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Westchester's Playland To Open Despite Legal Battles With Operator, Officials Say Westchester's Playland To Open Despite Legal Battles With Operator, Officials Say
Westchester's Playland To Open Despite Legal Battles With Operator, Officials Say Westchester County officials are moving forward with plans to open Playland Amusement Park for the 2025 season, despite an ongoing legal dispute with operator Standard Amusements, County Executive Ken Jenkins announced. Jenkins addressed the issue during a Monday, Jan. 27 briefing, emphasizing the County’s commitment to keeping the historic Rye amusement park open. "We have long said that Playland is the crown jewel of this County," Jenkins said, adding, "Since 2018, the County has made every effort to ensure this beloved park thrives for future generations and today that commitment continu…

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by Ben Crnic
Business
Cash App Users To Get Refunds In $175M Order As Feds Target Fraud Cash App Users To Get Refunds In $175M Order As Feds Target Fraud
Cash App Users To Get Refunds In $175M Order As Feds Target Fraud Cash App's parent company will have to pay $175 million for poorly protecting its users from fraud and financial crimes on the payment platform, officials said. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ordered Block to refund up to $120 million to users harmed by fraud, the federal agency said in a news release on Thursday, Jan. 16. The parent company of Cash App, which has more than 56 million accounts, must also pay a $55 million fine into the CFPB’s victims relief fund. The CFPB found that Block failed to properly investigate unauthorized transactions and deprived users of…

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by Chris Spiker
News
Court Discontinues Lawsuit Claiming Finger Was Found In Salad At Northern Westchester Eatery Court Discontinues Lawsuit Claiming Finger Was Found In Salad At Northern Westchester Eatery
Court Discontinues Lawsuit Claiming Finger Was Found In Salad At Northern Westchester Eatery A court has discontinued a lawsuit filed against a restaurant chain by a Connecticut woman who claimed she found herself chewing on part of a severed human finger while eating a salad served at one of the company's locations in New York.  The lawsuit, filed against Rye Brook-based Chop't Creative Salad Company LLC by Fairfield County resident Allison Cozzi of Greenwich, was discontinued by the Westchester County Supreme Court on Thursday, July 11.  Cozzi, who brought the suit against Chop't in November, claimed she found part of a severed finger inside her meal…

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by Ben Crnic
News
ID Released For 25-Year-Old NY Woman Who Died After Eating Mislabeled Cookie Sold In CT ID Released For 25-Year-Old NY Woman Who Died After Eating Mislabeled Cookie Sold In CT
ID Released For 25-Year-Old NY Woman Who Died After Eating Mislabeled Cookie Sold In CT A 25-year-old woman has been identified as the person who died after eating after eating a cookie at a Connecticut gathering that included peanuts - but didn’t say so on the label. Earlier report: Person Dead After Eating Mislabeled Cookies Sold In Danbury, Recall Issued The legal representatives of Órla Baxendale, age 25, of New York City, said the "talented" dancer died on Thursday, Jan. 11 from anaphylactic shock resulting from a severe allergic reaction. In a statement, the law firm of Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf said Órla’s passin…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
New Update: Duo Lights Off Bomb On Driveway Of Northern Westchester Home, Feds Say New Update: Duo Lights Off Bomb On Driveway Of Northern Westchester Home, Feds Say
New Update: Duo Lights Off Bomb On Driveway Of Northern Westchester Home, Feds Say Two men face charges after allegedly exploding a bomb on a Northern Westchester driveway as part of an effort to threaten a victim into dropping a court case, federal officials said. New Jersey residents Damjan Stanivukovic and Vladamir Radunovic were both arrested on Saturday morning, Jan. 13 in connection with an explosion at a Bedford Hills residence on McLain Street on Thursday, Jan. 11, according to court documents filed with the US District Court of the Southern District of New York.  Earlier Report - Suspicious Fire At Bedford Hills Residence Under Investigation …

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by Ben Crnic
Schools
Sacred Heart Denies Wrongdoing In Student's Choking Death During Pancake Eating Contest Sacred Heart Denies Wrongdoing In Student's Choking Death During Pancake Eating Contest
Sacred Heart Denies Wrongdoing In Student's Choking Death During Pancake Eating Contest Sacred Heart University is denying any wrongdoing in a student's choking death during a pancake eating contest in 2017. In court documents filed Tuesday in Superior Court in Bridgeport, the college's attorney's blamed Caitlin Nelson’s own actions in her death in response to a lawsuit brought by Nelson’s mother. Nelson, 20, who was studying social work and was a member of Kappa Delta sorority, was rushed to St. Vincent's Medical Center in March 2017 after choking on the pancakes during a charity fundraiser.  Her mother, Rosanne Nelson, of Clark, New Jersey, who is seeking dam…

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by Kathy Reakes