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Police & Fire
Trooper Struck By Pickup Truck ID'd As Hudson Valley Native Trooper Struck By Pickup Truck ID'd As Hudson Valley Native
Trooper Struck By Pickup Truck ID'd As Hudson Valley Native A New York State Trooper from the Hudson Valley remains hospitalized after being struck by a pickup truck on I-87 while outside of his vehicle during a traffic stop. Putnam County native Nicholas Abbondola, from Mahopac, was severely injured in Albany County on Saturday, Nov. 2, on the Northway southbound lanes at 12:30 p.m. A tow truck driver from Saratoga County, Brett M. Dempsey, age 29, of Clifton Park, was also hit. He is recovering at home but has a long road ahead, said New York State Police Trooper Stephanie O'Neil.  O'Neil said Abbondola will be moved to a rehabilitation cent…

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by Kathy Reakes
Business
TGI Fridays Files For Bankruptcy Weeks After Sudden Closures Of At Least 12 Restaurants TGI Fridays Files For Bankruptcy Weeks After Sudden Closures Of At Least 12 Restaurants
TGI Fridays Files For Bankruptcy Weeks After Sudden Closures Of At Least 12 Restaurants Casual dining chain TGI Fridays has filed for bankruptcy several weeks after at least 12 of its restaurants suddenly closed. The company filed the Chapter 11 petition on Saturday, Nov. 2, in Texas, near its Dallas headquarters. Founded in New York City in 1965, TGI Fridays has 95 restaurants in the US, 39 of which the company owns and operates. The other 56 are independent franchises not involved in the bankruptcy petition. The company said that all those locations will remain open. According to the TGI Fridays website and other reports, the following locations are now listed as permanent…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
TGI Friday's Suddenly Closes At Least 12 Restaurants, Including In Hudson Valley TGI Friday's Suddenly Closes At Least 12 Restaurants, Including In Hudson Valley
TGI Friday's Suddenly Closes At Least 12 Restaurants, Including In Hudson Valley Casual dining chain TGI Fridays has closed at least a dozen of its restaurants in the last few weeks. Click here for a new, updated story: TGI Friday's Files For Bankruptcy Weeks After Sudden Closures Of At Least 12 Restaurants According to the company's website and other reports, the following locations are now listed as permanently closed: New York Middletown, 23 Crystal Run Crossing Poughkeepsie, 2594 South Road (Route 9) Clifton Park, 1 Southside Drive  Connecticut Enfield, Freshwater-Stateline Plaza, 130 Elm Street Pennsylvania Allentown,  395 S Ceda…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Fiery Fatal Crash: 53-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Westchester Fiery Fatal Crash: 53-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Westchester
Fiery Fatal Crash: 53-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Westchester Police are investigating after a middle-aged man was killed in a fiery overnight crash on I-87. It happened in Westchester just before 1 a.m. Friday, Nov. 10 on northbound I-87 in the village of Tarrytown. When New York State Police troopers arrived at the scene, a tractor-trailer was fully engulfed in flames. A preliminary investigation determined that the driver and sole occupant, Saratoga County resident Richard A. Simmons, age 53, of Clifton Park, left the roadway just prior to the new Tappan Zee Bridge, striking the guide rail and a storage outbuilding. Simmons was pronounced de…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
ID Released For Man Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train In Westchester ID Released For Man Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train In Westchester
ID Released For Man Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train In Westchester The identity of a man who was fatally struck by a Metro-North train in Westchester has been released.  The man, who was hit by the train on Thursday, April 6 around 1:20 p.m. at Harrison Station, is identified as 57-year-old Saratoga County resident John Styczynski of Clifton Park, according to MTA officials.  Earlier Report - Person Fatally Struck By Metro-North Train In Harrison, Causing Delays Styczynski had been on the tracks without authorization when he was struck by a train heading from New Haven to Grand Central Station.  As a result of the incident, …

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by Ben Crnic
Obituaries
NY Teen Samantha Humphrey Remembered As 'A Light In The Dark' Following Death At Age 14 NY Teen Samantha Humphrey Remembered As 'A Light In The Dark' Following Death At Age 14
NY Teen Samantha Humphrey Remembered As 'A Light In The Dark' Following Death At Age 14 Tributes are pouring in for beloved New York teen Samantha Humphrey as police continue to investigate the 14-year-old’s mysterious death. The Schenectady High School sophomore was found dead in the Mohawk River on Wednesday, Feb. 22, according to Schenectady Police. It marked a tragic ending to a monthslong search that began when her mother reported her missing on Nov. 25, 2022. Earlier Report: New Update: Death Of Schenectady 14-Year-Old Samantha Humphrey Being Treated As Homicide Jaclyn Humphrey revealed on a GoFundMe campaign that the girl sneaked out of their home at around 11 p.m. o…

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by Michael Mashburn
News
AMBER Alert Update: Missing 9-Year-Old Upstate NY Boy Located, Suspect In Custody AMBER Alert Update: Missing 9-Year-Old Upstate NY Boy Located, Suspect In Custody
Amber Alert Update: Missing 9-Year-Old Upstate NY Boy Located, Suspect In Custody Update: An AMBER Alert issued after an upstate New York boy went missing has been canceled. Gustavo Oliveira, 9, who has last been seen on Tallow Wood Drive in Clifton Park at around 1 a.m. Friday, May 8, has been located and is safe, state police announced late Friday night. The suspect, Nivaldo P. Oliveira, 41, was taken into custody. Original report: An AMBER Alert has been issued for a missing upstate New York boy. Gustavo Oliveira, 9, was possibly abducted on Tallow Wood Drive in Clifton Park at around 1 a.m. Friday, May 8, state police said. He is described as being 4-foot-8…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Hundreds Honor Memory Of Deputy Fire Chief In Westchester Who Died Of COVID-19 Hundreds Honor Memory Of Deputy Fire Chief In Westchester Who Died Of COVID-19
Hundreds Honor Memory Of Deputy Fire Chief In Westchester Who Died Of Covid-19 Hundreds of firefighters turned out wearing masks and dress uniforms to pay tribute to a beloved Westchester deputy fire chief following his death from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) as he was transported from White Plains Hospital to an area funeral home.  Deputy Chief Edward Ciocca, 62, a White Plains native, died Friday, May 1, due to complications from COVID-19, said the White Plains Professional Fire Fighters. Ciocca, a third-generation firefighter, worked for the department for 35 years, rising through the ranks to become deputy chief in 1999. His grandfather, Edward J. MacDon…

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by Kathy Reakes