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Fear Not: Here’s Why ‘Kill’ Is Found In So Many NY Locale, Waterway Names Fear Not: Here’s Why ‘Kill’ Is Found In So Many NY Locale, Waterway Names
Fear Not: Here’s Why ‘Kill’ Is Found In So Many NY Locale, Waterway Names What’s in a name? In the case of these New York locales and waterways, nothing nearly as sinister as their titles may imply. Pull up Google Maps and you’ll notice that the Empire State is dotted with several towns ending in the suffix -kill: Northern Westchester’s Peekskill, Dutchess County’s Fishkill, and of course the picturesque Catskill Mountains, to name a few. Zoom in a bit further and you’ll spot winding creeks and rivers that are curiously referred to as kills: Normans Kill near Albany and Poesten Kill near Troy, for example. So, what gives? It turns out there’s a perfectly logical…

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by Michael Mashburn
Lifestyle
Top 10 Pizzerias In Westchester Revealed In These Rankings Top 10 Pizzerias In Westchester Revealed In These Rankings
Top 10 Pizzerias In Westchester Revealed In These Rankings Many of the selections in a popular website's rankings of the Top 10 pizzerias in Westchester are familiar places with well-earned reputations. But a few may come by surprise. The rankings, by Trip Advisor, are based on reviews. No. 1 Sal's Pizza, located on Mamaroneck Avenue in Mamaroneck, has 100 "excellent" ratings out of 195 reviews. Eateries in Yonkers -- No. 3 Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana and No. 8 Pizza Barn -- and New Rochelle -- No. 7 Patsy's Pizzeria and No. 10 Pizzeria La Rosa -- account for 40 percent of the Top 10. Several spots in surrounding communities are als…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Hudson Valley Dentist Dodged Income Taxes For Years, DA Says Hudson Valley Dentist Dodged Income Taxes For Years, DA Says
Hudson Valley Dentist Dodged Income Taxes For Years, DA Says A licensed dentist who worked in the Hudson Valley is accused of failing to pay income taxes for years, thereby defrauding the state of thousands of dollars. In Orange County, Fernando Ehrhardt, age 51, of New York City, was arraigned on criminal tax fraud and related charges in the Town of New Windsor Court on Thursday, May 30. According to prosecutors, Ehrhardt worked at several dental practices in Orange County between 2016 and 2020. Throughout that time, he allegedly failed to file personal tax returns, defrauding New York State of more than $13,000 in revenue. Ehrhardt previously had …

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by Michael Mashburn
News
Officials Consider Temporarily Halting Battery Storage Facility Plans In Hudson Valley Officials Consider Temporarily Halting Battery Storage Facility Plans In Hudson Valley
Officials Consider Temporarily Halting Battery Storage Facility Plans In Hudson Valley Following an uproar concerning a proposed battery storage facility in the Hudson Valley, town officials are considering a temporary moratorium that would allow more time for leaders to consider the plans and hear from the public.  In response to a proposed lithium battery storage facility that would be located in the Putnam County hamlet of Mahopac at 24 Miller Rd., the Carmel Town Board is planning on holding a public hearing on a possible moratorium on energy storage systems in the town in June.  Earlier Report - Somers Officials Speak Out Against Battery Storage…

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by Ben Crnic
Real Estate
Sprawling 48-Acre Westchester Estate Hits Market For $29.5M Sprawling 48-Acre Westchester Estate Hits Market For $29.5M
Sprawling 48-Acre Westchester Estate Hits Market For $29.5M A life of elegance and luxury awaits anyone with the means to close on a multi-million-dollar Hudson Valley estate sitting on acres of beautiful grounds and gardens.  The 48-acre Northern Westchester property, known as Brook Hollow Farm, is located in Katonah at 212 Mt. Holly Rd., according to its Zillow listing. It is currently listed for $29.5 million. The extensive residence, reimagined by landscape designer Miranda Brooks, includes a main house, six outbuildings, a new tennis court, a pool, and plenty of gardens for the enjoyment of its future residents.  Zillow The main ho…

