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$2 Million Wedding Set For Bill Gates' Daughter In Hudson Valley $2 Million Wedding Set For Bill Gates' Daughter In Hudson Valley
$2 Million Wedding Set For Bill Gates' Daughter In Hudson Valley The red carpet is being rolled out in Northern Westchester as billionaire Bill Gates has arrived in the region for a star-studded event as his daughter gets married as part of a multi-million dollar affair. The 65-year-old Microsoft founder and his entourage made their way to New York City on Thursday, Oct. 14 in advance of a planned $2 million wedding for Jennifer Gates at the family’s 124-acre $16 million horse farm in North Salem Gates bought his daughter following her graduation from Stanford University. Jennifer Gates, age 25, is set to marry professional equestrian Nayel Nassar during…

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by Zak Failla
Politics
Jones, Bowman Declared Winners, Other Dems Lead In Hudson Valley Congressional Races Jones, Bowman Declared Winners, Other Dems Lead In Hudson Valley Congressional Races
Jones, Bowman Declared Winners, Other Dems Lead In Hudson Valley Congressional Races Democrats are leading in congressional races across the Hudson Valley, with Mondaire Jones of District 17 and Jamaal Bowman of District 16 declared victors in their respective races, NY-19 incumbent Antonio Delgado announcing his win on Twitter.  Jones, a lawyer who graduated from Stanford University and Harvard Law School, takes over the seat representing much of Westchester and all of Rockland held for decades by Nita Lowey, who retired. "I am humbled by the trust voters in Westchester and Rockland have placed in me, and grateful for the opportunity to serve the community that raised…

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by Christina Coulter
Schools
Northeast Region Well-Represented In New U.S. News & World Report Top 40 College Rankings Northeast Region Well-Represented In New U.S. News & World Report Top 40 College Rankings
Northeast Region Well-Represented In New U.S. News & World Report Top 40 College Rankings The five highest-ranked schools in U.S. News & World Report Top 40 National Universities Rankings are all in the Northeast. The top five schools of the rating consist of: Princeton University, first  Harvard University, second;  Columbia University, third; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, fourth (tied); Yale University fourth (tied). These rankings, which have been published for the last 36 years, are devised using seventeen different factors, including: graduation rates retention rates after the first year of study social mobility academic reputation, per an ass…

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by Christina Coulter
Schools
Region Well-Represented In Newly Released Rankings Of Best Colleges: Breakdown By State Region Well-Represented In Newly Released Rankings Of Best Colleges: Breakdown By State
Region Well-Represented In Newly Released Rankings Of Best Colleges: Breakdown By State Over half of Niche's Top 10 ranked colleges are situated in the Northeast with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology leading in first place.  Following MIT, Harvard is the list's second-ranked university. Yale University is fourth, after Stanford University Duke University is ranked fifth and Princeton University sixth. For a list of best colleges by state, follow these links: New York Connecticut Massachusetts The list was assembled using data from the United States Department of Education and surveys of students and faculty. Academics, including the quality of pr…

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by Christina Coulter
Politics
Mondaire Jones Holds Big Lead In Race To Take Over Nita Lowey's Congressional Seat Mondaire Jones Holds Big Lead In Race To Take Over Nita Lowey's Congressional Seat
Mondaire Jones Holds Big Lead In Race To Take Over Nita Lowey's Congressional Seat Early voting results are in, and Mondaire Jones has taken a commanding lead to take over longtime Congresswoman Nita Lowey's seat in the 17th District. New York’s 17th District includes most of Westchester, and all of Rockland County. Lowey, who announced last year that she would be stepping down, was elected to Congress in 1989. As of Wednesday, June 24, Jones had picked up 13,625 votes (44 percent), according to the Board of Elections. No other candidate has garnered more than 20 percent of the vote: Adam Schleifer: 6,253 (20 percent); Sen. David Carlucci: 3,958 (13 percent); Evelyn …

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by Zak Failla
Sports
‘A Catalog Of Wealth And Privilege’: Details Emerge In Takedown Of College Bribery Scam ‘A Catalog Of Wealth And Privilege’: Details Emerge In Takedown Of College Bribery Scam
‘A Catalog Of Wealth And Privilege’: Details Emerge In Takedown Of College Bribery Scam Click here for an updated story: Prominent Greenwich Attorney Among Those Charged In College Bribery Scheme  Details have emerged a day after the takedown of a coast-to-coast takedown of a college admissions bribery scheme involving top coaches and dozens of wealthy parents. The 33 parents, described by US Attorney Andrew E. Lelling of Massachusetts as a "catalog of wealth and privilege," paid off a total of $25 million to a sham charity set up by the ringleader of the plot, William "Rick" Singer, 58, a California-based private college counseling veteran, who has agreed to forfeit $3.4…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Top Coaches, Actresses Lori Loughlin, Felicity Huffman Charged In College Admissions Scheme Top Coaches, Actresses Lori Loughlin, Felicity Huffman Charged In College Admissions Scheme
Top Coaches, Actresses Lori Loughlin, Felicity Huffman Charged In College Admissions Scheme Click here for an updated story - ‘A Catalog Of Wealth And Privilege’: Details Emerge In Takedown Of College Bribery Scam Dozens of people, including coaches at top universities around the country and a pair of Hollywood actresses, have been charged in a college admissions bribery takedown, federal authorities announced late Tuesday morning, March 12. Actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin are two of the 33 parents and nearly 50 people charged in the largest college admissions scandal ever prosecuted by the Justice Department.  Private admissions counselors and Div…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Hudson Valley Hedge Fund Manager Sentenced For $22M Ponzi Scheme Hudson Valley Hedge Fund Manager Sentenced For $22M Ponzi Scheme
Hudson Valley Hedge Fund Manager Sentenced For $22M Ponzi Scheme A former hedge fund manager from Northern Westchester will spend nearly a decade behind bars after defrauding 45 investors out of more than $22 million through an elaborate Ponzi scheme that allowed him to live a lavish lifestyle. Michael Scronic of Pound Ridge, the former manager of the Scronic Macro Fund has been sentenced to 96 months in prison, Geoffrey Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced on Thursday. Scronic was also sentenced to three years of supervised release and must pay $22,026,427 in restitution to his victims. Scronic, 46, admitte…

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by Zak Failla
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Hudson Valley Hedge Fund Manager Pleads Guilty To $22M Ponzi Scheme Hudson Valley Hedge Fund Manager Pleads Guilty To $22M Ponzi Scheme
Hudson Valley Hedge Fund Manager Pleads Guilty To $22M Ponzi Scheme A former hedge fund manager from Northern Westchester pleaded guilty Thursday to defrauding 45 investors, many of them friends and neighbors, of $22 million in a Ponzi scheme. Michael Scronic of Pound Ridge, 46, pleaded guilty to one count of securities fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. He is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Cathy Seibel on July 9.  “Michael Scronic lied about the performance of his investment fund, telling investors that his returns were as high as 13 percent," U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey S. Berman said. …

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by Joe Lombardi