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Powerful NY Attorney, Wife Missing After Luxury Yacht Capsizes Off Coast Of Italy: Reports
A New York attorney with Connecticut roots and his wife are among seven people missing after the yacht they were on capsized early this week in Italy, according to multiple reports.
Christopher Morvillo, age 59, who attended the Canterbury School in Litchfield County, Connecticut, and later Fordham University, along with his wife, Neda Morvillo, age 57, are among six people who are unaccounted after the 184-foot luxury yacht overturned off the coast of Sicily on Monday morning, Aug. 19, according to ABC 7.
Twenty-two people were on board the ship at the time of the incident near Palermo, ac…
Popular Actor From Westchester Figures Prominently In 'White Lotus' Season Finale
With the Season 2 finale of the HBO drama "White Lotus" just hours away, many in the region are wondering how a popular actor and native New Yorker figures in things amid a flurry of cliffhangers.
Westchester County native Michael Imperioli, who was born in Mount Vernon, plays philandering Hollywood hotshot Dominic Di Grasso, who is joined in Italy, the venue for the second season, by his son, Albie (actor Adam DiMarco), and father, Bert (played by F. Murray Abraham).
The 56-year-old Imperioli has a long list of credits, including earning a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporti…
Squashed Already: NY Farmer's Days-Old Pumpkin All-Time Record Broken (Barely!)
Well, that didn’t last long.
Just one week after a farmer in upstate New York set the record for the heaviest pumpkin ever grown in North America, that record has already been squashed by a grower in Minnesota.
The massive 2,560-pound gourd was unveiled in California on Monday, Oct. 10, at the 49th Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, near San Francisco.
Earlier Report: Good Gourd: NY Farmer Breaks Record For Heaviest Pumpkin In North America
Grown by Travis Gienger, of Anoka, Minnesota, it just barely beat out the previous pumpkin king, Scott Andrusz, of Willi…
Recall Issued For 'Ineligible' Egg Products Shipped To NY
A New York company is recalling egg products that were produced in Italy and are ineligible to be exported to the United States.
Valrhona Inc., a Brooklyn company, is recalling about 66 pounds of dried albumin egg products, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced on Wednesday, Aug. 31.
The recalled items were produced on Feb. 2, 2022, March 18, 2022, June 17, 2022, and July 19, 2022.
The products come in a plastic canister containing “Sosa ALBUWHIP" with lot code LALB22033, LALB22077, LALB22168 or LALB22200, officials said. …
Family Of Student At Prestigious Westchester School Who Died By Suicide Considers Legal Action
The family of an Italian teen who was a student at a prestigious New York academy has issued a statement following his death by suicide after allegedly being placed in isolation.
The incident took place in Westchester County around 9:30 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 17 at the EF Academy in Thornwood, according to Chief Paul J. Oliva, of the Mount Pleasant Police.
When police responded to a call of a suicidal person, Claudio Mandia, age 17, of Salerno, Italy, was found dead in a room at EF Academy on the eve of his 18th birthday, Oliva said.
He died from hanging, Oliva said.
See Earlier Story: S…
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…
More Info Emerges On Covid-related Illness In Children As 14 States Now Investigating Cases
Health officials are sharing new information about the pediatric inflammatory illness linked to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, with 14 states now investigating cases.
New York State has the most cases with 102.
Other states now investigating cases are Connecticut, New Jersey, California, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah and Washington. So far, those states have not yet released details on the cases.
The illness displays symptoms similar to those of Kawasaki disease or toxic shock-like syndrome.
"Pediatric m…
Covid-19: Death Toll In New York Tops 10,000 As Hospitalization Rate Levels Out
New York has surpassed a bleak milestone as the death toll due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic surpassed 10,000.
During his daily COVID-19 news briefing on Monday, April 13, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that there are now 195,031 confirmed cases statewide, which have resulted in the deaths of 10,056 New Yorkers, up from the total of 935 a day earlier.
The total comes after 671 residents died on Easter Sunday, the ninth straight day with more than 600 reported COVID-19 deaths in the state. The only countries with more COVID-19 deaths than New York are Italy, Spain, Franc…
1,104 New Covid-19 Cases Confirmed On Long Island As State Total Hits 37,258
There were 1,104 new cases of novel coronavirus reported on Long Island as the total number of confirmed cases climbs to 37,258.
In Nassau County, there were 629 new cases reported, bringing the total countywide total to 3,914 since the outbreak began. There were 475 cases in Suffolk, as the total climbed to 2,735.
Earlier report: COVID-19: More Than 1,000 Have Now Died In US With 280 In NYC Where Morgues Are Near Capacity
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that there have been 6,448 new COVID-19 in the state, with the death toll rising 100 from 285 to 385 as of Thursday, March 26. N…
Covid-19: 849 New Confirmed Long Island Cases; State Total Now 25,665
There have been 849 new confirmed cases of the novel strain of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on Long Island as the state’s total rose to 25,665, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced.
In Nassau County there were 427 new cases, bringing the total to 2,869 since the outbreak, while there were 422 new cases in Suffolk County, adding up to a total of 1,880.
There have now been 4,749 Long Islanders that tested positive for COVID-19.
As of Tuesday, March 24, globally, there have been 396,592 cases of coronavirus, which resulted in 17,229 deaths. There have been 46,168 confirmed cases in the United …
Covid-19: Outbreak Could Peak In 45 Days, Cuomo Predicts
The novel coronavirus outbreak is going to get worse before it gets better, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is cautioning.
Globally, there have been 197,225 confirmed COVID-19 cases of coronavirus, including 5,921 in the United States that resulted in 100 deaths. (See first image above.)
In New York, despite efforts to curtail the spread of the virus, the number of positive tests spiked overnight to approximately 1,700.
Citing health experts, Cuomo said that the virus is going to continue to be a plague on the country, with the number of cases potentially not peaking for approximately 45 days. …
