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Obituaries
Yonkers Native Miriam Toohey-Garabrant, 93
Miriam Toohey-Garabrant, age 93, passed on November 30, 2023. She was born and raised in Yonkers, and, when she married, she moved to Northern New Jersey to raise a family. She was predeceased by long-time partner James Fanning and her sister Maureen Conte Stark of Sarasota, FL. She was also predeceased by her mother, Miriam, and father, James Christopher Toohey, and brother, Brendan Toohey—all of Yonkers. Survivors include her brother, Brian of Rye, daughters, Joyce “JT” Garabrant of Wesley Chapel, FL and Dale Zale (Terry) of Palm Harbor, FL and two granddaugh…
Weather
Severe Thunderstorm Watch: Downpours, Hail, 65 MPH Winds, Isolated Tornadoes Possible
As a new round of storms with gusty winds approaches, a Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for the region. It was issued at around 2:30 p.m. Monday, July 3 and lasts until 8 p.m. Monday for the counties in New York and northern New Jersey shown in yellow in the image above.. There are chances of hail and strong winds up to 65 miles per hour, with lighting also possible, the National Weather Service said, noting that severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce tornadoes. "A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorms in an…
Weather
Line Of Storms, Some Severe, Sweeping Through Region
A line of thunderstorms, some severe, is sweeping through the region from west to east. Storm activity first began in northern New Jersey at around 1:30 p.m. Friday, June 16. As of around 2:30 p.m., most of the more powerful storms have been in areas farthest south, with showers falling throughout much of the entire region. (See the satellite image above.) Storms are expected to become more widespread and affect this part of the region later in the afternoon Friday. Showers and storms will continue at times through the evening on Friday. About to around three-quarters of an inch of rainfa…
Weather
Mix Of Freezing Rain, Sleet, Snow Will Be Followed By Sharp Drop In Temps, Dangerous Icing
A large-scale and massive winter storm moving across the country will bring a mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain that is expected to cause hazardous driving conditions followed by icy conditions over the weekend after a drop in temperatures. The storm will sweep through this region Thursday night, Feb. 3 through Friday, Feb. 4, as a cold front will move in with "quickly falling temperatures behind it," according to the National Weather Service. Dangerous travel conditions will stretch from a large portion of Pennsylvania to the Hudson Valley of New York and Massachusetts, according to Acc…
Weather
Storm Bringing Wintry Mix Will Drop Up To A Foot Of Snow In Parts Of Northeast
Most of the region will see rain and sleet from a wintry storm that will sweep through the region over the weekend, but parts of the Northeast could see up to a half-foot to a foot of snow. Saturday, Dec. 18 will be dreary with cold rain at times in areas farther south during the day and mixed precipitation and snow farther north during the day and into the evening. In those areas, the temperature will hover right around and just below the freezing mark. The areas shown in the first image above will see a mix of rain and sleet, and areas farthest north (north of I-84) will get varying amou…
Weather
Tropical Storm Sunday: Henri Makes Landfall
With a sustained wind strength of 60 miles per hour, Tropical Storm Henri made landfall early Sunday afternoon, Aug. 22. Landfall happened at around 12:45 p.m. Sunday in Westerly, Rhode Island, which is located on the southwestern shoreline of Washington County, about 12 miles east of Mystic Seaport, in New London County, Connecticut. Henri hit the New England Coast with heavy rain, in addition to the powerful winds. Officials in the area of the landfall are preparing for power outages as well as potential rescues due to flooding. Since Saturday morning, Henri's track has shifted about 50 …
Weather
Tropical Storm Sunday: New Outlook For Power Outages, Rainfall Totals, Wind Speeds For Henri
With its sustained wind strength of 70 miles per hour just short of hurricane status, Tropical Storm Henri is expected to make landfall between Montauk Point and Rhode Island late Sunday morning, Aug. 22. Since Saturday morning, Henri's track has shifted about 50 miles to the east, making landfall on Long Island less likely now. Henri (pronounced ON-ree) became a Category 1 hurricane late Saturday morning, before returning to tropical storm status early Sunday morning. About 50 million people in the Northeast are under a Tropical Storm Warning, with earlier hurricane warnings in some …
News
Soap Opera Star's Son, Citadel Cadet Charged In Capitol Riots
A former Northern New Jersey high school student and Citadel cadet has been charged in the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol. Elias Irizarry, 19, a Montclair High School graduate and a second-semester freshman at The Citadel Military College of South Carolina, was released from jail on a $25,000 bond, ABC4 reports. Irizarry's father, Vincent Irizarry, played Deimos Kiriakis on NBC's "Days of our Lives," and was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in 1985 and 2002. He won in 2009. Irizarry and another South Carolina man, Elliot Bishai, were identified via social media posts, surveil…
Real Estate
Covid-
