Posh Hamptons Yacht Club’s Staff Visa Mess Cancels Dinner Service: Report Posh Hamptons Yacht Club’s Staff Visa Mess Cancels Dinner Service: Report
Posh Hamptons Yacht Club’s Staff Visa Mess Cancels Dinner Service: Report An exclusive Hamptons yacht club was forced to cancel routine service this week due to visa issues for the staff, according to a report. Devon Yacht Club in Amagansett suspended dinner service on Wednesday night, Aug. 26 and will offer only limited options Thursday, Aug. 27, the New York Post reported Thursday. The club had an issue with H2B visas for its cooks, according to a letter to members obtained by the Post. H2B visas are issued to foreign workers for temporary jobs in the U.S. But paperwork for the yacht club’s employees was mixed up at some stage, requiring many to return to thei…
Man Steals Power Equipment From Baseball Field In Hudson Valley: Police Man Steals Power Equipment From Baseball Field In Hudson Valley: Police
Man Steals Power Equipment From Baseball Field In Hudson Valley: Police A 39-year-old man is accused of breaking into a building at a Rockland County baseball field and stealing power equipment, police said.  The burglary was reported at Manny Lopez Baseball Field, a Village of Haverstraw property on Anthony J. Morina Drive, on Sunday, Aug. 23, the Haverstraw Police Department announced on Thursday, Aug. 27.  Officers investigating the incident found that someone had illegally entered a building on the property and stolen two pieces of power equipment, police said.   Investigators later identified Haverstraw resident Robert Hernandez, 39, a…
Crack Cocaine Dealer Busted In Task Force Sting In Dutchess County: DA Crack Cocaine Dealer Busted In Task Force Sting In Dutchess County: DA
Crack Cocaine Dealer Busted In Task Force Sting In Dutchess County: DA A 48-year-old man accused of repeatedly selling narcotics in Dutchess County was busted with numerous bags of crack cocaine that prosecutors said were packaged for sale.  Tommy Houston, 48, was arrested on Pershing Avenue in Poughkeepsie on Wednesday, Aug. 26, following an investigation by the Dutchess County District Attorney's Office Drug Task Force, according to the DA's Office.  Investigators said Drug Task Force agents had been focusing on areas of Poughkeepsie identified as hot spots for violent crime and narcotics activity when they identified Houston as an alleged drug dea…
Former Village Trustee, Firefighter Killed In NY Hit-Run, Driver At Large Former Village Trustee, Firefighter Killed In NY Hit-Run, Driver At Large
Former Village Trustee, Firefighter Killed In NY Hit-Run, Driver At Large A longtime community figure who served both in village government and with his local fire department was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Sullivan County.  Ronald Kates, 81, a former Woodridge village trustee and past member of the Woodridge Fire Department, was struck outside Woodridge Village Hall early Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 26, according to Incident Reporter Mark Lieb of Rockland Video Productions, who cited local fire officials. The crash happened on Dairyland Road near Green Avenue in the Village of Woodridge, Lieb reported.  New York State Police responded to investigat…
'Wonder Years' Star Says She Cradled Husband Orson Bean For Hours After Horrific Fatal Crash 'Wonder Years' Star Says She Cradled Husband Orson Bean For Hours After Horrific Fatal Crash
'Wonder Years' Star Says She Cradled Husband Orson Bean For Hours After Horrific Fatal Crash More than six years after a devastating loss, a familiar television actress is opening up about the hours that changed her life. Alley Mills, 75, has revealed that she remained beside the body of her husband, actor and comedian Orson Bean, for about four hours after he was struck and killed by two vehicles in Venice, California. Bean was 91. Mills recounted the tragedy during the Friday, Aug. 21, edition of film producer Mark Joseph’s podcast, “The Mark Joseph Show.”  “I heard a screech of wheels," Mills said in the interview, "and the first thing I saw was his red scarf on the paveme…
Ex Searched Mom's Facebook 300+ Times Then Killed Her, Hiding Body Under Motel Bed: DA Ex Searched Mom's Facebook 300+ Times Then Killed Her, Hiding Body Under Motel Bed: DA
Ex Searched Mom's Facebook 300+ Times Then Killed Her, Hiding Body Under Motel Bed: DA A Pennsylvania man who searched his ex-girlfriend's name on Facebook more than 300 times in the days before killing her, then carried her body into a motel room and hid it beneath a bed, has been convicted of first-degree murder, prosecutors announced. Brian Kuchinka, of Port Allegany, was found guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of 28-year-old K-Leigh Hill-Nelson on Wednesday, Aug. 26, McKean County District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer said. Kuchinka had previously pleaded guilty to criminal homicide and abuse of a corpse, admitting he caused Hill-Nelson's death but dis…
