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Time To Get Footloose: Bacon Brothers Bringing Musical Act To Hudson Valley
Move over, Jonas Brothers; the Bacon Brothers are coming to town.
The band, which consists of actor Kevin Bacon and his brother Michael, is set to perform at four different venues across New York as part of their annual summer tour.
“Bound by blood and a mutual love of American roots music, The Bacon Brothers have spent the past quarter-century in a creative whirl, funneling their shared DNA into a genre-bending sound,” reads their website.
Since their founding in 1995, the duo has taken that sound - described as a blend of folk, rock, soul, and country influences - around the globe, incl…
Quadruple Murder Case: Former Police Officer In Westchester Found Guilty
A former police officer at several municipalities in Westchester and Dutchess counties has been convicted for the murders of four men in Orange County after a drug deal that went bad.
According to an indictment that was filed in White Plains Federal Court, Nicholas Tartaglione killed Martin Luna, age 41, Urbano Santiago, age 32, Miguel Luna, age 25, and Hector Gutierrez, 43, at the Likquid Lounge in the town of Chester in Orange County following the botched cocaine deal in April 2016.
The first victim was allegedly strangled with a zip tie, and three others were taken to an Otisville home i…
Couple Charged With Animal Neglect In Hudson Valley
A couple has been charged with animal neglect for allegedly torturing and injuring animals they kept in the Hudson Valley.
The couple, identified as Neil D. Duell, age 66, and Susan L. Duell, age 56, are property owners in Orange County in the town of Chester, were arrested Wednesday, March 29, according to the New York State Police.
The two reside in Warren County in the town of Horicon.
Police did not identify the type of animal involved in the case.
On Saturday, Feb. 25, at about 11:20 a.m. troopers responded to the report of an animal in the roadway of Rock Avenue in Chester.
While a…
Hudson Valley Deli Owner Killed After Tree Falls On Pickup Truck Remembered For 'Giant Smile'
The owner of a popular Hudson Valley deli who died in an accident over the weekend is being remembered for his kindness and positivity.
Orange County resident Anthony Apostolico, age 48, of Chester, died on Sunday, June 19, when a tree fell on top of a pickup truck that he was a passenger in.
Police said the accident happened in Rockland County on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Stony Point.
The driver of the pickup truck, 20-year-old Vincent Apostolico, of Chester, was hospitalized in critical condition, and another passenger, a 17-year-old girl from Chester, was also hospi…
Ex-Westchester Cop Strangled First Of Four Homicide Victims With Zip Tie, Feds Say
Nicholas Tartaglione, the former Hudson Valley police officer facing the death penalty for a quadruple homicide, allegedly strangled the first of his victims with a zip tie, according to federal prosecutors.
New information has been released regarding Tartaglione, a former Briarcliff Manor police officer, who is accused of murdering four men in Orange County in 2016. It’s the first time prosecutors have detailed how the former cop killed one of his four victims.
According to the indictment that was filed in White Plains Federal Court, Tartaglione killed Martin Luna, 41, Urbano Santiago, 32…
31 Arrested During Five-Day ICE Enforcement Surge In NYC, Long Island, Hudson Valley
Officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations New York unit arrested 31 during a five-day enforcement surge in New York City, Long Island and the Hudson Valley.
From Sunday, May 19 through Thursday, May 23, nationals were apprehended in: Elmont, Freeport, Hempstead, Hicksville, New Hyde Park, Roosevelt and Valley Stream in Nassau County, Brentwood, Central Islip and Huntington Station in Suffolk County, Pleasantville in Westchester County, Brewster in Putnam County, Poughkeepsie in Dutchess …
Four Major Drug Traffickers Taken Down, 25 Others Arrested During Raids In Area
In a dramatic movie-style series of raids, a total of 29 people were arrested Tuesday during a drug enforcement action dubbed "Operation Bread, White and Blues."
The bust went down early Tuesday morning as members of the DEA, FBI, the New York State Police, and the Orange County Sheriff's Office, raided several locations, including an Orange County firehouse in the City of Middletown in which one of the main dealers was an acting fire lieutenant, said Trooper Steven Nevel.
Of the 29 arrested, three have been charged with the felony operating as a major trafficker, including the lieutenant, …
