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Quadruple Murder Case: Former Northern Westchester Police Officer Receives Sentence Quadruple Murder Case: Former Northern Westchester Police Officer Receives Sentence
Quadruple Murder Case: Former Northern Westchester Police Officer Receives Sentence A former police officer at several municipalities in Westchester and Dutchess counties has received his sentence for killing four men in the Hudson Valley over missing drug money.  Orange County resident and former cop Nicholas Tartaglione of Otisville, age 56, was sentenced on Monday, June 10 to four consecutive life sentences for the killings in the town of Chester in Orange County following a botched cocaine deal in April 2016 at the Likquid Lounge.  The four victims were: Martin Luna, age 41,  Urbano Santiago, age 32,  Miguel Luna, age 25,  Hector G…

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by Ben Crnic
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NY Attorney General Begins Process To Seize Trump’s Westchester Estate, Golf Course: Report NY Attorney General Begins Process To Seize Trump’s Westchester Estate, Golf Course: Report
NY Attorney General Begins Process To Seize Trump’s Westchester Estate, Golf Course: Report New York Attorney General Letitia James has taken the first step toward seizing former President Donald Trump’s golf course and private estate, CNN reports. Lawyers from James’ office registered New York’s $454 million civil judgment against Trump In Westchester County Court on Wednesday, March 6, the outlet reports. A Manhattan judge ordered Trump to pay the massive penalty after he, his adult sons, and the Trump Organization were found liable for using “numerous acts of fraud and misrepresentation” to inflate his net worth to get better loan terms. The reported move by the AG’s office wo…

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by Michael Mashburn
Schools
Top Honors: These Westchester Schools Recipients Of Prestigious National Blue Ribbon Award Top Honors: These Westchester Schools Recipients Of Prestigious National Blue Ribbon Award
Top Honors: These Westchester Schools Recipients Of Prestigious National Blue Ribbon Award When it comes to overall excellence, these New York schools are at the top of the class, and they have the hardware to prove it. Twenty-two schools in the Empire State are among just 353 across the country to receive the prestigious National Blue Ribbon Award from the US Department of Education. The annual awards recognize high-performing public and non-public schools, as well as those making strides in closing “achievement gaps” among student groups. “Their leaders not only articulate a vision of excellence and hold everyone to high standards, they stay close to the real action of teachin…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Quadruple Murder Case: Former Police Officer In Northern Westchester Found Guilty Quadruple Murder Case: Former Police Officer In Northern Westchester Found Guilty
Quadruple Murder Case: Former Police Officer In Northern Westchester Found Guilty A former police officer at several municipalities in Westchester and Dutchess counties has been convicted for the murders of four men in Orange County after a drug deal that went bad. According to an indictment that was filed in White Plains Federal Court, Nicholas Tartaglione killed Martin Luna, age 41, Urbano Santiago, age 32, Miguel Luna, age 25, and Hector Gutierrez, 43, at the Likquid Lounge in the town of Chester in Orange County following the botched cocaine deal in April 2016. The first victim was allegedly strangled with a zip tie, and three others were taken to an Otisville home i…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Fox News Parts Ways With Westchester's Lara Trump, Report Says Fox News Parts Ways With Westchester's Lara Trump, Report Says
Fox News Parts Ways With Westchester's Lara Trump, Report Says Fox News is cutting ties with network contributor and daughter-in-law of former President Donald Trump, Lara Trump, The Washington Post reports.  The 40-year-old former television producer, who shares three children with the former president’s son, Eric, will no longer be paid to offer commentary for Fox News due to the network’s ban on political activity, a source told the outlet. The move comes weeks after former President Trump announced that he was running for the Republican nomination in the 2024 presidential election. “We appreciate Lara’s valuable contributions to Fox News Medi…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Former Northern Westchester Attorney Sentenced For Stealing More Than $3.7M From Clients Former Northern Westchester Attorney Sentenced For Stealing More Than $3.7M From Clients
Former Northern Westchester Attorney Sentenced For Stealing More Than $3.7M From Clients A former attorney in New York has been sentenced for stealing millions from clients. Northern Westchester resident Laurieanne DeLitta, age 51, of  Briarcliff Manor, was sentenced to a term of one to three years in state prison for stealing more than $3.7 million from eight clients she represented as a real estate lawyer between 2017 and 2021, Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah announced Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 7. The court also ordered DeLitta to pay full restitution to her victims. “Attorneys should be held to the highest standards of ethics and integrity,” Roc…

