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Daycare Commercial Casting Paid Roles Across Northeast Daycare Commercial Casting Paid Roles Across Northeast
Daycare Commercial Casting Paid Roles Across Northeast Do you want to be in a commercial about daycare? A commercial for highlighting the benefits of a daycare communication technology for parents and teachers is seeking talent for four roles, according to a casting notice.  The commercial is looking for people from Baltimore, Washington, DC, Philadelphia, New York City, Jersey City and Virginia Beach. The roles include: A female daycare owner between the ages of 30 and 50, a female daycare director between the ages of 25 and 50, a daycare teacher between the ages of 18 and 40, and the parent of a daycare child between the ages of 18 and…
Successful Executive, Educator From Hudson Valley Dies Suddenly At 61 Successful Executive, Educator From Hudson Valley Dies Suddenly At 61
Successful Executive, Educator From Hudson Valley Dies Suddenly At 61 A beloved former media executive from Northern Westchester who cofounded an educational consultant company is being remembered for his deep desire to help others.  South Salem and Brooklyn resident Frank Joseph Hardart III died suddenly on Monday, Jan. 8 at the age of 61 following a brief illness, according to his obituary.  Born in New York City in 1962, Hardart graduated from Bronxville High School and went on to earn degrees at the University of Notre Dame and Northwestern’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management.  After his schooling, he went on to enjoy a …
Gilgo Beach Murders: Attorney For Victims' Families To Unveil New Evidence Over DA Objection Gilgo Beach Murders: Attorney For Victims' Families To Unveil New Evidence Over DA Objection
Gilgo Beach Murders: Attorney For Victims' Families To Unveil New Evidence Over DA Objection A Long Island attorney is moving forward with plans to unveil purported new evidence in the Gilgo Beach serial murders case despite objections from the lead prosecutor. John Ray, a Miller Place attorney representing relatives of some of the victims, will hold a symposium at Molloy University in Rockville Centre on Friday, Dec. 8, according to a GoFundMe.  During the event, Ray will “reveal and share facts” about the Gilgo Beach murder case and other “related serious crimes,” said campaign creators Delores Smith and Frances Nicotra. Earlier Report: Gilgo Beach Murders: New 20/20 Episode …
$15K In Drugs, $20K In Cash, Magazines Seized From Hudson Valley Man, Cousin Raid $15K In Drugs, $20K In Cash, Magazines Seized From Hudson Valley Man, Cousin Raid
$15K In Drugs, $20K In Cash, Magazines Seized From Hudson Valley Man, Cousin Raid A pair of alleged drug dealers, including a Hudson Valley resident, were busted with high-capacity magazines, a handgun, and more than $15,000 worth of cocaine and marijuana, and other drugs, authorities said. Ulster County resident Hameem Khan, age 21, of Rosendale, and Talha Khan, 27, of Jersey City were charged with 26 related offenses following the raid in New Jersey at 159 Mallory Ave., in Jersey City, according to sources with direct knowledge. The Khan cousins had more than 170 grams of cocaine valued at more than $7,000, four pounds of marijuana worth approximately $8,000 and variou…
Beloved Teacher For Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES Dies At Age 79 Beloved Teacher For Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES Dies At Age 79
Beloved Teacher For Putnam/Northern Westchester Boces Dies At Age 79 A longtime Northern Westchester resident and retired teacher has died at the age of 79. Elaine Kelleher, a 50-year resident of Katonah, died at her home while surrounded by family on Saturday, Aug. 13, following a brief illness, according to her obituary. She was born in Jersey City and studied at St. Dominic’s High School and Seton Hall University, her obituary said.  She went on to work as a teacher for 30 years and retired from her role at Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES in 2005. "When she retired from teaching she turned to the raising of her 5 grandchildren and she is lov…
Nine Charged With Stealing $1.3M Worth of Vehicles In NY, NJ, CT, MA, PA Shipping Them Overseas Nine Charged With Stealing $1.3M Worth of Vehicles In NY, NJ, CT, MA, PA Shipping Them Overseas
Nine Charged With Stealing $1.3M Worth of Vehicles In NY, NJ, CT, MA, PA Shipping Them Overseas An international ring of identity thieves stole $1.3 million worth of vehicles and watercraft from dealerships in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania, using fraudulently obtained digital driver's licenses, authorities charged. Nine defendants used the stolen identities of US citizens in Puerto Rico -- along with fake Puerto Rico driver’s licenses, Social Security cards, debit cards, and birth certificates -- to obtain the licenses from motor vehicle agencies in Jersey City and North Bergen, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said. They used tho…
COVID-19: New Data Reveals Number Who Have Moved Out Of NYC During Pandemic, Where They've Gone COVID-19: New Data Reveals Number Who Have Moved Out Of NYC During Pandemic, Where They've Gone
