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Registered Westchester Sex Offender Posed As Woman Online While Messaging Minors: Feds Registered Westchester Sex Offender Posed As Woman Online While Messaging Minors: Feds
Registered Westchester Sex Offender Posed As Woman Online While Messaging Minors: Feds A registered sex offender from Northern Westchester is facing new federal charges after prosecutors said he posed as a woman on social media to persuade children to send him sexually explicit images.  Dustin Tompkins, 38, of Mount Kisco, was charged with two counts of sexual exploitation of a child, receipt and distribution of child pornography, and committing offenses against children while being a registered sex offender, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Friday, Sept. 11.  Tompkins, who prosecutors said was already detained for violatin…
Popular Chicken Salad Chain Expanding To NY: How To Win Free Food For Year Popular Chicken Salad Chain Expanding To NY: How To Win Free Food For Year
Popular Chicken Salad Chain Expanding To NY: How To Win Free Food For Year A fast-growing chicken salad chain popular in the South is officially making its debut in the Empire State. Chicken Salad Chick will open its first New York location on Tuesday, Sept. 22, the company said in a news release. The restaurant is located at The Shops at Village Plaza at 5 Southside Drive in Clifton Park. The Clifton Park restaurant is the first planned under a 25-location franchise agreement. New restaurants will open in major Upstate markets like Albany, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, and the Hudson Valley. The deal is the largest franchise development agreement in Chicken Sala…
Winning Lottery Ticket Worth Over $18K Sold At Gas Station In Westchester Winning Lottery Ticket Worth Over $18K Sold At Gas Station In Westchester
Winning Lottery Ticket Worth Over $18K Sold At Gas Station In Westchester A lucky lottery player in Westchester County is more than $18,000 richer after scoring a top-prize win. A Take 5 ticket sold in Yonkers won $18,183.50 in the Wednesday, Sept. 9 midday drawing, the New York Lottery announced.  The winning ticket was purchased at the Shell gas station located at 414 McLean Ave. in Yonkers. The winning numbers were 2, 3, 8, 23, 36, according to lottery officials. Take 5 numbers are drawn from a field of one through 39, with drawings held twice daily at 2:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. 
Billy Joel Reveals The Procedure That Improved His Health — And How He Almost Passed On It Billy Joel Reveals The Procedure That Improved His Health — And How He Almost Passed On It
Billy Joel Reveals The Procedure That Improved His Health — And How He Almost Passed On It Billy Joel has shared details of his brain surgery process as he works to battle the disorder that forced him to cancel numerous shows. The 77-year-old “Piano Man” said Wednesday, Sept. 9 on his SiriusXM channel that he initially didn’t want to have the surgery to implant a brain shunt but eventually changed his mind. “I said, ‘Well what does that entail?’” Joel explained. “Well, we drill a hole through your skull and we stick a shunt inside your brain. I said, ‘Nah, I think I’ll pass on that.’” But after learning more about the procedure and the shunt — a clear tube that drains fluid on t…
Truck Hits Overpass On Route 59 In Hudson Valley, Prompts Safety Inspection Truck Hits Overpass On Route 59 In Hudson Valley, Prompts Safety Inspection
Truck Hits Overpass On Route 59 In Hudson Valley, Prompts Safety Inspection A truck struck a bridge on a busy Rockland County roadway on Friday, Sept. 11, leaving a driver hospitalized and prompting a safety inspection.  The incident was reported at 11:50 a.m. on Friday on Route 59 westbound at the Route 304 overpass in Nanuet, where a truck hit the bridge, according to 511NY traffic reports and Clarkstown Police. The driver was taken to a nearby hospital by Nanuet EMS, according to police. The extent of his injuries was not immediately available.  The New York State Department of Transportation is now conducting an inspection of the bridge, police said …
ICE Takes Person Into Custody Near School Bus Stop In Westchester County: Mayor ICE Takes Person Into Custody Near School Bus Stop In Westchester County: Mayor
ICE Takes Person Into Custody Near School Bus Stop In Westchester County: Mayor Federal immigration agents took a man into custody in Northern Westchester early Friday morning, prompting concerns from local officials because the operation happened near a school bus stop.  The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity happened on Brook Street in Croton-on-Hudson at around 7 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 11, Mayor Brian Pugh announced.  According to Pugh, one man who lives on Brook Street was taken into federal custody.  Croton Police had no advance knowledge of the operation and did not participate in it, Pugh said. The village did not have more veri…
