Tiny Paws, Big Milestone: Beardsley Zoo’s First Red Panda Cub Gets A Name Tiny Paws, Big Milestone: Beardsley Zoo’s First Red Panda Cub Gets A Name Tiny Paws, Big Milestone: Beardsley Zoo’s First Red Panda Cub Gets A Name
Tiny Paws, Big Milestone: Beardsley Zoo’s First Red Panda Cub Gets A Name This little "fluffball" has a new name. Meet Pabu. Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport announced the winning name Wednesday, Sept. 30, after a public vote to name the zoo’s first red panda cub. Voters chose Pabu, a Tibetan word meaning "fluffball." The name beat Ravi and Tashi as a potential panda pen name.  View this post on Instagram Pabu was born on June 24 at Beardsley Zoo to Ponya and Pilot. Red pandas are an endangered species. The zoo paired Ponya and Pilot through the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ Red Panda Species Survival Plan.&n…

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Power Windows Can Hurt Passengers, Forcing Huge Cadillac Recall Nearly 30,000 Cadillac SUVs are being recalled because a power window problem can cause someone to get pinched, federal regulators said. General Motors issued the recall for 29,347 Cadillac OPTIQ electric vehicles, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a report filed on Thursday, Sept. 24. The recall affects certain 2025 through 2027 models. The issue involves the front windows when they're closed with the key fob's express-up function, according to the NHTSA. The windows may fail to detect an obstruction and automatically reverse during the final 13 millimeters of upwa…
These 46 Montco Businesses Targeted In Countywide THC Crackdown: DA These 46 Montco Businesses Targeted In Countywide THC Crackdown: DA These 46 Montco Businesses Targeted In Countywide THC Crackdown: DA
These 46 Montco Businesses Targeted In Countywide THC Crackdown: DA Forty-six businesses across Montgomery County have been charged following a countywide investigation into the illegal sale of THC products, authorities said (scroll down for a complete list). The investigation targeted smoke shops, convenience stores and gas stations in 26 townships, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele announced Wednesday, Sept. 30. Montgomery County detectives made public purchases at the businesses and bought products labeled as containing THC, including gummies, beverages, vape cartridges and other consumable products, authorities said. Some products were…
MTA Seals $10 Deal For Ex-Superfund Site, Clearing Way For Potential Port Jeff LIRR Expansion MTA Seals $10 Deal For Ex-Superfund Site, Clearing Way For Potential Port Jeff LIRR Expansion MTA Seals $10 Deal For Ex-Superfund Site, Clearing Way For Potential Port Jeff LIRR Expansion
MTA Seals $10 Deal For Ex-Superfund Site, Clearing Way For Potential Port Jeff Lirr Expansion A key step toward potentially upgrading the Long Island Rail Road was reached Wednesday, Sept. 30, as the MTA finally agreed to buy 46 acres of an ex-Superfund site for $10. The MTA had been in talks to buy 46 acres of the former Lawrence Aviation site in Port Jefferson Station and closed the deal Wednesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced. In theory, the site could become a rail yard as part of a larger project to electrify and expand service on the busy, diesel-powered Port Jefferson Branch. The deal fell through in June, according to reports, but has since been revived. “We have a new oppor…
Greek Restaurant Lefkes Destroyed By Fire Reopens By Takeover Of Fort Lee Hotspot Greek Restaurant Lefkes Destroyed By Fire Reopens By Takeover Of Fort Lee Hotspot Greek Restaurant Lefkes Destroyed By Fire Reopens By Takeover Of Fort Lee Hotspot
Greek Restaurant Lefkes Destroyed By Fire Reopens By Takeover Of Fort Lee Hotspot A popular Greek restaurant destroyed by fire in Bergen County is making its comeback by taking over another well-known dining hotspot. Lefkes at The Modern will celebrate its grand opening at the former Ventanas space, 200 Park Ave. in Fort Lee, on Friday, Oct. 9, the restaurant announced. The reopening comes four months after a fire tore through Lefkes Estiatorio on Sylvan Avenue in Englewood Cliffs before dawn Thursday, June 11. Owner Georgia Dumas is partnering with restaurateur Alexander Duran to bring Lefkes to the former Ventanas space, which has been reimagined with white accents, n…

