White Plains, NY
Neighbors
9/11 1st Responder Turns Passion For Helping Into New Weight Loss Business 9/11 1st Responder Turns Passion For Helping Into New Weight Loss Business
9/11 1st Responder Turns Passion For Helping Into New Weight Loss Business Mary Brauner of Scarsdale remembers vividly the hours following the terrorist attacks on 9/11 when she and her partner were called to the burning ruins of the World Trade Center. Brauner, a Scarsdale resident, was a paramedic for the now-closed St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Manhattan. The ambulance she was in was the second medical emergency vehicle to arrive on the scene. She would remain there for two days. Brauner’s exposure to the fumes had a lasting effect on the Cuban native, who was diagnosed with occupational COPD or -- chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder -- shortly after 9/11.…

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by Jon Craig
Fort Lee, NJ
Police & Fire
Tunnel Traffic Into NJ Jammed By Passed Out Driver, Port Authority Says Tunnel Traffic Into NJ Jammed By Passed Out Driver, Port Authority Says
Tunnel Traffic Into NJ Jammed By Passed Out Driver, Port Authority Says An overnight traffic jam entering New Jersey from the Holland Tunnel had an uncommon twist: A driver drunk on wine had passed out behind the wheel, authorities said. Port Authority Police Officer Christopher Hooper got caught in the 2:20 a.m. traffic jam Saturday coming from the World Trade Center, then found 48-year-old Robert D. Tume-Ponce unconscious in a 2003 Ford Explorer -- the motor running and the car in gear -- at 14th Street and Manila Avenue, the authority's Joseph Pentangelo said. Tume-Ponce smelled of alcohol and had an open bottle of wine on the floor of the passenger seat, he…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Armonk, NY
Obituaries
State Trooper Dies Of 9/11 Related Illness State Trooper Dies Of 9/11 Related Illness
State Trooper Dies Of 9/11 Related Illness A New York State Police trooper has passed away from an illness he suffered while aiding in search and recovery efforts following the Sept. 11, 2011 terrorist attack. New York State Police Superintendent George Beach II announced the death of Trooper Michael Anson on Tuesday, stating that he passed away from an illness stemming from his assignment at the World Trade Center site following the attack. Anson was 56 years old at the time of his death on Tuesday. He entered the state police on Sept. 22, 1986, and served the state for 31 years. He spent his entire career working in Troop G, which…

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by Zak Failla