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Comedian Matt Rife Set To Perform In New York As Part Of World Tour Comedian Matt Rife Set To Perform In New York As Part Of World Tour
Comedian Matt Rife Set To Perform In New York As Part Of World Tour Comedy star Matt Rife will swing through the Empire State as part of his first ever world tour. The 27-year-old comic, who has amassed nearly 18 million followers on TikTok and Instagram, is set to perform seven shows in New York as part of his upcoming “ProbleMATTic World Tour,” which was announced Monday, June 5. Fans can catch Rife at the following New York shows: Schenectady - Jan. 31, 2024 at Proctor’s Theatre New York City - Feb. 2, 2024 at Radio City Music Hall Waterloo - Feb. 28 and 29, 2024 at del Lago Resort & Casino Syracuse - March 30, 2024 at Landmark Theatre Rife announ…

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by Michael Mashburn
Sports
Coach On Top Of College Basketball World Spent 10 Years Guiding Team In Hudson Valley Coach On Top Of College Basketball World Spent 10 Years Guiding Team In Hudson Valley
Coach On Top Of College Basketball World Spent 10 Years Guiding Team In Hudson Valley The first-year Division I head coach who's now at the top of the men's college basketball world guides Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, New Jersey. But 51-year-old Tobin Anderson has strong ties to both New York and Connecticut. Bracket-busting FDU became just the second No. 16 seed to defeat a top seed when the Knights stunned Purdue 63-58 Friday night, March 17 in Columbus, Ohio. FDU was a 23.5-point underdog. "We just made history, college basketball history tonight," Anderson told his team in the locker room after the game. "From four wins last year -- it's one of the most u…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Warning Issued For Fentanyl-Laced Adderall After College Student Dies From Overdose Warning Issued For Fentanyl-Laced Adderall After College Student Dies From Overdose
Warning Issued For Fentanyl-Laced Adderall After College Student Dies From Overdose Colleges are issuing warnings about fentanyl-laced Adderall after one student died and another is in critical condition after using the fake drug. Ohio State University in Columbus issued an urgent warning on Thursday, May 5, after three students overdosed, with one later dying and one remaining in critical condition. Columbus Public Health said the fake Adderall pills appear to contain fentanyl, causing an increase in overdoses and hospitalizations. "Our community has suffered a tragic loss with the death of one of our students earlier today," said Ohio State president Kristina M. J…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Meat Products Recalled Due To Possible Listeria Contamination Meat Products Recalled Due To Possible Listeria Contamination
Meat Products Recalled Due To Possible Listeria Contamination More than 25,000 pounds of sausage products are being recalled due to a Listeria scare. Ezzo Sausage Company, based out of Columbus, Ohio, is recalling approximately 25,115 pounds of sausage products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced. The products subject to recall were produced on Tuesday, Oct. 29, Wednesday, Oct. 30 and Tuesday, Nov. 5. The recalled items have the establishment number “EST. 1838A” inside the USDA mark of inspection.  The problem was discovered when the co…

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by Zak Failla
Sports
Brother, Sister Who Train In Westchester Win Medals At Youth Championships Brother, Sister Who Train In Westchester Win Medals At Youth Championships
Brother, Sister Who Train In Westchester Win Medals At Youth Championships A Greenwich brother and sister returned home from Bolivia with medals they won in a youth fencing championship. In her first international fencing competition, 13-year-old Madison Duckett won a gold medal at the Pan American Youth Championships for Team USA for her victory in the Pre-Cadet Women’s Saber event that took place in Cochabamba, Bolivia in August. Madison, who just began competing on the national fencing circuit in 2018 and only started fencing in 2017, showed dominant form throughout the tournament which took place August 27-31, 2019.   She went undefeated through th…

