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Westchester's Martha Stewart Cancels Thanksgiving Westchester's Martha Stewart Cancels Thanksgiving
Westchester's Martha Stewart Cancels Thanksgiving Iconic homemaker and longtime New Yorker Martha Stewart said in an interview that she’s canceling Thanksgiving this year. Too much turkey? New, updated story - Turkey Day Saved: Martha Stewart Clarifies Thanksgiving Plans On Thursday, Nov. 16’s episode of “The Kelly Clarkson Show,” the Northern Westchester County resident and lifestyle guru revealed that she will not be hosting Thanksgiving this year. “Oh, I gave up Thanksgiving,” Stewart told Clarkson during her interview. Related: Martha Stewart's Bedford Home Available To Rent For Thanksgiving-Inspired Vacation “Nine guests c…

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
Schools Searched After District Receives Overnight Bomb Threat In Westchester Schools Searched After District Receives Overnight Bomb Threat In Westchester
Schools Searched After District Receives Overnight Bomb Threat In Westchester Several schools in Westchester were thoroughly searched after a district received an overnight bomb threat, police announced.  On Monday night, Nov. 20, the Rye City School District received a bomb threat to its buildings that was sent over email, the Rye Police Department announced.  Although the threat was not thought to be credible, all five of the district's schools and the Central Administration Building were searched into the early morning on Tuesday, Nov. 21 with help from the Westchester County Police Bomb Squad, police said. No threats were found inside the fiv…

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by Ben Crnic
Lifestyle
Yowza! Winning $1M Mega Millions Ticket Sold At Hudson Valley Convenience Store Yowza! Winning $1M Mega Millions Ticket Sold At Hudson Valley Convenience Store
Yowza! Winning $1M Mega Millions Ticket Sold At Hudson Valley Convenience Store Just in time for the holidays, a lucky lottery player’s bank account is about to receive a major boost. A Mega Millions ticket worth $1 million was sold in Orange County at the Smokes 4 Less in Newburgh, located at 59 North Plank Road. The second prize-winning ticket was sold for the drawing held on Friday, Nov. 17, New York Lottery announced. Two other million-dollar winners were announced in North Carolina and South Carolina. Winners have one year from the drawing date to claim their prize money. Players can check their numbers on the New York Lottery website.

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by Michael Mashburn
Lifestyle
Gilgo Beach Murders: Notorious 'Happy Face Killer' Reveals Letter He Says Rex Heuermann Wrote Gilgo Beach Murders: Notorious 'Happy Face Killer' Reveals Letter He Says Rex Heuermann Wrote
Gilgo Beach Murders: Notorious 'Happy Face Killer' Reveals Letter He Says Rex Heuermann Wrote A letter from prison allegedly written by Gilgo Beach serial murders suspect Rex Heuermann has been shared by notorious "Happy Face Killer" Keith Jesperson.Jesperson, now 68 years old, murdered at least eight women in the United States during the early 1990s. The former truck driver is in prison in Oregon. Heuermann is behind bars on Long Island, at the Suffolk County Correctional Facility in Riverhead. In a video posted by the Okaloosa County (Florida) Sheriff's Office (where Jesperson admitted to having committed one of the murders), he says he wrote to Heuermann. "Like I …

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Set For Life: Lucky Winner To Receive $1K Every Week After Buying Ticket At Westchester Shop Set For Life: Lucky Winner To Receive $1K Every Week After Buying Ticket At Westchester Shop
Set For Life: Lucky Winner To Receive $1K Every Week After Buying Ticket At Westchester Shop A lottery player is set to receive $1,000 every week after purchasing a winning ticket at a gift shop in Westchester.  The second-prize-winning CASH4LIFE ticket worth $1,000 a week for life was sold at a store in Mamaroneck for the drawing on Sunday, Nov. 19, according to New York Lottery officials.  The store that sold the ticket was revealed as Nan's Gift & Party Shoppe located at 237 Mamaroneck Ave.  The ticket is worth a guaranteed minimum of $1 million, according to lottery officials.  For those who want to give the game a shot, CASH4LIFE drawings take pl…

