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New Reports Surface Of Underage Migrants Being Flown Into The Area New Reports Surface Of Underage Migrants Being Flown Into The Area
New Reports Surface Of Underage Migrants Being Flown Into The Area Hundreds of more migrants have reportedly been flown into New York airports as part of President Joe Biden’s administration’s efforts to resettle them across the East Coast. Over the summer, former County Executive and potential gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino first broke the news that undocumented immigrants were being flown in “secret flights” into the Westchester County Airport. Original story - Undocumented Immigrants Flown Into Westchester County Airport On Private Flights, Reports Say In more recent weeks, planeloads of immigrants have been flown into New York airports, with f…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Fairfield County Barber Retiring When Building He's Worked At For 49 Years Is Torn Down Fairfield County Barber Retiring When Building He's Worked At For 49 Years Is Torn Down
Fairfield County Barber Retiring When Building He's Worked At For 49 Years Is Torn Down A barber who has been cutting the hair of Fairfield County men for more than 49 years will be hanging up his shears when the building where the shop is located is torn down at the end of the month. Aldo "Al" Melchionno, the former owner and current barber at Colonial Unisex Haircutters in Fairfield, who turns 80 on Saturday, June 26, has decided to retire when the building at 788 Post Road is torn down to make room for new development. The barbershop.Clara Cavalli-Chiappardi Melchionno, who learned to cut hair in Italy, "one-step-at-a-time," has been working since he was 14-years-old wh…

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by Kathy Reakes
Obituaries
Popular Fairfield County Restaurant Owner Dies At Age 80 Popular Fairfield County Restaurant Owner Dies At Age 80
Popular Fairfield County Restaurant Owner Dies At Age 80 A much-beloved restaurant owner and philanthropist in Fairfield County has died. Dimitrios Paschalidis, age 80, died Thursday, April 1, at his home in Norwalk.   He was born August 20, 1940, in the northern village of Saint Dimitrios, Kozani, Greece.  The co-owner of Dimitri’s Diner and Gyro on Pita, both in Ridgefield, Paschalidis died after surgery performed due to aggressive cancer, according to Dimitri's staff.  "We are beyond saddened by the loss of Dimitri," the staff at Dimitri's said. "There is a hole in our hearts" Before moving to the United States in 1968 in search of a bette…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Two Men, Woman Nabbed For String Of Burglaries In Tristate Area Two Men, Woman Nabbed For String Of Burglaries In Tristate Area
Two Men, Woman Nabbed For String Of Burglaries In Tristate Area Two men and a woman associated with a Chilean ring who are allegedly are responsible for multiple burglaries on Long Island and throughout the tristate area have been arrested, police said. For weeks, Nassau County Burglary Squad detectives have been investigating a string of residential burglaries, Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder announced on Thursday, Jan. 23. The burglaries are allegedly tied to an organized burglary ring based out of Chile. Ryder said that two days ago, on Tuesday, Jan. 21, detectives were on Sixth Avenue in College Point following intel involving a burg…

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by Zak Failla
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Alleged Kidnapper Admits To Lying To Hide Identity, Get Federal Benefits Alleged Kidnapper Admits To Lying To Hide Identity, Get Federal Benefits
Alleged Kidnapper Admits To Lying To Hide Identity, Get Federal Benefits A Canadian man who allegedly kidnapped his toddler in Canada before changing his name and hiding in America for three decades before his arrest in Connecticut has pleaded guilty in New Haven federal court. Allan Mann, Jr., also known as Hailee Randolph DeSouza and Hailey R. DeSouza, 66, pleaded guilty to a false statement offense related to his living in the U.S. under an assumed name for approximately 30 years. Mann abducted his 21-month-old, Jermaine Allan Mann, in Canada in 1987 during a court-ordered visit in Toronto. He then came to America, and acquired counterfeit birth certificates …

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by Zak Failla
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Simmering Tensions Between Pelosi, Ocasio-Cortez Boil Over Border Aid Package, Trump Simmering Tensions Between Pelosi, Ocasio-Cortez Boil Over Border Aid Package, Trump
Simmering Tensions Between Pelosi, Ocasio-Cortez Boil Over Border Aid Package, Trump U.S. Rep. and Westchester County high school grad Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are more divided than ever following congressional funding of security at the U.S.-Mexican border. Pelosi criticized Ocasio-Cortez and three other liberal House Democrats for failing to support a Democratic leadership-backed immigration measure during a Capitol Hill dispute with the White House over funding for the border crisis. During a closed-door caucus on Wednesday, July 10, Pelosi reportedly asked House members not turn to Twitter to criticize moderate Democrats.  "Do not tw…

