Lake Mohegan News

WHITE PLAINS - A Mohegan Lake man who crashed his car in Mount Kisco and walked away from the wreck, leaving his passenger, a Mount Kisco man, to die, was sentenced today to two to four years in state prison.

“The lights were still off so my husband started picking up rocks and throwing them at their windows, hoping that their dogs would bark.”

When Rebecca Reilly looked out the window of her family's Orchard Drive home last night and saw flames, she initially thought it was a neighbor enjoying the fire pit in their yard. via The Patent Trader

“We don't tolerate acts like this.”

A quiet summer time synagogue nestled in the woods along Lake Mohegan has suffered extensive damage. via wcbstv.com

Three teenage girls are under arrest, accused of defacing a Jewish Center in Yorktown Heights. via WABC

MAHOPAC- A fire yesterday morning that damaged a Union Valley Road home was accidental, fire officials said. via Journal News

“The limb broke free and struck him in the torso area”

YORKTOWN HEIGHTS - A Putnam County man died yesterday after he was struck by a limb while cutting down a tree at a Wildwood Street residence, police said. via Journal News

A tree worker died today after he was struck by a limb while cutting down a tree at a Wildwood Street residence, police said. via The Patent Trader

“We'll be open as soon as we can”

CORTLANDT - A fire yesterday damaged a catering hall that for generations has been the site of everything from bar mitzvahs and weddings to Fire Department banquets and political functions. via Journal News

Fire was ripping through the roof of a mansion-sized wedding and banquet hall at 11 a.m. today. via The Patent Trader

“We're not conceding there are violations at this point. We want to sit down with the town officials, see their evidence, see what we can do. We hope to resolve it.”

MOHEGAN LAKE - A wine bar aiming to open inside an old stone church has hit new legal and environmental snags with the town administration. via Journal News

“A girl shoved my son, using all kinds of profanity”

An African-American family found a burning cross on their lawn at their Westchester County home. via wcbstv.com

CORTLANDT - An African-American family found a burning cross last night on the lawn outside their house, police and fire officials said. via Journal News

“It was a lot of popping noises. The flames shot up to (about 20 feet).”

A smoky blaze destroyed a three-story Main Street house last night and sent several families scrambling out of their homes and into the chilly streets. via The Patent Trader

“I thought there was more to come”

EDITORS' NOTE: Judge Adler instructed the jury to consider a verdict of criminally negligent homicide. via Journal News