NY Horse Trainer Guilty Of Animal Cruelty Dodges Jail Time: Authorities NY Horse Trainer Guilty Of Animal Cruelty Dodges Jail Time: Authorities
NY Horse Trainer Guilty Of Animal Cruelty Dodges Jail Time: Authorities A New York horse trainer convicted on three counts of animal cruelty will not serve any jail time, authorities announced Wednesday, Aug. 26. Andrea Nussinow, 64, of Tivoli, will instead pay a $1,750 fine, spend three years on probation, and complete 100 hours of community service, the Columbia County District Attorney’s office said. Additionally, Nussinow was banned from owning any horses, though she was allowed to petition the court to possess two horses in the future, according to prosecutors. All 13 of Nussinow’s horses were seized in her July 2024 arrest. “The horses in Ms. Nussinow's …
Dutchess Man Who Killed Taxi Driver Over Fare, Dumped Body In NY Reservoir Learns Fate Dutchess Man Who Killed Taxi Driver Over Fare, Dumped Body In NY Reservoir Learns Fate
Dutchess Man Who Killed Taxi Driver Over Fare, Dumped Body In NY Reservoir Learns Fate A Dutchess County man who admitted murdering a Connecticut taxi driver whose body was later found in a Hudson Valley reservoir will spend at least two decades behind bars.  Pawling resident Santos Vasquez Ramirez, 28, was sentenced to 21 years to life in state prison on Wednesday, Aug. 26, for the murder of 66-year-old Danbury cab driver Aurelio Orbez, Putnam County District Attorney Robert Tendy announced.  Orbez was reported missing by his family on Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, after he failed to return home from work the night before. Six days later, his body was recovered from the Cr…
Cops ID Suspected NJ Sailboat Thief Killed In RI Police Shootout, Was Experienced Captain Cops ID Suspected NJ Sailboat Thief Killed In RI Police Shootout, Was Experienced Captain
Cops ID Suspected NJ Sailboat Thief Killed In RI Police Shootout, Was Experienced Captain The man accused of stealing a luxury sailboat in New Jersey days before he was killed in a shootout with police in Rhode Island has been identified. WJAR identified the suspect as 27-year-old Brendan Norris, of Newport, RI. Norris allegedly stole the 1968 Hinckley Bermuda from Liberty Harbor Marina in Jersey City on Saturday night, Aug. 22. New Jersey State Police released footage showing Norris, then unidentified, undocking the 40-foot boat and sailing away. Police tracked the vessel until it reached the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, where Norris apparently disabled its tracking device, c…
Staffer Put Resident In Chokehold At Autism Center In Dutchess County: NYSP Staffer Put Resident In Chokehold At Autism Center In Dutchess County: NYSP
Staffer Put Resident In Chokehold At Autism Center In Dutchess County: Nysp A staff member at a Dutchess County autism care facility is facing a felony charge after police said he put a resident under his care in a chokehold.  The incident happened at the Anderson Center for Autism in Hyde Park on Wednesday, Aug. 19, New York State Police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 26.  The agency said that staff member Rojae Omario Rhone, 21, of Poughkeepsie, placed a 21-year-old resident who was under his care in a chokehold.  Following an investigation, Rhone was arrested on Monday, Aug. 24, and charged with first-degree endangering the welfare of an incompeten…
Man Who Sexually Abused Child For Years In Hudson Valley Gets Minimum Sentence: DA Man Who Sexually Abused Child For Years In Hudson Valley Gets Minimum Sentence: DA
Man Who Sexually Abused Child For Years In Hudson Valley Gets Minimum Sentence: DA A Sullivan County man who admitted to sexually abusing a young girl for years in Rockland County has received the minimum possible sentence — a punishment prosecutors said falls far short of what his crimes deserved.   Monticello resident Joel Deutsch, 35, was sentenced to 10 years to life in state prison on Wednesday, Aug. 26, by Rockland County Court Judge Kevin F. Russo, the Rockland County District Attorney's Office announced.  The sentence came after Deutsch pleaded guilty in May to predatory sexual assault against a child, first-degree course of sexual conduct against a…
NY Cab Driver Nearly Killed In Early-Morning Customer’s Knife Attack, Robbery: Authorities NY Cab Driver Nearly Killed In Early-Morning Customer’s Knife Attack, Robbery: Authorities
NY Cab Driver Nearly Killed In Early-Morning Customer’s Knife Attack, Robbery: Authorities A New York man called for a cab, then tried to kill the driver and stole the vehicle, authorities said. Jonathan Tejada, 32, of Scotia, was indicted Wednesday, Aug. 26 on first-degree attempted murder and other charges for the attack on the cabbie at a Motel 6 at 2700 Curry Road in Colonie on Wednesday, Aug. 19, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said. Tejada requested the taxi around 4 a.m., then got into the backseat like normal when it arrived, investigators said. However, he then attacked the driver with a folding knife, slashing him and stabbing him in the chest, according to…