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'Below Deck' Star, NY Urologist Used Cast Member Names To Obtain Opioids, DA Says 'Below Deck' Star, NY Urologist Used Cast Member Names To Obtain Opioids, DA Says
'Below Deck' Star, NY Urologist Used Cast Member Names To Obtain Opioids, DA Says A Long Island doctor and his wife are accused of using the names of reality show cast members to prescribe and fill prescriptions for opioid drugs. Francis and Jessica Martinis, of Fort Salonga, were arraigned on multiple charges in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, Dec. 14. Mr. Martinis is a Northport-based urologist and works with several hospitals, including Mount Sinai Hospital and Huntington Hospital at Northwell Health. According to prosecutors, the couple landed in the sights of investigators in January 2023 when Jessica Martinis allegedly tried to fill a hand-written prescription f…
Murder-Suicide In Northern Westchester: Funds Raised For Husband After 'Unthinkable Tragedy' Murder-Suicide In Northern Westchester: Funds Raised For Husband After 'Unthinkable Tragedy'
Murder-Suicide In Northern Westchester: Funds Raised For Husband After 'Unthinkable Tragedy' A community is coming together to help support a Northern Westchester man whose life was torn apart by a murder-suicide involving his wife and their infant child. The tragedy happened on Saturday, Aug. 5 around 7 a.m., when Dr. Krystal Cascetta Talty, age 40, killed her infant child before turning the gun on herself at her home in the Granite Springs section of Somers, authorities said. According to state police, the scene was consistent with a murder-suicide.  Cascetta had been an oncology/hematology specialist at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. Earlier Report - Gr…
Brand-New Update: Here's Latest On Northern Westchester Murder-Suicide Involving Doctor, Baby Brand-New Update: Here's Latest On Northern Westchester Murder-Suicide Involving Doctor, Baby
Brand-New Update: Here's Latest On Northern Westchester Murder-Suicide Involving Doctor, Baby Friends, family, colleagues, and residents in and around a community in Northern Westchester County are searching for answers after police say a young doctor who recently moved to town is believed to have shot and killed her infant child before turning the gun on herself. An investigation by New York State Police is ongoing following the incident at around 7 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 5 in the Granite Springs section of the town of Somers. Dr. Krystal Cascetta, age 40, shared the home on Granite Springs Road with her 37-year-old husband and the infant. The four-bedroom house was purchased in 2021…
Murder-Suicide Involving 40-Year-Old Doctor, Baby Stuns Northern Westchester Community Murder-Suicide Involving 40-Year-Old Doctor, Baby Stuns Northern Westchester Community
Murder-Suicide Involving 40-Year-Old Doctor, Baby Stuns Northern Westchester Community A small community in Northern Westchester County is grieving an apparent murder-suicide involving a young doctor who recently moved to town and her baby. An investigation by New York State Police is ongoing after detectives say she killed her infant child and then turned the gun on herself around 7 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 5 in the Granite Springs section of the town of Somers. Dr. Krystal Cascetta, age 40, shared the home on Granite Springs Road with her 37-year-old husband and the infant. The four-bedroom house was purchased in 2021, property records show. A preliminary state police inv…
Update - Murder-Suicide In Northern Westchester: Doctor Shoots Baby, 
Then Herself, Police Say Update - Murder-Suicide In Northern Westchester: Doctor Shoots Baby, 
Then Herself, Police Say
Then Herself, Police Say An investigation by New York State Police is ongoing after detectives say a renowned doctor killed her infant child and then herself in Northern Westchester County.The incident happened around 7 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 5 in the Granite Springs section of the town of Somers. New update: Murder-Suicide Involving 40-Year-Old Doctor, Baby Stuns Northern Westchester Community A preliminary state police investigation revealed that Dr. Krystal Cascetta "entered her child’s room and shot her baby and then turned the gun on herself," state police said in a statement, adding that the "scene is con…
