Bridgeport, CT
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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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by Josh Lanier

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Arlington, VA
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Power Windows Can Hurt Passengers, Forcing Huge Cadillac Recall Power Windows Can Hurt Passengers, Forcing Huge Cadillac Recall Power Windows Can Hurt Passengers, Forcing Huge Cadillac Recall
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…

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by Chris Spiker
Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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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…

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by Cecilia Levine
Port Jefferson, NY
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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…

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by Joe Wilkinson
Englewood, NJ
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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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by Cecilia Levine

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East Hampton, NY
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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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by Joe Wilkinson
Temple Hills-Camp Springs, MD
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Driver Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash In Temple Hills: Police (DEVELOPING) Driver Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash In Temple Hills: Police (DEVELOPING) Driver Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash In Temple Hills: Police (DEVELOPING)
Driver Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash In Temple Hills: Police (Developing) A two-vehicle crash turned deadly on a busy Maryland roadway on Wednesday afternoon. Officers were called to the 4400 block of Branch Avenue in Temple Hills at approximately 2:45 p.m. on Sept. 30, where two vehicles had collided, according to Prince George’s County Police. One of the drivers, a man whose name has not been released, was rushed to an area hospital, where he died a short time later. The driver of the second vehicle was not injured. Investigators with the department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit remained at the scene Wednesday afternoon working to determine wha…

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by Zak Failla
Rivertowns, NY
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Man Scams Elderly Victim Out Of $20K In Irvington After Claiming To Be FBI: Police Man Scams Elderly Victim Out Of $20K In Irvington After Claiming To Be FBI: Police Man Scams Elderly Victim Out Of $20K In Irvington After Claiming To Be FBI: Police
Man Scams Elderly Victim Out Of $20K In Irvington After Claiming To Be FBI: Police A Bronx man faces charges after police said he impersonated a federal agent and scammed an elderly Westchester County resident out of $20,000.  Hoascalin Marmolejos, 32, was arrested in Irvington on Tuesday, Sept. 29, following an investigation by Irvington Police and the Greenburgh Drug and Alcohol Task Force, the department announced on Wednesday, Sept. 30.  The investigation began when an elderly Irvington resident told police they had received calls from someone claiming to be affiliated with the FBI. The caller told the victim that their bank account had been compromised…

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by Ben Crnic
College Park, MD
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Fake 'Rifle,' Real Charges: Masked Driver Held Without Bond After UMD Campus Scare Fake 'Rifle,' Real Charges: Masked Driver Held Without Bond After UMD Campus Scare Fake 'Rifle,' Real Charges: Masked Driver Held Without Bond After UMD Campus Scare
Fake 'Rifle,' Real Charges: Masked Driver Held Without Bond After UMD Campus Scare The masked man behind a bizarre scare at a Maryland college campus now has a name, a mugshot and a lengthy list of charges. District resident Christopher Alongzo Garner, 40, was being held without bond after his arrest on Tuesday, Sept. 29, following a morning of alarming calls at the University of Maryland in College Park. It started around 9:24 a.m., when Prince George's County dispatchers alerted campus police to a white Dodge van being driven aggressively through the area. The driver was masked. And witnesses thought he had a rifle. More calls followed as the van made its way onto ca…

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by Zak Failla
Rivertowns, NY
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7-Vehicle Chain-Reaction Crash Sends 5 To Hospital In Dobbs Ferry 7-Vehicle Chain-Reaction Crash Sends 5 To Hospital In Dobbs Ferry 7-Vehicle Chain-Reaction Crash Sends 5 To Hospital In Dobbs Ferry
7-Vehicle Chain-Reaction Crash Sends 5 To Hospital In Dobbs Ferry Five people were taken to the hospital after a seven-vehicle chain-reaction crash on a busy Westchester County roadway, police said.  The crash happened on Broadway (Route 9) near Cedar Street in Dobbs Ferry at around 8:05 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 29, according to Dobbs Ferry Police.  The department said a 2021 Honda SUV was traveling north on Broadway toward Cedar Street when its driver failed to stop for traffic and rear-ended a 2004 Honda SUV stopped north of Clinton Avenue, police said. The impact set off a chain reaction involving five other vehicles, bringing the total to sev…

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by Ben Crnic

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Hartford, CT
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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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by Chris Spiker
Canton, MA
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Dunkin' Enters 'New Territory' With Latest Drinks Joining Halloween Menu Dunkin' Enters 'New Territory' With Latest Drinks Joining Halloween Menu Dunkin' Enters 'New Territory' With Latest Drinks Joining Halloween Menu
Dunkin' Enters 'New Territory' With Latest Drinks Joining Halloween Menu Dunkin' is getting into the Halloween spirit with a new lineup of spooky drinks. The coffee chain launched its Halloween menu on Wednesday, Sept. 30. The limited-time lineup is available nationwide at participating Dunkin' locations while supplies last. The menu is led by the new Green Apple Dunkin' Zero, a zero-sugar energy drink made with green apple flavor and sparkling water. Dunkin' is also using the drink as the base for three other new options: Midnight Apple Dunkin' Zero with blackberry flavor, Candy Kiss Dunkin' Zero with mango flavor, and Orchard Twist Dunkin' Zero with peach…

