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COVID-19: US Travel Bans Came Too Late For Metro Area, CDC Says COVID-19: US Travel Bans Came Too Late For Metro Area, CDC Says
Covid-19: US Travel Bans Came Too Late For Metro Area, CDC Says After months of criticizing the federal government for issuing a travel ban for Chinese residents while COVID-19 cases were actually pouring into the New York metro area from Europe, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been vindicated. Now, the government's main agency handling the crisis agrees with that assessment. A new analysis from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) determined that by the time the federal government placed travel restrictions on Europe, it was already too late, and the virus had taken a stranglehold in the region. The federal government restricted travel from Chin…

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by Zak Failla
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Son Of Federal Judge Assigned Case Linked To Jeffrey Epstein Slain, Husband Critical In Attack Son Of Federal Judge Assigned Case Linked To Jeffrey Epstein Slain, Husband Critical In Attack
Son Of Federal Judge Assigned Case Linked To Jeffrey Epstein Slain, Husband Critical In Attack Click here for an updated story: Body Found In Sullivan County May Be Linked To Shooting Involving Judge The son of a federal judge just assigned to a financial fraud case tied to the late convicted sex offender billionaire Jeffrey Epstein was killed and her husband critically injured after both were shot by a gunman dressed as a FedEx deliveryman at their New Jersey home, according to authorities. Daniel Anderl, 20, was shot immediately after the door to the house in North Brunswick Township was opened around 5 p.m. Sunday, July 19, reports said. Judge Esther Salas' hus…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Dinosaur Bar-B-Que Closes Stamford Location Dinosaur Bar-B-Que Closes Stamford Location
Dinosaur Bar-b-que Closes Stamford Location A popular restaurant in Fairfield County will be closing its doors permanently. Dinosaur Bar-B-Que has closed its Stamford location on Canal Street after being forced to shut down indoor dining due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. A spokesperson for the restaurant chain, which has multiple locations throughout the tristate area and upstate New York, said that the Stamford location was “very large” and it was no longer viable to keep it open after COVID-19 hit. Locations are still operating at its flagship restaurant in Syracuse, as well as in Brooklyn, Buffalo, Rochester, Har…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: See Them? Thunderbirds, Blue Angels Take Flight Over Area COVID-19: See Them? Thunderbirds, Blue Angels Take Flight Over Area
Covid-19: See Them? Thunderbirds, Blue Angels Take Flight Over Area A formation of U.S. Navy Blue Angels and U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds flew over New New York, New Jersey and Connecticut to salute first responders on the frontlines of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic early Tuesday afternoon, April 28. The New York flyover began at the George Washington around noon and lasted for 40 minutes. The path was across all five New York City boroughs, Newark, Long Island, White Plains and Stamford. The Trenton and Philadelphia flyover began at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakenhurst at approximately 1:45 p.m. The path was over Trenton, a large part of the metro…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Stamford Woman Struck, Killed After Getting Out Of Her Car, Police Say Stamford Woman Struck, Killed After Getting Out Of Her Car, Police Say
Stamford Woman Struck, Killed After Getting Out Of Her Car, Police Say A female driver who was struck and killed after getting out of her car on a New Jersey highway has been identified as a 29-year-old Stamford resident, authorities said. Diana Carolina Gonzalez-Rivera was headed northbound on Route 1 & 9 in Newark in her Honda Civic carrying her young son when she pulled over, got out of the car and walked into oncoming traffic around 6:20 a.m. Sunday, March 8, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, said in a release with Newark police. Gonzalez-Rivera was struck by two passing cars and taken to University Hospital, where she was pronou…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Two More Patients Being Tested In New York City For Coronavirus Two More Patients Being Tested In New York City For Coronavirus
Two More Patients Being Tested In New York City For Coronavirus Two more New Yorkers are being tested for the coronavirus after returning from trips to China and displaying symptoms of the deadly disease. The latest patients - both under the age of 40 - recently returned from a trip to China and developed “fever and cough or shortness of breath without another common cause,” according to the city Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. The patients are the fourth and fifth reported patients to be tested in New York City. Only one of the new patients has been hospitalized because “the other did not have symptoms severe enough to require hospitalization…