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by Ben Crnic
News
'Beyond Disgusted': NY Murder Victim's Father Outraged Over Possible A&E Interview With Killer 'Beyond Disgusted': NY Murder Victim's Father Outraged Over Possible A&E Interview With Killer
'Beyond Disgusted': NY Murder Victim's Father Outraged Over Possible A&E Interview With Killer Relatives of a 20-year-old woman who was murdered after her boyfriend turned down the wrong driveway in upstate New York are speaking out against a planned television interview with her killer. Andrew Gillis says his family is “beyond disgusted” after learning that A&E is considering a televised interview with Kevin Monahan, who was convicted of shooting and killing his daughter Kaylin outside his Washington County residence in April 2023. In a Facebook post Tuesday, May 28, he criticized the network for even entertaining “giving this low life murderer like Kevin Monahan a platform to s…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Injured Worker Rescued From Scaffolding At Westchester Construction Site Injured Worker Rescued From Scaffolding At Westchester Construction Site
Injured Worker Rescued From Scaffolding At Westchester Construction Site Thanks to the efforts of firefighters, an injured worker was rescued from a second-story scaffolding at a Westchester construction site.  The events leading to the rescue began on Friday, May 31 around 4 p.m., when a worker suffered an injury and became trapped on scaffolding at 12 Broad St. in Port Chester near The Capitol Theater, according to the Port Chester Fire Department. Arriving crews found the injured worker on the second story and quickly worked to place them on a stokes basket before safely lowering them to the ground.  The worker was successfully brought to ground le…

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by Ben Crnic
News
Jennifer Dulos Case: Estranged Husband's Girlfriend Sentenced To Prison Jennifer Dulos Case: Estranged Husband's Girlfriend Sentenced To Prison
Jennifer Dulos Case: Estranged Husband's Girlfriend Sentenced To Prison Michelle Troconis, the girlfriend of the estranged husband of the murdered Connecticut mother of five, Jennifer Farber Dulos, has been sentenced to years in prison. 'My Mother Was Everything To Me': Jennifer Dulos' Children Speak Out For First Time Stamford/Norwalk State Attorney Paul J. Ferencek announced Friday, May 31, that Troconnis, age 49, formerly of Hartford County in Farmington, was sentenced to a total of 20 years in prison, suspended after 14 ½ years served, for conspiring to murder Jennifer Farber Dulos in May 2019 and then covering up the crime. Troconis faced 50 years in pr…

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
Yale University Names Maurie McInnis As New President Yale University Names Maurie McInnis As New President
Yale University Names Maurie McInnis As New President The president of Long Island’s Stony Brook University has been selected to first permanent female president of Yale University. Maurie McInnis was named Yale’s 24th president in an announcement by the school. The 58-year-old cultural historian, currently serving as the president of Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, graduated from Yale with a Ph.D in art history in 1996. In the years since her graduation, McInnis has served in senior positions at the University of Virginia and the University of Texas at Austin before moving to Stony Brook University in 2020. She became a Yale trus…

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by Sophie Grieser
Real Estate
Late Show Bandleader Paul Shaffer's Westchester Home Sells For $2.35M Late Show Bandleader Paul Shaffer's Westchester Home Sells For $2.35M
Late Show Bandleader Paul Shaffer's Westchester Home Sells For $2.35M The gated Northern Westchester residence of Paul Shaffer, the well-known bandleader of the Late Show with David Letterman, is now officially off the market.  The four-bedroom gated colonial residence, located in Bedford's Middle Patent Estate area on Cedar Hill Road, sold on Friday, May 3 for $2.35 million, according to its Houlihan Lawrence listing.  Shaffer, who served as bandleader for the entirety of Late Night With David Letterman and the Late Show, originally bought the 8-acre, 4,958-square-foot property in 1991 for $680,000, according to reports. He listed it for …

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Mother, 2 Children Pulled From Burning Westchester Home Mother, 2 Children Pulled From Burning Westchester Home
Mother, 2 Children Pulled From Burning Westchester Home A mother and her two young children were taken to a hospital after they were rescued from a burning residence in Northern Westchester. The blaze began on Friday, May 31, around 2:45 a.m. at 38 Park Ave. in Bedford Hills.  Responding police and firefighters soon realized that three people were trapped inside, according to Assistant Chief Zachary Patierno of the Bedford Hills Fire Department. Arriving police soon found a 35-year-old woman hanging from a small bathroom window in distress who told officers her two children were still inside. Bedford Police officers then kicked in the…

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by Ben Crnic
News
'My Mother Was Everything To Me': Jennifer Dulos' Children Speak Out For First Time 'My Mother Was Everything To Me': Jennifer Dulos' Children Speak Out For First Time
'My Mother Was Everything To Me': Jennifer Dulos' Children Speak Out For First Time The children of the slain Connecticut mother of five, Jennifer Farber Dulos, spoke for the first time on Friday, May 31, during the sentencing of Michelle Tronconis, who was found guilty of helping to cover up Dulos' murder. Click here for a new, updated story - Jennifer Dulos Case: Estranged Husband's Girlfriend Sentenced To Prison Troconis, age 49, the girlfriend of Fotis Dulos, the estranged husband of Jennifer Farber Dulos, who is believed to have killed her, was found guilty in Stamford on Friday, March 1, of all counts, including conspiracy to commit murder, hindering prosecution, and…

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by Kathy Reakes