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I-684 Crackdown Leads To Nearly 150 Tickets Issued, Driver Clocked At 90 MPH In Putnam County I-684 Crackdown Leads To Nearly 150 Tickets Issued, Driver Clocked At 90 MPH In Putnam County I-684 Crackdown Leads To Nearly 150 Tickets Issued, Driver Clocked At 90 MPH In Putnam County
I-684 Crackdown Leads To Nearly 150 Tickets Issued, Driver Clocked At 90 MPH In Putnam County Nearly 150 tickets were issued during an eight-hour traffic crackdown along I-684 in Putnam County this week, including to a driver police said was caught traveling 90 mph through an active work zone.  The Operation Hard Hat detail was held on Interstate 684 in Southeast on Tuesday, Sept. 22, while New York State Department of Transportation crews were repairing guide rails, New York State Police announced on Thursday, Sept. 24. During the operation, troopers issued 148 traffic citations, including 98 for speeding, the agency reported. Another eight drivers were cited for alleged viol…
Chris Spatola Dies Suddenly: ESPN Analyst, Coach K’s Son-In-Law Was 47 Chris Spatola Dies Suddenly: ESPN Analyst, Coach K’s Son-In-Law Was 47 Chris Spatola Dies Suddenly: ESPN Analyst, Coach K’s Son-In-Law Was 47
Chris Spatola Dies Suddenly: ESPN Analyst, Coach K’s Son-In-Law Was 47 College basketball is mourning a TV analyst whose ties to the game stretched far beyond the broadcast booth. ESPN announced that Chris Spatola, 47, died unexpectedly on Monday, Sept. 21. The former Duke staff member was the son-in-law of legendary coach Mike "Coach K" Krzyzewski. No cause of death has been publicly disclosed. Spatola worked under his father-in-law as an assistant at Duke from 2007 to 2012, helping the Blue Devils win the 2010 NCAA championship. According to Duke, he started as a graduate assistant/head team manager before becoming director of basketball operations in 2008.…
Masturbating Man Forces Woman To Stand On Flight From NY To NJ, Airline Confirms Masturbating Man Forces Woman To Stand On Flight From NY To NJ, Airline Confirms Masturbating Man Forces Woman To Stand On Flight From NY To NJ, Airline Confirms
Masturbating Man Forces Woman To Stand On Flight From NY To NJ, Airline Confirms A man masturbating on a flight from New York to New Jersey left one woman no choice but to stand for the duration of the flight, as there were no other available seats, Daily Voice has learned. The incident was reported to flight attendants on a Sept. 3 flight operated by United Express partner Republic Airways from Rochester, NY to Newark Liberty Airport, a United Airlines spokesperson tells Daily Voice. "The customer stayed in the aircraft galley until returning to her seat for the landing," United said in a statement. "United Airlines staff members learned about it as customers were…
Gas Station Cashier Stabbed In Fight Over Rolling Papers In Dutchess County, Suspect Charged Gas Station Cashier Stabbed In Fight Over Rolling Papers In Dutchess County, Suspect Charged Gas Station Cashier Stabbed In Fight Over Rolling Papers In Dutchess County, Suspect Charged
Gas Station Cashier Stabbed In Fight Over Rolling Papers In Dutchess County, Suspect Charged A gas station cashier was stabbed during an altercation over tobacco rolling papers in Dutchess County, and a 27-year-old suspect now faces charges, police said. The stabbing happened at the Sunoco gas station at 4299 Albany Post Rd. in Hyde Park a little after 6 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 23, the Town of Hyde Park Police Department announced.  Officers responding to the gas station learned that a cashier had been stabbed following a verbal and physical altercation involving tobacco rolling papers, police said, adding that the suspect then fled in a green Subaru. Police did not disclose…
Masked Man Carrying Box Burglarizes Bergen County Luxury Townhomes: Police Masked Man Carrying Box Burglarizes Bergen County Luxury Townhomes: Police Masked Man Carrying Box Burglarizes Bergen County Luxury Townhomes: Police
Masked Man Carrying Box Burglarizes Bergen County Luxury Townhomes: Police A masked man carrying a box broke into a townhome complex at the NY/NJ line through a rear sliding door, authorities said. The unidentified man entered the Alexa Townhomes on Spring Valley Road in Montvale, around 9:20 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23 and committed a burglary, Montvale Police Chief Doug McDowell said. The man was wearing all-blue clothing and a face mask and was carrying a box when he entered through a rear kitchen sliding door, according to McDowell. The circumstances surrounding the burglary remained under review, police said. No additional details about what, if anything, was t…
Major Drug Recall Alerts Patients Nationwide Major Drug Recall Alerts Patients Nationwide Major Drug Recall Alerts Patients Nationwide
Major Drug Recall Alerts Patients Nationwide A prescription medication used by thousands of Americans is the focus of a newly reported nationwide recall. The FDA’s recall report lists 13,567 bottles of Chlorthalidone Tablets USP, 25 mg, under recall nationwide. Inventia Healthcare Limited initiated the recall Wednesday, Sept. 3. The FDA listed the recall Wednesday, Sept. 16. According to the FDA report, the medication failed dissolution specifications. Dissolution testing measures whether a tablet breaks down as intended so the body can absorb its active ingredient. Chlorthalidone is a prescription diuretic commonly used to treat hi…
