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Spec-Quack-ular: 'World's Largest Rubber Duck' Coming To Amusement Park In Westchester
A unique, six-story-tall attraction made of rubber will soon be coming to the shores of Westchester.
"The World's Largest Rubber Duck" will arrive in Rye Playland on Friday, Aug. 16, and stay through Sunday, Aug. 18, serving as the centerpiece of the park's "Second Annual Duck Days of Summer" celebration.
The 61-foot-tall duck, which aims to bring "love and joy to the globe," according to its website, will be accompanied by her 10-foot-high "baby ducking," Timmy.
The immense, 15.5-ton spectacle visits locations from California to Canada, attracting massive audiences along…
$52M Estate Overlooking Long Island Sound Features Private Beach, 24-Hour Guard, More
A Connecticut stone mansion on the Long Island Sound, complete with French doors, a pool, and four floors of space could be yours – if you can afford its hefty price tag.
Located in Fairfield County at 545 Indian Field Road in Greenwich, it features six bedrooms, eight bathrooms, and a whopping 12,492 square feet of space spread across four floors, according to its Zillow listing.
The home, listed at $51,995,000, is situated right on the coast of the Sound in the private Mead Point Association neighborhood – so private that it has 24-hour guard-gated security.
Though built in 2014, it w…
$139M Greenwich Estate, Among Nation's Most Expensive Homes, Sold To Mystery Buyer
Mum is the word when it comes to who purchased one of the nation's most expensive homes located in Fairfield County.
Copper Beech Farm, the largest waterfront home in Greenwich at more than 55 acres with a mile of water frontage, sold for $138.83 million, making it the most expensive home ever sold in Connecticut, agents announced on Wednesday, Aug. 2.
The estate is located at 499 Indian Field Road near Bruce Park and offers incredible views of Long Island Sound and includes a stately 13,519 square foot main house with eight bedrooms and bathrooms, walled gardens, a 75-foot swimmi…
Westchester County Home Sells For More Than $5M In Only 4 Days Along With Classic Cars
A residence in Westchester County sold for more than $5 million after only four days on the market, along with two classic sports cars.
The home, located on a 2.6-acre property in Rye at 281 Kirby Ln., sold for $5,772,258, which was $1.37 million more than the original listing price of $4,399,500, according to Coldwell Banker Realty officials.
In addition to the home, two Porsche 911s in the residence's garage, produced in 1991 and 2005, were also sold as well with the help of the real estate agent who sold the property, Peter Topping.
The residence is built on a "shelter…
18-Year-Old Killed In Long Island Sound Jet Ski Accident
A 2021 high school graduate from Fairfield County is being remembered by friends and family after he was killed when two jet skis collided in the Long Island Sound.
Matthew (Matt) Horvath, age 18, of Shelton, died on Tuesday, July 27, in Milford, said Will Healy, spokesman for the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
Healy said Horvath was killed in a boating accident in which jet skis collided in the Sound.
He was rushed to Bridgeport Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, Healy said.
DEEP Environmental Conservation Police, along with the U.S. Coast Guard and Mi…
