Croton Firefighters Get An Assist From DPW Battling Montrose Brush Fire

Firefighters got an assist from the Cortlandt Department of Public Works on Thursday afternoon, as they battled a brush fire on Furnace Dock Road in Montrose. At approximately 1:10 p.m., crews from the Croton-on-Hudson were dispatched to Furnace Dock Road, near Cortlandt Street, where there was a reported brush fire.

Hudson Valley Clearwater Festival 2017 to Celebrate Diversity

One look at the lineup of the musical talent scheduled for this year's Clearwater's Great Hudson River Revival -- "Clearwater Festival" -- will be all it takes for music lovers to pull out their wallets and plop down some cash for tickets. Scheduled for June 17 and 18 on the banks of the Hudson River at Croton Point Park in Croton-on-Hudson, the event is the country's oldest and largest music and environmental festival which brings together major musical acts and Clearwater's own brand of green activism for a unique weekend.

New Details Emerge In Case Of Missing Northern Westchester Woman, 24

Veronica Hallock, the missing 24-year-old Croton-on-Hudson woman , was spotted by a young man getting off a southbound Metro-North train in Ossining shortly after 3 p.m. on Tuesday according to her sister Emily Hallock. MTA police found surveillance video of her in Grand Central Terminal at 4:45 p.m. Tuesday with a backpack and wearing a t-shirt with the Captain America logo, according to Emily.

Katherine Taylor for The Boston Globe GE’s secret weapon is its training center on Hudson River

... hijinks ensue after Tina Fey's Liz Lemon character joins Alex Baldwin's Jack Donaghy for a sojourn to "Croton-on-Hudson." With Crotonville, however, the company maintains an important point of continuity. As GE executives weighed headquarters ...

Croton Firefighters Get Radio Refresher Course

More than 40 members of the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department recently participated in a radio and communications class aimed at making the department's radio communications more efficient. Led by John Munson, a self-proclaimed "radio geek," the class focused on the department's radio systems, the county's radio systems, general communications, Croton Fire Department radio guidelines, urgent and mayday calls and medical helicopter landing procedures, according to a statement from fire officials.

Bands Announced for the Clearwater Festival

After recovering from a financial crisis which forced the festival's cancellation last year, Clearwater's Great Hudson River Revival is coming back at Croton Point Park in Croton-on-Hudson on Saturday & Sunday, June 17 & 18. The festival features seven sustainably powered stages with diverse music, dance, storytelling and family-oriented programming as well as a juried Handcrafters' Village, the Green Living Expo, the Working Waterfront with small boat exhibits and rides, the Artisanal Food & Farm Market and environmental education displays and exhibits. Early-bird tickets are on sale now, priced at $70 per day of $105 for an all-weekend pass .

Hundreds protest Trump presidency in Croton

Hundreds of protesters gathered in Croton-On-Hudson to voice their concerns about a Trump presidency this weekend. A group calling themselves the "Up and Up Action A group calling themselves the "Up and up Action Initiative" want small communities to become more informed on how the new White House administration will affect them.

Maple Street Temporarily Shut Down In Croton Following Two-Car Collision

Emergency responders in Croton-on-Hudson were busy on a rainy Thursday evening, as they assisted at the scene of a multi-vehicle accident on Maple Street. Shortly after 5 p.m. on Thursday, crews from the Croton Fire Department and EMS were dispatched to Maple Street, between Van Cortlandt Place and Olcott Avenue, where two cars were involved in a collision.

Police: Verplanck Pair Stayed Overnight In Watergate Motel Without Paying

A pair of Verplanck women who snuck into the Watergate Motel in Croton-on-Hudson and spent the night a couple of times in December, were caught on Monday after the motel called the New York State Police to complain. Sarah Pisanelli, 19, and Carrie F. Roberts, 23, were charged with two counts of criminal trespass after an investigation by troopers revealed the duo had stayed overnight at the motel in Croton-on-Hudson, without permission or paying on two occasions, said state police.

Two Croton HS Students Graduate From Firefighter Program

The two new Croton-on-Hudson probationary firefighters, Jake Dominello and Andrew Liebler, received their diplomas citing the completion of their state-level training that included 100 hours of training. Attending from Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department was Second Assistant Chief Christopher Pesavento, as well as Dominello's mother, Anita Dominello - a past captain, and his father, StephenDominello - a past chief.

Teen Sex Assault Allegations Aired At Croton-On-Hudson School Board Meeting

A Croton-Harmon student who alleged she was sexually abused by two classmates during a party in Yorktown spoke out a Dec. 1 Croton-Harmon School Board meeting about the way her case is being handled by both the police, and the school system, according to lohud.com. The 14-year-old girl told Yorktown Police the day after the party that she was sexually attacked during a party that included a group of freshman high school students, said Yorktown Police Lt.