Multi-Threat Nor'easter Update: Dangerous Winds, Heavy Rain, Big Waves Could Last Days Multi-Threat Nor'easter Update: Dangerous Winds, Heavy Rain, Big Waves Could Last Days Multi-Threat Nor'easter Update: Dangerous Winds, Heavy Rain, Big Waves Could Last Days
Multi-Threat Nor'easter Update: Dangerous Winds, Heavy Rain, Big Waves Could Last Days A days-long, multi-threat Nor'easter is set to bring heavy rain that could cause flooding and damaging winds that could cause power outages, stretching from the Carolinas to Cape Cod. Click here for a new, updated story - Nor'easter Threat Grows: Where Rain, Wind Will Hit Hardest The National Weather Service warned Wednesday, Sept. 23, that southern New England faces a prolonged stretch of rain, strong winds, and coastal flooding beginning Friday, Sept. 25. Trees still carrying their leaves increase the concern for wind damage.  Cape Cod and the islands could see gusts approach…
Bruce Blakeman’s Ex-Wife Gave $18K To Hochul Campaign In 2025: Records Bruce Blakeman’s Ex-Wife Gave $18K To Hochul Campaign In 2025: Records Bruce Blakeman’s Ex-Wife Gave $18K To Hochul Campaign In 2025: Records
Bruce Blakeman’s Ex-Wife Gave $18K To Hochul Campaign In 2025: Records Bruce Blakeman’s ex-wife donated $18,000 to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s reelection campaign. Nancy Shevell, now married to Paul McCartney, made the donation back in May 2025, nearly seven months before her ex-husband announced his own campaign against Hochul, according to New York State Board of Elections records. She hasn’t made any donations since. Shevell and Blakeman were married for 23 years before they divorced in 2008, and she married the Beatles singer-songwriter in 2011. Blakeman has since also remarried, to Judge Segal Magori Blakeman, in 2015. Blakeman said Wednesday, Sept. 23 that he …
NJ Man Punches Officer In Chest During Parking Lot Dispute: Police NJ Man Punches Officer In Chest During Parking Lot Dispute: Police NJ Man Punches Officer In Chest During Parking Lot Dispute: Police
NJ Man Punches Officer In Chest During Parking Lot Dispute: Police A 29-year-old Bergen County man punched a police officer in the chest after authorities responded to a parking lot dispute, police said. Juyeon Pang, of Palisades Park, was arrested following the Sunday, Sept. 20 incident at 520 Bergen Boulevard, Police Chief George Beck said. Officers Michael Bruno, Julio Mancilla, and Fernando Saint-Hillaire arrived and found Pang acting irate and disorderly, according to Beck. Officers told Pang to calm down, but he disregarded their order and approached people he had previously been arguing with, police said. When officers tried to stop him, Pang struc…
Dog Found Tied Tightly To Tree After Days Of Screaming In Westchester — Now Up For Adoption Dog Found Tied Tightly To Tree After Days Of Screaming In Westchester — Now Up For Adoption Dog Found Tied Tightly To Tree After Days Of Screaming In Westchester — Now Up For Adoption
Dog Found Tied Tightly To Tree After Days Of Screaming In Westchester — Now Up For Adoption An 8-month-old dog is recovering after she was found severely neglected and tied so tightly to a tree behind a billboard in Westchester County that she could not even turn around.  The dog was found near South Fulton and East 5th Avenues in Mount Vernon after being left there for two days, the Humane Society of Westchester at New Rochelle said on Wednesday, Sept. 23.  According to the organization, the dog had been heard screaming for two days before someone contacted Mount Vernon Police. The Humane Society said she was tied tightly around the tree in an area behind a billboa…
Two Injured Installing Water Heater: NJSP Two Injured Installing Water Heater: NJSP Two Injured Installing Water Heater: NJSP
Two Injured Installing Water Heater: Njsp Two people were injured installing a water heater in Hunterdon County on Tuesday, Sept. 22, authorities said. At 10:39 p.m., troopers responded to Emley Road in Alexandria Township after two people sustained non-life-threatening injuries installing the water heater, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. The two people were transported to an area hospital, Lebron said. The incident remains under investigation, Lebron said.
Mario Cuomo Bridge Crackdown Leads To 39 Vehicles Impounded, Nearly 300 Tickets: Police Mario Cuomo Bridge Crackdown Leads To 39 Vehicles Impounded, Nearly 300 Tickets: Police Mario Cuomo Bridge Crackdown Leads To 39 Vehicles Impounded, Nearly 300 Tickets: Police
Mario Cuomo Bridge Crackdown Leads To 39 Vehicles Impounded, Nearly 300 Tickets: Police Dozens of vehicles were impounded and nearly 300 tickets were issued during a crackdown on ghost plates and toll evasion on the Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, police said.  The enforcement detail was conducted on Tuesday, Sept. 22, as part of New York State Police Troop T's ongoing effort to target drivers using missing, altered, or obscured license plates to avoid tolls and traffic cameras, State Police announced on Wednesday, Sept. 23.  Troopers said they issued 287 tickets during the operation for violations that included suspended and unregistered vehicles, unlicensed driving, sp…