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Community Center

Hempstead, NY
Police & Fire
6-Year-Old Child Left Alone At Hempstead Community Center By Family Friend, Police Say 6-Year-Old Child Left Alone At Hempstead Community Center By Family Friend, Police Say
6-Year-Old Child Left Alone At Hempstead Community Center By Family Friend, Police Say A 6-year-old boy was found alone at a community center after the family friend who was supposed to be watching him allegedly left him unattended, police said.  The incident happened around 8:15 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, in New Cassel, according to Nassau County Police. Officers responded to the Town of North Hempstead Community Center at 141 Garden St. after receiving a report of a found child.  When officers arrived, they found the unattended 6-year-old boy and launched an investigation. Police determined the child had been left in the care of a family friend, who then left the res…

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by Jillian Pikora
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
News
Firebomb Tossed Into PA Mosque Leads To Federal Arson Charge Firebomb Tossed Into PA Mosque Leads To Federal Arson Charge
Firebomb Tossed Into PA Mosque Leads To Federal Arson Charge Federal charges have been filed after investigators identified the man who threw a homemade incendiary device into a Philadelphia mosque over the Fourth of July weekend, sparking a fire that damaged the building and prompted a hate crime investigation. Vincent Lang, 60, of Philadelphia, was arrested and charged Thursday, July 16, with maliciously damaging or destroying, or attempting to destroy, a building used in interstate commerce by means of fire, the U.S. Department of Justice announced. Lang approached the Northeast Philadelphia Islamic Center on the 1400 block of Tyson Avenue during …

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by Jillian Pikora
Silver Spring, MD
Police & Fire
Silver Spring Swim Instructor Sexually Abused Children During Private Lessons: Police Silver Spring Swim Instructor Sexually Abused Children During Private Lessons: Police
Silver Spring Swim Instructor Sexually Abused Children During Private Lessons: Police A swim instructor from Silver Spring is accused of sexually assaulting two children he was teaching at a Maryland community center, police said. Tyler Wang’Ombe-Gichuru, 25, was arrested by members of the Prince George’s County Police Department’s Child and Vulnerable Adult Abuse Unit (CVAA) following an investigation into the teacher having inappropriate contact with the children. Last week, on Tuesday, July 22, police say that two victims under the age of 10 came forward to an adult about the alleged sexual assaults. Investigators said the victims’ family had hired Wang’Ombe-Gichuru…

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by Zak Failla
Doylestown, PA
Lifestyle
Doylestown-Set 'The Brutalist' Triumphs At 2025 Oscars Doylestown-Set 'The Brutalist' Triumphs At 2025 Oscars
Doylestown-Set 'The Brutalist' Triumphs At 2025 Oscars At the 97th Academy Awards, "The Brutalist", a film deeply rooted in Pennsylvania's architectural heritage, emerged as a significant winner, securing accolades across multiple categories on Sunday, March 2. The Oscars ceremony celebrated "The Brutalist" with the following awards: Best Actor: Adrien Brody delivered a compelling portrayal of László Tóth, a Hungarian architect who immigrates to the United States post-World War II. This role earned Brody his second Oscar, reinforcing his status among the elite actors with multiple Academy Awards.  Best Cinematography: Lol Crawley's innova…

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by Jillian Pikora
Paterson, NJ
News
Rooftop Dining, Coworking Spaces Highlighted In Paterson's Newest Development Rooftop Dining, Coworking Spaces Highlighted In Paterson's Newest Development
Rooftop Dining, Coworking Spaces Highlighted In Paterson's Newest Development Paterson officials gathered Tuesday, Nov. 26, to break ground on an ambitious new community center in the Great Falls area, transforming a century-old building into a hub of opportunity and connection for residents. Andre Sayegh The 40,000-square-foot building at 39 McBride Avenue has a storied history, serving as a silk mill, machine shop, and later a Christian school.  Now, it is poised to become the Great Falls Center, a multi-purpose space designed to enrich the community with culinary, vocational, and social opportunities. View this post on Instagram …

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by Cecilia Levine
Pascack Valley, NJ
Police & Fire
Brush Fire In Westwood Community Center Parking Lot Quickly Contained Brush Fire In Westwood Community Center Parking Lot Quickly Contained
Brush Fire In Westwood Community Center Parking Lot Quickly Contained  Quick action by the Westwood Volunteer Fire Department on Monday, Nov. 18, prevented a brush fire from spreading to a nearby apartment building. On Monday, 11/18/24, the fire department was requested to the parking lot of the community center for a reported brush... Posted by Westwood Volunteer Fire Department on Monday, November 18, 2024 Firefighters were called to the parking lot of the Westwood Community Center for a fire near the building. Arriving units found a 20-by-20-foot area of brush and fencing ablaze, with flames threatening an adjacent apartment building, firefigh…

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by Cecilia Levine
Yonkers, NY
Police & Fire
Fatal Fire: At Least 1 Dead After Massive Blaze Breaks Out At Yonkers Apartment Building Fatal Fire: At Least 1 Dead After Massive Blaze Breaks Out At Yonkers Apartment Building
Fatal Fire: At Least 1 Dead After Massive Blaze Breaks Out At Yonkers Apartment Building At least one person was killed and several others injured during a massive blaze overnight at an apartment building in Westchester County. The blaze began in Yonkers at the Mona Lisa Cooperative Residence at 671 Bronx River Road shortly before 1 a.m. on Wednesday, March 8. Members of the Yonkers Fire and Police departments are still on the scene engaged in active fire operations and traffic control, said officials with the Yonkers Police Department. Residents have been evacuated to the Community Center north of the fire scene. "Sadly, one male resident has been pronounced deceased," offic…

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by Kathy Reakes