WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – Commuter advocate Jim Cameron said he is not worried about the safety of Metro-North even after the Tuesday accident that killed six people when a train hit a car at a crossing in Valhalla. “A lot of investigation still needs to be done, but this accident does not seem to be Metro-North’s fault,” said Cameron, a Darien, Conn., resident who founded the ...

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- A 100-member crew cleared and repaired the tracks overnight, allowing Metro-North Railroad to resume full service Thursday on the Harlem Line after a fiery crash Tuesday killed six people and left 15 injured. The crew worked to clear the tracks of damage near the Valhalla, N.Y., station, where a train hit a sport utility vehicle, said MTA spokeswoman ...

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) are calling for a swift and thorough investigation into the collision between a Metro-North train and a car that killed six people and injured 15 more in Valhalla on Tuesday night. Blumenthal and Schumer said they have both been in contact with investigators from the National Transportation ...

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – The accident Tuesday evening that killed six people near the station in Valhalla is the latest in a series of accidents that have plagued Metro-North trains over the past couple of years. The latest accident at the crossing in Valhalla is the deadliest in Metro-North’s history. About 70 people were injured in May 2013 when a Metro-North train derailed and ...

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Authorities believe that human remains found in Mexico may be those of missing Pelham man Harry Devert, according to multiple reports. Devert family spokesman Jackie Burrell confirmed to Daily Voice that Devert's mother, Ann, a New Rochelle resident, is traveling to Mexico to possibly identify her son's remains. Devert, 32, went missing on Jan. 25 while ...

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Residents of Westchester County could see some brief thunderstorms over the next couple days. But in the summertime, that's hardly rare, and a local meteorologist explained why. Gary Lessor, assistant to the director of meteorological studies and the Weather Center at Western Connecticut State University said that the brief storms on  Monday night, July 7, ...

PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- Pleasantville has postponed a decision on the Benchmark Senior Living facility proposed on Bedford Road after receiving new information from the state Department of Transportation. The Village Board had scheduled a meeting Monday evening to vote on a proposed zoning change for the property next to the United Methodist Church where the development has been ...

RYE, N.Y. – After more than a decade of planning and fundraising, the Westchester Children’s Museum is aiming to begin construction at Playland in Rye this year, with an eye to opening in 2015. The museum will be in the former men’s bathhouses on the boardwalk, and will feature a number of interactive and educational activities for children and families. The museum will be open ...

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. – Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education Deborah Delisle addressed the federal government’s educational reform efforts at an appearance at the College of New Rochelle Thursday night. The talk was hosted by the College of New Rochelle, the Lower Hudson Council of Administrative Women in Education and the Westchester-Putnam School Boards Association. ...

RYE BROOK, N.Y. -- Hundreds of business owners and representatives met at the Hilton Westchester Hotel in Rye Brook Thursday for the annual Westchester Business Expo. Formerly known as the Mega Mixer, the Business Expo was hosted by the Business Council of Westchester and featured more than 180 booths and 1,800 attendees. Business owners were able to network with one another, attend ...