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Potomac, MD
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Retirees In These States Face Deepest Potential Social Security Cuts Retirees In These States Face Deepest Potential Social Security Cuts Retirees In These States Face Deepest Potential Social Security Cuts
Retirees In These States Face Deepest Potential Social Security Cuts A looming financial deadline could turn a familiar monthly deposit into a much smaller lifeline for millions of older Americans. Connecticut retirees would face the nation’s largest average monthly reduction under one projection of Social Security insolvency, according to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. The group’s analysis estimates a $556 monthly cut for Connecticut beneficiaries if the retirement program were forced to reduce benefits by 24 percent in late 2032, when the program's retirement trust fund is projected to exhaust its reserves. New Jersey ranked second, with …

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by Joe Lombardi
Rivertowns, NY
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Coyote Bites Westchester Resident Near Trail, Police Warn Coyote Bites Westchester Resident Near Trail, Police Warn Coyote Bites Westchester Resident Near Trail, Police Warn
Coyote Bites Westchester Resident Near Trail, Police Warn Police are warning residents to use caution after a person was bitten by a coyote near a walking trail in Westchester County.  The encounter happened Wednesday evening, Sept. 23, near Elm Place and the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail in Hastings-on-Hudson, the village's police chief, David Dosin, said in a message to the community on Thursday, Sept. 24. Police did not give more details about the circumstances surrounding the encounter or the resident's condition following the bite. Following the incident, authorities urged residents to remain vigilant in the area, particularly during th…

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by Ben Crnic
East Hampton, NY
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Exact Nor’easter Track Remains Uncertain With Storm Set To Unleash Heavy Rain, Strong Winds Exact Nor’easter Track Remains Uncertain With Storm Set To Unleash Heavy Rain, Strong Winds Exact Nor’easter Track Remains Uncertain With Storm Set To Unleash Heavy Rain, Strong Winds
Exact Nor’easter Track Remains Uncertain With Storm Set To Unleash Heavy Rain, Strong Winds Some uncertainty remains about the exact track and intensity of an approaching Nor'easter.  Click here for a new, updated story -Nor’easter Nears, Power Concerns Mount: Who Faces Highest Risk But a few things are clear: the greatest potential for severe weather is currently expected along the coast, and it will deliver a punishing combination of rain and wind, with some communities facing a much rougher weekend than others. The National Weather Service said Thursday, Sept. 24, that eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island face the greatest rainfall potential as the storm brings p…

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by Joe Lombardi
Albany, NY
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Woman Killed In NY Car Crash Identified, Was Lifelong Advocate For Others: ‘Wonderful Person’ Woman Killed In NY Car Crash Identified, Was Lifelong Advocate For Others: ‘Wonderful Person’ Woman Killed In NY Car Crash Identified, Was Lifelong Advocate For Others: ‘Wonderful Person’
Woman Killed In NY Car Crash Identified, Was Lifelong Advocate For Others: ‘Wonderful Person’ The woman killed in a car crash in Albany earlier this week was identified Thursday, Sept. 24 by police. Judith Avner, 74, of Delmar, was killed in the one-car crash Tuesday, Sept. 22 near Route 85, the Albany Police Department said. Avner was involved throughout the Capital Region community, working with the Brain Injury Association of New York State and her local synagogue at Congregation Ohav Shalom. “Judy was a dedicated leader and a passionate advocate for people and families affected by brain injury,” BIANYS wrote Thursday in a Facebook post. “Her energy, determination, warmth, and c…

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by Joe Wilkinson
Lyndhurst, NJ
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Armed Crew Stalked Victims Before Bergen County Home Invasion, Prosecutor Says Armed Crew Stalked Victims Before Bergen County Home Invasion, Prosecutor Says Armed Crew Stalked Victims Before Bergen County Home Invasion, Prosecutor Says
Armed Crew Stalked Victims Before Bergen County Home Invasion, Prosecutor Says Seven people from four states have been charged in an armed Bergen County home invasion after investigators say members of the group stalked the victims before the robbery. The Lyndhurst victims arrived at their Milton Avenue home around 9:30 p.m. June 6 and pulled into their garage when multiple people dressed in dark clothing approached them with guns, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The suspects pointed firearms at the victims and stole valuables and other personal property. At the same time, another suspect grabbed an unrelated juvenile who happened to be nearby from behind …

