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Gwyneth Paltrow Jokes About Martha Stewart In Dust-Up Of Celebs With Northern Westchester Ties Gwyneth Paltrow Jokes About Martha Stewart In Dust-Up Of Celebs With Northern Westchester Ties
Gwyneth Paltrow Jokes About Martha Stewart In Dust-Up Of Celebs With Northern Westchester Ties Gwyneth Paltrow made a joke about Martha Stewart in her company's new holiday gift guide video. The celebrities each have ties to Northern Westchester County, as Stewart is a resident of the Bedford hamlet of Katonah and Paltrow previously lived in the Lewisboro hamlet of Waccabuc. In the commercial, which was posted to YouTube on Thursday, Nov. 17, Paltrow playfully walks viewers through the ways that her lifestyle brand, "Goop," brings its holiday gift guide to life. The video concludes with Paltrow picking up the phone and the man on the other end informing her that Martha Stewart is on…

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by Nicole Valinote
Politics
Ocasio-Cortez Raises Security Concerns After Confrontation With Controversial Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez Raises Security Concerns After Confrontation With Controversial Congresswoman
Ocasio-Cortez Raises Security Concerns After Confrontation With Controversial Congresswoman New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez raised security concerns after getting into a heated confrontation with controversial Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. The Washington Post reported that Greene, a Republican from Georgia, attempted to confront the New York Democrat outside the House chamber on Wednesday afternoon, May 12 shouting to get her attention twice while accusing her of supporting Antifa and Black Lives Matter, calling them “terrorists.” Greene, age 46, also reportedly shouted that Ocasio-Cortez was failing to defend her “radical socialist” beliefs by declining t…

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by Zak Failla
News
New Videos Surface Of Area Councilman Yelling At Police New Videos Surface Of Area Councilman Yelling At Police
New Videos Surface Of Area Councilman Yelling At Police New controversial videos of embattled Newburgh City Councilman Omari Shakur have surfaced on social media. Days after Shakur was caught on a police body camera berating and cursing at detectives during a traffic stop, new photos have been released, with the councilman making perceived threats and drug references. During the initial incident, which was captured in a 25-minute video, Shakur admonished members of the police department and became combative, prompting officers to call for backup when he started threatening to drive away. Shakur refused to give officers his information, got phys…

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by Zak Failla
Sports
Controversy Swirls After New Rochelle 'Reassigns' Coach Lou DiRienzo Before Playoff Game Controversy Swirls After New Rochelle 'Reassigns' Coach Lou DiRienzo Before Playoff Game
Controversy Swirls After New Rochelle 'Reassigns' Coach Lou DiRienzo Before Playoff Game Click here for an updated story: New Rochelle Teachers' Union Calls For Superintendent To Resign Amid Uproar Over Coach A popular and highly successful high school varsity coach in Westchester has been “reassigned” from coaching just days before he was set to coach a playoff game. The New Rochelle School District announced late on Wednesday, Nov. 13, that head football coach Lou DiRienzo has been “reassigned from his teaching and coaching responsibilities.” At a press conference held on Thursday, Nov. 14, Schools Superintendent Laura Feijoo offered few details, saying that she "really…

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by Zak Failla