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RFK Jr. Drove Decapitated Dead Whale's Head From MA To NY, Daughter Reveals RFK Jr. Drove Decapitated Dead Whale's Head From MA To NY, Daughter Reveals
RFK Jr. Drove Decapitated Dead Whale's Head From MA To NY, Daughter Reveals Even though Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has dropped out of the presidential race, that hasn't stopped him from stirring yet another odd animal-related controversy thanks to a resurfaced interview with his daughter. In the 2012 interview with Town & Country Magazine, Kennedy's daughter, Kick, revealed that her father, the former independent presidential candidate who is now 70 years old, rushed to Squaw Island in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, in 1994 when she was just 6 years old.  This was after he heard that a dead whale had washed up on the shore. After an hours-long trip, Kennedy…

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by Ben Crnic
Politics
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Says He Dumped Body Of Bear In Central Park Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Says He Dumped Body Of Bear In Central Park
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Says He Dumped Body Of Bear In Central Park In an apparent effort to get in front of a weirder-than-weird story about a baby bear, Independent presidential candidate Robert J. Kennedy, Jr. came clean on X and solved a 10-year-old mystery. Kennedy released the video on X on Sunday, Aug. 4, explaining to Roseann Barr that a story in the New Yorker is true about how he picked up a dead baby black bear in the Hudson Valley off the road in Orange County while falconing in Goshen in 2014. In the video, the former Northern Westchester County resident who lived in Bedford tells Barr how "a woman in a van in front of me hit a bear and killed …

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by Kathy Reakes
Weather
New Update: How Much Snow Did You Get? Reports From Fairfield County, Region For Winter Storm New Update: How Much Snow Did You Get? Reports From Fairfield County, Region For Winter Storm
New Update: How Much Snow Did You Get? Reports From Fairfield County, Region For Winter Storm Here are snowfall reports from the region for the winter storm that is sweeping through the Northeast on Tuesday, Feb. 13. Totals are from the National Weather Service and submissions from Daily Voice readers: Location        Amount        Time/Date      Provider New York Westchester County Peekskill 10.3 inches 1000 AM 02/13 Public Croton-on-Hudso 10.5 inches 12:45 PM 02/13 Daily Voice reader submission North Salem/Peach Lake 10.0 inches 0430 PM 02/13 Daily Voice reader submission Croton-on-Hudson …

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Fairfield County Man Charged In Connection With Multi-Billion Dollar Scheme Fairfield County Man Charged In Connection With Multi-Billion Dollar Scheme
Fairfield County Man Charged In Connection With Multi-Billion Dollar Scheme Federal officials announced that four have been arrested and charged for their alleged roles in the multi-billion dollar collapse of Archegos Capital Management. US Attorney for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams said that the firm’s former CFO, Long Island resident Patrick Halligan, age 45, of Syosset, and New Jersey resident of Bill Hwang of Tenafly in Bergen County, have been arrested in connection to what Williams said was a racketeering scheme to manipulate the prices of publicly traded securities and to defraud global investment banks. Also charged, according to the De…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
New Hudson Valley Theme Park LEGOLAND Celebrates Opening, Now Taking Bookings New Hudson Valley Theme Park LEGOLAND Celebrates Opening, Now Taking Bookings
New Hudson Valley Theme Park Legoland Celebrates Opening, Now Taking Bookings The first new major theme park in the northeast in decades has been built up brick by brick as the Hudson Valley celebrates the grand opening of LEGOLAND New York in Orange County. On Friday, July 9, after years of development, officials announced the full opening of the LEGOLAND New York Resort in Goshen, which is the first new major theme park in the region in more than 40 years. The 150-acre project, which has been years in the making, is the first LEGOLAND theme park in the Northeast, the third in the United States, and the ninth in the world. It had been opening in phases througho…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Police Corral Escaped Wallaby In Hudson Valley Police Corral Escaped Wallaby In Hudson Valley
Police Corral Escaped Wallaby In Hudson Valley Police officers never know who or what they might spend their day chasing. For agency in the Hudson Valley on Monday, April 5, it was a wallaby that took up a good part of their morning and afternoon in Orange County. The chase began after the "Wallie" escaped from its home at Noah's Park Retreat in Goshen and was hopping and jumping all over town. According to the Goshen PBA, the little guy, or girl, was jumping between Laura Lane, Howard Court, and Gates Schoolhouse Road.  "We had a hard time catching him," they said. "He seemed 'All Hopped Up' on something."  In the end, Hip…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Rare Virus Killing Deer In Parts Of Region Rare Virus Killing Deer In Parts Of Region
Rare Virus Killing Deer In Parts Of Region Dozens of dead white-tailed deer found at separate locations in parts of the region are now being linked to a rare virus. After conducting tests, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)  confirmed that several white-tailed deer in the towns of Nelsonville and Cold Spring in Putnam County and near Goshen in Orange County died after contracting Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD).  EHD virus is carried by biting midges, small bugs often called no-see-ums or 'punkies,' according to the DEC. Once infected with EHD, deer usually die within 36 hours. The disea…

