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Bada Bing: 'Sopranos' Movie Films In Westchester Bada Bing: 'Sopranos' Movie Films In Westchester
Bada Bing: 'Sopranos' Movie Films In Westchester Fans of the "The Sopranos" might have thought they were seeing double if they were lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the original Tony Soprano's son, Michael Gandolfini, while he was filming in Westchester the past two days. Gandolfini, the son of the late James Gandolfini, is taking on his father's role as mob boss Tony Soprano, in an upcoming HBO drama, "The Many Saints of Newark." Filming took place in Yonkers on Monday, April 30 and Tuesday, May 1 on School Street, near Broadway and Park Hill Avenue, said On Location Vacations.  Earlier, the cast and crew took over a funera…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Bada Bing: 'Sopranos' Movie Films In Westchester Bada Bing: 'Sopranos' Movie Films In Westchester
Bada Bing: 'Sopranos' Movie Films In Westchester Fans of the "The Sopranos" might have thought they were seeing double if they were lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the original Tony Soprano's son, Michael Gandolfini, while he was filming in Westchester the past two days. Gandolfini, the son of the late James Gandolfini, is taking on his father's role as mob boss Tony Soprano, in an upcoming HBO drama, "The Many Saints of Newark." Filming took place in Yonkers on Monday, April 30 and Tuesday, May 1 on School Street, near Broadway and Park Hill Avenue, said On Location Vacations.  Earlier, the cast and crew took over a funera…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Feds Charge Tri-State Area Tour Company Founder With Trafficking Child Porn Feds Charge Tri-State Area Tour Company Founder With Trafficking Child Porn
Feds Charge Tri-State Area Tour Company Founder With Trafficking Child Porn The North Jersey founder of a nature tour company operating from the Jersey Shore north to Poughkeepsie and southern Connecticut was arrested by federal Homeland Security agents on charges of trafficking child porn. Vaughn Tiedeman, 46, of Living Adventure Tours, was ordered held without bail by a federal judge in Newark Monday afternoon on a charge of distributing child pornography. Between July 2018 and January 2019, Tiedeman, of West Milford, “distributed at least 50 videos and 100 images depicting the sexual abuse of children via the BitTorrent peer-to-peer network,” U.S. Attorney Craig…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Politics
Cuomo, Trump Lunch Meeting Focuses On Gateway Tunnel Cuomo, Trump Lunch Meeting Focuses On Gateway Tunnel
Cuomo, Trump Lunch Meeting Focuses On Gateway Tunnel President Trump met Gov. Andrew Cuomo at the White House to discuss the Gateway Project, which would rebuild passenger rail lines between New York City and Newark, N.J. The two men were joined at lunch on Wednesday, Nov. 28 by Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, a White House spokesman. The infrastructure development is one of the few issues where Trump may find newly empowered House Democrats willing to work with him.  The meeting appeared on Trump's public schedule and Cuomo confirmed in this statement that he planned to discuss the …

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by Jon Craig
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Former Archbishop Leaves Ministry Amid Sexual Conduct Allegations Former Archbishop Leaves Ministry Amid Sexual Conduct Allegations
Former Archbishop Leaves Ministry Amid Sexual Conduct Allegations Retired Archbishop of Washington, Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, formerly the Archbishop of Newark, is stepping out of the ministry after allegations of sexual abuse were found "credible and substantiated." The incident apparently involved sexual abuse of a teenager when McCarrick was a priest of the Archdiocese of New York nearly five decades ago, according to a statement from Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, who was appointed by the Vatican to oversee the investigation. "Carefully following the process detailed by the Charter of the American bishops, this alleg…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Tech Company Starts Express Bus Service From Westchester Tech Company Starts Express Bus Service From Westchester
Tech Company Starts Express Bus Service From Westchester OurBus, a tech company offering intercity bus service, is expanding to White Plains with express bus trips to Boston. OurBus identified a critical need for more direct travel options for Westchester County residents to Boston, now offers express service starting on Tarrytown Road (Route 119) at the Westchester County Center and dropping passengers off in the Back Bay area of Boston. There are no flights from White Plains to Boston, and Amtrak's Acela skips New Rochelle, with only the local Northeast Regional making a stop there. "Up until now, there has been no direct, non-stop transp…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Feds: Westchester Convict's Accomplice Busted In $3.5M 'Shotgunning' Scheme Feds: Westchester Convict's Accomplice Busted In $3.5M 'Shotgunning' Scheme
Feds: Westchester Convict's Accomplice Busted In $3.5M 'Shotgunning' Scheme An accomplice of a convicted Westchester man was charged in connection with a $3.5 million "shotgunning" scheme, said federal authorities who arrested him Sunday. Saoud “Sam” Rihan, 57, was a business partner of Yonkers resident Simon Curanaj, 63, who admitted last November that he and his associates used bogus information and simultaneous loan applications at multiple banks to fraudulently obtain home equity lines of credit -- a practice known as “shotgunning,” U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Rihan, of the Bronx, was scheduled to appear in federal court in Newark. Among othe…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
Amazon Reveals Average Salary, Number Of Jobs It Will Add At HQ2 Amazon Reveals Average Salary, Number Of Jobs It Will Add At HQ2
Amazon Reveals Average Salary, Number Of Jobs It Will Add At HQ2 Amazon has revealed the number of jobs it expects to add and the average annual salary at its new second headquarters after announcing 20 finalists, including New York City, for the new location late last month.Amazon said it expects to invest more than $5 billion in construction and grow this second headquarters to include as many as 50,000 high-paying jobs with an average salary of $100,000. Seattle-based Amazon did not disclose how it determined the finalists after receiving nearly 300 applications from localities.  The winner will be selected later this year. No specific month for that …

