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Meet Conservative Commentator Dan Bongino in Northvale Meet Conservative Commentator Dan Bongino in Northvale
Meet Conservative Commentator Dan Bongino in Northvale Dan Bongino, host of his own show on Rumble, is coming to Bergen County to teach everyone about how failure can be a helpful motivator.  Bongino is signing copies of his new book "The Gift of Failure" on Friday, Nov. 10 at 5 p.m. at Books and Greetings in Northvale. In the book, the right wing pundit, discusses how his failures led him to become a prominent conservative commentator, including three unsuccessful runs for elected office in his native Maryland, according to a synopsis.. Bongino also discusses his time on the Secret Service and his battles with cancer, according to a synops…
New Poll Reveals How Potential 2024 Biden-Trump Rematch Could Play Out In NY New Poll Reveals How Potential 2024 Biden-Trump Rematch Could Play Out In NY
New Poll Reveals How Potential 2024 Biden-Trump Rematch Could Play Out In NY If former President Donald Trump decides to face off with President Joe Biden for an election rematch in 2024, the race could be close in New York, according to new polling. In a hypothetical matchup between the two, voters were asked who they would support if the presidential election were held today. Biden, a Democrat, narrowly leads Trump, a Republican, by a margin of five points, 42 to 37 percent, the SurveyUSA poll found.  Another 12 percent are undecided and 10 percent would vote for someone else. Biden easily carried New York in 2020, garnering 60.9 percent of the vote to…
Trump Holdover From Northern Westchester Fired By Biden Says He Won't Leave Government Post Trump Holdover From Northern Westchester Fired By Biden Says He Won't Leave Government Post
Trump Holdover From Northern Westchester Fired By Biden Says He Won't Leave Government Post A Westchester County resident who was serving as the Social Security commissioner after being appointed to the post by former President Donald Trump said he won't leave his post, despite being fired by President Joe Biden. The Washington Post reported that Andrew Saul, who had been working remotely from his home in Katonah, said he was blindsided by his firing. His term was set to end in 2025.  Saul's access to agency computers was cut off on Monday, July 12, the day his acting successor, Kilolo Kijakazi, took over, The Washington Post said.  Experts told the Post that …
Suburban Philly Home Of Attorney Defending Trump In Impeachment Trial Vandalized Suburban Philly Home Of Attorney Defending Trump In Impeachment Trial Vandalized
Suburban Philly Home Of Attorney Defending Trump In Impeachment Trial Vandalized Authorities in Chester County are investigating the vandalism of the home of of one of the attorneys defending President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial. Graffiti was reported at the West Whiteland home of attorney Michael van der Veen, located on the 500 block of Anthony's Drive, around 8 p.m. Friday, local police said. The word "traitor" can be seen spray painted in red across the driveway, and eggs were thrown against the front door of the home. Anyone with information is urged to contact West Whiteland Police Det. Scott Pezick at 610-363-0200 ext. 1017 or spezick@westwh…
Ex-NY HS Wrestling Standout Who Smoked Pot In Senator's Office Says He Has No Regrets For Riot Ex-NY HS Wrestling Standout Who Smoked Pot In Senator's Office Says He Has No Regrets For Riot
Ex-NY HS Wrestling Standout Who Smoked Pot In Senator's Office Says He Has No Regrets For Riot A 26-year-old former high school wrestling standout in New York who went to community college in the Hudson Valley said he has “no regrets” after rioting at the U.S. Capitol and smoking weed in Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley’s office. After seeing a tweet from President Donald Trump, upstate New York resident Brandon Fellows - who attended Hudson Valley Community College - was one of the hundreds to flood the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 6 when protesters stormed the building, according to a new report by Bloomberg. Fellows, a standout high school wrestler at Niskayuna High School near Albany, …
COVID-19: NJ Congresswoman Ushered To Safe Room During Capitol Riots Tests Positive COVID-19: NJ Congresswoman Ushered To Safe Room During Capitol Riots Tests Positive
Covid-19: NJ Congresswoman Ushered To Safe Room During Capitol Riots Tests Positive A New Jersey congresswoman said she tested positive for COVID-19 after being ushered to a "safe room" where several people refused to wear masks during last week's protests at the U.S. Capitol, helmed by supporters of President Donald Trump. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-12) said on Monday she was at home resting with mild, cold-like symptoms after receiving a positive Coronavirus test. "Following the events of Wednesday, including sheltering with several colleagues who refused to wear masks, I decided to take a Covid test," she said. "I have tested positive. "I remain in good spirits and…
Two From CT Arrested During Capitol Riot Two From CT Arrested During Capitol Riot