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by Joe Lombardi
Lifestyle
Here's When Legoland New York Will Open In Hudson Valley Here's When Legoland New York Will Open In Hudson Valley
Here's When Legoland New York Will Open In Hudson Valley It's going to be a “bricktastic” day filled with fireworks, hotdogs, barbecues and Legos in the Hudson Valley. Legoland New York will hold its grand opening in Orange County on Saturday, July 4, 2020 on Route 17 in Goshen. The park will include a theme park and hotel when it opens its gates next summer. Annual passes to the park are currently on sale at $120, while single-day tickets will start at around $63, Merlin Entertainments announced. In total, the park is expected to house more than 15,000 Lego models, dozens of rides, shows and attractions. There will also be themed “lands” based o…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Bridgeport Man Charged In NY State Police New Year's DWI Detail Bridgeport Man Charged In NY State Police New Year's DWI Detail
Bridgeport Man Charged In NY State Police New Year's DWI Detail New York State Police troopers busted two dozen local motorists over the New Year holiday weekend who were allegedly driving while impaired in the area. The local residents charged were: Westchester County On Saturday, Dec. 29, State Police troopers from Brewster arrested Gideon Taub, 28, of Dobbs Ferry, for DWI. He was traveling on Route 22 in the town of Southeast, when he was stopped for a vehicle and traffic law violation. Investigation revealed that he was impaired by alcohol, and he was subsequently arrested. Taub was also arrested on Dec. 22, 2018, for DWI after being stopped on Ro…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
NY Contractor Nabbed For Home Repair Scam In Greenwich NY Contractor Nabbed For Home Repair Scam In Greenwich
NY Contractor Nabbed For Home Repair Scam In Greenwich An inmate from the Hudson Valley is facing a host of new charges after being extradited to Fairfield County on an active arrest warrant that was out for his arrest for scamming his victims while posing as a contractor. Officers from the Greenwich Police Department were dispatched to the Orange County Correctional Facility in Goshen on Friday, Nov. 30, to extradite Tuxedo Park resident Robert Karwowski, 43, who was wanted in the state of Connecticut. Police said that Karwowski had an active warrant for alleged crimes that include larceny, illegal use of a fictitious trade name, violation of …

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Latest Update: School Districts Announce Early Dismissals Due To Heat Latest Update: School Districts Announce Early Dismissals Due To Heat
Latest Update: School Districts Announce Early Dismissals Due To Heat Heat Advisory: Steamy Day Will Be Followed By Severe Storms, Gusty Winds With record-breaking temperatures possible and a Heat Advisory in effect, multiple school districts in the Hudson Valley/Fairfield County have announced early dismissals for Monday, June 18. New York Westchester County Mamaroneck Public Schools: All elementary schools and Hommocks Middle School will dismiss at 11:30 a.m. Mamaroneck High School's exam schedule will remain as planned. Peekskill Central School District: Hillcrest's Grade 4 Field Day has been postponed until Wednesday, June 20. Rye City School District…

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by Daily Voice
Weather
How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals From The Area How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals From The Area
How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals From The Area Check out storm photos submitted by Daily Voice readers The latest Nor'easter to hit the area resulted once again in downed tree and wires and numerous power outages. But there was something different about Wednesday's storm than the one last Friday. Namely, snow. And for much of the area, lots of it, with more than two feet accumulating in some spots. (As you'll soon see.) Here is a sampling of snowfall totals from throughout the tristate area. If you don't see your town listed yet, please leave the total by posting a comment here. Hudson Valley Westchester County Armonk 13.5 inches,…

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by Joe Lombardi