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Music Manager Sentenced For Stealing Thousands From Hudson Valley Rock Band Music Manager Sentenced For Stealing Thousands From Hudson Valley Rock Band
Music Manager Sentenced For Stealing Thousands From Hudson Valley Rock Band A music manager who took advantage of a Hudson Valley band to the tune of tens of thousands of dollars will spend time behind bars for stealing from his clients, authorities announced. Richard Clair, Jr., age 52, a resident of Ohio and former manager of the Orange County-based band “The Racer,” has been sentenced to one year in jail for stealing $50,000 from them while falsely claiming that he was promoting an album and concert tour. Instead, Clair used the band’s funds to subsidize his own personal expenses, which included groceries, fast food purchases, and over $8,500 in cash withdrawal…

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by Zak Failla
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Hudson Valley Musician Ian Flanigan Making Return Appearance On NBC's The Voice Hudson Valley Musician Ian Flanigan Making Return Appearance On NBC's The Voice
Hudson Valley Musician Ian Flanigan Making Return Appearance On NBC's The Voice Hudson Valley musician Ian Flanigan is slated for another appearance on NBC's The Voice after he wowed the program's judges with his rumbling baritone and soulful delivery of the Zac Brown Band's "Colder Weather." Flanigan, an Ulster County resident who lives in Saugerties, has earned local notoriety for his rambling string picking and lyrics written to strike a universal emotional chord, will appear in a "Battle Round" of the program at 8 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 16 after his break out performance on Oct. 16.  "[Are you] gargling glass?" asked judge Blake Shelton, who chose Flannigan for …

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by Christina Coulter
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'Huge Loss' For Mary J. Blige Selling Saddle River Mansion 'Huge Loss' For Mary J. Blige Selling Saddle River Mansion
'Huge Loss' For Mary J. Blige Selling Saddle River Mansion The buyer of Mary J. Blige's Saddle River mansion that she purchased for $12.3 million will be paying less than half of that, the New York Post reports. The chateau-style house on E. Saddle River Road was last listed at $6.98 million, but the buyer has agreed to $6 million, the article says. Despite Blige's success as a nine-time Grammy winner, she currently owes the IRS million of dollars and has paid $30,000 monthly in spousal support to her estranged husband Martin “Kendu” Isaacs, the Post says citing other articles. CLICK HERE FOR MORE.

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by Cecilia Levine