Two From CT Arrested During Capitol Riot At least two Connecticut residents have been arrested during a riot in the U.S. Capitol Building that began shortly after a rally by President Donald Trump, his son, Donald Trump Jr., and his attorney Rudy Giuliani. The Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia said that during the violent rampage on Wednesday, Jan. 6, at least 70 people were arrested including a man and woman from Connecticut: Maurcio Mendez, age 40, was arrested Wednesday, Jan. 6, for offenses at the 100 Block of First Street NW and was charged with curfew violation and unlawful entry. Victoria Bergeson,…
Here's Percentage Of Americans Who Say 2020 Election Day Will Be Most Stressful Of Their Lives Here's Percentage Of Americans Who Say 2020 Election Day Will Be Most Stressful Of Their Lives
Here's Percentage Of Americans Who Say 2020 Election Day Will Be Most Stressful Of Their Lives Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 has taken its toll on the American people, but the majority of Americans believe the worst is yet to come and Election Day could be the most stressful yet. With tensions mounting across the nation, a new OnePoll survey released a day before Election Day found that 55 percent of Americans believe their most stressful day of the year will be Election Day 2020. The survey examined the mental health of 2,000 adults, prioritizing their reaction to the COVID pandemic and contentious presidential race between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Bi…
Trump Supporters Exit Vehicles, Stop Traffic On New Tappan Zee Bridge Trump Supporters Exit Vehicles, Stop Traffic On New Tappan Zee Bridge
Trump Supporters Exit Vehicles, Stop Traffic On New Tappan Zee Bridge Supporters of President Donald Trump were out in full force over the weekend, with caravans of vehicles draped with banners supporting the president stopping traffic on various busy roadways, including the new Tappan Zee Bridge. At approximately 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1, the supporters were caught on camera blocking traffic on the bridge, as Trump supporters blocked other vehicles from passing as they waved flags days before Election Day. Videos taken by motorists showed the president’s backers parked in the middle of the westbound lanes of the bridge. Several supporters got out of their v…
Man Injured While Trying To Hang Trump Sign On I-95 Overpass, Police Say Man Injured While Trying To Hang Trump Sign On I-95 Overpass, Police Say
Man Injured While Trying To Hang Trump Sign On I-95 Overpass, Police Say A man attempting to hang a “Trump 2020” banner on an I-95 overpass in Fairfield County suffered minor injuries after being involved in an altercation with another attempting to remove it, police said. Officers from the Greenwich Police Department received a report on Friday, Oct. 9 from a third-party who reported that a man had suffered a minor injury following a brush up after hanging up a sign supporting President Donald Trump on the Riverside Avenue bridge over I-95. Police said that the victim was not forthcoming about the details involving the altercation, noting that the incident ha…
COVID-19: Westchester-Based Regeneron Seeks Emergency OK For Drug Trump Took COVID-19: Westchester-Based Regeneron Seeks Emergency OK For Drug Trump Took
Covid-19: Westchester-Based Regeneron Seeks Emergency OK For Drug Trump Took Westchester-based Regeneron, which developed the COVID-19 antiviral cocktail that was used to treat President Donald Trump’s positive case, is seeking an emergency order to use the experimental drug more widely. Regeneron, located in Tarrytown, submitted an application to the Food and Drug Administration for emergency approval of the antibody cocktail that has been praised by Trump as a “cure” for COVID-19, though there is no proof if the treatment had any impact in his particular case. According to the company, access to the treatment would be limited, with enough doses for 50,000 patient…
COVID-19: Things May Not Be Back To Normal For At Least A Year, Hunker Down, Says Fauci COVID-19: Things May Not Be Back To Normal For At Least A Year, Hunker Down, Says Fauci
Covid-19: Things May Not Be Back To Normal For At Least A Year, Hunker Down, Says Fauci With the United States barreling toward flu season, Dr. Anthony Fauci, who has been the leading voice of health experts during the COVID-19 outbreak, is cautioning that the end of the pandemic may not be near. During a panel discussion with doctors from the Harvard Medical School, Fauci said that Americans are going to “need to hunker down and get through the fall and winter, because it’s not going to be easy” if they hope to get the virus under control. The number of new daily COVID-19 cases has been slowly declining, but there have still been nearly 200,000 virus-related deaths and more t…
Ex-Trump Strategist Steve Bannon Was On Yacht Off CT Coast When Arrested For Defrauding Donors Ex-Trump Strategist Steve Bannon Was On Yacht Off CT Coast When Arrested For Defrauding Donors
Ex-Trump Strategist Steve Bannon Was On Yacht Off CT Coast When Arrested For Defrauding Donors Steve Bannon, the former chief strategist for President Donald Trump, was aboard a yacht off the Connecticut coast when he was arrested and taken into custody for allegedly defrauding hundreds of thousands of donors. Bannon was on the yacht named "Lady May" off Westbrook, in Middlesex County, Connecticut on Thursday morning, Aug. 20 when six federal agents representing the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and a member of the United States Coast Guard who were aboard a Coast Guard marine unit arrived to serve Bannon his s…