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by Chris Spiker
Hartford, CT
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Pop-Tarts Ends Boozy BuzzBallz Partnership Over Underage Drinking Concerns: Report Pop-Tarts Ends Boozy BuzzBallz Partnership Over Underage Drinking Concerns: Report Pop-Tarts Ends Boozy BuzzBallz Partnership Over Underage Drinking Concerns: Report
Pop-Tarts Ends Boozy BuzzBallz Partnership Over Underage Drinking Concerns: Report Pop-Tarts is ending its controversial BuzzBallz collaboration over concerns that the canned cocktails could appeal to children, according to a report. Parent company Mars Inc. has canceled all planned marketing for the limited-edition Pop-Tarts BuzzBallz, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, Sept. 29. Mars also confirmed that the drinks are no longer being produced. BuzzBallz, owned by Sazerac Co., is known for premixed cocktails sold in brightly colored, ball-shaped cans. The Pop-Tarts versions featured blue branding similar to the pastry's packaging. The drinks contained 15% alc…

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by Chris Spiker
Media, PA
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New Recall Targets Ready-To-Eat Chicken Products New Recall Targets Ready-To-Eat Chicken Products New Recall Targets Ready-To-Eat Chicken Products
New Recall Targets Ready-To-Eat Chicken Products A packaged food product distributed across several states is now the focus of a federal recall, prompting consumers to check their pantries. The US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Friday, Sept. 25, that Sempio Food Services Inc. is recalling about 4,596 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken stew imported from the Republic of Korea without receiving required import reinspection. The recall involves 31.75-ounce pouches, packaged in cardboard boxes, of “Sempio Korean Ginseng Chicken Stew Classic” and “Sempio Korean Ginseng Chicken Stew Rich.” The products wer…

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by Joe Lombardi
White Plains, NY
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Westchester Earns New Fiscal Stress Score: 'In Trying Financial Times,' County Executive Says Westchester Earns New Fiscal Stress Score: 'In Trying Financial Times,' County Executive Says Westchester Earns New Fiscal Stress Score: 'In Trying Financial Times,' County Executive Says
Westchester Earns New Fiscal Stress Score: 'In Trying Financial Times,' County Executive Says Westchester County remains well below New York's threshold for fiscal stress, even as officials project spending will come in more than $43 million over budget this year. The county received a Fiscal Stress Score of 3.3 out of 100 for 2025 in the latest results from New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli's Fiscal Stress Monitoring System, Westchester officials announced on Monday, Sept. 28.  The score changed only slightly from the previous year and again placed Westchester in the state's “No Designation” category, the best category available under the system, according to the c…

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by Ben Crnic

National Interest

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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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by Chris Spiker
National Interest
NJ Rep Intentionally Got Pregnant Despite Facing 17 Years In Prison NJ Rep Intentionally Got Pregnant Despite Facing 17 Years In Prison NJ Rep Intentionally Got Pregnant Despite Facing 17 Years In Prison
NJ Rep Intentionally Got Pregnant Despite Facing 17 Years In Prison New Jersey Rep. LaMonica McIver isn't putting her life on hold. The Newark Democrat says she made the decision to get pregnant despite facing federal charges that could carry up to 17 years in prison if convicted. “People might find it crazy that even though I’m facing 17 years in prison, I made the decision to get pregnant," she said on X this week. "But, at the end of the day, this is something I couldn’t let be consumed by this administration. I refuse to let them take my joy or my future.” McIver's second child with husband Khalif Thomas comes as she continues fighting a three-count fe…

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by Cecilia Levine
National Interest
College Hockey Player On Life Support As Teammates Flag Workout Safety Concerns College Hockey Player On Life Support As Teammates Flag Workout Safety Concerns College Hockey Player On Life Support As Teammates Flag Workout Safety Concerns
College Hockey Player On Life Support As Teammates Flag Workout Safety Concerns A college hockey player is on life support after collapsing during a team workout, and teammates are challenging the school’s account of what happened, according to multiple reports. Matthew Mayich, 21, collapsed Thursday, Aug. 20, at Arizona State University’s Sun Angel Stadium in Tempe, Arizona.  His family’s attorney, Rob Carey, said he suffered exertional heatstroke and is unlikely to recover, KJZZ in Tempe reported. The 6-foot-3, 205-pound sophomore defenseman from Stoney Creek, Ontario, was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the sixth round of the 2023 NHL draft. Seven teammate…

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by Joe Lombardi
National Interest
Papal Pep Talk: MLB Team Receives Leo’s Letter Right Before Big Playoff Win Papal Pep Talk: MLB Team Receives Leo’s Letter Right Before Big Playoff Win Papal Pep Talk: MLB Team Receives Leo’s Letter Right Before Big Playoff Win
Papal Pep Talk: MLB Team Receives Leo’s Letter Right Before Big Playoff Win A Major League Baseball team received rare encouragement from the Vatican before opening the playoffs with a win. Pope Leo XIV’s letter to Chicago White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf arrived Tuesday, Sept. 29, ahead of the team’s postseason opener, according to the club. The White Sox then defeated the Houston Astros, 6-3, in Game 1 of their American League wild-card series. The Chicago-born pontiff is a lifelong White Sox fan. His message, however, focused on something bigger than the scoreboard. The letter acknowledged the team’s tribute at Rate Field on Tuesday, Aug. 11, when a sold-out…