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by Cecilia Levine
Bedford, NY
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Naked, Drugged-Up Man Caught At I-684 Rest Area In Westchester With Meth, Other Drugs: NYSP Naked, Drugged-Up Man Caught At I-684 Rest Area In Westchester With Meth, Other Drugs: NYSP Naked, Drugged-Up Man Caught At I-684 Rest Area In Westchester With Meth, Other Drugs: NYSP
Naked, Drugged-Up Man Caught At I-684 Rest Area In Westchester With Meth, Other Drugs: Nysp A naked Connecticut man who police said showed signs of drug impairment at an I-684 rest area in Northern Westchester was caught with methamphetamine and other drugs in his vehicle, authorities announced. Virgil J. Naveda, 56, of Darien, Connecticut, was arrested during an incident at the Bedford Service Area on southbound I-684 at around 3:24 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 22, New York State Police said on Thursday, Sept. 24.  Troopers had been called to the rest area for a report of public lewdness and found Naveda naked and exhibiting signs of impairment, according to the agency. After con…

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by Ben Crnic
Harrisburg, PA
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Children's Hospital Doctor Stabbed To Death In Home While Sleeping: Police Children's Hospital Doctor Stabbed To Death In Home While Sleeping: Police Children's Hospital Doctor Stabbed To Death In Home While Sleeping: Police
Children's Hospital Doctor Stabbed To Death In Home While Sleeping: Police A physician who helped care for some of Pennsylvania’s sickest children was stabbed to death inside his home while he and his wife were sleeping, authorities said. Dr. Idris Evans, 46, a physician and medical director at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, died after he and his wife were repeatedly stabbed at their home in the 100 block of Linden Avenue in Edgewood Borough early Thursday, Sept. 24, according to Allegheny County Police. County 911 was notified of the stabbing at 12:31 a.m., police said. First responders found Evans and an adult woman suffering from multiple stab wounds.…

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by Jillian Pikora
Bridgeport, CT
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CT Mom Dies Days After Motorcycle Crash; Her 4 Children Need Help CT Mom Dies Days After Motorcycle Crash; Her 4 Children Need Help CT Mom Dies Days After Motorcycle Crash; Her 4 Children Need Help
CT Mom Dies Days After Motorcycle Crash; Her 4 Children Need Help A Connecticut mom who was severely injured in a weekend motorcycle crash has died. Now, her loved ones are rallying to help care for her four children. Natalie Velez, 41, died Wednesday, Sept. 23, according to a GoFundMe that has tracked her condition since the crash Saturday, Sept. 19, in Bridgeport. Police said Velez lost control of the motorcycle near the Newfield Avenue and Beardsley Street intersection before striking a utility pole and crashing through a gate. Paramedics took her to Bridgeport Hospital, where she remained in critical condition for days. Loved ones said her injuries l…

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by Josh Lanier
West Orange, NJ
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Manhattan Nightclub Kidnapping: Victim Beaten, Dumped Bloodied In NJ, Feds Say Manhattan Nightclub Kidnapping: Victim Beaten, Dumped Bloodied In NJ, Feds Say Manhattan Nightclub Kidnapping: Victim Beaten, Dumped Bloodied In NJ, Feds Say
Manhattan Nightclub Kidnapping: Victim Beaten, Dumped Bloodied In NJ, Feds Say A man was lured into a car outside a Midtown Manhattan club, beaten and robbed as he was driven through the Lincoln Tunnel, then abandoned bloodied in New Jersey, federal prosecutors said. Dani Amanuel, 28, of New York City, Kenny Fetiere, 26, of West Orange, and Kibret Meles, 28, of Livingston, were charged in connection with the June 11-12 kidnapping, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced Thursday, Sept. 24. The victim was outside a club in Midtown Manhattan when the defendants and others allegedly lured him into a vehicle under the false pretense that…

