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Most Expensive States: Here's Where NY Ranks, New Report Says Most Expensive States: Here's Where NY Ranks, New Report Says
Most Expensive States: Here's Where NY Ranks, New Report Says A new ranking by CNBC has found that both New York and Massachusetts are part of the top 10 most expensive states to live in. The CNBC report, which was published on Friday, July 12, used an index of prices for a broad range of goods and services, which was calculated by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER), alongside housing affordability and the cost to insure a median-priced home, to determine the list of spendy states. New York, which ranked in ninth place (tied with Florida, Rhode Island, and Washington), earned a grade of D- from CNBC’s “Top States for Business 202…
Fully Vaxxed, Boosted President Biden Gets COVID-19 Again Fully Vaxxed, Boosted President Biden Gets COVID-19 Again
Fully Vaxxed, Boosted President Biden Gets Covid-19 Again Despite being fully vaccinated and boosted, President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 — again, White House officials announced on Wednesday, July 17. The 81-year-old Biden has tested positive for COVID while in Las Vegas, Nevada ahead of the DNC, officials with the White House explained. His symptoms are mild. His doctor noted that he presented with upper respiratory symptoms, such as a runny nose, a non-productive cough, and "general malaise," as stated in the release.  Since his condition did not improve throughout the day, a COVID test was conducted on Wednesda…
Manhunt Begins For Suspect Accused Of Rape, Robbery 34 Years Ago In Massachusetts Manhunt Begins For Suspect Accused Of Rape, Robbery 34 Years Ago In Massachusetts
Manhunt Begins For Suspect Accused Of Rape, Robbery 34 Years Ago In Massachusetts New DNA testing technology has helped police identify a suspect in the violent rape, robbery, and kidnapping of two women 34 years ago in Massachusetts, and authorities are now asking the public to help them capture him. Stephen Paul Gale, 71, is charged with four counts of aggravated rape, two counts of kidnapping, and one count of armed robbery of two women at the Hit or Miss store in Framingham in 1989, the Middlesex District Attorney said.   Related: Man Charged With 24-Year-Old Rape In Massachusetts Using New DNA Testing  Gale is accused of breaking into the stor…
Services Set For Sylvia Levine, Longtime Springfield Teacher Services Set For Sylvia Levine, Longtime Springfield Teacher
Sylvia Levine Obituary Sylvia Levine, formerly of Springfield and Longmeadow, died peacefully on Wednesday, January 24, in Las Vegas. She was 93 years old.  Sylvia was born to Samuel Levine and Dinah Lifschitz on November 6, 1930, in Harlem, New York, and was their treasured only child. Yiddish was her first language, and she learned English as she transitioned into Kindergarten. On August 2, 1953, Sylvia married her husband, Theodore “Ted” Levine. Sylvia frequently said that on their first date, they laughed and laughed. That’s how she knew he was the one. The name she often used was Sylvia Levine Levi…
eBay To Pay $3M After Ex-Employees Put Mass Couple Through 'Pure Hell': Feds eBay To Pay $3M After Ex-Employees Put Mass Couple Through 'Pure Hell': Feds
eBay To Pay $3M After Ex-Employees Put Mass Couple Through 'Pure Hell': Feds eBay has agreed to pay $3 million in criminal penalties after several former employees targeted a Middlesex County couple in a campaign of harassment that included sending live cockroaches and funeral wreaths to their home in Natick, federal authorities said.  Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy said the employee's actions put the couple through "pure hell" and said eBay's conduct was "absolutely horrific." eBay engaged in absolutely horrific, criminal conduct. The company’s employees and contractors involved in this campaign put the victims through pure hell, in a petrifying …
‘Lamborghinis On Top Of Lamborghinis’: See Inside $23M Leverett Mansion With Indoor Water Park ‘Lamborghinis On Top Of Lamborghinis’: See Inside $23M Leverett Mansion With Indoor Water Park
