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Family Asks Public For Help In Nationwide Search For Missing 22-Year-Old NY Woman Family Asks Public For Help In Nationwide Search For Missing 22-Year-Old NY Woman
Family Asks Public For Help In Nationwide Search For Missing 22-Year-Old NY Woman The family of a missing a 22-year-old New York woman who went missing while traveling is asking the public for help locating her as a nationwide search is underway. Long Island resident Gabrielle Petito, of Blue Point in Suffolk County, was traveling in a white, 2012 Ford Transit van with her boyfriend when she stopped communicating with friends and family, police said. Petito was reported missing to the Suffolk County Police Department by her mother, Nichole Schmidt, on Saturday, Sept. 11 just before 7 p.m. Since being reported missing, police have located the van at the home of her boyf…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Popular Restaurant Opening Second Location In Area Popular Restaurant Opening Second Location In Area
Popular Restaurant Opening Second Location In Area An area restaurant that offers 30 varieties of pancakes and waffles will soon be expanding to a new location. The Village Restaurant and Pancake Factory will open a new location in Dutchess County in the Poughkeepsie Galleria, according to an announcement from the restaurant. The first restaurant is located at 1540 Main Street in Pleasant Valley. Some of the pancakes listed in the restaurant's online menu include chocolate-covered strawberry, PB&J, and "Mama's Baked Apple." The restaurant owners said they also provide a gluten-free menu. "These past two years have been a plea…

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by Nicole Valinote
Politics
Facebook Says Trump Will Remain Suspended For At Least Two More Years Facebook Says Trump Will Remain Suspended For At Least Two More Years
Facebook Says Trump Will Remain Suspended For At Least Two More Years Former President Donald Trump isn't going to “like" Facebook’s decision to keep him in cyber jail through at least much of 2023. Citing his “praise for people who engaged in violence” during the deadly insurrection at the United States Capitol on Jan. 6, Facebook upheld its suspension of Trump’s accounts on both Facebook and Instagram, saying he will be barred from using their social media platforms for two years. “Given the gravity of the circumstances that led to Mr. Trump’s suspension, we believe his actions constituted a severe violation of our rules which merit the highest penalty ava…

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by Zak Failla
News
Fairfield County HS Students Made NCAA-Type Bracket To Rank Girls, Principals Say Fairfield County HS Students Made NCAA-Type Bracket To Rank Girls, Principals Say
Fairfield County HS Students Made Ncaa-type Bracket To Rank Girls, Principals Say March Madness got a little more maddening for some Connecticut educators in Fairfield County. Students at Fairfield Ludlowe and Fairfield Warde high schools are in hot water after allegedly collaborating to create an NCAA basketball tournament-like bracket to allow participants to “vote” on their female classmates. The brackets reportedly included the names of girls at both schools on the lines where teams would be listed on a traditional bracket, allowing students to vote. The bracket was then posted on social media, school officials said. Brackets were first posted on Instagram and inclu…

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by Zak Failla
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Area Man Latest To Be Charged For Role In Deadly Capitol Riot Area Man Latest To Be Charged For Role In Deadly Capitol Riot
Area Man Latest To Be Charged For Role In Deadly Capitol Riot An area man has become the latest charged for his role in the deadly January riots at the United States Capitol. Putnam County resident Robert Ballesteros, of Mahopac, became the ninth person in the Hudson Valley to be charged in the insurrection in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, Jan. 6 after turning himself in to the FBI in Westchester earlier this week. FBI investigators discovered Ballesteros’ presence at the Capitol after a tipster alerted agents about a social media video that had been posted online showing him wearing a black mask and red jacket on the day of the riot. It is all…

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by Zak Failla
Politics
COVID-19: Instagram Pulls Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Account Due To False Anti-Vaccine Claims COVID-19: Instagram Pulls Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Account Due To False Anti-Vaccine Claims
Covid-19: Instagram Pulls Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Account Due To False Anti-Vaccine Claims Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will no longer be a fixture on Instagram after the conspiracy theorist spread anti-COVID-19 vaccine rhetoric over social media. Instagram announced this week that Kennedy’s account has been suspended after he spread misinformation about COVID-19 and vaccines. At the time of the ban, Kennedy, a former resident of Northern Westchester County, in Bedford, had more than 800,000 followers on the platform. Kennedy had been active on social media stating that some COVID-19 vaccines have been untested and could cause serious health problems, despite a lack of evidence, leadi…

