Mt. Kisco, NY
News
Westchester Man Dies After Fall While Hiking Westchester Man Dies After Fall While Hiking
Westchester Man Dies After Fall While Hiking A 43-year-old man from Westchester died after losing his footing while hiking on a mountain in the state of Washington. James Rothwell, who grew up in Mount Pleasant and graduated from Westlake High School in 1992, was with two other hikers on Buck Mountain in Chelan County, when he fell about 50 feet on Saturday, Aug. 4, according to the Seattle Times. After obtaining a bachelor of science degree in environmental studies from SUNY Plattsburgh, Rothwell moved to Washington state and had lived there for the past 20 years. Rothwell climbed Mount McKinley four years ago. In addition to hikin…

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by Joe Lombardi
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
Lone Survivor Of Fatal Cougar Attack ID'd As Northern Westchester Native Lone Survivor Of Fatal Cougar Attack ID'd As Northern Westchester Native
Lone Survivor Of Fatal Cougar Attack ID'd As Northern Westchester Native A Westchester native has been identified as the survivor of an extremely rare and much-publicized fatal cougar attack that occurred last week in the Cascade Mountains near Seattle. Isaac Sederbaum, 31, a social science researcher who graduated from Byram Hills High School in Armonk, was treated for his injuries at a nearby hospital and has been released. Sederbaum was mountain biking with fellow Seattleite SJ Brooks, 32, a leader in the local cycling community, in the morning on Saturday, May 19 when the attack occurred in which Brooks was killed. The two initially scared off the cougar by…

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by Joe Lombardi
Hackensack, NJ
Business
99 Ranch Market Opening Next Month In Hackensack, Officials Say 99 Ranch Market Opening Next Month In Hackensack, Officials Say
99 Ranch Market Opening Next Month In Hackensack, Officials Say 99 Ranch Market is expected to open next month in Hackensack, officials told Daily Voice. The supermarket was initially set to open in the summer. 99 Ranch Market is the largest Asian supermarket chain in the United States, with more than 42 stores in California, Nevada, Texas, Washington State, New Jersey and Oregon.  The Hackensack location will be next to Home Depot on Hackensack Avenue.

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by Cecilia Levine
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Police & Fire
Blue Line Beasts: Wood-Ridge Officer Runs Social Media Monster For Fit Cops Blue Line Beasts: Wood-Ridge Officer Runs Social Media Monster For Fit Cops
Blue Line Beasts: Wood-Ridge Officer Runs Social Media Monster For Fit Cops WOOD-RIDGE, N.J. -- What started as a way for Wood-Ridge Police Officer Mark Torsiello to inspire fellow officers to get fit has become one of the biggest social media communities for members of law enforcement in the country. Blue Line Beasts has garnered more than 110,000 followers since Torsiello launched the page in December 2015. Before working for the Wood-Ridge Police, Torsiello was with the Federal Reserve in New York City and then the Palisades Interstate Parkway Police. No matter where he was, he noticed a common theme among his colleagues. "There were guys were either obse…

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by Cecilia Levine