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These Nassau County Bagel Shops Among Top 100 In NY, New Ranking Says These Nassau County Bagel Shops Among Top 100 In NY, New Ranking Says
These Nassau County Bagel Shops Among Top 100 In NY, New Ranking Says Whether for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, these bagels are the cream (cheese?) of the crop. Nearly three dozen businesses outside of New York City made the “Top 100 Bagel Shops in New York 2024” ranking by Yelp. To come up with its list, the restaurant review site identified businesses in the bagel category, then ranked those spots using a number of factors, including the total volume and ratings of reviews. Yelp’s ranking includes a mix of decades-old storefronts and newcomers making names for themselves post-COVID-19 pandemic.  Menus boast everything from the classics (plain, sesame…

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by Michael Mashburn
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$30M Insider Trading Case: Hudson Valley Duo Profited From Pharmaceutical Merger Info, Feds Say $30M Insider Trading Case: Hudson Valley Duo Profited From Pharmaceutical Merger Info, Feds Say
$30M Insider Trading Case: Hudson Valley Duo Profited From Pharmaceutical Merger Info, Feds Say Four men from New York and Massachusetts, including a police chief, are accused of making millions of dollars through an insider trading scheme involving one pharmaceutical company’s acquisition of another. The case, announced by the US Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York on Thursday, June 29, is one of four separate insider trading cases that reportedly generated a combined $30 million for those involved. Named in the case are: Shawn Cronin, age 43, of Dighton in Bristol County, Massachusetts and chief of the Dighton Police Department Joseph Dupont, age 44, of Rehoboth…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Woman, Age 36, Killed In Crash While Pulling Into Son's Youth Baseball Game In Hudson Valley Woman, Age 36, Killed In Crash While Pulling Into Son's Youth Baseball Game In Hudson Valley
Woman, Age 36, Killed In Crash While Pulling Into Son's Youth Baseball Game In Hudson Valley A woman died after a crash that happened while she was pulling into a parking lot at her son's youth baseball game in the Hudson Valley. Putnam County resident Kaylyn Anna Touhey, of Carmel, was killed on Tuesday, May 16 at the age of 36 when she was rear-ended and pushed into oncoming traffic while pulling into her son Benjamin's baseball game in the hamlet of Milton in Ulster County just before 5:40 p.m.  According to Marlborough Police, a black Nissan driven by a 42-year-old Dutchess County woman from Hopewell Junction had been traveling north on Route 9W when she collided with a wh…

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by Ben Crnic
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'Unusual Odor' In Hudson Valley Sparks Fears Of Contamination From Chemical Train Derailment 'Unusual Odor' In Hudson Valley Sparks Fears Of Contamination From Chemical Train Derailment
'Unusual Odor' In Hudson Valley Sparks Fears Of Contamination From Chemical Train Derailment This story has been updated. Environmental officials in New York are investigating multiple reports of strange odors in the air, sparking concerns they may be tied to the chemical train derailment in eastern Ohio, about 40 miles north of Pittsburgh, and its subsequent fire. In a statement to Daily Voice on Friday, Feb. 17, the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) said it is responding to reports in the Hudson Valley of an “unusual odor in the air.” “DEC has not received any reports from regulated emissions sources about releases that could contribute to the odors describe…

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by Michael Mashburn
Weather
How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals From Throughout Region How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals From Throughout Region
How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals From Throughout Region A quick-moving storm season brought the first accumulating snowfall to the region. Here's a look at some snowfall totals reported to the National Weather Service and other sources as of Monday morning, Dec. 12. If you don't see your town listed, post the total in a comment. New York Manhattan Central Park, Trace Queens LaGuardia Airport, 0.4 inches Nassau County Manhasset Hills, 0.3 inches Suffolk County North Babylon, 0.4 inches Islip Airport, 0.4 inches West Islip, 0.2 inches Rockland County Chestnut Ridge, 2.1 inches Orange County Monroe 3.5 inches Westchester Westc…