19: Here's How Pandemic Has Changed Real Estate Market, New Report Says
The real estate market has been upended by the COVID-19 outbreak, which led to a mass exodus from New York City nearby suburbs. In the past four months, thousands of city residents flooded to suburbs on Long Island, Fairfield County, Westchester, and northern New Jersey, which has made those areas an attractive destination for buyers. According to a New York Times report, it has become a “seller’s market,” with multiple competing offers for many homes that may not have drawn as much attention pre-pandemic. The demand for single-family rentals has also skyrocketed in the wake of COVID-19. …
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Covid-
19: Report Reveals Where Wealthy NYC Residents Moved To During Pandemic
A review of mail-forwarding requests is revealing where New York City residents moved to after the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak began. The United States Post Office received double the monthly average of mail-forwarding requests from New York City in March with 56,000, with that number increasing to 81,000 in April, according to The New York Times. Most of those who moved out of the city were from the wealthiest zip codes in Manhattan, with half of the mail-forwarding requests in April from the Upper East and Upper West sides. Earlier story - COVID-19: Many Wealthy NYC…
Lifestyle
Details Emerge On How Party In Fairfield County
Covid-
19 Hotspot Became 'Super Spreader'
A lavish birthday party with about 50 people at a home in the tristate area ended up sparking numerous cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) after a guest from out the country was found to be carrying the virus. Before the Thursday, March 4, gathering, there were zero cases of COVID-19 in Westport, one of the hotspots for the virus' outbreak in the New York City metro area, which includes Westchester, Northern New Jersey and Fairfield County. On Wednesday, March 25, there are 87 cases of the virus in Westport and seven in Weston with more than half of the partygoers infected. The numbe…
News
Toll Prices Increase Along These NY Bridges, Tunnels
Traveling to and from New York City has gotten more expensive. Tolls on bridges and tunnels connecting New York City to northern New Jersey, Westchester, and Long Island went up this weekend, beginning on Sunday, Jan. 5. Toll increases will impact drivers using the George Washington Bridge, Lincoln Tunnel, Holland Tunnel, Goethals Bridge, Bayonne Bridge, and Outerbridge Crossing. Cash tolls were also increased to $16 on Port Authority bridges and tunnels. Passengers using E-Z Pass will be charged $13.75 during peak hours and $11.75 during off-peak hours, both a $1.25 increase.
Business
Video: '150 Good People Will Be Displaced,' RNN News Chief Says Of FiOS1 News Closure
Richard French III, the president of RNN News took time out of his daily TV show to talk about the upcoming closure of FiOS1 News after Verizon pulled out of contract talks with the company run by RNN and RNN-TV. “The ending of FiOS1 is personal,” said French, whose family owns both companies. “Around 150 good people, both behind and in front of the cameras, will be displaced, (that) includes anchors, reporters, producers, videographers and so many other faces you will never see." The closure of the hyper-local news channel will take place at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16. Verizon …
Weather
Winter Storm Watch: Midweek Nor'easter Could Bring 6-12 Inches Of Snow
Click here for an updated story: New Storm Snowfall Projections Increase Accumulation Range To 10-12 Inches A new winter storm now in the Upper Midwest is expected to develop into another Nor'easter bringing up to a half-foot or more of snow to the area in the middle of the workweek. The storm is moving across the country, producing blizzard conditions in the northern Plains and snow in the Midwest before becoming a coastal storm in the Northeast on Wednesday that could result in 3 to 6 inches or more of snow for much of the tristate area, according to the National Weather Service. Areas …
Weather
Eye On The Storm: Much Of Area Could Now See Up To 8 Inches Of Snow
Click here for an updated story: Eye Of The Storm: Heavy Snowfall Late Night Into Early Sunday Morning The fast-moving storm moving through the area Saturday night into Sunday morning is now expected to have a greater impact farther south than originally predicted. Up to 6-8 inches of snowfall accumulation is now possible in northern New Jersey, the lower Hudson Valley and Fairfield County, according to the most up-to-date projections for snowfall accumulation amounts, released Saturday morning by the National Weather Service. (See image above.) Winter Storm Warnings and Winter Weather Adv…
Weather
Projected Snowfall Totals Increase For Weekend Storm
Click here for an updated story: Half-Foot Of Snow Now Possible For Entire Area Don't let another mild day fool you, folks. A significant amount of snow is now expected to accumulate in the tristate area Saturday night into Sunday with as much as 4 to 5 inches being predicted from the quick-moving storm, according to the National Weather Service. Winter Storm Watches are in effect from early Saturday night to early Sunday morning for northern New Jersey, the lower Hudson Valley and Fairfield County. Friday will be cloudy with rain through the mid-afternoon, and the high temperature in …
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