DWI _{2012-12-31, 03:00 am}
  ... Police were summoned, police said. Officer Michael Lawrence identified the driver as Suzanne Walsh, 50, of Croton-on-Hudson and conducted some field sobriety tests, police said. Walsh was taken to Cortlandt State Police Barracks, where police said ...
• The History Of The Ball Drop _{2012-12-31, 06:19 pm}
  ... rattles and noisemakers from the over 200,000 attendees could be heard, it was said, from as far away as Croton-on-Hudson, thirty miles north." An annual event was born -- but two years later, the city prohibited the fireworks display. "Ochs was ...
• New Year's Eve: Why do we drop a ball? _{2012-12-31, 03:09 pm}
  ... g, rattles and noisemakers from the over 200,000 attendees could be heard, it was said, from as far away as Croton-on-Hudson, thirty miles north along the Hudson River.
• The top real estate deals of 2012 _{2012-12-29, 03:00 am}
  ... it was still one of the largest properties on the market in Westchester. Located on Journey's End Road in Croton-on-Hudson, the property has a 1930s Art Deco house with 14 rooms, eight bedrooms and 6.5 bathrooms. There is also a private 8-acre lake ...
• Three dangerous driving distractions that may surprise you _{2012-12-29, 01:09 am}
  ... taking at least one hand and part of your attention off the wheel. Consider the 2011 case of a woman in Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y. Police said she hit a guardrail and flipped her Subaru when she spilled hot coffee during her morning drive. Fortunately, ...
• The Origins of the New Year's Eve Ball Drop in Times Square _{2012-12-28, 02:25 pm}
  ... rattles and noisemakers from the over 200,000 attendees could be heard, it was said, from as far away as Croton-on-Hudson, thirty miles north." An annual event was born - but two years later, the city prohibited the fireworks display. " Ochs was ...
• Why Do They Drop a Ball on New Year's in New York? _{2012-12-28, 07:57 am}
  ... rattles and noisemakers from the over 200,000 attendees could be heard, it was said, from as far away as Croton-on-Hudson, thirty miles north." An annual event was born -- but two years later, the city prohibited the fireworks display. "Ochs was ...
• Peekskill Gets a New Chief, Environmental Review Process Ends for Central Firehouse Plan _{2012-12-28, 07:05 am}
  ... of Belgian style ales, will be at the Green Growler Craft Beer Grocery, located at 368 S. Riverside Ave. in Croton-on-Hudson, today from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and will have the following beers on tap for customers to try before they buy: Belgian Pale ...
• Barbara Palmietto, 73, Cortlandt School Librarian _{2012-12-27, 05:02 pm}
  ... ive grandchildren. Visitation and a funeral service were held Wednesday at Edward F. Carter Funeral Home in Croton-on-Hudson. Burial of ashes will take place at a later date at Woodbine Cemetery in Harrisonburg, Va.
• Jean Cuozzo, 92, Of Croton-On-Hudson _{2012-12-27, 04:09 pm}
  Cuozzo was born Sept. 15, 1920, in the Bronx to Seth and Emily Engdal. She married Joseph V. Cuozzo on May 26, 1950.
• Why NYC Drops an 11,875 Pound Ball on New Year's Eve _{2012-12-27, 11:22 am}
  ... rattles and noisemakers from the over 200,000 attendees could be heard, it was said, from as far away as Croton-on-Hudson, thirty miles north." An annual event was born -- but two years later, the city prohibited the fireworks display. "Ochs was ...
• Peekskill Common Council Meets, Sample Belgian Style Ales and a Free Blood Pressure Screening _{2012-12-27, 06:28 am}
  ... of Belgian style ales, will be at the Green Growler Craft Beer Grocery, located at 368 S. Riverside Ave. in Croton-on-Hudson, today from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and will have the following beers on tap for customers to try before they buy: Belgian Pale ...