Murder-Suicide In Northern Westchester: Renowned Doctor Shoots Baby, Then Herself, Police Say Murder-Suicide In Northern Westchester: Renowned Doctor Shoots Baby, Then Herself, Police Say
Murder-Suicide In Northern Westchester: Renowned Doctor Shoots Baby, Then Herself, Police Say A renowned doctor killed her infant child and then herself in Northern Westchester County, according to New York State Police.The incident happened around 7 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 5 in the town of Somers. Click here for a new, updated story - Murder-Suicide: Renowned Doctor Shoots Baby, Then Herself, Police Say A preliminary investigation revealed that Dr. Krystal Cascetta "entered her child’s room and shot her baby and then turned the gun on herself," state police said in a statement, adding that the "scene is consistent with a murder/suicide." The age and gender of the baby have not yet b…
4 Hudson Valley Hospitals Among Best In New York, New Report Says 4 Hudson Valley Hospitals Among Best In New York, New Report Says
4 Hudson Valley Hospitals Among Best In New York, New Report Says Hudson Valley residents might take comfort in the fact that they have access to good healthcare, as four hospitals in the region have been named among the best in the state, according to a new report.  The hospitals were selected by U.S. News and World Report, which released its new rankings of best regional hospitals on Tuesday, Aug. 1.  According to the report, the best hospitals in the Hudson Valley are:  White Plains Hospital, which also ranked No. 17 in the state of New York; Garnet Health Medical Center in Middletown, which ranked No. 24 in New York; Northern Westches…
Martha Stewart's Sold-Out Tag Sale To Evolve Into Auction In Northern Westchester Martha Stewart's Sold-Out Tag Sale To Evolve Into Auction In Northern Westchester
Martha Stewart's Sold-Out Tag Sale To Evolve Into Auction In Northern Westchester Following the overwhelming success of her “Great American Tag Sale” in Northern Westchester, Martha Stewart is upping the ante and will be auctioning off truckloads of her personal belongings for charity at an auction. In late April, the businesswoman, writer, and television personality hosted her first of its kind two-day tag sale at her home in the hamlet of Katonah, with tickets going for $250 apiece that were sold out within minutes, and sales benefitting the Martha Stewart Center for Living at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. Due to the proceeds raised during the initial sal…
COVID-19: Omicron Confirmed In CT Resident With Family Member Who Attended NYC Convention COVID-19: Omicron Confirmed In CT Resident With Family Member Who Attended NYC Convention
Covid-19: Omicron Confirmed In CT Resident With Family Member Who Attended NYC Convention Omicron, the new strain of COVID-19 that has caused worldwide alarm the last week, has now been detected in Connecticut and Massachusetts. "This evening we confirmed the first case of the Omicron variant in CT," Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced Saturday night, Dec. 4. "This is not a cause for alarm. We have life-saving tools available and I urge everyone to take the necessary precautions to fight this pandemic. Get your vaccination. Get your booster." The case involves a man in his 60s from Hartford County who developed mild symptoms on Saturday, Nov. 27. An at-home COVID-19 test…
COVID-19: Three More NY Residents Identified As Being Infected With Omicron Variant COVID-19: Three More NY Residents Identified As Being Infected With Omicron Variant
Covid-19: Three More NY Residents Identified As Being Infected With Omicron Variant Omicron, the new strain of COVID-19 that has caused worldwide alarm the last week, has now been detected in eight New York residents. On Saturday, Dec. 4, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced three more cases have been identified, two days after the state announced its first five cases. So far, the cases appear unrelated and have been confirmed through sequencing of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, according to the New York State Health Department.  All three of the new cases are from New York City. Nationally, a total of 23 people have been infected in 11 states: Utah, California, Minneso…
COVID-19: First Case Of Highly Contagious Brazil Strain Confirmed In NY COVID-19: First Case Of Highly Contagious Brazil Strain Confirmed In NY
