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Real Estate
Late NY Native Paul Reubens' Hollywood Playhouse With 'Catio' Hits Market For $5M Late NY Native Paul Reubens' Hollywood Playhouse With 'Catio' Hits Market For $5M
Late NY Native Paul Reubens' Hollywood Playhouse With 'Catio' Hits Market For $5M Pee-wee Herman’s Hollywood playhouse could be yours if the price is right. The longtime Los Angeles home of late New York native Paul Reubens, born in Northern Westchester in Peekskill, was listed for just under $5 million. Perched high above the city’s Los Feliz neighborhood, the mid-century ranch hideaway, built in 1957, boasts over 2,900 square feet of living space situated on 1.44 acres. It has three bedrooms and three bathrooms. Earlier Report: Peekskill's Paul Reubens, aka 'Pee-Wee Herman,' Dies While there’s no talking furniture or robots in sight, buyers will find breathtak…

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by Michael Mashburn
Lifestyle
Fear Not: Here’s Why ‘Kill’ Is Found In So Many NY Locale, Waterway Names Fear Not: Here’s Why ‘Kill’ Is Found In So Many NY Locale, Waterway Names
Fear Not: Here’s Why ‘Kill’ Is Found In So Many NY Locale, Waterway Names What’s in a name? In the case of these New York locales and waterways, nothing nearly as sinister as their titles may imply. Pull up Google Maps and you’ll notice that the Empire State is dotted with several towns ending in the suffix -kill: Northern Westchester’s Peekskill, Dutchess County’s Fishkill, and of course the picturesque Catskill Mountains, to name a few. Zoom in a bit further and you’ll spot winding creeks and rivers that are curiously referred to as kills: Normans Kill near Albany and Poesten Kill near Troy, for example. So, what gives? It turns out there’s a perfectly logical…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
National Guard Sergeant Nabbed For Sexual Offenses, State Police Say National Guard Sergeant Nabbed For Sexual Offenses, State Police Say
National Guard Sergeant Nabbed For Sexual Offenses, State Police Say A ranking officer in the Army National Guard has been accused of committing sexual offenses, according to New York State Police. Sergeant First Class Pablo Rivera, age 49, who resides on Long Island in Franklin Square, was arrested on Monday, May 15, and charged with two counts of forcible touching.  A lengthy investigation determined that the victim was inappropriately touched by Rivera on two different occasions in Northern Westchester County, in the town of Cortlandt and the city of Peekskill, state police announced on Wednesday, May 17. Rivera was transported to Cortlandt Tow…

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by Joe Lombardi