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by Cecilia Levine
Paramus, NJ
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4 Charged In Bergen County Burglary, 2 Remain At Large: Police 4 Charged In Bergen County Burglary, 2 Remain At Large: Police 4 Charged In Bergen County Burglary, 2 Remain At Large: Police
4 Charged In Bergen County Burglary, 2 Remain At Large: Police Four people have been charged in a burglary at a Bergen County business, with two arrested and two still at large, authorities said. The burglary happened at 800 Kinderkamack Road, an office building in Oradell, around 9 p.m. Sunday, June 21, according to Oradell Police Chief David Gangemi. Multiple items were taken after the property was unlawfully entered, the chief said. Detectives determined multiple suspects allegedly worked together to plan and carry out the burglary, authorities said. Divinete Jefferies, 32, of Newark, and Taliyah Chavers-Simmons, 26, of Newark, were arrested on Sep…

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by Cecilia Levine
Kearny, NJ
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Serious Crash Near NJ High School Raises Concerns For Neighbors Serious Crash Near NJ High School Raises Concerns For Neighbors Serious Crash Near NJ High School Raises Concerns For Neighbors
Serious Crash Near NJ High School Raises Concerns For Neighbors A serious crash left several people injured and multiple vehicles heavily damaged blocks from a New Jersey high school on Wednesday night, Sept. 23. The high-speed, multi-vehicle crash happened at Bergen and Davis avenues, about one block from Kearny High School, according to Kearny FMBA Local. Video from the scene showed multiple damaged vehicles and debris scattered across the roadway as emergency crews responded, according to JerseyTalks. Kearny fire, police, and EMS crews treated the injured, stabilized the vehicles, addressed hazards, and transported patients for further medical care,…

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by Cecilia Levine
Bayonne, NJ
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5 Charged With Attempted Murder In NJ Shooting, Victim Had 2 Guns: Police 5 Charged With Attempted Murder In NJ Shooting, Victim Had 2 Guns: Police 5 Charged With Attempted Murder In NJ Shooting, Victim Had 2 Guns: Police
5 Charged With Attempted Murder In NJ Shooting, Victim Had 2 Guns: Police Five people, including three juveniles, were charged with attempted murder after an 18-year-old was shot in the leg during an altercation in Bayonne, authorities said. Bayonne police responded to West 23rd Street and Church Lane around 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23, on a report of shots fired, according to a department release. Officers found three spent shell casings at the scene. Shortly afterward, police learned that 18-year-old Bayonne resident Joseph Pilovsky had arrived at RWJBarnabas Health – Bayonne with a gunshot wound to the leg. Pilovsky was treated and listed in stable condition…

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by Cecilia Levine
South Glens Falls, NY
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NY Man Found Unconscious Inside Home, Wife Charged With Murder: Police NY Man Found Unconscious Inside Home, Wife Charged With Murder: Police NY Man Found Unconscious Inside Home, Wife Charged With Murder: Police
NY Man Found Unconscious Inside Home, Wife Charged With Murder: Police A New York woman has been charged with murder for killing her husband, police said. Christine S. Clark, 43, of Hartford, attacked her spouse, James M. Clark, on Wednesday morning, Sept. 23, New York State Police said. Investigators said Christine Clark attacked James Clark, also 43, with a box cutter to slice his body and slammed his head with a coffee mug, according to ABC affiliate WTEN. State troopers responded to the Clarks’ home around 11:20 a.m. Wednesday and found James Clark unconscious and suffering from life-threatening injuries, authorities said. He was rushed to Glens Falls Hos…