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Drunk Driver Slams Utility Pole Near East Hampton Airport, Gets Cuffed: Police Drunk Driver Slams Utility Pole Near East Hampton Airport, Gets Cuffed: Police Drunk Driver Slams Utility Pole Near East Hampton Airport, Gets Cuffed: Police
Drunk Driver Slams Utility Pole Near East Hampton Airport, Gets Cuffed: Police A Long Island drunk driver slammed into a utility pole near East Hampton Airport, leading to his arrest, police said. Fredy Tezen Paredes, 38, of Flanders, was traveling northbound on Daniels Hole Road near Hedges Lane in Wainscott around 10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, the East Hampton Town Police Department said. Tezen Paredes’s crash into a utility pole sparked a police response, and officers smelled alcohol on his breath and noticed his eyes were bloodshot and glassy, authorities said. When cops put Tezen Paredes through field sobriety tests, he “performed poorly” on the “horizontal gaze” an…

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Starbucks Closes West Hartford, Manchester Cafés Amid Major Overhaul: See Full List Starbucks Closes West Hartford, Manchester Cafés Amid Major Overhaul: See Full List Starbucks Closes West Hartford, Manchester Cafés Amid Major Overhaul: See Full List
Starbucks Closes West Hartford, Manchester Cafés Amid Major Overhaul: See Full List Dozens of Starbucks cafés across the Northeast have closed as the coffee giant moves ahead with a major restructuring plan. StarbucksEverywhere.net, a website tracking the chain's locations, published a list of the roughly 250 locations closing in late September. Starbucks announced plans to shutter the North American cafés on Thursday, Sept. 24. The shutdowns are part of the company's ongoing "Back to Starbucks" plan, which is focused on improving the customer experience. Starbucks is in the middle of a major remodeling push, upgrading more than 1,000 coffeehouses since late 2025…

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TSA Makes Huge Checkpoint Change Affecting Agents Nationwide: Reports TSA Makes Huge Checkpoint Change Affecting Agents Nationwide: Reports TSA Makes Huge Checkpoint Change Affecting Agents Nationwide: Reports
TSA Makes Huge Checkpoint Change Affecting Agents Nationwide: Reports Transportation Security Administration agents checking boarding passes and identification won't be allowed to sit while working at checkpoints nationwide, according to reports. TSA is removing chairs from travel document checker podiums at airport security entrances, CNN reported on Tuesday, Sept. 29. The change has already started at most commercial airports, according to the American Federation of Government Employees, which represents TSA screeners. The union said it learned about the decision from its members and criticized the move as a "disregard for workers' rights and safe…

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'Grey’s Anatomy' Star Ellen Pompeo's New Hulu Show Films In Yonkers — Here's Where 'Grey’s Anatomy' Star Ellen Pompeo's New Hulu Show Films In Yonkers — Here's Where 'Grey’s Anatomy' Star Ellen Pompeo's New Hulu Show Films In Yonkers — Here's Where
'Grey’s Anatomy' Star Ellen Pompeo's New Hulu Show Films In Yonkers — Here's Where Part of Westchester County will serve as a backdrop for scenes in a new Hulu pilot starring "Grey's Anatomy" star Ellen Pompeo.   The pilot, “Chicks,” filmed in Getty Square earlier in September, Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano announced on Wednesday, Sept. 30.  "Chicks" is a family dramedy pilot starring Pompeo and Jodie Whittaker as Chickie and Doreen, estranged half-sisters living in the rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods of old Boston, Deadline reported. After their “wise guy” father dies, the sisters are left with a legacy of small-time crime rather than a traditional inheri…