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Barstool Sports Lending Support To Family Of New York Teacher Killed In Murder-Suicide
Following a horrific murder-suicide that left a beloved Westchester teacher and mom dead, community members and media company Barstool Sports are coming to the aid of her three children. The outpouring of support follows the death of Eastchester Union Free School District teacher Arlene O’Neill, age 47, who was killed in a shooting at her Yonkers home on Chittenden Avenue on Wednesday morning, Oct. 16. According to police, O’Neill, a fifth-grade teacher at the Anne Hutchinson School, was fatally shot by her husband, retired New York City Police Department officer…
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Statewide Alert Issued For Missing NY Man
Have you seen him? A statewide alert has been issued for a New York man who's gone missing. Edmund Zielinski, age 55, is 6-foot-4, 220 pounds with gray/dirty blond hair, according to New York State Police, who note that he has a scar on his throat from vertebrae surgery. He was last seen in the Genesee County town of Pembroke area but frequents other parts of the state, said police. Police did not say how long he's been missing. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call state police at 716-941-9300. Share this story by clicking on the Facebook icon below. C…
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$5.78M Scam: NY Attorney Admits Defrauding 48 Victims In Real Estate Transactions
A New York attorney has admitted to running a scheme to defraud victims of nearly $6,000,000. Long Island resident Daniel Boldi, age 49, of Garden City acted as settlement agent and bank attorney in multiple property sales on Long Island and embezzled millions of dollars of his clients’ escrow and home loan funds, according to Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly. The scam involved 46 separate real estate transactions between September 2020 and January 2024, Donnelly said. Boldi pleaded guilty to 13 counts of grand larceny in the second degree (a Class C felony) and o…
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NY 'Hero' Dies Saving Drowning Child: 'Was Life Of Every Party'
Jamie Lambros died a hero. The 48-year-old New York resident, from Long Island's Deer Park, died Monday, Oct. 7, while trying to save a young boy and his mother in the waters of Bermuda. Lambros was enjoying a family vacation at Horseshoe Bay Beach when he noticed the 10-year-old boy struggling and went in after him, his friend, Chris Pompeo, said on Facebook. The child and his mother survived, but Lambros drowned. “In his final moments, Jamie showed the courage and selflessness that those who knew him will always remember,” relatives said on a GoFundMe campaign to help with funeral expens…
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Woman From Region Gets 6 Months In Jail For Double-Fatal Hit-Run Crash
A woman has been sentenced to six months in jail for the double-fatal, hit-and-run crash in the region. Orange County resident Angela Fischl, age 25, of Newburgh, pleaded guilty to two counts of leaving the scene of an incident resulting in death on Tuesday, Oct. 15, Following her plea, she was sentenced to five years probation and six months in the Ulster County Jail. Her driver’s license was also revoked, said Ulster County District Attorney Emmanuel Nneji. The plea and sentence are in connection to the Friday, March 1, hit-and-run resulting in the deaths of Ulster County residents…
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Celestial Event Has Skywatchers In Awe
Stargazers are being treated to a once-in-a-lifetime event this month — make that 1,000 lifetimes. Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS made a guest appearance in the night sky as it came within 44 million miles of our homeworld last week, and it is dazzling astronomers and novice skywatchers alike. Stargazers got their best view of the comet on Tuesday, Oct. 15, but it will remain visible with the unaided eye through the end of the month as it rises higher and higher in the night sky until it is gone, according to NASA. The comet won't make another pass of Earth for another 80,…
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Shooting Outside Home Of Former NY Gubernatorial Candidate Zeldin Nets Gunman 12 Years
The gunman in a broad daylight shooting that injured two teenagers outside the New York home of former Rep. Lee Zeldin will spend more than a decade behind bars. Long Island resident Noah Green, age 20, of Shirley, was sentenced to 12 years in prison plus five years of post-release supervision after pleading guilty to attempted murder and related charges. Prosecutors said Green was riding in a stolen SUV with another individual when they spotted three rival gang members walking along Saint George Drive West in Shirley at around 2:20 p.m. on Oct. 9, 2022. Earlier Report: Gunman Admit…
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NY Native Marks Second Consecutive Birthday In Hamas Captivity
For the second year in a row, Omer Neutra is spending his birthday in terrorist captivity. The New York native, from Long Island’s Plainview, was one of 251 hostages taken during the Hamas-led attacks on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. Another 1,200 men, women, and children were killed in the attacks. Neutra, who turned 23 on Monday, Oct. 14, moved to Israel when he was 18 to join the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) during a gap year, his parents Orna and Ronen said in a video shared by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). Earlier Report: 'We Want Him Back': Pair From Same NY H…
