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Bloomfield, CT
Obituaries
Bloomfield Mom Killed In Suspected DUI Crash Had Announced She Was Pregnant With Second Child
A 26-year-old Connecticut mother killed last week by a suspected intoxicated driver is being remembered for her sense of humor, her faith, and compassion for her friends and family. Jada "Jay" Marie Upshaw was killed in a chain-reaction crash on I-91 in Rocky Hill in Hartford County around 8:45 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4, Connecticut Police said. Original Report: Jada Upshaw Killed In Multi-Car Crash In Rocky Hill Jay leaves behind a young daughter, and, according to a Facebook post she made last month, the Bloomfield native was pregnant with her second child — a baby boy du…
Albany, NY
News
Multi-Car Crash Sends 6 To Hospital, Knocks Out Power In Capital Region During Morning Commute
Six people are hospitalized following a multi-car crash that knocked out power to a busy stretch of roadway in the region. The Albany County wreck happened at around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 22, in Colonie on Wolf Road near Marcus Boulevard. A preliminary investigation found that a 68-year-old Colonie man was heading northbound on Wolf Road when he suffered a medical emergency, according to Colonie Police. He ran through a red light at Marcus Boulevard before striking two vehicles and colliding with a Waste Management garbage truck near a hotel. The man also struck a transformer near Wo…
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
2 Broken Thumbs Down: Gambino Family Hothead Nearly Torches Jersey Shore Restaurant, Feds Say
Life imitated art when a reputed Gambino crime family captain threatened to burn down a Jersey Shore restaurant, then went to a service station across the street and tried to buy and fill a plastic gas can, federal authorities said. In what could’ve been a scene from any number of modern-day mob movies, Joseph Lanni of Staten Island became a walking cliché, the Justice Department said in announcing an organized-crime takedown that stretched all the way to Sicily. Lanni and fellow Staten Islander Vincent “Vinny Slick” Minsquero “became belligerent” after being asked to leave Roxy’s Bar and G…
Greenwich, CT
News
6 CT Billionaires Hit Forbes 400 Richest List, 5 Call Fairfield County Home
As Forbes released its 2023 World's Richest 400 People, a look at the numbers shows that even the billionaires of the world are feeling the pinch of falling stocks and rising interest rates. The same goes for Connecticut where six billionaires made the list, including one who fell off last year's list only to return this year when another, Stephen Mandel Jr. of Greenwich, didn't meet the required cutoff of $2.9 billion in money. So who are the richest in the state that can rub elbows with the high and mighty? This year's six include top-ranked from the richest in America: No. …
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
NJ 'Firebomb' Death Of Worker, 69: Long Island Biz Owner Charged With Aggravated Manslaughter
UPDATE: A trucking and warehouse operator from Long Island ignited a “firebomb” at a waste management facility near Newark Airport that killed a 69-year-old worker, New Jersey authorities charged. Mark Cadieux of Lynbrook, NY, dumped more than 9,000 pounds of aerosol cans container pressurized dry shampoo into a rented trash bin, sparking the May 2022 fire, state Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. The Dumpster had been taken to the Waste Management facility on Julia Street in Elizabeth, where its highly-combustible contents ignited “within minutes” of being dumped out, the attorney g…
Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
Police & Fire
PA Garbage Truck Driver Dies After 2 Garbage Trucks Collide Sending 1 Into Building: Reports
A garbage truck driver has died after a collision with another garbage truck sent his truck into a building in western Pennsylvania, authorities say. The crash happened in the 400 block of Mars Valencia Road in Adams Township, in Butler County, around 4:30 a.m. on Friday, August 26, reports WPXI. Two garbage trucks collided and one plowed into a vacant former chiropractor's office, the outlet reports citing an unnamed local fire chief on the scene. The garbage trucks are from two different companies, Waste Management, which is the one that crashed into the building, and a V…
York, PA
News
Firefighter Injured In Penn Waste Fire: Reports
A firefighter was injured in a fire at a Penn Waste facility on Tuesday night, according to a report by multiple media outlets. The fire broke out at Penn Waste Recycling in the 3600 block of Mia Brae Drive in Manchester Township just before 9 p.m. Mar. 8, Fox 43 reports. Approximately 40 employees were in the build when the fire started, the outlet reports citing York Area Fire and Rescue Battalion Chief Matt Arnold. The "stubborn fire" was finally knocked down around 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday but crews were cleaning up until around 4 a.m., York Area United Fire and Rescue said in a Facebo…
Lakewood, NJ
News
Plow Employee Who Splashed Lakewood Orthodox Jews With Snow Fired: Report
A snowplow worker slammed on social media for tossing snow onto a pair of unsuspecting Orthodox Jewish men has been fired from his job, NJ Advance Media reports. Donny Klarmann posted then deleted the video, which shows the plow driver dumping a load of snow onto the men walking to Saturday services then driving away. One of the workers can be heard chuckling. The man's employer, Waste Management, issued a statement on Tuesday, Feb. 1: “While the incident did not involve a company vehicle or company equipment, the employee associated with this social media post is no longer employed with W…
Lakewood, NJ
News
Lakewood Snowplow Driver Splashing Slushy Snow Onto Orthodox Jews Under Investigation
A snowplow operator was suspended after a video was posted on social media showing a pile of slushy snow being tossed onto a pair of Orthodox Jewish people walking in Lakewood, NJ Advance Media reported. The original story about Saturday's incident -- now under investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office and Lakewood police -- was broken by The Lakewood Scoop. A spokesman for the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office confirmed the joint investigation for Daily Voice. The video shows the plow's operator driving on a snow-covered street as two men in traditional Orthodox Jewish attire…