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by Joe Lombardi
Politics
Trump Aide From Northern Westchester Unanimously Held In Contempt By Jan. 6 Panel Trump Aide From Northern Westchester Unanimously Held In Contempt By Jan. 6 Panel
Trump Aide From Northern Westchester Unanimously Held In Contempt By Jan. 6 Panel The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the US Capitol in Washington DC unanimously voted to refer former Trump aides Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino, Jr. to the Justice Department for criminal contempt of Congress charges. Scavino, a Northern Westchester native from Yorktown and former resident of Hopewell Junction in Dutchess County who served as a social media director during the Trump campaign and later worked alongside him in the White House as deputy chief of staff, is officially facing a criminal contempt charge for refusing to comply with subpoenas from the i…

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by Zak Failla
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TV Show Spotlights Brutal Murder Of Entire Hudson Valley Family Of Five TV Show Spotlights Brutal Murder Of Entire Hudson Valley Family Of Five
TV Show Spotlights Brutal Murder Of Entire Hudson Valley Family Of Five Almost to the day of the 15-year anniversary of the brutal murders of a Hudson Valley family of five, Oxygen's true-crime series, "Family Massare," will air a segment on the event. The show will tell the horrific murder story of the Morey family of the Dutchess County town of Fishkill that took place on Friday, Jan. 19, 2007. The murder was uncovered that Friday when firefighters responded to a house fire on Route 82, and after battling the blaze, the New York State Police announced they had found the bodies of three young brothers, Manuel, age 13, Adam, age 10, and Ryan Morey, age 6 and th…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Possible Tornado Touches Down In Hudson Valley Possible Tornado Touches Down In Hudson Valley
Possible Tornado Touches Down In Hudson Valley Crews from the National Weather Service are on their way to New York's Hudson Valley to assess damage from a storm that many say produced a tornado. The storms ripped through Dutchess County just before 3 p.m., on Wednesday, April 21, leaving in its wake downed power lines, split and toppled trees, and many without electricity. Brian Montgomery, a lead meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said specialized crews left Albany early Thursday, April 22, and are expected in the Hopewell Junction area around noon to view damage in order to determine if a tornado touched down and if so,…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Personal Assistant Charged In Connection To Murder Of Tech Entrepreneur From Hudson Valley Personal Assistant Charged In Connection To Murder Of Tech Entrepreneur From Hudson Valley
Personal Assistant Charged In Connection To Murder Of Tech Entrepreneur From Hudson Valley Click here for an updated story: Assistant Tried To Make Grisly Murder Of Hudson Valley Tech CEO Look Like A Hit, Report Says A personal assistant for the Hudson Valley tech entrepreneur who was found dismembered in his Manhattan apartment this week has been arrested for his murder. Long Island native Tyrese Devon Hapsil, 21, an employee of longtime Dutchess County resident Fahim Saleh, is expected to be charged with his murder on Friday, July 17 after Saleh was found dismembered in his Lower East Side apartment on Tuesday, July 14. Earlier story - Details Emerge After Tech Entrepre…

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by Zak Failla
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Details Emerge After Tech Entrepreneur From Hudson Valley Found Dismembered Details Emerge After Tech Entrepreneur From Hudson Valley Found Dismembered
Details Emerge After Tech Entrepreneur From Hudson Valley Found Dismembered New details have been released after a tech mogul from the Hudson Valley was found dismembered with his body stuffed in garbage bags in his Manhattan apartment. Fahim Saleh, 33, a longtime Dutchess County resident who started his career while living in Hopewell Junction, was found murdered and dismembered by someone “dressed as a ninja” in all black, investigators said. Saleh, who was born in Saudi Arabia, moved with his parents to the Poughkeepsie area in his early teens. Police said that it is believed Saleh was attacked when he got off the elevator to his seventh-floor apartment on the …

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by Zak Failla
Weather
Severe Thunderstorms Sweeping Through Region: Here's Latest Severe Thunderstorms Sweeping Through Region: Here's Latest
Severe Thunderstorms Sweeping Through Region: Here's Latest A round of scattered severe thunderstorms with damaging winds that could cause power outages is sweeping through the area. At 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 29, radar indicated strong storms were located north of New York City, along a line extending from six miles northeast of Hopewell Junction in Dutchess County to Yorktown Heights in Northern Westchester. (See first image above.) Expect multiple lines/rounds of storms, the National Weather Service said, noting that heavy downpours could cause flooding, especially in low-lying areas with poor drainage.  The strong wind gusts could …

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by Joe Lombardi