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by Zak Failla
Politics
Twitter Permanently Blocks Trump Account Due To Risk Of 'Inciting Violence' Twitter Permanently Blocks Trump Account Due To Risk Of 'Inciting Violence'
Twitter Permanently Blocks Trump Account Due To Risk Of 'Inciting Violence' The leader of the free world can no longer post a tweet. Donald Trump, who attributed his victory in the 2016 presidential election to his use of Twitter, has now been banned from the platform after domestic terrorists expressing support for him violently stormed into the Capitol this week in an apparent attempted coup, leading to five deaths, Twitter announced Friday evening, Jan. 8. “After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them — specifically how they are being received and interpreted on and off Twitter — we have permanently suspended …

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by Joe Lombardi
Lifestyle
Celebrity Chef Sandra Lee Moves Out Of Northern Westchester Home She Once Shared With Cuomo Celebrity Chef Sandra Lee Moves Out Of Northern Westchester Home She Once Shared With Cuomo
Celebrity Chef Sandra Lee Moves Out Of Northern Westchester Home She Once Shared With Cuomo Celebrity chef and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo girlfriend Sandra Lee has moved out of the house in Northern Westchester she shared with the governor and his three daughters for years. Saying on Instagram the move was "one of the saddest days of my life," Lee moved on Monday, Dec. 14, after selling the large New Castle home known as "Lily Pond" for $1.85 million earlier this year. The couple separated last year after a 14-year relationship. Lee has since moved to Malibu, California. On Monday, Lee, 54, was spotted moving furniture out of the four-bedroom Colonial style home, and photos were p…

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by Kathy Reakes
Business
COVID-19: Alert Issued For Scam Involving Facebook Friends Pushing Fake Grants COVID-19: Alert Issued For Scam Involving Facebook Friends Pushing Fake Grants
Covid-19: Alert Issued For Scam Involving Facebook Friends Pushing Fake Grants With many struggling financially due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a new scam has been making the rounds involving Facebook “friends” pushing faux grants related to the virus. The Better Business Bureau issued an alert regarding a scam involving the social media giant that has become more prevalent in recent weeks. According to the BBB, Facebook users have been receiving a Facebook Messenger chats or direct message that appears to come from a friend, relative, community member, or another person the user trusts.  The message describes a COVID-19 relief grant, with scammers claiming to hav…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Westchester Middle School Students Caught In Racist Videos On Social Media Westchester Middle School Students Caught In Racist Videos On Social Media
Westchester Middle School Students Caught In Racist Videos On Social Media For the second time in a week, a Westchester school district is dealing with racist posts by students on social media. Videos of students in New Rochelle, some of whom have been confirmed to attend Albert Leonard Middle School, were involved in videos on multiple social media platforms that included ethnic slurs and language. The videos of students were reportedly on Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and others using offensive racial slurs. “We are horrified to have learned about a vicious act of racism in the District perpetrated on social media, involving the vilest of ethnic slurs …

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by Zak Failla
News
VP Of Operations At Company In Hudson Valley, Connecticut Loses Job Over George Floyd Challenge VP Of Operations At Company In Hudson Valley, Connecticut Loses Job Over George Floyd Challenge
VP Of Operations At Company In Hudson Valley, Connecticut Loses Job Over George Floyd Challenge The vice president of operations for a company that operates in New York and Connecticut has been fired for allegedly commenting on the "George Floyd Challenge." Ray Migliaro, a floor manager for the Hudson Valley Comic Con, in Poughkeepsie, and the vice president of operations for the ConnecicutCon, in Hartford, has been let go from both companies, after allegedly making comments supporting the challenge. The challenge, which has been circulating on Facebook and other forums, shows people kneeling on the necks of others, mocking the tragic police-related death of George Floyd in Minneapol…

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by Kathy Reakes
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COVID-19: State Launches 'I Stay Home For' Campaign, Using Celebrities, Social Media COVID-19: State Launches 'I Stay Home For' Campaign, Using Celebrities, Social Media
Covid-19: State Launches 'I Stay Home For' Campaign, Using Celebrities, Social Media New York State has launched a campaign to encourage residents to stay home and help combat the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Wednesday, April 8 that the state was launching the “I Stay Home For” social media campaign, which is designed to encourage New Yorkers to stay at home and practice proper social distance protocols. “This is about who you are staying home for. This is not about staying home for yourself,” Cuomo said. “You stay at home for others, for the vulnerable people, who if they get this, they are in a very scary state. You’re doing it fo…

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by Zak Failla