Covid-19: First Case Of Highly Contagious Brazil Strain Confirmed In NY The first case of the highly contagious COVID-19 Brazilian variant has been confirmed in a New York State resident.  The case of the strain, officially known as the P.1 variant, was identified by scientists at Mount Sinai hospital in New York City and verified by the Department of Health's Wadsworth Center Laboratories.  The patient is a Brooklyn resident over age 90 with no recent travel history. DOH is working with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to learn more information about the patient and potential contacts. "This is a race between the vaccine an…
Man Admits To Stealing Van At Hospital In NY, Burglarizing CT Post Office Man Admits To Stealing Van At Hospital In NY, Burglarizing CT Post Office
Man Admits To Stealing Van At Hospital In NY, Burglarizing CT Post Office A man moved quickly after being discharged from a Manhattan hospital, stealing a van before breaking into a Fairfield County post office and attempting to steal packages. Leon Clinedinst, 37, formerly of Ocala, Florida, pleaded guilty this week in Bridgeport Court to one count of burglary of a U.S. post office, and one count of interstate transportation of a stolen vehicle following an incident in January. Clinedinst admitted that on Saturday, Jan. 25, after being dismissed from Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, he proceeded to steal a van from the hospital’s garage and drove to a Stam…
Non-Surgical Treatment Options Available At BSSNY Non-Surgical Treatment Options Available At BSSNY
Non-Surgical Treatment Options Available At Bssny Brain & Spine Surgeons of New York offers treatments other than surgery to address patient concerns. In fact, BSSNY has a whole practice dedicated to providing patients with pain relief without undergoing surgery. The practice, known as Spine Options, is located on the third floor of BSSNY’s main office in White Plains, N.Y. It is staffed by three board-certified physicians whose primary goal is to help patients with pain relief so they can live their best lives possible. BSSNY would like to announce the newest member of the Spine Options team, Dr. Neil Patel. Dr. Patel is a double board…
COVID-19: Stop & Shop Donating 5,000 Meals Daily To Metro NY, Boston Hospitals COVID-19: Stop & Shop Donating 5,000 Meals Daily To Metro NY, Boston Hospitals
Covid-19: Stop & Shop Donating 5,000 Meals Daily To Metro NY, Boston Hospitals Stop & Shop is entering the fight against novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and will provide thousands of fresh meals to frontline healthcare workers in metro New York and Boston hospitals. The grocery store-giant announced this week that it plans to donate 5,000 meals daily to first responders at hospitals caring for COVID-19 patients. The donations were expected to start immediately as of Friday, April 3. In New York, meals will be provided to Mount Sinai Hospital in East Harlem, Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital in Oceanside, and Long Island Community Hospital in Suffolk County. “Medic…
Nearly 10,000 Suffer From 9/11 Cancers, Report Says Nearly 10,000 Suffer From 9/11 Cancers, Report Says
Nearly 10,000 Suffer From 9/11 Cancers, Report Says As the 17th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks approaches, nearly 10,000 people have suffered cancers linked to the toxic dust, smoke and plumes at Ground Zero, the New York Post reported here on Sunday, Aug. 12.  The federal World Trade Center Health Program has counted 9,795 first responders, Downtown workers, residents, students and others with cancer "deemed 9/11-related," the Post reported.  Further, more than 1,700 first responders and others affected have died, including 420 of those stricken with cancer, officials told the Post. Cancers have various laten…
Community Mourns Death Of Grand Rabbi Of Viznitz Hasidim In Kaser-Monsey Community Mourns Death Of Grand Rabbi Of Viznitz Hasidim In Kaser-Monsey
Community Mourns Death Of Grand Rabbi Of Viznitz Hasidim In Kaser-Monsey Many in the Hudson Valley are mourning the death of the man who was believed to be the world's oldest rabbi. Monsey residents can expect road closures and heavy traffic as thousands gather early Friday afternoon for the funeral of Rabbi Mordechai Hager, who died at the age of 95. The grand rabbi of the Viznitz Hasidim in Kaser-Monsey died Friday at Mount Sinai Hospital where he had been recovering from a major illness. Ramapo police said all of Route 306 from Route 59 until Grandview Road will be closed for the next several hours as mourners gather. Rockland County officials said that TOR …