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Waterfall In NYC? Yes: It's Flowing Again After Years Thanks To Columbia University
When most people think of Manhattan, they're not picturing scenic waterfalls. Yet, one is now back in action after several years of inactivity. For the first time in seven years, the Morningside Park waterfall in Manhattan resumed flowing on Friday, Oct. 4 during an event held by the New York City's Department of Parks & Recreation and Columbia University. The waterfall flows down a rock wall into the park's pond, which was built in 1989 in a space meant for a planned Columbia gymnasium. After student protests halted this plan, the pond was put in place, complete with a wate…
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Statewide Alert Issued For Missing NY Man
Have you seen him? A man has been missing for nearly a month-and-a-half and New York State Police are asking the public's help in locating him. Michael A. Pitt, age 47, was last seen on Sunday, Sept. 1, upstate in the area of Livingston County. Police say he could possibly be traveling to New York City. He's described as being 5-foot-10, with blond, wavy, shoulder-length hair, and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing a brown jacket and jeans. Anyone with information is asked to contact the New York State Police at 585-398-4100. Share this story by clicking on the Facebook icon below. Ch…
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Here's When New York's Sean 'Diddy' Combs Will Stand Trial For Sex Trafficking: Report
Hip hop mogul and New York native Sean Combs has learned when he will stand trial on federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges, according to a report by The New York Times. Combs, a 54-year-old New York City native who grew up in Westchester County's Mount Vernon, will stand trial in May 2025 following his arrest on Tuesday morning, Sept. 17 on a three-count indictment, The New York Times reported. The trial's starting date, Monday, May 5, was set by Judge Arun Subramanian of the Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York, the newspaper ad…
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$3.4M Scheme: Ex-Controller Admits To Embezzling Family-Owned NY Business
A senior member of a family-owned company has admitted to embezzling more than $3.4 million from the business over five years. According to court filings released on Thursday, Oct. 10, John Hickey, age 34, created false invoices that appeared to be from entities with which the Northern Westchester-based corporations did business from February 2018 to November 2023. The company, located in Armonk, manufactured flame retardant fabrics. Damian Williams, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, said Hickey then forged signatures that supposedly approved payment of those invo…
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Capital Region Man Kills Fellow Inmate At Sing Sing Prison, Convicted Nearly 30 Years Later
Nearly 30 years after fatally stabbing a fellow inmate at a Northern Westchester prison because he wore a cross, a 54-year-old New York man learned he will spend decades in prison for the killing. Albany resident Allah-Son-Allah was sentenced to 20 years in state prison for his killing of 32-year-old Michael Jones on Christmas Eve 1995 while they were both incarcerated at Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Ossining, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday, Oct. 10. According to the DA's Office, at around 8 p.m. on Dec. 24, 1995, Allah-Son-All…
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State AG Sues Mobile Home Park Owners In Region For Horrific Living Conditions
The New York Attorney General's Office has filed a lawsuit against a mobile home park in the region and its owners for years of failing to maintain humane living conditions. The suit, filed Thursday, Oct. 10, in Sullivan County, targets River Valley Estates (River Valley), a mobile home park in Loch Sheldrake (Hurleyville), and its operators, George Levin and Gayla Sue Levin, for years of failing to maintain essential infrastructure in the park that left hundreds of residents without clean water and for charging illegal fees and rent hikes that cost residents hundreds of thousands of dollars…
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'Once In Lifetime' Comet Will Be Visible To Naked Eye In Night Sky: Here's When To Watch
You'll want to keep an eye on the sky in the coming days and weeks. A newly discovered comet is about to make its closest pass by Earth later in the week and is expected to be visible through the end of October. Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, or C/2023 A3, which was first identified last year, is expected to be especially vivid, and its brightness could even compare to Jupiter, according to The New York Times. The comet will be closest to earth -- about 44 million miles, mind you -- on Saturday, Oct. 12, according to NASA. “This one is, I would say, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” said astro…
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Man Who Attacked Girlfriend With Belt In Region Faces 20 Years In Prison
A man is facing 20 years in prison after being found guilty of assaulting his girlfriend with a belt, severely wounding her in front of two toddlers in the region. Dutchess County resident Javan McMillon, age 28, of Poughkeepsie, was convicted by a jury on Tuesday, Oct. 8, following two days of deliberations, said Dutchess County District Attorney Office Anthony Parisi. The attack occurred on Saturday, March 9, on Bement Ave., in the city of Poughkeepsie, when McMillon repeatedly struck his girlfriend with a leather belt, causing substantial pain and bruising, the DA's office said. Parisi…