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by Jon Craig
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NY Attorney General Vows To Protect Undocumented Immigrants During Planned ICE Raids NY Attorney General Vows To Protect Undocumented Immigrants During Planned ICE Raids
NY Attorney General Vows To Protect Undocumented Immigrants During Planned ICE Raids New York is among as many as 10 cities nationwide that are going to be the target of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids targeting illegal immigrants, which are expected to begin this weekend and the state's attorney general is vowing to protect those undocumented immigrants. The raids come weeks after President Donald Trump tweeted ICE’s plans to conduct them, forcing the commander-in-chief to postpone the operation due to the leaked information and public outcry. They have now been re-scheduled to begin on Sunday, July 14, though few details have been released. The raids, which w…

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by Zak Failla
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Vote Now: Who Won Second Democratic Presidential Debate? Vote Now: Who Won Second Democratic Presidential Debate?
Vote Now: Who Won Second Democratic Presidential Debate? It's a wrap. The second Democratic Party presidential debate is over and it's time to let us know who you think won. A record field of Democrats is competing to become the party's nominee in 2020. Both debates were broadcast live by NBC-TV, Telemundo and MSNBC. Ten candidates appeared on two consecutive nights. Former Vice President Joe Biden squared off against Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and seven other Democrats on Thursday night, June 27. Their exchanges got heated at times, especially when discussion shifted to private health insurance versus "Medicar…

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by Jon Craig
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Vote Now: Who Won First Democratic Presidential Debate? Vote Now: Who Won First Democratic Presidential Debate?
Vote Now: Who Won First Democratic Presidential Debate? The gloves finally came off on Wednesday night -- and Americans got to learn more about 10 presidential candidates -- during the first Democratic Party debate. A record field of Democrats is competing to become the party's nominee in 2020. Debates are being held on two consecutive nights in Miami this week -- with a total of 20 candidates appearing during live broadcasts. Wednesday's debate covered a wide range of topics, from health care costs, corporate greed, tensions in the Middle East and climate change to immigration, gun control and equal rights -- with some answers delivered in Spani…

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by Jon Craig
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Undocumented Immigrant Sentenced For Murder Of North Salem Socialite Undocumented Immigrant Sentenced For Murder Of North Salem Socialite
Undocumented Immigrant Sentenced For Murder Of North Salem Socialite An undocumented immigrant and former employer of Northern Westchester socialite Lois Elizabeth Colley has been sentenced for her 2015 murder at the family's estate. Esdras Marroquin Gomez, an ex-day laborer also known as “Victor,” was sentenced on Thursday, June 13, in Westchester County Court, to 22 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder earlier this year. On Nov. 9, 2015, at approximately 5 p.m., a farmworker found Colley’s body lying in a pool of blood in her home’a laundry room after she had been bludgeoned to death at the family's North Salem farm. West…

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by Zak Failla
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Mexican National Living In Fairfield County Convicted Of Illegal Reentry For A Third Time Mexican National Living In Fairfield County Convicted Of Illegal Reentry For A Third Time
Mexican National Living In Fairfield County Convicted Of Illegal Reentry For A Third Time A citizen of Mexico illegally living in Fairfield County will spend time behind bars after being busted for the third time by police following a motor vehicle crash. Fabiola Bastian Mojica, 38, who had been living in Stamford, pleaded guilty in Hartford federal court to one count of reentry of a removed alien. It is her third conviction for illegally entering the country. In May 2003, Bastian Mojica, while a legal resident of the country, was convicted in Stamford of possession of a hallucinogen, leading to her lawful permanent residence status to be revoked. In November that year, she was …

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by Zak Failla
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Kellyanne Conway Spars With Ocasio-Cortez Over Response To Mass Shootings Kellyanne Conway Spars With Ocasio-Cortez Over Response To Mass Shootings
Kellyanne Conway Spars With Ocasio-Cortez Over Response To Mass Shootings Freshman Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and White House counselor Kellyanne Conway went to war on Twitter over the weekend over the Easter Sunday church bombings in Sri Lanka. On Sunday morning, April 28, Conway was a guest on CNN’s “State of the Union” show, telling the host that Ocasio-Cortez, a 2007 Yorktown High School graduate, had tweeted “many times” about the shootings at two New Zealand mosques last month that left dozens dead, but "never once" tweeted about the Sri Lanka bombings. The spar came following Ocasio-Cortez's remarks regarding President Donald Tru…

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by Zak Failla