Covid-19: New Data Reveals Number Who Have Moved Out Of NYC During Pandemic, Where They've Gone There are now numbers behind the mass exodus of New York City residents to the suburbs and beyond amid the COVID-19 pandemic. From March 1 through Oct. 31 this year, a total of 295,103 NYC residents have made change-of-address requests. That's according to data The New York Post obtained from the US Postal Service. Most went to Long Island -- a total of more than 40,000 (21,362 to Suffolk County, with 6,500 of that number in six zip codes on the East End, and 18,731 to Nassau County), followed by Westchester County (15,850) and 9,356 to Hudson County, New Jersey (which includes J…
ICE Arrests 83 In NY Area, Including Hudson Valley, In Nationwide Enforcement Operation ICE Arrests 83 In NY Area, Including Hudson Valley, In Nationwide Enforcement Operation
ICE Arrests 83 In NY Area, Including Hudson Valley, In Nationwide Enforcement Operation A total of 83 arrests were made in the New York metro area as part of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) nationwide enforcement operation in which more than 2,000 were charged. Deportation officers made arrests throughout New York City, Long Island, the Hudson Valley, and Jersey City, New Jersey. The 83 arrested were from 25 countries, including Albania, Argentina, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, India, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Russia, Trinidad, a…
Photographer Captures Precious Moment During Rally Photographer Captures Precious Moment During Rally
Photographer Captures Precious Moment During Rally Wendy Setzer was wandering through a peaceful protest when her eyes were drawn to two toddlers. One girl is black. The other is white. Both appear blissfully unaware of the reason their parents brought them to the rally that day, on Tuesday, June 2, at Pedestrian Plaza in Jersey City, New Jersey. It was the first time the girls and their moms had ever met. But they were all fast friends. The best part? Setzer got it all on camera. "What made it a great shot is there are people looming in the background, adults with masks on, and  these kids oblivious to what's going on and enjoying each …
Husband, Wife Dead In Murder-Suicide Were 'Talented, Dedicated' Restaurant Owners Husband, Wife Dead In Murder-Suicide Were 'Talented, Dedicated' Restaurant Owners
Husband, Wife Dead In Murder-Suicide Were 'Talented, Dedicated' Restaurant Owners She was a talented chef, dedicated to her profession. He was an intelligent graduate of India Institute of Technology, who came to the United States to pursue his master's degree. Together, Garima Kothari and Manmohan Mall were a happy couple, and owners of Nukkad, an Indian restaurant a few blocks from their Jersey City, New Jersey high-rise apartment, relatives say.  Both were found dead Sunday morning in what authorities are calling an apparent murder-suicide. Family members, most of whom were back in India, were still trying to understand the tragedy while speaking to Daily Voice …
Former NYPD Commissioner Kerik's Son Among Squad That Took Out Jersey City Shooters Former NYPD Commissioner Kerik's Son Among Squad That Took Out Jersey City Shooters
Former Nypd Commissioner Kerik's Son Among Squad That Took Out Jersey City Shooters The son of former NYPD Commissioner Bernard Kerik was among a group of officers who rushed a Jersey City kosher grocery in an armored vehicle on Tuesday following a prolonged gun battle with a couple who killed a fellow officer and three civilians. Newark Police Detective Joseph Kerik, an emergency services veteran, was treated for bruises at Jersey City Medical Center after the two assailants were gunned down in a hail of bullets. The 34-year-old Paramus High School graduate has been working with a federal task force that was among the units that converged on the Greenville section Tuesday…
RPM Raceway To Open Soon In Poughkeepsie Galleria RPM Raceway To Open Soon In Poughkeepsie Galleria
RPM Raceway To Open Soon In Poughkeepsie Galleria The quarter-mile indoor go-kart track at the Poughkeepsie Galleria will soon be waving the checkered flag again. RPM Raceway announced this week that it will be opening a new location before the end of the year in the Galleria, near the movie theater. It will replace K1 Speed, which shuttered its doors to members earlier this year. The company said that it will feature a “European-style” track, and its karts will travel upwards of 45 mph at top speed. The Poughkeepsie location replaces RPM’s location in Buffalo, which was shut down last month. It is expected to provide nearly two dozen job…
Investigation Initiated In Area Nets 27 Arrests In No-Fault Insurance Scam Investigation Initiated In Area Nets 27 Arrests In No-Fault Insurance Scam
Investigation Initiated In Area Nets 27 Arrests In No-Fault Insurance Scam Twenty-seven people, including members of law enforcement, were arrested for their roles in a multimillion-dollar scheme to commit bribery and a no-fault insurance scam. The multi-state jurisdictional investigation that originated in Westchester County led to the arrests, 23 of whom were taken into custody in New York and New Jersey on Thursday, Nov. 7, with other suspects arrested in North Carolina, and Florida. Among those arrested were five 911 operators and an NYPD police officer. “Corruption, in all forms, is intolerable within the NYPD and we continue to work with our law enforcemen…