Springfield, MA
News
Food, Organics Recycling Plant Opens In Western Mass
An organic recycling center is coming to Western Massachusetts at a time when Massachusetts is running out of places to put its garbage. On Thursday, Dec. 10, Vanguard Renewables announced the opening of its Organics Recycling Facility in Agawam off Main Street. An organic recycler deals mostly in food and beverage waste. “We are excited to welcome Vanguard Renewables to our business community, and particularly appreciate that it is a green business,” said Agawam Mayor William Sapelli in a statement. “Recapturing food waste that would have been sent to a landfill is such an amazing concept…
New City, NY
Lifestyle
Spring Rockland Repair Café Coming Soon
The Spring Rockland Repair Cafe has been scheduled for Sunday, May 5, according to County Executive Ed Day. The event is intended to pair volunteer Repair Coaches, who are neighbors with DIY expertise, with those who bring in items that need to be repaired, such as computers, lamps, clothing, small appliances, toys, electronics and more. Anything that can be carried in by an individual will be considered for repair, event sponsors say, aside from items with gas engines. Therefore, lawn mowers, chainsaws and gas-powered landscaping equipment are restricted. Repair Coaches will fix items fre…
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Five Firefighters Injured In Two-Alarm Blaze At Waste Management Facility In Westchester
Five firefighters suffered injuries on Tuesday morning as they battled a blaze that broke out in a Westchester waste management facility. Fire crews responded to the A-1 Compaction facility at 325 Yonkers Ave. in Yonkers shortly before 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 9, where the fire sent smoke soaring through the windy conditions. Yonkers Deputy Fire Chief Daniel Flynn said that upon arrival, firefighters found a heavy volume of fire that had been started in a garbage fire. Flynn said that the fire was under control as of 2:38 p.m. and extinguished by 3:30 p.m. Five firefighters were treated f…
Armonk, NY
Police & Fire
Two-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At Westchester Waste Management Facility
A two-alarm fire broke out at a Waste Management facility in Westchester, sending smoke billowing through the area. Fire crews responded to the A-1 Compaction facility at 325 Yonkers Ave. in Yonkers shortly before 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 9, where the fire sent smoke soaring through the windy conditions. Yonkers Deputy Fire Chief Daniel Flynn said that upon arrival, firefighters found a heavy volume of fire that had been started in a garbage fire. The Yonkers Police Department temporarily closed down Yonkers Avenue in both directions. In total, 13 fire companies, including approximately&n…
Briarcliff, NY
Business
Suez To Invest $440 Million In Water Quality, Service Improvements
Water and waste management provider SUEZ is investing a total of $440 million over the next five years to provide an enhanced customer experience and make improvements to service and water quality. SUEZ serves almost 500,000 people throughout Rockland, Westchester, Orange, Putnam and Tioga Counties. The plan was initially filed with the New York State Public Service Commission Monday, March 4. It would allow SUEZ to continue investing on customers’ behalf. “Customers no longer compare their experience with their water utilities with just their gas, electric or phone companies,” said David …
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Police & Fire
Truck Keeps Going After Dropping Ton And Half Of Garbage On Route 46 Ramp
A truck dropped nearly a ton and a half of baled residential trash onto an exit ramp off Route 46 in Ridgefield Park and kept going Monday afternoon, authorities said. The bale fell off around 2 p.m., responders said. "These bales are always hauled on open flatbeds, usually 12 or so at a time," one said. "This happens a few times a year." State Department of Transportation workers used a backhoe and dump truck to clear the mess from the ramp, which leads to the NJ Turnpike and Teaneck Road. State Department of Transportation workers used a backhoe and dump truck to clear the mess.Con…
Ossining, NY
News
Large Truck Leaking Fuel Causes Road Closure In Ossining
Update: Police said that the scene is nearly cleaned up, and Main Street is expected to reopen at approximately 6 p.m. on Monday afternoon. All hands were on deck Monday morning on Main Street in Ossining, as crews worked quickly to clean up a massive oil spill in the area that forced a lengthy road closure. Main Street remains closed between South Highland Avenue and State Street due to a large truck that leaked gallons of oil in the roadway. Police said that the leaking fluid is believed to be waste oil that was set to be recycled. Members of the Ossining Police Department, DPW crews and…
Fairfield, CT
Lifestyle
What Do You Think? Fairfield Asks For Input On Sustainability Draft
FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Fairfield’s Clean Energy Task Force is drafting its first-ever sustainability master plan — and they want to know what you think about it. On Friday, First Selectman Mike Tetreau invited residents to review and comment on the initial draft of the plan, which details specific initiatives for safeguarding Fairfield’s natural and built environments, natural resources and quality of life. The Sustainability Plan can be found on the Clean Energy Task Force’s webpage. Comments on the plan can be e-mailed to fairfieldcleanenergy@gmail.com. Residents may also attend two public f…
Ridgefield, CT
News
What's In, What's Out: Connecticut Makes Recycling Easier
In an effort to make recycling easier, Connecticut has made the rules the same across the entire state — telling people "What’s IN, What’s OUT.” There’s no longer any need for guesswork about what goes into the blue recycling bin and what you should put in the garbage. That’s because – for the first time ever – recycling rules have been standardized across the state – and there’s now an instant source of information about them. For example: Bottle caps – “IN” recycling bin if they are on the bottle, loose caps are “OUT” and should be put in the trash. Pizza boxes – “IN” recycling …