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by Ben Crnic
Business
Recall Issued For Ground Beef Product Due To Possible Contamination Recall Issued For Ground Beef Product Due To Possible Contamination
Recall Issued For Ground Beef Product Due To Possible Contamination A recall has been issued for thousands of pounds of ground beef because it may be contaminated with a foreign object. The US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced on Sunday, Nov. 19 that Skyline Provisions, Inc. is recalling approximately 5,620 pounds of raw ground beef products that were produced and packed on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023.  The items were shipped to locations in New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont and Wisconsin. FSIS said it is concerned that some products may be in instituti…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Schools Evacuated, Searched After Teacher Receives Bomb Threat In Westchester Schools Evacuated, Searched After Teacher Receives Bomb Threat In Westchester
Schools Evacuated, Searched After Teacher Receives Bomb Threat In Westchester A middle and high school in Westchester were evacuated and searched by authorities after a teacher was emailed a bomb threat, officials announced. Students at both Pelham Middle School and Pelham Memorial High School were evacuated and dismissed early on Monday, Nov. 20 after a teacher received a bomb threat over email, Pelham Superintendent Cheryl H. Champ announced.  Following the evacuations, both schools were then searched by the Westchester County Bomb Squad with help from K9 units. Luckily, no explosives and no credible threats were found in either building, Champ …

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by Ben Crnic
Politics
Longtime Westchester Resident Announces Run To Become County's First Black District Attorney Longtime Westchester Resident Announces Run To Become County's First Black District Attorney
Longtime Westchester Resident Announces Run To Become County's First Black District Attorney A Westchester native with years of experience in civil rights cases has announced his candidacy to become the county's first Black district attorney.  Mount Vernon native and attorney William O. Wagstaff III announced his candidacy for the Westchester County District Attorney's office on Monday, Nov. 20.  Wagstaff's candidacy announcement comes nearly a month after the county's current District Attorney, Miriam Rocah, announced she would not be seeking re-election in 2024.  Earlier Report - Westchester DA Rocah Won't Seek Re-Election: 'I Do Not Fit Mold Of Career Polit…

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by Ben Crnic
News
4 Drivers Injured In Crash At Raceway In Westchester After Leading Horse Stumbles 4 Drivers Injured In Crash At Raceway In Westchester After Leading Horse Stumbles
4 Drivers Injured In Crash At Raceway In Westchester After Leading Horse Stumbles Four drivers are recovering after being injured in a chain-reaction crash at a raceway in Westchester that began when a leading horse stumbled during a race.  The incident happened during the eighth race at the Yonkers Raceway on Friday, Nov. 17, when the leading horse in the race tripped and fell over, resulting in a collision that involved the trailing horses and drivers, according to a spokesperson for Empire City Casino by MGM Resort.  Although the horses involved in the race were found to be uninjured, four drivers sustained "varying degrees of injuries," the spokesperso…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Man Charged With Burglary After Vandalizing Parks, Rec Office In Westchester: Police Man Charged With Burglary After Vandalizing Parks, Rec Office In Westchester: Police
Man Charged With Burglary After Vandalizing Parks, Rec Office In Westchester: Police After his arrest for throwing rocks into the windows of a parks and recreation office in Northern Westchester, a man is now charged in connection with two earlier incidents at the same location, police said. Yorktown resident Michael Landolfi, age 24, has been charged with three felonies in connection with incidents that happened at a Yorktown Parks and Recreation building at 176 Granite Springs Rd. near Sparkle Lake, Yorktown Police announced on Friday, Nov. 17.  Earlier Report - Man Throws Rocks Into Windows Of Parks, Rec Office In Yorktown: Police According to t…

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by Ben Crnic
News
COVID-19: More Free At-Home Tests Now Available To US Households COVID-19: More Free At-Home Tests Now Available To US Households
Covid-19: More Free At-Home Tests Now Available To US Households The federal program offering free COVID-19 rapid at-home tests through the mail has just been restarted ahead of the winter holiday season and a potential rise in cases. Every American household may order four of the tests starting Monday, Nov. 20 by visiting covid.gov/tests, the Department of Health and Human Services says. If a household did not order four tests when the program was restarted in late September, it may place two orders for a total of eight tests now. About 15 million households ordered tests in September. Rapid tests ordered this week will begin being delivered…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Burglary Suspect Caught With Stolen Items After Chase In Westchester: Police Burglary Suspect Caught With Stolen Items After Chase In Westchester: Police
Burglary Suspect Caught With Stolen Items After Chase In Westchester: Police A 28-year-old man faces burglary charges after he was caught with items stolen from a Northern Westchester home following a short chase, police said.  The man, identified as Columbian national Carlos Andres Buitrago-Pinzon, was arrested following a burglary in Valhalla on Saturday, Nov. 11, Mount Pleasant Police Chief Paul Oliva announced.  On the day of the incident, around 7:30 p.m., Mount Pleasant Police were notified of a burglary on Broadway in Valhalla by a neighbor who had spotted suspicious activity. Responding officers soon found a man matching the neighbor's descrip…

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by Ben Crnic