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3K Foreign Contraband Cigarettes Seized, Destroyed By USPS In NY, Other States: Officials 3K Foreign Contraband Cigarettes Seized, Destroyed By USPS In NY, Other States: Officials
3K Foreign Contraband Cigarettes Seized, Destroyed By USPS In NY, Other States: Officials Around 3,000 packages of foreign contraband cigarettes bound for Connecticut, New York, and other states have been found and destroyed by the US Postal Service since the beginning of the year, officials said.  According to Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, the seizures were a result of a settlement between the USPS and several states in August 2022 that forced the Postal Service to destroy untaxed foreign cigarettes instead of returning the illegally-mailed packages back to the sender.  Of the 3,000 cigarette packages destroyed since the beginning of 2023, 44 had bee…

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by Ben Crnic
Politics
COVID-19: NYC Mayor Tests Positive After Waking Up With Symptoms COVID-19: NYC Mayor Tests Positive After Waking Up With Symptoms
Covid-19: NYC Mayor Tests Positive After Waking Up With Symptoms New York City Mayor Eric Adams is infected with COVID-19. Adams, age 61, tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, April 10, after he woke up with a raspy voice, according to the mayor's press secretary Fabien Levy. Levy said Adams is not experiencing any other symptoms.  Statement on @NYCMayor Adams’ health status: pic.twitter.com/h3gUfSXgfS — City of New York (@nycgov) April 10, 2022 Adams is in isolation and will cancel all public events for the rest of the week, according to the announcement. Levy said the mayor will also begin taking anti-viral medications offered to residents of …

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by Nicole Valinote
Obituaries
Vietnam Veteran From Mount Vernon Ralph Giordano, Dies At 70 Vietnam Veteran From Mount Vernon Ralph Giordano, Dies At 70
Vietnam Veteran From Mount Vernon Ralph Giordano, Dies At 70 Westchester native Ralph J. Giordano, 70, died Wednesday, June 13, 2018, at Kindred Hospital in Melbourne, Florida. Ralph was born in Mount Vernon. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War and had been an Operating Engineer for the City of New York prior to his retirement. Ralph was of the Catholic faith and a member of the Friends of Jupiter Beach. His family also remembers him as one who loved animals. Survivors include his sister, Carol (Mitchel) Freeman; brothers, Vincent (Ellyn) Giordano, Jr. and Paul (Patricia) Giordano; Aunt and Godmother, Laura D'Avanzo all of Sebastian; s…

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by Zak Failla