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by Joe Lombardi
Lifestyle
'Jersey Shore's Michael ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino, Brother Admit Tax Dodge 'Jersey Shore's Michael ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino, Brother Admit Tax Dodge
'Jersey Shore's Michael ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino, Brother Admit Tax Dodge Former "Jersey Shore" personality Michael “The Situation” Sorrentino and his brother admitted Friday that they ducked taxes on what authorities said was nearly $9 million in income from promotional gigs while claiming pricey clothing, high-end cars and personal grooming as business expenses. Michael Sorrentino, 36, pleaded guilty to tax evasion, while Marc Sorrentino, 38, pleaded guilty to aiding in the preparation of a false and fraudulent tax return, both in U.S. District Court in Newark.  After several delays, both were scheduled to go to trial last month. They took plea deals …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
Amazon Reveals Average Salary, Number Of Jobs It Will Add At HQ2 Amazon Reveals Average Salary, Number Of Jobs It Will Add At HQ2
Amazon Reveals Average Salary, Number Of Jobs It Will Add At HQ2 Amazon has revealed the number of jobs it expects to add and the average annual salary at its new second headquarters after announcing 20 finalists, including New York City, for the new location Thursday morning.Amazon said it expects to invest more than $5 billion in construction and grow this second headquarters to include as many as 50,000 high-paying jobs with an average salary of $100,000. Seattle-based Amazon did not disclose how it determined the finalists after receiving nearly 300 applications from localities.  The winner will be selected later this year. No specific month for that…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Amazon Names 20 HQ2 Finalists Amazon Names 20 HQ2 Finalists
Amazon Names 20 HQ2 Finalists Amazon announced 20 finalists for its second headquarters on Thursday morning, with nearly all big U.S. cities, including New York.Seattle-based Amazon did not disclose how it determined the finalists after receiving nearly 300 applications from localities.  The winner will be selected later this year. No specific month for that selection was announced. Amazon said it expects to invest more than $5 billion in construction and grow this second headquarters to include as many as 50,000 high-paying jobs with an average salary of $100,000. Here are the 20 locations chosen by Amazon as the HQ2 …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Pair Caught With Cocaine, Ecstasy In Wappinger Overnight Stop Pair Caught With Cocaine, Ecstasy In Wappinger Overnight Stop
Pair Caught With Cocaine, Ecstasy In Wappinger Overnight Stop Two men are behinds bars after a traffic stop in Wappinger resulted in drug charges. Troopers pulled over a 2002 Chevrolet van on Route 376 in Wappinger at about 2:40 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 14. During the stop, a strong odor of marijuana was detected coming from the vehicle and troopers discovered that the driver, 36-year-old Luis A. Real Paez of Belleville, NJ was unlicensed. Further investigation revealed approximately 3.5 grams of marijuana and approximately 1.25 grams of Ecstasy, police said. Rael Paez and 35-year-old Jonathan Vazquez of Newark were charged with criminal possession of a c…

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