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by Joe Wilkinson
Monsey, NY
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Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's Motorcade Seen On Thruway In Hudson Valley: Reports Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's Motorcade Seen On Thruway In Hudson Valley: Reports Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's Motorcade Seen On Thruway In Hudson Valley: Reports
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's Motorcade Seen On Thruway In Hudson Valley: Reports Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's heavily escorted motorcade was spotted traveling through the Hudson Valley on Thursday morning, Sept. 24, after he landed at New York Stewart International Airport ahead of an address to the United Nations, according to reports.  Netanyahu's motorcade was seen traveling on the New York State Thruway near Monsey in Rockland County on Thursday, Sept. 24, accompanied by multiple New York State Police vehicles, The Monsey Scoop reported.  The trip followed Netanyahu's arrival at New York Stewart International Airport in Orange County earlier…

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by Ben Crnic
Pottstown, PA
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11-Year-Old PA Boy Dies By Suicide: Coroner 11-Year-Old PA Boy Dies By Suicide: Coroner 11-Year-Old PA Boy Dies By Suicide: Coroner
11-Year-Old PA Boy Dies By Suicide: Coroner An 11-year-old Pennsylvania child died by suicide at the hospital, authorities announced Thursday, Sept. 24. The child, a boy from Upper Pottsgrove Township, was pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest at 11:43 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. Buglio ruled the manner of death a suicide. The child has been identified, but the coroner's office will not release his name because of his age. "Only limited information is being released in the interest of transparency," Buglio said. No additional circumstances surrounding the child's d…

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by Jillian Pikora
Southeast-Brewster, NY
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I-684 Crackdown Leads To Nearly 150 Tickets Issued, Driver Clocked At 90 MPH In Putnam County I-684 Crackdown Leads To Nearly 150 Tickets Issued, Driver Clocked At 90 MPH In Putnam County I-684 Crackdown Leads To Nearly 150 Tickets Issued, Driver Clocked At 90 MPH In Putnam County
I-684 Crackdown Leads To Nearly 150 Tickets Issued, Driver Clocked At 90 MPH In Putnam County Nearly 150 tickets were issued during an eight-hour traffic crackdown along I-684 in Putnam County this week, including to a driver police said was caught traveling 90 mph through an active work zone.  The Operation Hard Hat detail was held on Interstate 684 in Southeast on Tuesday, Sept. 22, while New York State Department of Transportation crews were repairing guide rails, New York State Police announced on Thursday, Sept. 24. During the operation, troopers issued 148 traffic citations, including 98 for speeding, the agency reported. Another eight drivers were cited for alleged viol…

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by Ben Crnic
Newark, NJ
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Masturbating Man Forces Woman To Stand On Flight From NY To NJ, Airline Confirms Masturbating Man Forces Woman To Stand On Flight From NY To NJ, Airline Confirms Masturbating Man Forces Woman To Stand On Flight From NY To NJ, Airline Confirms
Masturbating Man Forces Woman To Stand On Flight From NY To NJ, Airline Confirms A man masturbating on a flight from New York to New Jersey left one woman no choice but to stand for the duration of the flight, as there were no other available seats, Daily Voice has learned. The incident was reported to flight attendants on a Sept. 3 flight operated by United Express partner Republic Airways from Rochester, NY to Newark Liberty Airport, a United Airlines spokesperson tells Daily Voice. "The customer stayed in the aircraft galley until returning to her seat for the landing," United said in a statement. "United Airlines staff members learned about it as customers were…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hyde Park, NY
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Gas Station Cashier Stabbed In Fight Over Rolling Papers In Dutchess County, Suspect Charged Gas Station Cashier Stabbed In Fight Over Rolling Papers In Dutchess County, Suspect Charged Gas Station Cashier Stabbed In Fight Over Rolling Papers In Dutchess County, Suspect Charged
Gas Station Cashier Stabbed In Fight Over Rolling Papers In Dutchess County, Suspect Charged A gas station cashier was stabbed during an altercation over tobacco rolling papers in Dutchess County, and a 27-year-old suspect now faces charges, police said. The stabbing happened at the Sunoco gas station at 4299 Albany Post Rd. in Hyde Park a little after 6 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 23, the Town of Hyde Park Police Department announced.  Officers responding to the gas station learned that a cashier had been stabbed following a verbal and physical altercation involving tobacco rolling papers, police said, adding that the suspect then fled in a green Subaru. Police did not disclose…