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by Zak Failla
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Three Now Being Tested For Coronavirus In NYC, Health Department Says Three Now Being Tested For Coronavirus In NYC, Health Department Says
Three Now Being Tested For Coronavirus In NYC, Health Department Says Three people in New York City are being tested for coronavirus, the state’s Department of Health announced. The latest patients in New York - one of whom is under 40 and two over the age of 60 - recently returned from a trip to China and developed “fever and cough or shortness of breath without another common cause,” according to the city Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Tests for a common cold or flu reportedly came back negative. The tests for potential coronavirus, which are being handled by the Centers for Disease Control, are expected to return in the coming days. “With the b…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Nabbed For Pulling Renter's Scam In Greenwich, Police Say Man Nabbed For Pulling Renter's Scam In Greenwich, Police Say
Man Nabbed For Pulling Renter's Scam In Greenwich, Police Say A man who had allegedly pulled a financial fraud scam on a Greenwich resident was nabbed following a lengthy investigation. The incident began in March 2019 when a Greenwich resident reported to police they had rented an out-of-state property through an on-line listing, Greenwich Police said.  A person, later identified as Jelil Olawale Aboila, 23, of Newark, New Jersey, contacted the victim and agreed to rent the property. He then sent a check to the victim in excess of the amount agreed upon, police said. Aboila then called the victim and requested a refund of th…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Area Tour Company Founder Indicted On Federal Child Porn Trafficking Charges Area Tour Company Founder Indicted On Federal Child Porn Trafficking Charges
Area Tour Company Founder Indicted On Federal Child Porn Trafficking Charges The founder of a nature tour company operating from the Jersey Shore north to Poughkeepsie and southern Connecticut was found with 6,800 photos and 120 videos of child sexual abuse, an indictment returned by a federal grand jury alleges. Federal Homeland Security agents arrested Vaughn Tiedeman, 46, of Living Adventure Tours, in February on distributing child pornography charges. A grand jury in Newark added receiving and possession counts, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said Thursday. Between July 2018 and January 2019, Tiedeman, of West Milford, “distributed at least 50 videos a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Suspect From Fairfield County Among 27 Arrested In No-Fault Insurance Scam Suspect From Fairfield County Among 27 Arrested In No-Fault Insurance Scam
Suspect From Fairfield County Among 27 Arrested In No-Fault Insurance Scam Twenty-seven people, including members of law enforcement, were arrested for their roles in a multimillion-dollar scheme to commit bribery and a no-fault insurance scam. The multi-state jurisdictional investigation that originated in Westchester County led to the arrests, 23 of whom were taken into custody in New York and New Jersey on Thursday, Nov. 7, with other suspects arrested in North Carolina, and Florida. Among those arrested were five 911 operators and an NYPD police officer. “Corruption, in all forms, is intolerable within the NYPD and we continue to work with our law enforcemen…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Rescued After Kayak Overturns In Long Island Sound Man Rescued After Kayak Overturns In Long Island Sound
Man Rescued After Kayak Overturns In Long Island Sound A man was rescued after his kayak overturned in the Long Island Sound. Suffolk County Police Marine Bureau officers rescued Marine Bureau Officers Matthew Funaro, Cory Kim and Shane Parker were on patrol in Marine Delta on Saturday, June 15 when they observed a man clinging to his overturned kayak in the Long Island Sound approximately one mile north of Woodhull Landing Road in Sound Beach, at approximately 12:20 p.m. The water was 64 degrees and the wind was pushing the man away from shore, police added. The officers pulled the man, Humberto Castro, and his 10-foot kayak aboard Marine Delt…

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by Joe Lombardi
Lifestyle
Bada Bing: 'Sopranos' Movie Back Filming In Area Bada Bing: 'Sopranos' Movie Back Filming In Area
Bada Bing: 'Sopranos' Movie Back Filming In Area Fans of the "The Sopranos" might have thought they were seeing double if they were lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the original Tony Soprano's son, Michael Gandolfini, while he was filming in Westchester the past two days. Gandolfini, the son of the late James Gandolfini, is taking on his father's role as mob boss Tony Soprano, in an upcoming HBO drama, "The Many Saints of Newark." Filming took place in Yonkers on Monday, April 30 and Tuesday, May 1 on School Street, near Broadway and Park Hill Avenue, said On Location Vacations.  Earlier, the cast and crew took over a funera…

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by Kathy Reakes