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New Details: State Failed 'Committed Mother' Stabbed To Death At NY Home, Family Says
A New York man accused of murdering the mother of his child should’ve been locked up years ago, his own relatives insist. Long Island resident Brenda Guadalupe Alfaro-Alcantara, age 29, was found with multiple stab wounds in the basement of her Hempstead home on Botsford Street at around 8:40 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5. She was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Nassau County Police. Detectives arrested a suspect, 43-year-old Jose Funes-Zabala, of Roosevelt, on Monday afternoon, Oct. 7. He is charged with second-degree murder and endangering the welfare of a child. Earlier Report:&n…
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Police Searching For Answers After Family Of 4 Found Brutally Murdered At Capital Region Home
New York State Police are asking the public's help in their investigation of a cold-case murder mystery of a family of four at their suburban upstate New York home. Tuesday, Oct. 8 marks the 10-year anniversary of the crime. On that Wednesday in 2014, troopers and multiple other law enforcement agencies responded to the Albany County home on Western Avenue in the town of Guilderland. Inside the home, police located 7-year-old Eddy Chen, 10-year-old Anthony Chen, and their parents, Hai Yan Li and Jin Feng Chen, brutally murdered. "The State Police Troop G Major Crimes Unit and SP New …
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New York's Sean 'Diddy' Combs' Mom Calls Allegations Against Him 'Lies': Report
As New York native and hip hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs faces federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges, his mother is coming to his defense while also admitting he has made mistakes, according to reports. Combs's mother, Janice Small Combs, released a statement defending her son, who was arrested on Tuesday, Sept. 17 on a three-count indictment accusing him of running a criminal enterprise that involved sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, arson, bribery, and obstruction of justice, BBC reported on Monday, Oct. 7. Earlier Report - Mount Vernon's Sean 'D…
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7 Suspects Nabbed In Undercover Child Exploitation, Trafficking Detail In Region
Seven suspects have been charged following an undercover child exploitation detail. It was conducted over several days by New York State Police and the FBI in Orange County, in the town of Wallkill. "The detail deployed highly trained Investigators and agents to infiltrate online platforms where these crimes are often facilitated," according to state police. "Utilizing advanced cyber tactics, Investigators and Agents were able to identify individuals attempting to exploit vulnerable children through the internet and meet them in person." As a result of the operation, the following ind…
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Investigation Determines Cause Of WWI Replica Fatal Plane Crash In Hudson Valley
An initial investigation has determined the cause of a crash that claimed the life of a well-known pilot at an air show in New York. Just before 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5 in Dutchess County, a World War I-era replica Fokker D.VIII caught fire, causing the plane to crash near the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome during an exhibition in Red Hook. The sole occupant of the plane, 60-year-old Madison County resident Brian T. Coughlin, of the town of Cazenovia, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Red Hook Police. A preliminary investigation determined the crash was due to unknown me…
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Alec Baldwin's 'Rust' Film Sets Premiere Date 3 Years After Fatal On-Set Shooting
Three years after a cinematographer was shot and killed during the making of Alec Baldwin’s next movie, the film has finally set a release date. “Rust,” a Western drama that Baldwin wrote, directed, and stars in, will premiere at the Camerimage International Film Festival in Poland on Saturday, Nov. 16, according to its IMDB page. It comes just months after a New Mexico judge dismissed involuntary manslaughter charges against the 66-year-old Baldwin stemming from the death of Halyna Hutchins. Earlier Report - Courtroom Stunner: Judge Tosses Manslaughter Case Against Alec Baldwin In On-Se…
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750-Plus Acres Added To State Park Provides Access To Appalachian Trail
Two several-hundred-acre land parcels have been added to a popular state park spanning two counties in the Hudson Valley, officials announced. In an announcement on Thursday, Oct. 3, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul revealed the addition of 763 acres to Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park in Putnam and Dutchess counties. The added acres will go towards meeting the state's goal of conserving 30 percent of its land and waters by 2030, Hochul said. The land acquisition consists of a 530-acre parcel with a new access point for the park's recreational facilities and the long-dist…
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Suspect Nabbed In Region After Knifepoint Robbery Leads To Cross-State Manhunt