Public Puzzled By Planes Circling State Of Liberty: 'Welcome To Federal State Of New China' Public Puzzled By Planes Circling State Of Liberty: 'Welcome To Federal State Of New China'
Public Puzzled By Planes Circling State Of Liberty: 'Welcome To Federal State Of New China' Some looked on puzzled while others grew concerned when a group of propeller planes circled the Statue of Liberty before dusk Wednesday pulling banners that said: "Congratulations to federal state of new China!" in English and Chinese. What was it about? The stunt was organized by fugitive Chinese billionaire businessman Miles Guo and former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon. In a live stream from a boat in New York Harbor on the anniversary of the 1989 anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, Guo said that "from today the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will no longer be the l…
COVID-19: CDC Issues New Guidelines For Essential Workers COVID-19: CDC Issues New Guidelines For Essential Workers
Covid-19: CDC Issues New Guidelines For Essential Workers The federal government has provided new guidelines for essential employees battling novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that will make it easier for them to return to work after being exposed to the virus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced this week that essential workers who have been exposed to COVID-19 can go back to work if they are asymptomatic without having to wait out the originally mandated 14-day self-quarantine. Robert Redfield, the director of the CDC, said that employees such as healthcare and food supply workers will be permitted to return back to work under ce…
COVID-19: Here's Percentage Of Americans Now Wearing Masks During Pandemic COVID-19: Here's Percentage Of Americans Now Wearing Masks During Pandemic
Covid-19: Here's Percentage Of Americans Now Wearing Masks During Pandemic The majority of Americans are now wearing some sort of face covering in public when leaving the house during the ongoing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, according to a new poll. A newly released poll found that 55 percent of Americans who left their homes in the past week said they were a face mask or face covering, while 45 percent said they did not. According to the poll, 69 percent of Democrats and 47 percent of Republicans wore a covering. The ABC poll was conducted between Wednesday, April 8 and Thursday, April 9, days after President Donald Trump announced the Center for Disea…
20 New Long Island COVID-19 Cases Confirmed, With Drive-Through Testing Facility Coming 20 New Long Island COVID-19 Cases Confirmed, With Drive-Through Testing Facility Coming
20 New Long Island Covid-19 Cases Confirmed, With Drive-Through Testing Facility Coming Twenty new cases of the novel strain of the coronavirus have been reported on Long Island the last 24 hours. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he's authorized mobile, drive-through testing facility that is expected to open next week at a sign to be announced on the Island. The announcements came Saturday afternoon, March 14, just hours after the first New York state resident died of COVID-19, an 82-year-old woman with underlying respiratory issues in New York City. Seventeen of the new Long Island cases are in Nassau County. The breakdown through the state is now as follows: Albany County…
Coronavirus Could Disrupt US Schools, Transportation, Says Acting White House Chief Of Staff Coronavirus Could Disrupt US Schools, Transportation, Says Acting White House Chief Of Staff
Coronavirus Could Disrupt US Schools, Transportation, Says Acting White House Chief Of Staff As the outbreak of coronavirus continues to spread throughout the globe, the acting White House Chief of Staff is cautioning that the virus may have an impact on schools and transportation stateside. “Are you going to see some schools shut down? Probably,” acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney reported said at the Conservative Political Action Conference outside Washington, D.C. “Maybe see impacts on public transportation? Sure, but we do this. We know how to handle this.” Mulvaney’s statement comes as the stock market continues to plummet amid fears of the spread of the virus. As of Frida…
Shots Fired At Trump's Mar-A-Lago As Connecticut Woman In Jeep Breaches Security Shots Fired At Trump's Mar-A-Lago As Connecticut Woman In Jeep Breaches Security
Shots Fired At Trump's Mar-a-lago As Connecticut Woman In Jeep Breaches Security A 30-year-old Connecticut woman is in custody after the rented Jeep she was driving breached a security checkpoint at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida. Hannah Roemhild of Middletown, Connecticut, a graduate of Western Connecticut State University in Danbury, has been identified as the woman. The incident began about three miles away at the Breakers Hotel where Roemhild started acting irrationally and dancing on top of her vehicle, Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw. Roemhild then got in her Jeep, resisting an attempt by a Florida Highway Patrol tro…