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by Ben Crnic
Pascack Valley, NJ
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Masked Man Carrying Box Burglarizes Bergen County Luxury Townhomes: Police Masked Man Carrying Box Burglarizes Bergen County Luxury Townhomes: Police Masked Man Carrying Box Burglarizes Bergen County Luxury Townhomes: Police
Masked Man Carrying Box Burglarizes Bergen County Luxury Townhomes: Police A masked man carrying a box broke into a townhome complex at the NY/NJ line through a rear sliding door, authorities said. The unidentified man entered the Alexa Townhomes on Spring Valley Road in Montvale, around 9:20 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23 and committed a burglary, Montvale Police Chief Doug McDowell said. The man was wearing all-blue clothing and a face mask and was carrying a box when he entered through a rear kitchen sliding door, according to McDowell. The circumstances surrounding the burglary remained under review, police said. No additional details about what, if anything, was t…

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by Cecilia Levine
Simsbury, CT
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Major Drug Recall Alerts Patients Nationwide Major Drug Recall Alerts Patients Nationwide Major Drug Recall Alerts Patients Nationwide
Major Drug Recall Alerts Patients Nationwide A prescription medication used by thousands of Americans is the focus of a newly reported nationwide recall. The FDA’s recall report lists 13,567 bottles of Chlorthalidone Tablets USP, 25 mg, under recall nationwide. Inventia Healthcare Limited initiated the recall Wednesday, Sept. 3. The FDA listed the recall Wednesday, Sept. 16. According to the FDA report, the medication failed dissolution specifications. Dissolution testing measures whether a tablet breaks down as intended so the body can absorb its active ingredient. Chlorthalidone is a prescription diuretic commonly used to treat hi…

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by Joe Lombardi
Southampton, NY
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Multi-Threat Nor'easter Update: Dangerous Winds, Heavy Rain, Big Waves Could Last Days Multi-Threat Nor'easter Update: Dangerous Winds, Heavy Rain, Big Waves Could Last Days Multi-Threat Nor'easter Update: Dangerous Winds, Heavy Rain, Big Waves Could Last Days
Multi-Threat Nor'easter Update: Dangerous Winds, Heavy Rain, Big Waves Could Last Days A days-long, multi-threat Nor'easter is set to bring heavy rain that could cause flooding and damaging winds that could cause power outages, stretching from the Carolinas to Cape Cod. Click here for a new, updated story - Nor'easter Threat Grows: Where Rain, Wind Will Hit Hardest The National Weather Service warned Wednesday, Sept. 23, that southern New England faces a prolonged stretch of rain, strong winds, and coastal flooding beginning Friday, Sept. 25. Trees still carrying their leaves increase the concern for wind damage.  Cape Cod and the islands could see gusts approach…

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by Joe Lombardi
Nassau, NY
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Bruce Blakeman’s Ex-Wife Gave $18K To Hochul Campaign In 2025: Records Bruce Blakeman’s Ex-Wife Gave $18K To Hochul Campaign In 2025: Records Bruce Blakeman’s Ex-Wife Gave $18K To Hochul Campaign In 2025: Records
Bruce Blakeman’s Ex-Wife Gave $18K To Hochul Campaign In 2025: Records Bruce Blakeman’s ex-wife donated $18,000 to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s reelection campaign. Nancy Shevell, now married to Paul McCartney, made the donation back in May 2025, nearly seven months before her ex-husband announced his own campaign against Hochul, according to New York State Board of Elections records. She hasn’t made any donations since. Shevell and Blakeman were married for 23 years before they divorced in 2008, and she married the Beatles singer-songwriter in 2011. Blakeman has since also remarried, to Judge Segal Magori Blakeman, in 2015. Blakeman said Wednesday, Sept. 23 that he …