Traffic Stop Leads To Felony Drug Possession Charge For 27-Year-Old Traffic Stop Leads To Felony Drug Possession Charge For 27-Year-Old
Traffic Stop Leads To Felony Drug Possession Charge For 27-Year-Old A 27-year-old man has been charged with felony drug possession following a traffic stop on Route 55, according to police. New York State Police say they initiated a traffic stop in Dutchess County on a 2019 Toyota Camry for a violation on State Route 55 in the town of LaGrange on Wednesday, Sept. 11 around 1:30 a.m. Further investigation revealed that the driver, identified as Carlos Rodriguez Garo, 27, of Jersey City, New Jersey, was in possession of approximately 4 grams of cocaine as well as paraphernalia commonly used to divide and measure drugs, police say. Rodriguez Garo was arrested…
Area Native Valerie Harper, Who Earned Fame As TV's 'Rhoda,' Dies At 80 Area Native Valerie Harper, Who Earned Fame As TV's 'Rhoda,' Dies At 80
Area Native Valerie Harper, Who Earned Fame As TV's 'Rhoda,' Dies At 80 Hudson Valley native Valerie Harper, who achieved fame in a sidekick role on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” before starring in her own, top-rated show, “Rhoda,” died on Friday, Aug. 30. She was 80. She had leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, in which cancer cells invade the fluid-filled membrane surrounding the brain. For her work on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," she received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series three times, and later received the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her work on "Rhoda/" Harper was born on Aug. 22, 1939…
Suspect Admits To Role In Westchester Armed Burglary Scheme Suspect Admits To Role In Westchester Armed Burglary Scheme
Suspect Admits To Role In Westchester Armed Burglary Scheme A 30-year-old man has admitted to threatening a man in his home with a weapon, binding him and robbing him in Westchester last year. Bronx resident Augustus Moore has pleaded guilty on Friday, March 22 to robbery and burglary charges while his trial was in progress in Westchester County Court, District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced on Monday, March 25. On Jan. 18 last year, Moore’s victim was in his New Rochelle home with Jersey City resident Madisyn Pettaway, whom he had been dating for several months. Shortly before 5 a.m., Pettaway, unbeknownst to the victim, let Moore and two…
Nyack College Closing Rockland Campus, Will Return To Manhattan Nyack College Closing Rockland Campus, Will Return To Manhattan
Nyack College Closing Rockland Campus, Will Return To Manhattan Nyack College has announced that it is planning on leaving Rockland County and “returning home” to New York City. School officials said on Wednesday that “Nyack (College) is heading back home to New York City to continue to pursue (its) mission of 'preparing men and women to take the whole Gospel to the whole world.’ This will establish Nyack as a truly unique Christian college. A Nyack degree will be the calling card of one truly ready to lead and to serve in the 21st century.” The college and Alliance Theological Seminary announced that it has applied to the state to operate solely out of…
Hillary Clinton Involved In Car Accident En Route To Speaking Event Hillary Clinton Involved In Car Accident En Route To Speaking Event
Hillary Clinton Involved In Car Accident En Route To Speaking Event Former First Lady, Secretary of State and U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton was involved in a crash on her way to a speaking engagement on Tuesday. According to the Jersey City police, the 2016 Democratic presidential candidate and longtime Chappaqua resident was not injured and declined medical care when the Secret Service vehicle she was riding in was involved in the crash. The crash report says the driver of the Secret Service vehicle pulled into a parking garage, made a left turn and hit a concrete crossbeam. Clinton was reportedly on her way to a fundraiser for U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New J…
Man Faces Felony Charge After Punching Woman On I-287 With Child In Car, Police Say Man Faces Felony Charge After Punching Woman On I-287 With Child In Car, Police Say
Man Faces Felony Charge After Punching Woman On I-287 With Child In Car, Police Say A verbal dispute inside a car on I-287 in Westchester turned physical when a man allegedly struck his female passenger in front of a child, police said. State Police troopers were dispatched to a stretch of the interstate in Harrison at approximately 7:45 p.m. on Monday, July 23, where there was a reported domestic dispute. Police said that the investigation into the incident determined that Jersey City resident Dan Jean, 26, allegedly was involved in a verbal argument inside the vehicle, which turned physical. Jean allegedly then punched his passenger with a closed fist, causing bruising a…