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Several Injured After Bus Carrying 50 Extras From Showtime's 'Billions’ Crashes In Area Several Injured After Bus Carrying 50 Extras From Showtime's 'Billions’ Crashes In Area
Several Injured After Bus Carrying 50 Extras From Showtime's 'Billions’ Crashes In Area Eight people were injured when a bus carrying 50 extras for the Showtime series "Billions," slid down an embankment in the area. The crash took place around 10:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 2 in Ulster County, on Mountain Rest Road in New Paltz, said New Paltz Police Lt. Robert Lucchesi. According to Lucchesi, the bus was returning from filming when it stopped on the road due to another accident. The driver got off the vehicle to try and help. When he left the bus, it began to slide down an embankment, hitting a vehicle, and then a second before coming to rest at the bottom of a ditch. Of the 50 p…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Showtime's 'Billions' Looking For Extras From Area Showtime's 'Billions' Looking For Extras From Area
Showtime's 'Billions' Looking For Extras From Area Just in time for the holidays, "Billions," a hit Showtime series, is looking for locals to work as paid extras. According to Grant Wilfley Casting, the series will be filming upscale party scenes and other takes in Ulster County in the New Platz area for Season 5 of the series which stars Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis. The filming will take place on Monday, Dec. 2 and Tuesday, Dec. 3, at the swanky Mohonk Mountain House, announced the Hudson Valley Film Commission on Facebook. The agency is seeking men and women, 18 years and older to portray wealthy event-goers. Anyone within …

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Northern Westchester Teen To Star On CBS Show 'Blue Bloods' Northern Westchester Teen To Star On CBS Show 'Blue Bloods'
Northern Westchester Teen To Star On CBS Show 'Blue Bloods' A 17-year-old from Northern Westchester will guest star on an episode of CBS-TV's "Blue Bloods." Igby Rigney of Ossining, a freshman at Pace University, will star as Evan Scott on the Risk Management episode airing Friday, April 13 at 10 p.m. The teen has also appeared on TV shows and commercials including Popeye’s Chicken, Google, Huntington Learning Centers and two other dramas: "Billions" (Showtime), and "Orange is the New Black" (Netflix).  Live performances in Westchester include "Our Town" with the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival and "G…

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by Cecilia Levine