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by Joe Wilkinson
Fort Lee, NJ
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NJ Man Punches Officer In Chest During Parking Lot Dispute: Police NJ Man Punches Officer In Chest During Parking Lot Dispute: Police NJ Man Punches Officer In Chest During Parking Lot Dispute: Police
NJ Man Punches Officer In Chest During Parking Lot Dispute: Police A 29-year-old Bergen County man punched a police officer in the chest after authorities responded to a parking lot dispute, police said. Juyeon Pang, of Palisades Park, was arrested following the Sunday, Sept. 20 incident at 520 Bergen Boulevard, Police Chief George Beck said. Officers Michael Bruno, Julio Mancilla, and Fernando Saint-Hillaire arrived and found Pang acting irate and disorderly, according to Beck. Officers told Pang to calm down, but he disregarded their order and approached people he had previously been arguing with, police said. When officers tried to stop him, Pang struc…

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by Cecilia Levine
Mount Vernon, NY
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Dog Found Tied Tightly To Tree After Days Of Screaming In Westchester — Now Up For Adoption Dog Found Tied Tightly To Tree After Days Of Screaming In Westchester — Now Up For Adoption Dog Found Tied Tightly To Tree After Days Of Screaming In Westchester — Now Up For Adoption
Dog Found Tied Tightly To Tree After Days Of Screaming In Westchester — Now Up For Adoption An 8-month-old dog is recovering after she was found severely neglected and tied so tightly to a tree behind a billboard in Westchester County that she could not even turn around.  The dog was found near South Fulton and East 5th Avenues in Mount Vernon after being left there for two days, the Humane Society of Westchester at New Rochelle said on Wednesday, Sept. 23.  According to the organization, the dog had been heard screaming for two days before someone contacted Mount Vernon Police. The Humane Society said she was tied tightly around the tree in an area behind a billboa…

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by Ben Crnic
Frenchtown-Milford, NJ
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Two Injured Installing Water Heater: NJSP Two Injured Installing Water Heater: NJSP Two Injured Installing Water Heater: NJSP
Two Injured Installing Water Heater: Njsp Two people were injured installing a water heater in Hunterdon County on Tuesday, Sept. 22, authorities said. At 10:39 p.m., troopers responded to Emley Road in Alexandria Township after two people sustained non-life-threatening injuries installing the water heater, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. The two people were transported to an area hospital, Lebron said. The incident remains under investigation, Lebron said.

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by Sam Barron
Tarrytown-SleepyHollow, NY
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Mario Cuomo Bridge Crackdown Leads To 39 Vehicles Impounded, Nearly 300 Tickets: Police Mario Cuomo Bridge Crackdown Leads To 39 Vehicles Impounded, Nearly 300 Tickets: Police Mario Cuomo Bridge Crackdown Leads To 39 Vehicles Impounded, Nearly 300 Tickets: Police
Mario Cuomo Bridge Crackdown Leads To 39 Vehicles Impounded, Nearly 300 Tickets: Police Dozens of vehicles were impounded and nearly 300 tickets were issued during a crackdown on ghost plates and toll evasion on the Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, police said.  The enforcement detail was conducted on Tuesday, Sept. 22, as part of New York State Police Troop T's ongoing effort to target drivers using missing, altered, or obscured license plates to avoid tolls and traffic cameras, State Police announced on Wednesday, Sept. 23.  Troopers said they issued 287 tickets during the operation for violations that included suspended and unregistered vehicles, unlicensed driving, sp…

