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Port Chester's Michael T. Smith, 84, Was A Gardener Extraordinaire Port Chester's Michael T. Smith, 84, Was A Gardener Extraordinaire
Port Chester's Michael T. Smith, 84, Was A Gardener Extraordinaire Michael T. Smith, a longtime resident of Port Chester, passed away Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at Greenwich Hospital. Born in Port Chester on July 30, 1938, he was the son of Michael J. and Margaret (Blakesley).  Michael is survived by his wife Medelyn (Ronquero); sisters Kathleen Remington and Peggy Dunleavy; nephews Eric and Brian; nieces Tara, Kris, and Meghan; and many great-nieces and -nephews—including his beloved great-niece Shylin Santana.  In addition to his parents, Michael is pre-deceased by his siblings Nora and James.  Mickey was a passionate gardener planting and mai…

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NBC New York Reporter Katherine Creag Dies Suddenly At 47 NBC New York Reporter Katherine Creag Dies Suddenly At 47
NBC New York Reporter Katherine Creag Dies Suddenly At 47 A popular NBC New York reporter has died at age 47, the station announced. Katherine Creag, who was working as recently as Wednesday, Feb. 10, died unexpectedly later that night from unknown causes. 

“For 10 years Kat was one of our cornerstones, always willing to help in any situation, whether it was a colleague in need of a shift that needed to be covered,” WNBC’s Vice President of news, Amy Morris, said in an email to the staff this week. “She was thoughtful, funny, and relentless. And even on the toughest days, she was a bright light, quick with a kind word and a smile.” Born in the…

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by Zak Failla
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Man, 64, Charged With Traveling Abroad From NY For Sex Acts With 13-Year-Old Man, 64, Charged With Traveling Abroad From NY For Sex Acts With 13-Year-Old
Man, 64, Charged With Traveling Abroad From NY For Sex Acts With 13-Year-Old A 64-year-old man has been accused of traveling abroad from New York to engage in sex acts with a minor. Following an investigation by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the indictment filed with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York accuses Long Island resident Thomas Blaha, of Garden City, with going to the Philippines with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct, sexual exploitation of a child, distribution of child pornography and possession of child pornography. "The defendant allegedly traveled halfway across the globe to sexually exploit a mino…

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by Joe Lombardi
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90 New Measles Cases Reported This Week Nationally, CDC Says 90 New Measles Cases Reported This Week Nationally, CDC Says
90 New Measles Cases Reported This Week Nationally, CDC Says The measles outbreak is on course to be the worst in decades with 90 more cases reported nationally in the past week - the largest jump of the year - according to new numbers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Between Jan. 1 and April 11 this year, there have been 555 individual cases of measles confirmed in 20 states, the second highest total reported in the country since measles was eliminated as an endemic disease in 2000. The World Health Organization reported this week that there were more than 110,000 measles cases worldwide in the first three months of 2019, an…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Sentenced For Child Exploitation Offense Man Sentenced For Child Exploitation Offense
Man Sentenced For Child Exploitation Offense A 79-year-old Connecticut man is going to spend some time behind bars for attempting to solicit sexual activity from teenage girls on Facebook. Waterbury resident Harry Bright - also known as “Buddy Bright” has been sentenced to three months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release after pleading guilty in federal court to one count of distribution of obscene matter to a minor.  The first two months of Bright’s supervised release will be served in home confinement. In November last year, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) contacted Homeland …

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by Zak Failla
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CT Man Pleads Guilty To Child Exploitation CT Man Pleads Guilty To Child Exploitation
CT Man Pleads Guilty To Child Exploitation A 78-year-old Connecticut man has pleaded guilty to attempting to solicit sexual activity from teenage girls on Facebook. Waterbury resident Harry Bright - also known as “Buddy Bright,” pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of obscene matter to a minor in federal court on Thursday, John Durham, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut announced. According to court documents and statements made in court, in November last year, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) contacted Homeland Security Investigations to report that they had been notified…

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by Zak Failla