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by Joe Lombardi
Politics
Look Who's Coming Back: Trump To Appear At Fundraiser In Northern Westchester Look Who's Coming Back: Trump To Appear At Fundraiser In Northern Westchester
Look Who's Coming Back: Trump To Appear At Fundraiser In Northern Westchester Former President Donald Trump is returning to his old Hudson Valley stomping grounds this summer to star at a fundraiser for the New York Republican Party. An invitation to GOP donors has been circulating throughout the region touting a Trump appearance in Northern Westchester County as the main attraction, likely at an event at his namesake golf club in Briarcliff Manor on Thursday, Aug. 5 hosted by the NYS Republican Committee. Tickets for the fundraiser reception start at $1,000 per person, while a ticket that comes with a photo opportunity with Trump come in at $5,000 per couple. …

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by Zak Failla
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Opera Singer From Westchester Delivers Her Own Baby In Car On Busy Highway Opera Singer From Westchester Delivers Her Own Baby In Car On Busy Highway
Opera Singer From Westchester Delivers Her Own Baby In Car On Busy Highway Emily Hardman had a general idea of how she wanted the birth of her second baby to go: Vaginally and unmedicated. The professional opera singer, who lives in Northern Westchester, got just that early last Saturday morning, May 15. The only thing was, though, she wasn't in a hospital with midwifery care and her doula. She was in the backseat of her family's Honda Accord -- with her husband Travis Hardman, the CEO of Daily Voice, behind the wheel -- on Route 78 in New Jersey, guided by nothing but a meditation app and cues from her own body. At 5:47 a.m. on that special day, baby girl Rosem…

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by Cecilia Levine
Sports
Northern Westchester Standout Named Division I Player Of Year Northern Westchester Standout Named Division I Player Of Year
Northern Westchester Standout Named Division I Player Of Year A New Yorker has earned the top honor in NCAA Division I hockey. Westchester County resident Aerin Frankel, a senior goaltender for Northeastern University in Boston, was awarded the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award over the weekend as the top player in D-I women's hockey. Frankel led the nation in every statistical goaltending category including goals-against average (0.81), save percentage (.965), goalie winning percentage (.891), and shutouts (nine) as she led her team to a national runner-up finish and 22-2-1 record. Frankel also was honored as the Hockey East player and goaltender o…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Westchester's Eric, Lara Trump Welcome Baby Girl Westchester's Eric, Lara Trump Welcome Baby Girl
Westchester's Eric, Lara Trump Welcome Baby Girl There’s a new Trump in town. Westchester County residents Eric and Lara Trump had their second child, Carolina Dorothy Trump, the couple announced on social media. “@LaraLeaTrump and I are excited to welcome Carolina Dorothy Trump into the world,” Eric tweeted late Monday, Aug. 19. “We love you already!” Lara, 36, announced that she was pregnant in April. Carolina joins the couple’s first-born, 23-month-old Luke, who was born in September 2017. Eric Trump spent much of his life near Byram Lake at Seven Springs, the 230-acre estate his father purchased in 1995. It straddles the t…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
NY Attorney General Investigating Allegations Of Wage Violations At Trump National, Report Says NY Attorney General Investigating Allegations Of Wage Violations At Trump National, Report Says
NY Attorney General Investigating Allegations Of Wage Violations At Trump National, Report Says The New York State Attorney General is investigating allegations that undocumented employees at Trump National Golf Club in Westchester were instructed to work overtime without pay, according to a Washington Post report. Jose Gabriel Juarez, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico working as a head waiter of the Grille Room restaurant at the Briarcliff Manor club, told the Post that his managers would have him clock out, but continue to do side work without receiving overtime pay. The report states that Juarez - and other employees - stayed on for hours, vacuuming carpets, polishing silverwa…

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by Zak Failla