‘Lamborghinis On Top Of Lamborghinis’: See Inside $23M Leverett Mansion With Indoor Water Park The Juggler Meadow, the gigantic estate in Leverett built by Yankee Candle founder Michael Kittredge, remains on the market after nearly 15 months, but it hasn't slowed interest in the extreme estate.  YouTuber MrBeast featured the 120,000-square-foot, 60-acre estate in a video showing him and his crew touring a variety of homes, ranging from a $1 shack to a mansion worth more than $100 million. The main attraction is the enormous indoor waterpark. Douglas Elliman Juggler Meadow, which is listed on Zillow for $23 million, is a massive 16-bedroom, 25-bath compound that and a gourmet…
Democrats, Republicans Agree: Boston Voted Second-Safest City In US, New Gallup Poll Finds Democrats, Republicans Agree: Boston Voted Second-Safest City In US, New Gallup Poll Finds
Democrats, Republicans Agree: Boston Voted Second-Safest City In US, New Gallup Poll Finds Almost three-quarters of Americans think that Boston is one of the safest cities in the country, according to new poll.  It's one of the few things Republicans and Democrats agree on these days. However, a person's political party is becoming a driving factor in what they consider is safe.  In a Gallup poll, 74 percent of Americans believed Boston was a safe city to live in or visit. The survey looked at 16 of the country's biggest cities. Only Dallas performed better.  Seattle, Las Vegas, and Miami followed Boston as third, fourth, and fifth-safest cities, respectivel…
Gordon Ramsay Bringing Hell's Kitchen To Connecticut Gordon Ramsay Bringing Hell's Kitchen To Connecticut
Gordon Ramsay Bringing Hell's Kitchen To Connecticut A restaurant based on a hit television cooking competition hosted by one of the world's biggest culinary stars is set to debut in Connecticut later this year.  Foxwoods Resort Casino, located in Mashantucket in New London County, announced that Gordon Ramsay's Hell's Kitchen will open in the Grand Pequot Concourse this summer.  The Michelin-Star chef already has five other Hell's Kitchen locations in Atlantic City, Southern California, Lake Tahoe, Las Vegas, and Washington DC, which opened in January. This will mark the first Hell's Kitchen in the Northeast and in New England.  “I’m thril…
Ex-eBay Execs Who Sent Live Roaches, Fetal Pig To Natick Couple Sentenced To Prison: Feds Ex-eBay Execs Who Sent Live Roaches, Fetal Pig To Natick Couple Sentenced To Prison: Feds
Ex-eBay Execs Who Sent Live Roaches, Fetal Pig To Natick Couple Sentenced To Prison: Feds Two former eBay executives who pleaded guilty to sending live insects, a funeral wreath, and a bloody Halloween mask to intimidate a Natick couple are going to prison.  Federal prosecutors said James Baugh, age 47, of San Jose, CA, and David Harville, 50, of Las Vegas, "weaponized" the online auction giant's power and security services to silence the couple, but it didn't work.  Baugh, eBay's former senior director of safety and security, will serve 57 months in prison and pay a $40,000 fine, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. Baugh pleaded guilty to …
Northern Westchester's Martha Stewart Pitches Coffee Brand Wearing Nothing But An Apron Northern Westchester's Martha Stewart Pitches Coffee Brand Wearing Nothing But An Apron
Northern Westchester's Martha Stewart Pitches Coffee Brand Wearing Nothing But An Apron Martha Stewart advertised the natural, "stripped back" flavors of a coffee brand's seasonal brew in a brand-new video where she wears nothing but an apron. The 81-year-old Northern Westchester resident posted a video on Instagram on Thursday, Sept. 8, promoting Green Mountain Coffee Roasters' Pumpkin Spice brew. "It's made with natural flavors," she said. "That means they stripped away the artificial, and left nothing but goodness. What can I say? We have a lot in common." Watch the full video here. Earlier this summer, Stewart, who owns a country farmhouse in the Bedford hamlet of Katona…
Menu Items At Martha Stewart's New Eatery Create Buzz, Including 'Fluffy' Baked Potato Recipe Menu Items At Martha Stewart's New Eatery Create Buzz, Including 'Fluffy' Baked Potato Recipe
Menu Items At Martha Stewart's New Eatery Create Buzz, Including 'Fluffy' Baked Potato Recipe Martha Stewart's new Las Vegas restaurant is already creating buzz for some of the dishes offered on its menu. The Bedford by Martha Stewart opened at Paris Las Vegas on Saturday, Aug. 13. The 81-year-old Northern Westchester resident named the restaurant after her country farmhouse, which is located in the Bedford hamlet of Katonah. Earlier report - Look Inside: Celebrities Join Bedford's Martha Stewart For Launch Of New Restaurant The Bedford's menu includes French-inspired cuisine and some of Stewart's favorite recipes.  Some entrées featured on the menu include lemon r…
