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Yankees' Mariano Rivera, Wife, Covered Up Sexual Abuse In Westchester, Lawsuit Says Yankees' Mariano Rivera, Wife, Covered Up Sexual Abuse In Westchester, Lawsuit Says
Yankees' Mariano Rivera, Wife, Covered Up Sexual Abuse In Westchester, Lawsuit Says Baseball icon Mariano Rivera and his wife are both named in a new lawsuit alleging that the couple did not protect a young victim from being sexually abused by members of a Westchester-based church, some of which happened at their home.  The lawsuit, filed in New York Supreme Court in Westchester County on Thursday, Jan. 16, alleges that a child referred to as "Jane A Doe" because of her young age was sexually abused by two people affiliated with New Rochelle-based Refuge of Hope Church.  The church began as a small ministry in Rivera's home and his wife, Clara, still works a…

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by Ben Crnic
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Fallen Tree Blocks School Bus Carrying Young Campers In Lewisboro Fallen Tree Blocks School Bus Carrying Young Campers In Lewisboro
Fallen Tree Blocks School Bus Carrying Young Campers In Lewisboro Several young summer campers in Northern Westchester face longer rides home because of a fallen tree that has blocked a school bus's route and prevented it from turning around.  The incident happened in Lewisboro just before 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 9, when a tree fell on Route 35 in front of a bus carrying young campers from the Little Explorers camp at Lewisboro Elementary School.  According to the Lewisboro Parks and Recreation Department, the bus is too large to turn around, so the children on board will have a delayed ride to their bus stops.  However, the ch…

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by Ben Crnic
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New York Jets Player Visits Summer Campers In Somers New York Jets Player Visits Summer Campers In Somers
New York Jets Player Visits Summer Campers In Somers A group of young summer campers in Northern Westchester had the chance to brush up on their football skills with a professional certainly qualified in the subject.  New York Jets guard Alijah Vera-Tucker, #75, took the time to visit campers at Summer Trails Day Camp in Somers on Tuesday, July 1.  During his visit, Vera-Tucker held a meet-and-greet with the campers and helped them practice key football skills and training instructions on a rotational basis.  The visit definitely caused excitement amongst the campers, many of whom wore Jets jerseys to mark the occasion an…

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by Ben Crnic
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'King Of Summer': Holocaust Survivor Who Worked At Hudson Valley Camp For 71 Years Dies 'King Of Summer': Holocaust Survivor Who Worked At Hudson Valley Camp For 71 Years Dies
'King Of Summer': Holocaust Survivor Who Worked At Hudson Valley Camp For 71 Years Dies A man who escaped the Holocaust at a young age and went on to become a mainstay at a summer camp for more than 70 years has died.  Rockland County resident Harry Vogel of Tappan died on Wednesday, Dec. 21 at the age of 87, according to his obituary.  Born on Yom Kippur in Frankfurt, Germany in 1935, Vogel was the first son of Arthur Vogel, who was taken to Buchenwald concentration camp during the Holocaust. However, Vogel's father was given the option to buy his family's way out because he had children and family members in the US willing to sponsor them, and they made the ar…

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by Ben Crnic
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Parents Demand Answers After Pricey Overnight New England Summer Camp Closes Abruptly Parents Demand Answers After Pricey Overnight New England Summer Camp Closes Abruptly
Parents Demand Answers After Pricey Overnight New England Summer Camp Closes Abruptly The “Fyre Festival of overnight camps” in New England was forced to unexpectedly shut down following reports of campers getting sick, unsanitary conditions, fighting, and other tales of horror. Camp Quinebarge, an 85-year-old co-ed camp in Moultonborough, New Hampshire, upset parents who paid $3,400 for a two-week stay that kids would have to be picked up after six days following a “summer of challenges.” A full summer session costs parents $9,800. Parents were initially told that the camp would be closing due to food supply issues, but it also reportedly faced financial shortfalls, as …

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Outbreak Of 31 Cases Hits Upstate NY Sleepaway Summer Camp COVID-19: Outbreak Of 31 Cases Hits Upstate NY Sleepaway Summer Camp
Covid-19: Outbreak Of 31 Cases Hits Upstate NY Sleepaway Summer Camp A COVID-19 outbreak at an upstate New York summer sleepaway camp has resulted in 31 confirmed positive cases with many campers returning home. Camp Pontiac is located in Copake, New York, in Columbia County, in the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains.  It's a seven-week camp for boys and girls aged 7 to 16 from all over the country. The 31 cases are all in campers between 7 and 11 years old, an age group now ineligible to get the COVID vaccine. There were no positive cases in kids at the camp age 12 and over, who are eligible to get vaccinated. The camp reported the first …

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by Joe Lombardi