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Woman Punched Dog 36 Times On Security Camera In CT Parking Lot: Police Woman Punched Dog 36 Times On Security Camera In CT Parking Lot: Police
Woman Punched Dog 36 Times On Security Camera In CT Parking Lot: Police Police in West Haven, Connecticut, arrested a New York woman after surveillance footage allegedly showed her punching a dog 36 times outside a local business on Valentine’s Day, authorities said. Sherin Monachan, 28, of Merrick, New York, was taken into custody after officers reviewed security footage from a West Haven business that reported suspected animal cruelty, police said. Investigators said the video showed Monachan sitting in her car with a dog in the front seat between 9:40 a.m. and 9:50 a.m. While parked, she was allegedly seen punching the dog repeatedly—approximately 36 times—i…

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by Josh Lanier
Lifestyle
Lindsay Lohan Reacts To Vikings Players Doing Her Iconic 'Parent Trap' Handshake Lindsay Lohan Reacts To Vikings Players Doing Her Iconic 'Parent Trap' Handshake
Lindsay Lohan Reacts To Vikings Players Doing Her Iconic 'Parent Trap' Handshake Lindsay Lohan has officially weighed in on a viral NFL moment that paid homage to one of her most popular movies. Appearing on NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” the 38-year-old actress reacted to Minnesota Vikings players Camryn Bynum and Josh Metellus performing the iconic handshake from her 1998 hit, “The Parent Trap.” The footballers acted out the intricate moves – a secret handshake between Lohan’s character Annie and her butler – after intercepting a pass from Aaron Rodgers against the New York Jets on Sunday, Oct. 6. “They did your handshake from ‘The Parent Trap,’” Fa…

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by Michael Mashburn
News
Man Sentenced For $12M Ponzi Scheme That Included Victim From Fairfield County Man Sentenced For $12M Ponzi Scheme That Included Victim From Fairfield County
Man Sentenced For $12M Ponzi Scheme That Included Victim From Fairfield County A New York man was sentenced for his role in a $12 million Ponzi scheme that targeted nearly 50 victims from throughout the region and the nation between 2015 and 2017. Long Island resident Matthew Eckstein, age 52, of Syosset, was sentenced on Monday, July 11 to three-and-a-half to 10-and-a-half years in prison. Eckstein originally pleaded guilty to the charges on September 26, 2019, but later withdrew his plea. A new indictment was secured in August 2020, but court closures related to the COVID-19 pandemic further delayed the case. “This defendant preyed upon seniors and hard-working men…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Fairfield County Man, Two Others Admit To Criminal Copyright Infringement Fairfield County Man, Two Others Admit To Criminal Copyright Infringement
Fairfield County Man, Two Others Admit To Criminal Copyright Infringement Three employees at a Long Island Information Technology company have admitted to their roles in an elaborate, high-tech scheme to defraud customers by stealing keys and licenses for some software programs. Michael Calabria, age 49, of Manorville, Joseph Keegan, age 46, of Merrick, and Casey Silver, age 36, of Stamford, Connecticut, pleaded guilty to criminal copyright infringement for their roles in a years-long scheme, the US Attorney's Office announced. Calabria and Keegan were principals at Constructure Technologies in Melville and Silver, a project manager at the company, admitted to in…

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by Zak Failla
Business
COVID-19: Trader Joe's Closes Fairfield Store After Worker Tests Positive COVID-19: Trader Joe's Closes Fairfield Store After Worker Tests Positive
Covid-19: Trader Joe's Closes Fairfield Store After Worker Tests Positive Trader Joe's has temporarily closed several more stores for cleaning after workers were diagnosed with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The closures include two stores on Long Island and one in Fairfield County. The Long Island stores are: Hewlett, 1280 West Broadway: A crew member reporting symptoms consistent with COVID-19 was last present in the store on Wednesday, April 1, the company said. Merrick, 1714 Merrick Road: Crew members have tested positive for COVID-19; the latest date on which one of these workers was in the store was Friday, March 27. The Fairfield County closure is: …

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by Joe Lombardi