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New York Jets Fire Head Coach Robert Saleh: Report New York Jets Fire Head Coach Robert Saleh: Report
New York Jets Fire Head Coach Robert Saleh: Report The New York Jets have fired coach Robert Saleh, ESPN reports. Gang Green has started the season 2-3, losing to the Minnesota Vikings 23-17 on Sunday, Oct. 6.  With 40-year-old Aaron Rodgers at quarterback, the Jets were considered all-in with Super Bowl aspirations, hoping to break their 14-year playoff drought, the longest active streak in professional sports. Saleh finishes his tenure with a 20-36 record. Defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich is expected to be named interim coach. Saleh and his family live in Morristown in a 7-bedroom, 10-bathroom mansion that sits on 6.64 acres of f…

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by Sam Barron
Obituaries
High School Student In Westchester Who Died At Age 16 Remembered As Reliable, Hard Worker High School Student In Westchester Who Died At Age 16 Remembered As Reliable, Hard Worker
High School Student In Westchester Who Died At Age 16 Remembered As Reliable, Hard Worker A Westchester County high school student who died at the age of 16 is being remembered as a hard worker who was always willing to help those in need. Zachary Markham Angus, of Scarsdale, died on Wednesday, May 11, according to his obituary.  Zachary was a sophomore at Edgemont Senior High School and a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, his obituary said. He was also an employee at Jersey Mike's. "Zack loved motorcycles and was an avid skier and Minnesota Vikings fan," his obituary reads. "He enjoyed being outdoors and with his friends, and was particularl…

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by Nicole Valinote
Sports
Northern Westchester Man Goes Prime Time With Skit On NBC's 'Football Night in America' Northern Westchester Man Goes Prime Time With Skit On NBC's 'Football Night in America'
Northern Westchester Man Goes Prime Time With Skit On NBC's 'Football Night in America' A local comedian and Green Bay Packer podcast host has officially gone Hollywood. Lifelong Yorktown resident - and Packer Superfan - Thomas Grossi, the host of the Grossi Posse Packer Nation Packcast was featured by NBC Sports on a segment that aired on Sunday, Nov. 25 before the Packers kicked off against the Minnesota Vikings in prime time. Grossi was contacted by producers at NBC shortly before Thanksgiving, and they set up shop at his Yorktown home days later to shoot. The spot then aired on “Football Night in America,” on Sunday, which was viewed by millions of people. In the segment,…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Hot Coals Caused Fire That Scorched 7 Cars During NY Jets Game Hot Coals Caused Fire That Scorched 7 Cars During NY Jets Game
Hot Coals Caused Fire That Scorched 7 Cars During NY Jets Game Seven cars got burned nearly as bad as the New York Jets during Sunday's East Rutherford game against the Minnesota Vikings. Hot coals from grills scorched the vehicles during two separate incidents in the MetLife Stadium parking lot, Meadowlands Fire Chief Kevin Meehan said. In one incident, a driver parked over the coals in an area where people tailgating had dumped the coals, Meehan said.  In the second incident, a driver parked over coals in the parking lot, causing that car to go up in flames before the blaze spread to five other surrounding vehicles, the chief said. No injuries were…

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by Cecilia Levine
Sports
New Book By Ex-Westchester Resident Dives Into Donald Trump's Spinning Deals As USFL Owner New Book By Ex-Westchester Resident Dives Into Donald Trump's Spinning Deals As USFL Owner
New Book By Ex-Westchester Resident Dives Into Donald Trump's Spinning Deals As USFL Owner Replays of President Trump's days as an owner of the New Jersey Generals, a short-lived professional football team, sound much like many of today's White House maneuvers. Jeff Pearlman, who has written several New York Times bestsellers, has a new book on the rise and fall of the United State Football League,  on sale starting Sept. 11. Pearlman, a Mahopac High School graduate and former New Rochelle resident, will be visiting Westchester from his home on the West Coast for a Scarsdale book-signing on Wednesday, Sept. 12.  In "Football for a Buck," the dogged reporter and biograp…

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by Jon Craig