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Rededication To Be Held For Restored North Castle Eagle Sign Rededication To Be Held For Restored North Castle Eagle Sign
Rededication To Be Held For Restored North Castle Eagle Sign Months after vandals felled an iconic eagle sign at a Northern Westchester intersection, a rededication ceremony will soon be held to celebrate its restoration.  A rededication event for the North Castle Eagle at the intersection of Route 22 and Route 128 will be held on Sunday, June 2 at 2 p.m.  The event comes months after the sign was discovered to have fallen on Monday morning, Dec. 11. A police investigation later determined that vandals had intentionally damaged the sign's support structure, causing it to fall over.  Earlier Report - Iconic Eagle Sign F…

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by Ben Crnic
White Plains
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Scammers Posing As Well-Known Businesses, Agencies: Here's What To Know, Feds Say Scammers Posing As Well-Known Businesses, Agencies: Here's What To Know, Feds Say
Scammers Posing As Well-Known Businesses, Agencies: Here's What To Know, Feds Say Federal authorities are sounding the alarm over scams that impersonate well-known businesses and government agencies.  In 2023, data from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alone show more than 330,000 reports of business impersonation scams and nearly 160,000 reports of government impersonation scams. That amounts to nearly half the frauds reported directly to the agency, the FTC said. Combined, reported losses to these impersonation scams topped $1.1 billion for the year, more than three times what consumers reported in 2020. Reports show an increasingly blurred line between busine…

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by Joe Lombardi
Bucks
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Convicted Quakertown Rapist To Spend Nearly 50 Years In Prison, DA Says Convicted Quakertown Rapist To Spend Nearly 50 Years In Prison, DA Says
Convicted Quakertown Rapist To Spend Nearly 50 Years In Prison, DA Says A Quakertown man was sentenced on Tuesday, May 28 for sexually assaulting two children, according to the District Attorney's Office.  Matias J. Martinez Morales will spend between 18.5 and 47 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release, prosecutors said in a release.  Authorities said they launched the investigation in November 2022 when a 16-year-old told Quakertown police that Martinez Morales raped her when she was 4. The victim told detectives he "threatened to kill her and her family if she told anyone," the DA's Office said.  A second victim told …

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by Mac Bullock
Hampshire Franklin MA
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Algae Bloom Threatens Wildlife, Pets In Easthampton Pond Algae Bloom Threatens Wildlife, Pets In Easthampton Pond
Algae Bloom Threatens Wildlife, Pets In Easthampton Pond Officials in Hampshire County are telling residents to avoid the Rubber Thread Pond in Easthampton after a toxic algae bloom has taken over the water.  Easthampton leaders posted the warning on the city's Facebook page after tests showed possible signs of the toxic algae cyanobacteria.  The Massachusetts Department of Public Health will continue to conduct tests until the bloom has gone. Until then, residents should avoid swimming, fishing, or touching the water.  Contact with the infected water can cause skin irritation, gastrointestinal distress, liver or ne…

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by Josh Lanier
Capital District
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Man Lying In Roadway Struck, Killed By Car In Albany Man Lying In Roadway Struck, Killed By Car In Albany
Man Lying In Roadway Struck, Killed By Car In Albany A 64-year-old man was struck and killed by a car in the region while lying in the roadway. The incident happened at around 1:15 a.m. Wednesday, May 29, in Albany’s Pine Hills neighborhood. Albany Police said the victim was lying in the roadway on Washington Avenue near Quail Street when he was hit by a vehicle. He suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver remained at the scene and is cooperating with investigators, police said. It was not immediately clear why the victim was in the roadway or whether he was injured beforehand. Police said they were withhold…

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by Michael Mashburn
Nassau
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Security For World Cricket Cup In East Meadow Ramped Up After Apparent Terror Threat Security For World Cricket Cup In East Meadow Ramped Up After Apparent Terror Threat
Security For World Cricket Cup In East Meadow Ramped Up After Apparent Terror Threat In the wake of an ominous message shared by a pro-ISIS group, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced that the World Cricket Cup, held at a Long Island stadium, will see increased security measures. Hochul’s announcement came just days before the first match of the International Cricket Council’s World Cup is set to be held at Eisenhower Stadium in East Meadow. Eisenhower Stadium will begin hosting World Cricket Cup games on Monday, June 3. They will last until Wednesday, June 12.  Though stating that “there is no credible public safety threat at this time,” the governor noted that…