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by Ben Crnic
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Restraining Order Violation Escalates To Attempted Assault By Auto In Bergen County: Police Restraining Order Violation Escalates To Attempted Assault By Auto In Bergen County: Police Restraining Order Violation Escalates To Attempted Assault By Auto In Bergen County: Police
Restraining Order Violation Escalates To Attempted Assault By Auto In Bergen County: Police A 56-year-old man is jailed after police say he of followed a person with a restraining order against him through a Bergen County town and tried to strike them with his vehicle. The victim reported the incident to Hasbrouck Heights police on Friday, Sept. 18, saying the man followed them by vehicle through borough streets and caused them to swerve to avoid a collision, Capt. John Behr said. Police identified the accused as Faredon Abida, 56, a divorced Passaic resident originally from the country of Georgia, according to jail records. Police entered Abida into the NCIC as a wanted person fo…

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by Cecilia Levine
Pleasantville, NY
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Westchester Diner Used For 'Law & Order: SVU' Filming: Report Westchester Diner Used For 'Law & Order: SVU' Filming: Report Westchester Diner Used For 'Law & Order: SVU' Filming: Report
Westchester Diner Used For 'Law & Order: SVU' Filming: Report A Westchester County diner will be in the television spotlight after a hit NBC crime drama came to town to film a milestone episode.  “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” filmed at the Pleasantville Diner and around Memorial Plaza on Tuesday, Sept. 22, LoHud reported.  Ahead of the production, the Village of Pleasantville advised residents that a TV show would be filming around Memorial Plaza and the diner from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday.  It turned out that this was for the long-running series' 600th episode, and star Mariska Hargitay was reportedly at the Pleasant…

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by Ben Crnic
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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Not Black, No Palestinian Heritage: Teacher Admits Lying For Years 'I Hid The Truth' Not Black, No Palestinian Heritage: Teacher Admits Lying For Years 'I Hid The Truth' Not Black, No Palestinian Heritage: Teacher Admits Lying For Years 'I Hid The Truth'
Not Black, No Palestinian Heritage: Teacher Admits Lying For Years 'I Hid The Truth' A veteran public school teacher and activist has admitted she lied for years about being Black and Palestinian, prompting two organizations she worked with to permanently cut ties with her. Hannah Gann, a teacher at The Workshop School in Philadelphia, publicly acknowledged the deception after members of Philly Educators for Palestine and the Racial Justice Organizing Committee confronted her about her background, the organizations said in a joint statement. "Members met with Hannah and questioned her about her background on Thursday and after an hour of discussion, Hannah finally admitt…

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by Jillian Pikora
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Routine Parking Ticket Leads To Bigger Discovery In Bergen County: Police Routine Parking Ticket Leads To Bigger Discovery In Bergen County: Police Routine Parking Ticket Leads To Bigger Discovery In Bergen County: Police
Routine Parking Ticket Leads To Bigger Discovery In Bergen County: Police A parking ticket led to the arrest of a Paterson man after a witness spotted him allegedly swapping license plates on a car in Bergen County, police said. Robin R. Hernandez, 22, was charged with receiving stolen property and hindering, Hasbrouck Heights Police Capt. John Behr. Parking Enforcement Officer Jeff Rubino was flagged down on Hasbrouck Avenue around 11:07 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, by a person who had seen him issue a summons to a black Acura, Behr said. The witness told Rubino that the driver returned shortly afterward, removed the plate mounted on the Acura and put a differ…

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by Cecilia Levine
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Pretzel Chain Opens New Location In Dutchess County — Here's Where Pretzel Chain Opens New Location In Dutchess County — Here's Where Pretzel Chain Opens New Location In Dutchess County — Here's Where
Pretzel Chain Opens New Location In Dutchess County — Here's Where Shoppers at a Dutchess County mall have a new spot to grab fresh-baked pretzels and lemonade.  Pretzelmaker has officially opened at the Poughkeepsie Galleria, the pretzel chain announced on Wednesday, Sept. 23. The new location is at 2001 South Rd., Suite C114, in Poughkeepsie, inside the shopping center.   The shop serves Pretzelmaker's made-from-scratch Pretzel Bites, which are fresh-baked and hand-rolled, along with a selection of sweet and savory dipping sauces. Customers can also grab the chain's fresh-squeezed, all-natural lemonade.  Pretzelmaker got its start a…

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by Ben Crnic