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by Donna Christopher
Obituaries
Nancy Elliott, Yorktown's First Female Supervisor, Dies Nancy Elliott, Yorktown's First Female Supervisor, Dies
Nancy Elliott, Yorktown's First Female Supervisor, Dies Nancy Elliott, Yorktown's first female supervisor, died Thursday, July 11 in Hillsborough, North Carolina. She was 89. "We are saddened to learn of the passing of Nancy Elliott, a former chair of the Yorktown Republican Town Committee and political legend who served 12 years as Yorktown supervisor from 1980 to 1992," Yorktown Republican Town Committee chair Christopher Arnold said in a statement. "She was our first female supervisor and having been fortunate enough to grow up here to watch her in action, I witnessed her numerous achievements first hand and her tremendous loss grieves us all…

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by Donna Christopher
Sports
Here's When, Where Iona WIll Be Playing In NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament First Round Here's When, Where Iona WIll Be Playing In NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament First Round
Here's When, Where Iona WIll Be Playing In NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament First Round The Iona College men’s basketball team found out who its dance partner will be. Make that its Big Dance partner. The Gaels drew a No. 16 seed in the NCAA Tournament and a date with top-seeded North Carolina. The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference champions will face the Tar Heels on 9:20 p.m. Friday, March 22 in Columbus, Ohio in the first round of the Midwest Region. The winner will advance to the second round, where they will square off against the winner of the Utah State-Washington matchup on Sunday. The Gaels earned their spot in the tournament after topping all comers and …

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Bronxville Chess Team Takes Second In National Championship Bronxville Chess Team Takes Second In National Championship
Bronxville Chess Team Takes Second In National Championship Checkmate, almost. Members of the Bronxville School chess team took home the silver medal at the Under-1900 division of this year's National High School Chess Championships, which were recently held in Columbus, Ohio, marking the team’s best finish in a national event. School officials said that the students “demonstrated outstanding mental endurance and strategic planning over the course of the competition,” as they competed against 1,500 of the nation’s top players from 42 states. Members of the Under-1900 team include Bronxville High School junior Jack Kochansky, sophomore Conner Stoltz…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Amazon Reveals Average Salary, Number Of Jobs It Will Add At HQ2 Amazon Reveals Average Salary, Number Of Jobs It Will Add At HQ2
Amazon Reveals Average Salary, Number Of Jobs It Will Add At HQ2 Amazon has revealed the number of jobs it expects to add and the average annual salary at its new second headquarters after announcing 20 finalists, including New York City, for the new location late last month.Amazon said it expects to invest more than $5 billion in construction and grow this second headquarters to include as many as 50,000 high-paying jobs with an average salary of $100,000. Seattle-based Amazon did not disclose how it determined the finalists after receiving nearly 300 applications from localities.  The winner will be selected later this year. No specific month for that …

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Amazon Reveals Average Salary, Number Of Jobs It Will Add At HQ2 Amazon Reveals Average Salary, Number Of Jobs It Will Add At HQ2
Amazon Reveals Average Salary, Number Of Jobs It Will Add At HQ2 Amazon has revealed the number of jobs it expects to add and the average annual salary at its new second headquarters after announcing 20 finalists, including New York City, for the new location Thursday morning.Amazon said it expects to invest more than $5 billion in construction and grow this second headquarters to include as many as 50,000 high-paying jobs with an average salary of $100,000. Seattle-based Amazon did not disclose how it determined the finalists after receiving nearly 300 applications from localities.  The winner will be selected later this year. No specific month for that…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Amazon Names 20 HQ2 Finalists Amazon Names 20 HQ2 Finalists
Amazon Names 20 HQ2 Finalists Amazon announced 20 finalists for its second headquarters on Thursday morning, with nearly all big U.S. cities, including New York.Seattle-based Amazon did not disclose how it determined the finalists after receiving nearly 300 applications from localities.  The winner will be selected later this year. No specific month for that selection was announced. Amazon said it expects to invest more than $5 billion in construction and grow this second headquarters to include as many as 50,000 high-paying jobs with an average salary of $100,000. Here are the 20 locations chosen by Amazon as the HQ2 …

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by Joe Lombardi