Suspected Mail Thief Flees Post Office In BMW, Escapes From Cops In Westchester: Police Suspected Mail Thief Flees Post Office In BMW, Escapes From Cops In Westchester: Police
Suspected Mail Thief Flees Post Office In BMW, Escapes From Cops In Westchester: Police A suspected mail thief led officers on a brief chase after fleeing from a Westchester County post office, police said.  The incident happened outside the US Post Office at 41 Purdy Ave. in Rye at around 6 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 10, the City of Rye Police Department announced on Friday, Sept. 11.  An officer on patrol saw what the department described as a suspected mail theft from a mailbox in front of the post office. The officer then saw a person run from the mailbox, cross the street, and get into a BMW X7, police said.  When the officer tried to stop the vehicle, t…
100 Days Of Free Coffee Up For Grabs When This Dunkin' Reopens In Westchester 100 Days Of Free Coffee Up For Grabs When This Dunkin' Reopens In Westchester
100 Days Of Free Coffee Up For Grabs When This Dunkin' Reopens In Westchester Coffee lovers will once again have a chance to score 100 days of free coffee when a newly remodeled Dunkin' celebrates its grand reopening in Westchester County.  The Dunkin' at 440 East Sandford Blvd. in Mount Vernon will hold its grand reopening celebration on Friday, Sept. 18, the company announced on Friday, Sept. 11.  Beginning at 9 a.m., the first 100 Dunkin' Rewards members age 18 or older in line will receive free medium hot or iced coffee for 100 consecutive days through the Dunkin' app. Visitors who aren't already Rewards members can sign up on the day of the event …
Teen Survives Days On Overturned Boat In Frigid Sea After Brother, Cousin Die Teen Survives Days On Overturned Boat In Frigid Sea After Brother, Cousin Die
Teen Survives Days On Overturned Boat In Frigid Sea After Brother, Cousin Die A teen boy was rescued from an overturned boat in the Bering Sea after surviving for days without food or water while his brother and cousin died, officials said. Derek Parker Aghnaanga was found sitting on top of a capsized skiff about four miles east of St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, on Monday, Sept. 7, the Coast Guard said in a news release. The 15-year-old had been fishing for halibut with his older brother and cousin when the small boat overturned. The three had left on Friday, Sept. 4, from Savoonga, a city on St. Lawrence Island, Alaska's News Source reported. …
Low-Hanging Wires Over Road Cause Closure In Westchester Low-Hanging Wires Over Road Cause Closure In Westchester
Low-Hanging Wires Over Road Cause Closure In Westchester Drivers are being asked to avoid a Westchester County roadway after low-hanging cable wires forced a road closure, police said.  The issue was reported in the area of Putnam Avenue and Halstead Avenue in Port Chester on Friday morning, Sept. 11, according to the Port Chester Police Department.  Police said large cable wires are hanging low and partially extending into the roadway. To prevent larger vehicles from striking the wires, Halstead Avenue and Hewlett Avenue will be closed near Putnam Avenue, police said. There is currently no estimated time for repairs because the wires…
Gastropub At Hudson Valley Golf Center Temporarily Closes — Here's What They Have Planned Gastropub At Hudson Valley Golf Center Temporarily Closes — Here's What They Have Planned
Gastropub At Hudson Valley Golf Center Temporarily Closes — Here's What They Have Planned A Rockland County gastropub is temporarily closing its doors, but its owners say something new is already in the works.  Hudson 303 Sport Cafe, located inside the Tappan Golf Center at 116 Route 303 in Tappan, announced the temporary closure on Thursday, Sept. 10.  The closure will allow the business to transform the space into a new experience featuring state-of-the-art golf simulators, according to the Hudson 303 team.  “This is not the end, it is the beginning of an exciting new chapter,” the business said.  Hudson 303 did not announce when the revamped space is exp…
Man Who Shot Victim Twice In Head In Hudson Valley Convicted, Faces Prison Time: DA Man Who Shot Victim Twice In Head In Hudson Valley Convicted, Faces Prison Time: DA
Man Who Shot Victim Twice In Head In Hudson Valley Convicted, Faces Prison Time: DA A man has been convicted of attempted murder after shooting a man twice in the head inside an Orange County home, prosecutors said.  Anthony Parrish, 56, was found guilty of all charges against him following a jury trial in Orange County Court on Thursday, Sept. 10, according to Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler.  The shooting happened at around 8 a.m. on June 6, 2024, when Parrish went to the victim's home in the Town of Crawford and shot him twice in the head before fleeing, prosecutors said. Despite his severe injuries, the victim managed to crawl out of the ho…