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by Sophie Grieser
Montgomery MD
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Laurel Woman Who Euthanized Dog Shocked To Discover He's Still Alive — And Can't Get Him Back Laurel Woman Who Euthanized Dog Shocked To Discover He's Still Alive — And Can't Get Him Back
Laurel Woman Who Euthanized Dog Shocked To Discover He's Still Alive — And Can't Get Him Back A former Maryland resident who made the difficult decision to put her puppy down due to unrelenting health conditions has learned that he is healthy and still alive — and she won't be getting him back. Kristie Pereira, 32, who recently moved to San Antonio, TX from of Laurel, MD, adopted Amos Hart from Lost Dog & Cat Rescue Foundation in Falls Church, VA in December 2022. She renamed him Beau, and Pereira says the two were "happy as can be." That is, up until February 2023, when Pereira noticed Beau was exhibiting strange behavior.  "He'd be pacing around and at times I'd lo…

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by Cecilia Levine
Essex MA
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$100,000 Lottery Ticket Sold In Saugus $100,000 Lottery Ticket Sold In Saugus
$100,000 Lottery Ticket Sold In Saugus It's been a lucky week for one Bay Stater when they won $100,000 playing the Massachusetts State Lottery.  The winner claimed the ticket on Tuesday, May 28, in the "$100,000 Power Shot," a $2 scratch-off game.  Related: Lowell Man Wins $1 Million Lottery Jackpot The winner's name was not released.  They bought the ticket at the Alltown convenience store at 1123 Broadway. The store will get a $1,000 bonus for the sale.  The winner was among 865 people who won $600 or more in the state lottery on Tuesday. Click here to see a list of prizes won.

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by Josh Lanier
Suffolk NY
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Huntington Station Man Dies Over Week After Being Pulled Unresponsive From Pool Huntington Station Man Dies Over Week After Being Pulled Unresponsive From Pool
Huntington Station Man Dies Over Week After Being Pulled Unresponsive From Pool A Long Island man has died over a week after he was pulled unresponsive from a swimming pool. Emergency crews were called at around 2 p.m. Sunday, May 19, after a 45-year-old man was found unresponsive in a residential pool in the hamlet of West Hills, on West Hills Road. A resident of the home performed CPR until first responders arrived and took the man to Huntington Hospital. He remained in critical condition for more than a week. On Wednesday, May 29, Suffolk County Police confirmed that the man, identified as Ellery Smith, of Huntington Station, had died. Anyone with information on t…

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by Michael Mashburn
Lancaster
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Teen Sentenced For 61 Charges Years After Lancaster Park City Center Mall Shooting Teen Sentenced For 61 Charges Years After Lancaster Park City Center Mall Shooting
Teen Sentenced For 61 Charges Years After Lancaster Park City Center Mall Shooting The 16-year-old boy who was charged with 61 offenses for the shooting at Park City Center, is now 19 years old and has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to serve up to 32 years in prison, the Lancaster District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, May 29. Jeremiahs Josiah-Alberto Sanchez, of Lancaster, fired a gun stolen out of Lebanon County and endangered the lives of 52 innocent bystanders during the incident, the District Attorney's office explained. Sergio Vargas, 30, Elijah Deliz,18, and three other men were involved in the fight that led up to the shooting, but none were charge…

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by Jillian Pikora
New Rochelle
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No Questions Asked: Gun Buyback Event To Be Held In New Rochelle No Questions Asked: Gun Buyback Event To Be Held In New Rochelle
No Questions Asked: Gun Buyback Event To Be Held In New Rochelle To celebrate the beginning of National Gun Violence Awareness Month, authorities in Westchester will soon be holding a buyback event to take firearms from circulation and to keep residents safe.  The gun buyback event, hosted by the Westchester County District Attorney's Office and the New Rochelle Police Department, will be held on Saturday, June 1 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Shiloh Baptist Church in New Rochelle at 185 Lincoln Ave.  Participants who sell their firearms will be given the following in the form of pre-paid gift cards:  $250 for assault rifles; $200 fo…

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by Ben Crnic
Middlesex MA
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$1M Lottery Jackpot: Lowell Man Picks Up Major Prize In Attleboro $1M Lottery Jackpot: Lowell Man Picks Up Major Prize In Attleboro
$1M Lottery Jackpot: Lowell Man Picks Up Major Prize In Attleboro A Lowell man is happy he made a trip to Attleboro as it landed him a seven-figure jackpot in the Massachusetts State Lottery.  Rajeshkumar Manian won $1 million playing the “Fabulous Fortune” game, a $10 scratch-off ticket.  Manian chose to take the lump sum payment of $650,000 (before taxes) rather than the annuity.  He bought the ticket at Liquor Mart at 15 Highland Ave. in Attleborough. The store will get a $10,000 bonus for the sale. 

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by Josh Lanier