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Police & Fire

Trumbull Man, 21, Faces Charges In Crash That Killed Friend TRUMBULL, Conn. -- A 21-year-old Trumbull man is facing manslaughter among other charges in connection with the Nov. 26, 2015 drunk-driving accident in Trumbull that took the life of his 21-year-old friend, according to the Connecticut Post. Tyler Graziano, of Rocky Ridge Drive, is being held on $100,000 after being charged with two counts of assault, operating a car under the influence, and manslaughter with a motor vehicle, the Connecticut Post reported. He and two other friends were injured in the crash that killed Anthony Teixeira on Beardsley Parkway in Trumbull, the Connecticut Post sai…

by Amy Maciaszek

08/02/2016

Business

Owner Of Village Social Plans New Mount Kisco Train Station Eatery MOUNT KISCO, N. Y. -- Commuters using the Mount Kisco train station can look forward to a new restaurant operated by the same proprietor who owns Village Social Kitchen and Bar on Main Street, according to The Examiner.Officials with the Metropolitan Transit Authority announced that Joseph Bueti has a lease to open a new restaurant, Locali, at the train station. No opening date was mentioned but the new restaurant will bring wood-fired pizza and Northern Italian cuisine to the train station, The Examiner reports. Bueti also owns and operates Locali Pizza Bar in New Canaan, Conn., and a pizza…

by Amy Maciaszek

08/02/2016

Traffic

Traffic Study Underway For Route 202 Intersection In Montebello MONTEBELLO, N. Y. -- On the heels of a fatal car accident earlier this year near the Route 202 intersection with Mayer Drive in Montebello, state transportation officials are looking at whether traffic signals are needed, according to lohud.com. But some local people say the intersection was dangerous long before Faith Leigh, 83, was hit and killed in May while crossing Route 202 to get her mail. After the accident, the post office allowed residents to have their mailboxes on the same side of the street so they wouldn't have to cross the road, according to lohud.com. Dangerous conditions and…

by Amy Maciaszek

08/02/2016

News

Ex-White House Lawyer Fights Payments To Wife For Attack In New Canaan Home STAMFORD, Conn. -- A former White House attorney serving time for a vicious 2010 assault on his wife in their New Canaan home is trying to block her from collecting a $28.5 million settlement, the Stamford Advocate says.The attorney for J. Michael Farren, who is serving a 15-year prison term for attempted murder, is trying to keep his now ex-wife Mary Margaret Farren from the settlement money pending a U.S. Supreme Court appeal, the Stamford Advocate says. Farren, 63, is hoping to overturn the state Appellate Court's decision to uphold the civil court's jury decision in the case, the Advocat…

by Amy Maciaszek

08/02/2016

News

Hudson River Enthusiasts Celebrate Return Of Seeger's Sloop Clearwater A family from Fishkill joined several others Sunday to celebrate the return of Pete Seeger's sloop Clearwater to the Hudson River where it has been a longtime beacon of hope for the preservation of the river's natural wonders, according to lohud.com.Doug Lucy of Fishkill brought his grandsons out in the rain Sunday to see the sloop and celebrate efforts to keep the Hudson River clean, lohud.com reports. After a costly restoration and repair, the 106-foot sloop resumed its commission as a Hudson River fixture amid a small celebration Sunday in Cold Spring. Officials for the organization overs…

by Amy Maciaszek

08/01/2016

Police & Fire

NY Woman Charged With Trying To Steal iPhones In Stamford STAMFORD, Conn. -- A 22-year-old Bronx woman is being held on theft-related charges after police said she tried to get two new iPhones by putting them on someone else's account at the Sprint store in Stamford, according to the Stamford Advocate.Vivian Perez is charged with first-degree forgery, criminal impersonation and attempted fourth-degree larceny. She's being held on a $25,000 bond, the Stamford Advocate reported. Police told the Stamford Advocate that she used a fake driver's license to try to add the new $650 Apple iPhones to a Texas woman's account. Store officials were suspicious a…

by Amy Maciaszek

08/01/2016

News

Sentencing Postponed In Norwalk Murder Of Bridgeport Cabbie STAMFORD, CONN. -- The former Norwalk man who was convicted in the stabbing death of a Bridgeport cab driver in 2014 in Norwalk now has to wait a little longer to learn his sentence, according to the Stamford Advocate. Ramiro Arcos-Garcia, 34, was supposed to be sentenced Monday in Stamford court, but the hearing was postposed to Aug. 29. Arcos-Garcia, who is being held on $2.5 million bond, pled guilty in June to stabbing Jackson Pierre-Louis in the chest, the Stamford Advocate reported. Shortly after his arrest, he tried to escape and was later sentenced to five years for that incident, t…

by Amy Maciaszek

08/01/2016

Business

Nyack Hospital's $22.2M Project Includes Emergency Room Expansion NYACK, N. Y. -- Nyack Hospital officials said focusing their efforts on making emergency room waits quicker has led to such an increase in visits that expanding its emergency department is a large part of its proposed $22.2 million improvement projec, according to lohud.com.As the first major project since the hospital joined with Montefiore Health System two years ago, the project includes a 16,300-square-foot addition that involves a redesigned emergency department, reported lohud.com. The current emergency area is built to handle about 35,000 patients a year yet sees around 60,000, lohud.c…

by Amy Maciaszek

08/01/2016

Neighbors

Swim Across The Sound Dives In Saturday In Bridgeport BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Swimmers from as far away as Mexico and Canada plan to be part of a field of 169 who will dive into Long Island Sound Saturday for the annual Swim Across the Sound event.The swimming marathon raise money to support cancer care at St. Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport. The 29th annual team and solo swimming event starts at Danford's Marina in Port Jefferson, N.Y. and ends at Captain's Cove Marina in Bridgeport. After a series of preparation events, the race kicks off at around 8:30 a.m. and swimmers are expected to arrive in Bridgeport between 2:30 and 6:30 p.m., off…

by Amy Maciaszek

07/29/2016

News

North Rockland Family Has New Faith In Kindness Of Strangers GARNERVILLE, N. Y. -- A North Rockland teen is celebrating a happy ending after a stranger went out of his way to return the young man's wallet lost during a family trip in New Jersey, according to lohud.com.Everything is still intact, including $62 in cash that 17-year-old Joseph Gizzi earned doing summer jobs. The incident gives Joseph's mother, Maureen, hope that there are still good people in the world, says lohud.com. The man who returned it, who refused to give his name or take a reward for his efforts, told the family he found it behind a CVS store in Seaside Heights, N.J. He drove t…

by Amy Maciaszek

07/29/2016

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