Westchester Native Named NFL's Raiders' Interim Coach After Jon Gruden Email Scandal Westchester Native Named NFL's Raiders' Interim Coach After Jon Gruden Email Scandal
Westchester Native Named NFL's Raiders' Interim Coach After Jon Gruden Email Scandal A veteran football coach from the Hudson Valley who graduated high school in Fairfield County is set to showcase his skills under the bright lights in Las Vegas. Yonkers native Rich Bisaccia, age 61, has been named interim head coach of the National Football League's Las Vegas Raiders following the overnight resignation of embattled former coach Jon Gruden, who stepped away following the emergence of racist and homophobic comments he made in emails a decade ago. Bisaccia, who graduated from New Fairfield High School, is in his 20th year as a coach in the NFL, but this will be his first appo…
Officer Charged In DUI Crash Killing Fellow CT Cop Posts Bail Officer Charged In DUI Crash Killing Fellow CT Cop Posts Bail
Officer Charged In DUI Crash Killing Fellow CT Cop Posts Bail A Connecticut police officer charged in a crash that killed a fellow officer has posted bail. New Haven Police Department Officer Robert Ferraro is expected to be released from jail soon, NBC Connecticut reported on Monday, Sept. 20. The news station said Ferraro's bail was set at $100,000, according to court records. The 34-year-old is facing charges of driving under the influence resulting in death and reckless driving resulting in death or substantial bodily harm in the Las Vegas crash that killed New Haven police officer Joshua Castellano. Related - New Haven Cop Accused Of…
CT Cop Faces DUI, Reckless Driving Charges After Fellow Officer Is Killed In Crash CT Cop Faces DUI, Reckless Driving Charges After Fellow Officer Is Killed In Crash
CT Cop Faces DUI, Reckless Driving Charges After Fellow Officer Is Killed In Crash A Connecticut police officer has been accused of driving drunk in a crash that killed a fellow officer.  New Haven Police Department Officer Robert Ferraro, age 34, is facing charges of driving under the influence resulting in death and reckless driving resulting in death or substantial bodily harm in the Las Vegas crash, The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. The officer who died in the crash was Joshua Castellano, a seven-year member of the New Haven PD. The crash happened around 4 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 17,  The Metropolitan Police Department said Ferraro was driving a Rolls-Royce Culli…
Recall Issued For Trader Joe's Product Due To Possible Health Risk Recall Issued For Trader Joe's Product Due To Possible Health Risk
Recall Issued For Trader Joe's Product Due To Possible Health Risk A popular frozen product sold at some Trader Joe’s grocery stores across the country has been recalled due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The FDA announced that Las Vegas-based Tesoros Trading Co. has recalled certain codes of “Trader Joe’s Lightly Salted Edamame” after the contamination was discovered during routine testing. Products being recalled came in 16-ounce plastic packages and are stamped on the back bottom portion of the packages with: “22LA102 M,” “22LA102 N,” or “22LA102 P..” The company has removed the affected lots from distribution as the FDA and the com…
Amazon Gets FAA Approval To Deliver Packages By Drone Amazon Gets FAA Approval To Deliver Packages By Drone
Amazon Gets FAA Approval To Deliver Packages By Drone Half-hour deliveries may soon be a reality. A fleet of drones is now poised to deliver packages for Amazon  Prime now that the Federal Aviation Administration has granted the mogul company approval to deliver unmanned packages on Monday, Aug. 31. The company said that it went through a rigorous approval process, including demonstrating the safety and efficiency of its drones to FAA officials.  “This certification is an important step forward for Prime Air and indicates the FAA’s confidence in Amazon’s operating and safety procedures for an autonomous drone delivery service that w…