From a FedEx delivery to a high-stakes chase, a cross-state manhunt ended in the dramatic arrest in New York of a suspect from Pennsylvania who allegedly fled from a knifepoint robbery in Connecticut. The Putnam County Sheriff's Office just released details on the chain of events that began Monday, Sept. 30, at approximately 3:45 p.m. when it received a description of a vehicle and suspect that had just been involved in the Litchfield County incident in the town of New Milford. The robbery occurred when the suspect followed a victim home after the person retrieved a FedEx package…
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Covid-
19: NYers Should Order Free At-Home Tests, Officials Say
As the season for respiratory illnesses begins, New York health officials are urging residents to take advantage of free COVID-19 test kits being offered by the federal government. In an announcement on Friday, Oct. 4, the New York State Department of Health advised New Yorkers to order free rapid test kits, which are being offered to US households through the US Postal Service. Each household can receive four at-home test kits, the government announced on Friday, Sept. 27. Earlier Report - Covid-19: Free At-Home Tests Are Now Available To Order Online While Supplie…
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Ex-School Counselor In Capital Region To Spend 15 Years In Prison For Child Sex Crimes
A Capital Region ex-school counselor will spend 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to the sexual exploitation of a child. Related: Ex-School Counselor In Capital Region Filmed Sexually Explicit Content Of Child For Years Albany County resident Kristy Lynne Koldis, age 46, of Latham, was sentenced on Thursday, Oct. 3, said US Attorney for the Northern District Of New York Carla Freedman. In previously pleading guilty, Koldis admitted that she created sexually explicit content depicting the lewd and lascivious exhibition of the victim's genitals from the time the child was nine …
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Covid-
19: Here's What To Know About New XEC Strain That's Arrived In US From Europe
A new highly transmissible COVID-19 strain that first appeared in Europe is now beginning to spread in the United States. Called XEC, the offshoot of the Omicron strain was initially identified in Germany early this past summer before quickly spreading throughout Europe. It is not causing more serious symptoms than other COVID strains, but it is causing concern. “The rate of infections from XEC they're seeing in some countries rose pretty quickly compared to previous variants in those same places," Dr. Scott Roberts, a Yale Medicine infectious diseases specialist said in YaleMedicine.…
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Soldiers Stationed In NY Sent To Help Helene Recovery Efforts As Death Toll Hits 200
Several engineer soldiers with the New York State National Guard, including some stationed in Northern Westchester, have been sent to help southern communities bounce back from the damage caused by Hurricane Helene. A total of 20 engineer soldiers, including some stationed at Camp Smith in Cortlandt, have been deployed to South Carolina to support the recovery efforts, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Thursday, Oct. 3. There, they will report to the South Carolina Army National Guard's Readiness Center in Greenville, South Carolina. They were deployed alongside 17 pieces of heavy equipment, i…
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John Gotti Jr's Wife, Daughter Dodge Assault Charges After HS Basketball Brawl In NY
John Gotti Jr.’s wife and daughter will avoid criminal charges in connection with a fight at a youth basketball game on Long Island. A Nassau County judge cited “procedural grounds” for dismissing the misdemeanor assault charges against Kimberly Gotti, age 55, and Gianna Gotti, age 23, on Tuesday, Oct. 1. “We await the judge’s written decision and will review our options,” a spokesperson for the DA’s office told Daily Voice. The fight broke out in the Oyster Bay village of Lattingtown, during a basketball game at Locust Valley High School against visiting Oyster Bay High School, on Thursd…
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Longshoremen Strike: Hundreds Of NY, NJ Dockworkers On Picket Lines
Thousands of longshoremen along the East and Golf coasts are on strike in a move that could heavily impact the economy and make it harder to get goods and services. In Elizabeth, NJ, the strike began on Tuesday, Oct. 1 outside Maher Terminal where hundreds of dockworkers rallied. CBS News, citing the Port Authority of NY and NJ, said most operations have been shut down due to the strike. Daily Voice has reached out the Port Authority for comment. The Port Authority said it has been working closely with the commercial trucking industry to ensure cargo containing essential goods, medical sup…
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120 Accuse New York's Sean Combs Of Sex Abuse In New Class Action Lawsuit: Report
The legal troubles faced by Sean "Diddy" Combs, a New York native, are far from over, as the hip-hop mogul is facing allegations of sexual assault from over 100 new accusers, according to a report by NBC News. Texas-based attorney Tony Buzbee announced on Tuesday, Oct. 1 that he is currently representing 120 people with various allegations against Combs occurring over two decades, NBC reported. These accusations against Combs, a New York City native who grew up in Westchester County's Mount Vernon, include sexual assault or rape; facilitated sex with a controlled substance;…
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