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$3M Fraud: NY Theme Park Owner Stole COVID-19 Federal Aid $3M Fraud: NY Theme Park Owner Stole COVID-19 Federal Aid
$3M Fraud: NY Theme Park Owner Stole Covid-19 Federal Aid A man who owns a now-defunct Manhattan restaurant and a local theme park will spend time behind bars for stealing COVID-19 funds and putting it towards, among other things, a home in Nantucket. Long Island resident Donald Finley, age 61 of Locust Valley, faced his 24-month sentence on Tuesday, April 16, according to the United States Attorney’s Office Eastern District of New York. Original Story - COVID-19: Bayville Adventure Park Owner Admits To Stealing $3.2M In Federal Aid Finley, who owns Bayville Adventure Park and used to own a now-shuttered Jekyll & Hyde-themed restaura…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Severe Thunderstorm Watch For Westchester County With 60-70 MPH Winds, Tornadoes Possible Severe Thunderstorm Watch For Westchester County With 60-70 MPH Winds, Tornadoes Possible
Severe Thunderstorm Watch For Westchester County With 60-70 MPH Winds, Tornadoes Possible A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for most of the region as a potent system develops that will bring drenching downpours, and damaging wind gusts between 60 and 70 miles per hour with 1-inch hail and an isolated tornado. The watch was issued just before 3 p.m. Saturday, July 29, and is in effect until 9 p.m. Saturday. In New York, the watch covers the following counties: All of New York City Nassau Suffolk Westchester Putnam Rockland Orange Dutchess Ulster Sullivan Columbia Greene Albany Rensselaer Schenectady Schoharie Broome  Chenango Delaware Montgomery OtsegoI…

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: Owner Of NY Theme Park, Restaurant Admits Stealing $3.2M In Federal Aid COVID-19: Owner Of NY Theme Park, Restaurant Admits Stealing $3.2M In Federal Aid
Covid-19: Owner Of NY Theme Park, Restaurant Admits Stealing $3.2M In Federal Aid A man who owns a theme park and restaurant in New York has admitted to stealing over $3 million through federal COVID-19 aid with some of those funds used to buy a home on Nantucket. Long Island resident Donald Finley, age 61, of Roslyn, the owner of Jekyll & Hyde Restaurant in Manhattan and the Bayville Adventure Park in Nassau County, pleaded guilty to disaster relief fraud and wire fraud on Thursday, May 25. As stated in court filings by the US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Breon Peace: Between March 2020 and March 2021, amid the COVID pandemic, Finley fra…

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by Joe Lombardi
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CHOMP! Watch Hammerhead Shark Chow Down On Fish Just Off Nantucket Coast CHOMP! Watch Hammerhead Shark Chow Down On Fish Just Off Nantucket Coast
Chomp! Watch Hammerhead Shark Chow Down On Fish Just Off Nantucket Coast That's one way to end Shark Week. Beachgoers in Nantucket got a rare treat recently when a hammerhead shark swam close to them to grab a quick bite to eat.  Annabel Taylor and Lisa Larson were lucky enough to capture the encounter off the coast of Ladies Beach on Sunday, July 31. You can practically hear the "Jaws" theme.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lisa Larson (@lisalarsonnyc) Larson told The Boston Globe that there were several swimmers around that scrambled to get out of the water as the shark fin poked out of the water …

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by Josh Lanier
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Brand-New Forecast Has Henri Tracking Farther West, Enhancing Potential Risk For Region Brand-New Forecast Has Henri Tracking Farther West, Enhancing Potential Risk For Region
Brand-New Forecast Has Henri Tracking Farther West, Enhancing Potential Risk For Region A brand-new projected track for Tropical Storm Henri has shifted it even farther to the west, enhancing the risk of power outages and flashing flooding for the region. The latest models were released Friday afternoon, Aug. 20 by the National Weather Service NOAA National Hurricane Center. If it strengthens to hurricane status as expected, Henri could be the first hurricane to make landfall in New England since Bob in 1991. A Hurricane Watch has now been issued for portions of Long Island, Connecticut, and southeastern Massachusetts. Additional warnings and watches may be required later, th…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Here Comes Elsa: Tropical Storm Will Bring Heavy Rain, Gusty Winds To Region Here Comes Elsa: Tropical Storm Will Bring Heavy Rain, Gusty Winds To Region
Here Comes Elsa: Tropical Storm Will Bring Heavy Rain, Gusty Winds To Region Tropical Storm Watches have been upgraded to Tropical Storm Warnings along parts of the East Coast as Elsa treks toward the Northeast. It will arrive in this region starting overnight Thursday, July 8, and bring tropical-storm conditions to portions of New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts, mainly along and near the coast, into Friday, July 9. The storm will be out of the area by around midday Friday. Rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are possible, including the possibility of flash flooding, though the fast-forward movement of the storm is expected to prevent widespread flooding. …

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by Joe Lombardi
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50-Year-Old Seriously Injured In Northern Westchester Bicycling Accident 50-Year-Old Seriously Injured In Northern Westchester Bicycling Accident
50-Year-Old Seriously Injured In Northern Westchester Bicycling Accident A 50-year-old man was seriously injured early Saturday morning in a bicycling accident in Northern Westchester. At approximately 8:15 a.m. Saturday, Pound Ridge Police, Pound Ridge Fire, Pound Ridge Volunteer Ambulance and Westchester EMS ALS paramedics were dispatched to Lower Shad Road for a bicyclist down in the roadway.  Pound Ridge Police arrived on the scene and began rendering aid to a semi-conscious male identified as Gerald Lynch of Cos Cob. Pound Ridge VAC and Westchester EMS arrived and the patient was transported to Stamford Hospital with numerous injuries, including a serious h…

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by Joe Lombardi