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Popular Rockland Restaurant/Bar Announces Closure After Decades-Long Run Popular Rockland Restaurant/Bar Announces Closure After Decades-Long Run
Popular Rockland Restaurant/Bar Announces Closure After Decades-Long Run A popular restaurant and bar that's been a staple for decades and which served as a backdrop for a Showtime series has filled its final order. Rockland County staple O’Donoghue’s Tavern, more commonly known as O’D’s, which has been a Main Street fixture in Nyack since the end of World War II, announced that it will be closing its doors. The Rockland County staple reopened under new ownership in 2015. In a Facebook post this week, O’Donoghue’s Tavern owners Geoff Torrens and Diane Furhmann announced the closure, saying it comes with a “heavy heart.” “Over the past 4 1/2 years we so enjoye…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
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
Stars, Awards, And Gin: NY, NJ, CT Represent At Primetime Emmys Stars, Awards, And Gin: NY, NJ, CT Represent At Primetime Emmys
Stars, Awards, And Gin: NY, NJ, CT Represent At Primetime Emmys Did you catch the Emmys? For many we're currently living in  the “Platinum Age” of Television, and there were many great shows, writers, and actors—several of whom have a local link—to root for and honor at last night's awards. Of the trio from North Jersey nominated in acting categories, only Vera Farmiga (Passaic County born and raised) didn’t win; she was nominated in the Supporting Actress Limited Series or Movie category for her role in Netflix’s “When They See Us.” Peter Dinklage (originally from Morris County) and George R. R. Martin (Hudson County) brought home the gold for the fina…

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by Vira Mamchur Schwartz
Lifestyle
Look Who's Back: 'Ray Donovan' Returns To Area To Film For Upcoming Season Look Who's Back: 'Ray Donovan' Returns To Area To Film For Upcoming Season
Look Who's Back: 'Ray Donovan' Returns To Area To Film For Upcoming Season "Ray Donovan" groupies might catch a glimpse of Liev Schreiber if they happen to visit Nayck at the right time on Friday, July 12. Word is the Showtime series is filming on Lydecker Street, and to help make the event a party,  O'Donoghue's Tavern, or for those in the know, OD's, will be serving Johnny Walker Black, Donovan's drink of choice, the tavern said on Instagram. Last year, the series shot much of the sixth season at OD's and in the surrounding area.  Liev SchreiberInstagram @odsofnyack Schreiber plays the lead in the series which tells the story of Donovan, a tough-guy Irish-A…

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by Kathy Reakes
Business
$62.5 Million In Settlement Credits Start For Spectrum Customers In New York $62.5 Million In Settlement Credits Start For Spectrum Customers In New York
$62.5 Million In Settlement Credits Start For Spectrum Customers In New York Charter Communications and Spectrum Management have started to issue credits to New York consumers as part of its record-setting consumer fraud settlement that was reached last year. New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that Spectrum has begun to issue $62.5 million in credits to customers after the company failed to deliver “the reliable and fast Internet service it had promised.” The settlement came following a lawsuit that was filed in 2017 alleging that Charter Communications and its predecessor, Time Warner Cable, “denied customers the reliable and fast internet service it…

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by Zak Failla
News
Local Photographer Sues 'Ray Donovan' Actor Liev Schreiber A Second Time Local Photographer Sues 'Ray Donovan' Actor Liev Schreiber A Second Time
Local Photographer Sues 'Ray Donovan' Actor Liev Schreiber A Second Time An area photographer isn't giving up on his accusations that actor Liev Schreiber, of Showtime's "Ray Donovan" fame, injured him when he allegedly slammed into while the show was filming in Nyack. Sherwood Martinelli, 63, of Nyack, filed a civil suit against the actor on Tuesday, March 5, in Rockland County Supreme Court, claiming that the actor intentionally struck him and broke his camera The suit, which does not contain much information, states that on June 7, 2018, Martinelli was standing on a sidewalk, when Schreiber got out of a black vehicle and charged him, hitting his right sh…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Showtime Series With Kevin Bacon Films In Westchester Showtime Series With Kevin Bacon Films In Westchester
Showtime Series With Kevin Bacon Films In Westchester Stargawkers will want to head for White Plains City Hall on Thursday, Feb. 28 to see if they can catch of a glimpse of actor Kevin Bacon as he films part of his new Showtime series. Crews from "City on a Hill," which start Bacon and Aldis Hodge, were spotted early setting up outside the building at 255 Main St. The series, with executive producers Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, shot some scenes earlier in February in White Plains. According to Showtime, the series tells the story of the “Boston Miracle" and centers on an African-American district attorney Decourcy Ward (Hodge) who works for c…

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by Kathy Reakes
Business
State Announces Record $174M Settlement With Spectrum: Free HBO Or Showtime, Too State Announces Record $174M Settlement With Spectrum: Free HBO Or Showtime, Too
State Announces Record $174M Settlement With Spectrum: Free HBO Or Showtime, Too "The Wire," "Game of Thrones," "Billions," and "Ray Donovan" may be coming to your television, free of charge. Charter Communications and Spectrum Management has agreed to a record-setting $174 million consumer fraud settlement with New York State Attorney General Barbara Underwood for defrauding Internet subscribers. The settlement comes following a lawsuit that was filed last year alleging that Charter Communications and its predecessor, Time Warner Cable, “denied customers the reliable and fast internet service it had promised.” Underwood said that the record $174.2 million consumer fra…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
'Ray Donovan' Star Liev Schreiber Faces Harassment Charge In Hudson Valley 'Ray Donovan' Star Liev Schreiber Faces Harassment Charge In Hudson Valley
'Ray Donovan' Star Liev Schreiber Faces Harassment Charge In Hudson Valley Hudson Valley resident Liev Schreiber is due to appear in court on Tuesday to be arraigned for allegedly harassing a photographer. The “Ray Donovan” star allegedly pushed a camera away from him in Nyack when a flash went off around his face. There was no physical contact with the photographer. Schreiber, 50, owns a home in Dutchess County.  The alleged incident happened in June while he was filming his renowned Showtime series in the area. According to the New York Post, if his lawyer can’t get the main harassment charge dismissed, Schreiber is expected to plead not guilty to the second-d…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Main Street Bar Turns Into Set As Showtime Hit Films In Hudson Valley Main Street Bar Turns Into Set As Showtime Hit Films In Hudson Valley
Main Street Bar Turns Into Set As Showtime Hit Films In Hudson Valley Another big-time hit cable TV show has cleared out of Hollywood in favor of the Hudson Valley, this time to Nyack and a favorite tavern known as OD's. The Showtime hit "Ray Donovan" is currently being filmed at O'Donoghue's Tavern on Main Street, the restaurant announced on Facebook. In case you live in a different world and aren't in the know, some of the stars who will be in town for at least the next several months include Liev Schreiber (who owns a home in Dutchess County) and Westchester native Jon Voight. The show tells the story of a hardnosed Irish-American who works for …

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by Kathy Reakes