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Pet Biz Fined $200K For ‘Deceiving’ NYers Into Buying Sick Puppies, Kittens: AG Pet Biz Fined $200K For ‘Deceiving’ NYers Into Buying Sick Puppies, Kittens: AG
Pet Biz Fined $200K For ‘Deceiving’ NYers Into Buying Sick Puppies, Kittens: AG A pet business will have to fork over hundreds of thousands of dollars for misleading New Yorkers about the health of animals it sold. As part of a settlement agreement announced by the state Attorney General’s Office Monday, Jan. 9, Bell Pet Company, doing business as The Pet Zone, agreed to pay a civil penalty and create a restitution fund of up to $200,000 to reimburse eligible consumers for medical costs. The Attorney General’s Office said the company failed to provide complete medical records, including a full list of medication given to pets, in an attempt to hide previous illnesses.…

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by Michael Mashburn
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NY Doctor Sentenced for Filing False Tax Returns, Ordered To Pay $245,212 NY Doctor Sentenced for Filing False Tax Returns, Ordered To Pay $245,212
NY Doctor Sentenced for Filing False Tax Returns, Ordered To Pay $245,212 A New York doctor will avoid prison after admitting that he filed false tax returns. Albany County resident Ehab Kodsi, age 56, of Watervliet, was sentenced to pay $245,212 in restitution and pay an additional $25,000 fine Thursday, Nov. 3, in federal court in Albany. The sentence followed Kodsi’s guilty plea to filing a false tax return and admission that he deliberately underreported revenue from both his pain management company in Queensbury, in Warren County, and his real estate company between 2015 and 2018. He was also accused of improperly deducting personal and business expenses.…

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by Michael Mashburn
Lifestyle
Here's Where This Year's Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Will Be Coming From In NY State Here's Where This Year's Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Will Be Coming From In NY State
Here's Where This Year's Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Will Be Coming From In NY State Now that Spooky Season has come and gone, attention is turning toward the holiday season and all of the festivities and traditions that go along with it, including New York’s iconic Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree. This year’s tree is an 82-foot tall Norway Spruce from upstate New York that was grown in Queensbury in Warren County, Rockefeller Center announced on Instagram Tuesday, Nov. 1. Measuring 50-feet wide and weighing 14 tons, the tree is believed to be 85 to 90 years old, NBC New York reports. It was donated by the Lebowitz family of Glens Falls.  View this p…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Duo Nabbed With Nearly One Kilo Of Cocaine, Loaded Handguns In I-87 Stop, Police Say Duo Nabbed With Nearly One Kilo Of Cocaine, Loaded Handguns In I-87 Stop, Police Say
Duo Nabbed With Nearly One Kilo Of Cocaine, Loaded Handguns In I-87 Stop, Police Say A traffic stop on I-87 in the region led to the arrests of two men - one from Fairfield County - who were busted with nearly a kilogram of crack cocaine and a pair of illegally loaded handguns, New York State Police officials announced. Troopers stopped Bridgeport resident Jalil K. Hill, age 37, on I-87 in Warren County when he committed a series of traffic violations while traveling north through the town of Queensbury. The stop was initiated shortly before 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday, April 26, police said in an announcement made on Monday, May 2. While speaking with Hill, it was determined t…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Cause Of Death Determined After Man Crashes Down Embankment Into River In Region Cause Of Death Determined After Man Crashes Down Embankment Into River In Region
Cause Of Death Determined After Man Crashes Down Embankment Into River In Region A man whose car drove off an embankment and landed upside down in a local river died from drowning, New York State Police said. Edward Mastrangelo, age 66, of Queensbury, was driving in Saratoga County on Old Corinth Road in Hadley Sunday, April 24, when he crashed into the Sacandaga River, police said. Earlier report: Man Killed After Vehicle Crashes Down Embankment Into River In Hadley Responding troopers found the vehicle submerged in water. Divers from the Corinth Fire Department were able to free the man, but he was later pronounced dead at Glen Falls Hospital. In a stateme…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Man Killed After Vehicle Crashes Down Embankment Into River In Region Man Killed After Vehicle Crashes Down Embankment Into River In Region
Man Killed After Vehicle Crashes Down Embankment Into River In Region A man is dead after crashing his car into a river in the region. New York State Police said the man was driving in Saratoga County southbound on Old Corinth Road in Hadley at around 8 p.m. Sunday, April 24, when he drove down the steep embankment and landed in the Sacandaga River. Troopers found the vehicle upside down and submerged in the river, police said. Divers from the Corinth Fire Department were able to free the man, but he was later pronounced dead at Glen Falls Hospital. Investigators identified the victim as Edward Mastrangelo, age 66, of Queensbury. His official cause of death…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Ex-Fire Chief From Hudson Valley Charged With Lewd Acts With Minor Ex-Fire Chief From Hudson Valley Charged With Lewd Acts With Minor
Ex-Fire Chief From Hudson Valley Charged With Lewd Acts With Minor This story has been updated. A former fire chief in Northern Westchester is facing charges accusing him of lewd behavior with a minor and disseminating indecent material, according to the New York State Police. John M. Novohradsky, 53, of Queensbury, who volunteers with the Queensbury Central Fire Co., was arrested Thursday by state police on numerous charges following an investigation, state police said. A former Buchanan Fire chief, Novohradsky used Snapchat to send a naked picture of himself to the victim last month, then on a separate occasion, fondled the victim's genitals, said Troope…

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by Kathy Reakes