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by Joe Lombardi
National Interest
New Details Emerge In Sudden Deaths Of 2 College Students At Ole Miss New Details Emerge In Sudden Deaths Of 2 College Students At Ole Miss New Details Emerge In Sudden Deaths Of 2 College Students At Ole Miss
New Details Emerge In Sudden Deaths Of 2 College Students At Ole Miss New information has been released after the sudden deaths of two Ole Miss students, though investigators are still working to determine what killed them. Aidan Hamilton, 18, and Robert Strang, 20, died Monday, Sept. 21. Hamilton was a freshman from Englewood, Colorado, and Strang was a junior from Atlanta, as Daily Voice previously reported. Hamilton was found unresponsive on campus, while Strang died off campus. Related report: Names, Hometowns Released Of 2 Out-Of-State Students Who Died Suddenly At Ole Miss Court records describe pills recovered from both locations and purchases inve…

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by Joe Lombardi

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Yonkers, NY
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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…

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by Ben Crnic
Arlington, VA
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After 25 Years On Two Wheels, US Park Police Sgt. Todd Hand Begins Long Road To Recovery After 25 Years On Two Wheels, US Park Police Sgt. Todd Hand Begins Long Road To Recovery After 25 Years On Two Wheels, US Park Police Sgt. Todd Hand Begins Long Road To Recovery
After 25 Years On Two Wheels, US Park Police Sgt. Todd Hand Begins Long Road To Recovery Todd Hand has spent nearly three decades showing up for other people. Now they're showing up for him. The longtime US Park Police sergeant, who has spent roughly 25 years on a motorcycle, is facing a long recovery after suffering serious traumatic injuries in the line of duty in Virginia last week. For Hand, the motorcycle has always meant more than getting from one assignment to another. Over the years, he has ridden in countless escorts and motorcades, helping grant wishes for children through the Make-A-Wish Foundation, welcoming veterans home on Honor Flights and supporting families th…

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by Zak Failla
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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What's Being Filmed On Anderson Avenue In Cliffside Park? Signs Offer Clue What's Being Filmed On Anderson Avenue In Cliffside Park? Signs Offer Clue What's Being Filmed On Anderson Avenue In Cliffside Park? Signs Offer Clue
What's Being Filmed On Anderson Avenue In Cliffside Park? Signs Offer Clue A film production took over a Bergen County street Wednesday, Sept. 30, leaving locals guessing as to what was being filmed. Signs posted in the area of Anderson Avenue in Cliffside Park identified Wandering in Rome Productions LLC, the same production company recently tied to filming of Netflix's upcoming limited series "Enigma Variations" elsewhere in New Jersey. Earlier this month, Wandering in Rome Productions was filming the eight-episode series at Brookdale Park in Essex County, Montclair Local reported at the time. The show was also reportedly spotted filming in Hoboken. It was…

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by Cecilia Levine
Freeport, NY
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Fire Guts Freeport Family’s New Home Amid Nor’easter: ‘Nearly Everything’ Lost Fire Guts Freeport Family’s New Home Amid Nor’easter: ‘Nearly Everything’ Lost Fire Guts Freeport Family’s New Home Amid Nor’easter: ‘Nearly Everything’ Lost
Fire Guts Freeport Family’s New Home Amid Nor’easter: ‘Nearly Everything’ Lost A devastating house fire amid the weekend nor’easter destroyed a Long Island family’s home and decades of memories, and now they’ve reached out to the community for help. “In a matter of moments, the whole family lost not only the place they called home, but nearly everything [they] had worked so hard for over the past two decades,” organizer Alenthea Jaggernath wrote in a GoFundMe. Jaggernath launched the fundraiser for her mother, Sara, and father, Adi, who just bought the home at 44 Cedar Street in Freeport two years ago. “We are starting this fundraiser on her behalf because we want he…

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by Joe Wilkinson
Beacon, NY
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Decision To Not Arrest Trio Yelling At County Building In Beacon Prompts Favoritism Concerns Decision To Not Arrest Trio Yelling At County Building In Beacon Prompts Favoritism Concerns Decision To Not Arrest Trio Yelling At County Building In Beacon Prompts Favoritism Concerns
Decision To Not Arrest Trio Yelling At County Building In Beacon Prompts Favoritism Concerns Police are defending their decision not to arrest three people during a disturbance outside a Dutchess County building, saying de-escalation efforts have prompted concerns from some community members about favoritism and police inaction.  The incident happened outside the county building at 223 Main St. in Beacon at around 3:40 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 28, according to a statement from Police Chief Thomas Figlia on Wednesday, Sept. 30. Figlia said the department normally does not issue public statements about violation-level offenses but decided to address this incident because it had “app…

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by Ben Crnic