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'White Lotus' Star Restored This Hudson Valley Hunting Lodge To Its Former Glory: Look Inside 'White Lotus' Star Restored This Hudson Valley Hunting Lodge To Its Former Glory: Look Inside
'White Lotus' Star Restored This Hudson Valley Hunting Lodge To Its Former Glory: Look Inside Walton Goggins is opening the doors to his enchanting 1920s lodge in the Hudson Valley, giving "Architectural Digest" an exclusive tour of the historically rich, thoughtfully restored estate he calls home. Originally built in 1924 as a Scottish hunting lodge, the 8,000-square-foot estate in Hillsdale, NY sits on 125 acres—once part of a sprawling 3,000-acre property.  When Goggins ("The Righteous Gemstones," "The Hateful Eight," "White Lotus") and his wife, Nadia Conners, purchased the home sometime after the COVID pandemic, it had been untouched for nearly a century, with every s…
Teen Killed In Ski Accident At Western Mass Resort Teen Killed In Ski Accident At Western Mass Resort
Teen Killed In Ski Accident At Western Mass Resort A 19-year-old student at an exclusive Massachusetts college was killed this week after suffering a severe head injury while skiing at a resort in the Berkshires. Alex Kemp, of Lincroft, NJ, was skiing at Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort in Hancock on Monday, Jan. 6, when he went off of one of the trails and hit his head after going over an embankment, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office said. He was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.  Paramedics performed life-saving measures as they rushed him to Berkshire Medical Center. Doctors later transferred Kemp to…
NJ High School Hockey Player Collin Zavoda Dies, 15 NJ High School Hockey Player Collin Zavoda Dies, 15
NJ High School Hockey Player Collin Zavoda Dies, 15 Collin Zavoda, a 15-year-old student athlete at Bridgewater High School died unexpectedly on Monday, June 10, according to a campaign launched for his family. A native of Edison, Zavoda moved to Bridgewater in 2013 and was active in the community, playing baseball and hockey, his obituary on the Bridgewater Funeral Home website reads.  An avid hockey fan, Collin also worked as a hockey referee, according to his obituary and helped lead his club hockey team to a championship. The rising sophomore was also an active Boy Scout who enjoyed fishing, boating and skiing, his obituary rea…
Penn State Senior Dies Skiing With UNC President Dad Penn State Senior Dies Skiing With UNC President Dad
Penn State Senior Dies Skiing With UNC President Dad Pennsylvania State University senior Nick Feinstein died on New Year's Eve after being caught in an avalanche while skiing in Colorado, rescue volunteers announced. He was 22.  Feinstein and his dad, University of Northern Colorado President Andy Feinstein, were hitting the slopes near Breckenridge Ski Resort on Saturday, Dec. 31 in a backcountry stretch known locally as The Numbers, said the Summit County Rescue Group.  At about 1 p.m, the pair were swept up in an avalanche that partially buried Andy and completely buried Nick, the volunteer group explained. The father was able to dig him…
‘No Such Thing As Off-Duty:’ NJ Cop Couple Saves Life Of Critically Injured Montana Skier ‘No Such Thing As Off-Duty:’ NJ Cop Couple Saves Life Of Critically Injured Montana Skier
‘No Such Thing As Off-Duty:’ NJ Cop Couple Saves Life Of Critically Injured Montana Skier A New Jersey law enforcement couple jumped into action to save the life of a 19-year-old woman critically injured while skiing in Montana earlier this week. Wharton Police Detective Richard Ornelas and Detective Sgt. Christina Kovacs of the Morris County Sheriff’s Office were on vacation at the Big Sky ski resort in Montana when they came across the injured skier face down near the south side of the mountain on Monday, March 15. The couple saw that the woman had sustained a serious laceration toward her upper left arm — the bone was broken and exposed, and the wound was bleeding uncont…
WINTER BLUES? Mountain Creek Offers Timely Break From Cabin Fever, COVID-19 WINTER BLUES? Mountain Creek Offers Timely Break From Cabin Fever, COVID-19
Winter Blues? Mountain Creek Offers Timely Break From Cabin Fever, Covid-19 The mountains are alive with the sound of skiers and snowboarders.  New Jerseyans took advantage of this week's winter snowfall -- and a break from COVID-19 worries -- by hitting the trails of Mountain Creek.  The ski resort officially opened for the season on Thursday.  On their webpage Friday, resort operators posted, "What an opening day. Not only are we so excited to get back out on the mountain and enjoy some fresh air but kicking our season off with a powder day was truly something special." "As for the mountain, our groomers took to the hill last night to lay down so…