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Former Bridgeport Asst. Police Chief Says Firing Unfair, Seeks $1 Million Former Bridgeport Asst. Police Chief Says Firing Unfair, Seeks $1 Million
Former Bridgeport Asst. Police Chief Says Firing Unfair, Seeks $1 Million BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- In a recent letter to Bridgeport officials, former Assistant Police Chief James Nardozzi declares his firing was political, and he seeks up to $1 million from the city to settle any potential legal wrangling, according to ctpost.Through his lawyer, Nardozzi, who lost his $123,000-per-year job in January, is asking to remain on the city's payroll through the end of his contract, or that he get a $1 million settlement, the ctpost reports. The letter threatens a lawsuit if Bridgeport leaders don't agree, the ctpost reports. Bridgeport leaders, meanwhile, say his position wa…

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News
Family Searches For Missing Pomona Man, 34 Family Searches For Missing Pomona Man, 34
Family Searches For Missing Pomona Man, 34 POMONA, N.Y. -- A Rockland County family is seeking the public's help in finding a missing 34-year-old Pomona man who was last seen Friday, according to News 12. Adrian Gokaj went out to throw out some garbage about 4 p.m. Friday and didn't return, his family said. Last seen wearing slippers, a blue striped shirt and gray pants, Gokaj is described as mentally disabled, reports News 12. News 12 says anyone with information should call Haverstraw police at 845-354-1500. Click here to read the News 12 article.

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Police & Fire
Police Accuse Woman Of Shoplifting At Sears In Yorktown Police Accuse Woman Of Shoplifting At Sears In Yorktown
Police Accuse Woman Of Shoplifting At Sears In Yorktown YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- A 62-year-old Bronx woman is facing a shoplifting charge after Yorktown police say she tried to take two shirts last week from the Sears store in Yorktown Heights. Anna Adachowska is charged with misdemeanor petty larceny after police were called at 7 p.m. Thursday to the Sears store, police said. Security officers detained the woman, saying she tried to take two shirts, worth $40 in total, without paying for them, police said. She was released but is due back in Yorktown Justice Court at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 17, police said.

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Police & Fire
East Fishkill Firefighters Save House From Blaze East Fishkill Firefighters Save House From Blaze
East Fishkill Firefighters Save House From Blaze EAST FISHKILL, N. Y. -- No one was injured and the house was saved after a Saturday structure fire on Marion Avenue in East Fishkill, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal.A call about 1:30 p.m. Saturday reported a fire in the house's garage that eventually moved to the house. With the help of several other area fire departments, East Fishkill firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze before it took over the house, the Poughkeepsie Journal reports. Click here to read the Poughkeepsie Journal story.

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Sports
Baseball Fans Flock To White Plains To Meet Ron Darling Baseball Fans Flock To White Plains To Meet Ron Darling
Baseball Fans Flock To White Plains To Meet Ron Darling WHITE PLAINS, N. Y. -- Former Mets right-hander Ron Darling met with a long line of young and old baseball fans who came to Barnes & Noble in White Plains on Saturday for the chance to get signed copies of his new book about his 1986 World Series experience, according to lohud.com. Darling, 55, who now works in the broadcasting booth on TBS and for Mets games for SNY and WPIX , wrote about how his disappoinment over his performance in Game 7 of the World Series stayed with him a long time. Writing the book was "cathartic," the All-Star player told lohud.com. In "Game 7, 1…

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Rocker Ace Frehley Reschedules Poughkeepsie Concert Rocker Ace Frehley Reschedules Poughkeepsie Concert
Rocker Ace Frehley Reschedules Poughkeepsie Concert POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- As former Kiss lead guitarist Ace Frehley recovers from exhaustion, fans who bought tickets to Saturday's canceled Poughkeepsie concert can look forward to using them in September, according to a report by the Poughkeepsie Journal.Frehley, longtime member of the popular 1970s band, had to cancel his sold-out show at The Chance Theater in Poughkeepsie after being admitted Friday to a hospital in Pennsylvania for dehydration and exhaustion, the Poughkeepsie Journal reports. The Chance officials are working on finding a date in September, and plans to announce a date this w…

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90-Year-Old Driver Killed In Two-Car Crash In Newtown 90-Year-Old Driver Killed In Two-Car Crash In Newtown
90-Year-Old Driver Killed In Two-Car Crash In Newtown NEWTOWN, Conn. -- Newtown police are investigating the cause of a two-car crash Sunday night on South Main Street that killed a 90-year-old Brookfield man and left the other driver with injuries, according to the News-Times website.Police said Henry Petrucelli was killed instantly when his Honda Civic, traveling north on Main Street near Botsford Hill Road, was hit by a pickup truck at about 8 p.m., the News-Times reports. The 33-year-old pickup truck driver, who is from Shelton, was taken to Danbury Hospital for treatment of injuries, the News-Times said.  Anyone with information about the…

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Zika Virus 'Scarier Than We Thought,' CDC Says Zika Virus 'Scarier Than We Thought,' CDC Says
Zika Virus 'Scarier Than We Thought,' CDC Says U.S. health officials are sounding the alarm bells about Zika virus by appealing to Congress for nearly $2 billion to fight it now that cases of the mosquito-borne virus have shown up in more than 40 states.Doctors from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health made their appeal Monday in Washington, as officials acknowledge the disease linked to birth defects appears worse than previously thought, according to multiple reports. President Obama is joining with the doctors in asking for the $1.9 billion in emergency funding to educate the public, dev…

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Police & Fire
Teen Charged In Westchester 'Swatting' Plot Teen Charged In Westchester 'Swatting' Plot
Teen Charged In Westchester 'Swatting' Plot YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N. Y. -- A 17-year-old Hamden, Conn., teen is facing a felony charge after Yorktown police connected him to an online effort to get money from a Yorktown juvenile under the threat of orchestrating a large-scale police response to a hoax call at the juvenile's home, police said.Usama Naseer is charged with fourth-degree grand larceny for incidents that occurred in 2014 and 2015, police said. He is free after posting $2,500 bail, and due back in Yorktown Justice Court at 6 p.m. May 12, police said. The investigation started with a report of a shooting taking place on Feb. 14,…

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Lifestyle
Food Bank For Westchester Welcomes $65K Donation From Swiss Re Food Bank For Westchester Welcomes $65K Donation From Swiss Re
Food Bank For Westchester Welcomes $65K Donation From Swiss Re ELMSFORD, N.Y. -- Swiss Re employees chose the Food Bank for Westchester as the company's charity for 2016, giving $65,000 to the organization's emergency food distribution program that serves Westchester County.The partnership between the company and the food bank was kicked off at a breakfast last month. The food bank provides food to more than 200,000 county residents through soup kitchens, food pantries, emergency shelters, along with day care and senior care facilities. Last year, the food bank distributed more than 7.5 million pounds of food throughout the county. Officials said this y…

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