Democratic Hudson Valley Congressman's Family Farm Bill Signed Into Law By Trump Democratic Hudson Valley Congressman's Family Farm Bill Signed Into Law By Trump
Democratic Hudson Valley Congressman's Family Farm Bill Signed Into Law By Trump A United States congressman representing part of the Hudson Valley had his family farm bill signed into law by President Donald Trump, helping to alleviate downturns in the agriculture economy. Antonio Delgado, who represents the 19th District in New York which includes part of Dutchess County, introduced the Family Farmer Relief Act earlier this year, which will ease the process of reorganizing debt through Chapter 12 bankruptcy rules, created specifically to help family farmers during tough economic times.  “On Friday, as the President signed the Family Farmer Relief Act, I had the o…
NY State Police Increase Patrols At Jewish Centers, Synagogues After Pittsburgh Mass Shooting NY State Police Increase Patrols At Jewish Centers, Synagogues After Pittsburgh Mass Shooting
NY State Police Increase Patrols At Jewish Centers, Synagogues After Pittsburgh Mass Shooting This story has been updated. New York State Police will be increasing patrols around Jewish centers and synagogues after a mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue on Saturday morning, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced. Eleven people were killed at Tree of Life Congregation in the Squirrel Hill section of Pittsburgh during a baby-naming ceremony. Six were injured, including four police officers. The civilian injuries are described as critical, the injuries to the officers non-life threatening. A suspect, identified as 46-year-old Pittsburgh resident Rob Bower, is in custody and is being hospital…
National Guard Sent To New TZB, Major Transportation Venues After Rash Of Pipe Bombs National Guard Sent To New TZB, Major Transportation Venues After Rash Of Pipe Bombs
National Guard Sent To New TZB, Major Transportation Venues After Rash Of Pipe Bombs Security has been doubled at many transportation assets across the metro NYC area, including the new Tappan Zee Bridge, late Wednesday afternoon after a rash of bombs were sent to political leaders."Out of an abundance of caution, I am deploying additional National Guard soldiers and directing State law enforcement to double security at vital transportation assets across New York," New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. "New Yorkers have never succumbed to fear or intimidation, and today will be no different." In addition to the new TZB, additional National Guard members were d…
FEMA Will Send Emergency Alert To Cell Phones In Nationwide Test FEMA Will Send Emergency Alert To Cell Phones In Nationwide Test
FEMA Will Send Emergency Alert To Cell Phones In Nationwide Test Get set for a “presidential alert” as FEMA tests a national emergency notification system. The message sent to cell phones will be similar to AMBER alerts and inclement weather warnings that are now currently being used.  The initial test of FEMA’s “presidential alarm” is scheduled for 2:18 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 3. A second alert two minutes later from President Donald Trump is scheduled through radio and television broadcasts. According to FEMA, “Presidential Alerts are not to be used for general communication, and will only be used in cases of extreme national emergencies that affect p…
Rally Organized In Westchester For Mother Facing Separation From Family Rally Organized In Westchester For Mother Facing Separation From Family
Rally Organized In Westchester For Mother Facing Separation From Family There will be a rally in Westchester for a Guatemalan mother who took sanctuary in a New York City church and faces separation from her family. Debora Barrios-Vasquez, 32, fled Guatemala in 2005 and has lived in Mamaroneck for years with her two young children, who are both United States citizens. She is now facing deportation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement after taking sanctuary in the St. Paul and St. Andrew Methodist Church in Manhattan. In response, local residents have organized a rally to support Barrios-Vasquez and her family. The rally will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on T…
Orange County Legislator O'Donnell Set To Challenge Congressman Maloney Orange County Legislator O'Donnell Set To Challenge Congressman Maloney
Orange County Legislator O'Donnell Set To Challenge Congressman Maloney Orange County Legislator James O'Donnell of Goshen said he'll announce next week that he's running for Congress. O'Donnell would become the second Republican candidate in a race to unseat Democratic U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney of Cold Spring in November. O'Donnell, 66, is a retired police commander and Goshen resident who has worked in county government for about 10 years, first in the administration of former County Executive Ed Diana and then as a county legislator.  Maloney has attracted national attention as a leading critic of President Donald Trump and advocate for gay rights.