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Yonkers, NY
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James Nolan Refuses To Concede 260-Vote Loss
The only Republican on the Westchester County Board of Legislators is refusing to concede his reelection race after trailing by just 260 votes, claiming the election was stolen following widespread voting machine failures. James Nolan, who represents portions of Yonkers, Bronxville, and Eastchester, issued a statement Saturday, Nov. 7, after three days of ballot counting left him behind Democratic challenger Kisha D. Skipper. According to updated unofficial results from the Westchester County Board of Elections, Skipper received 10,646 votes, or 50.58 percent, compared with Nolan's 10,386 v…
Gettysburg, PA
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Gettysburg Therapist Who Sexually Abused 7 Children Gets More Prison Time
A former Pennsylvania art therapist convicted of sexually abusing seven children, including students at a Gettysburg charter school, has been sentenced to additional prison time in Adams County on Thursday, Oct. 22, bringing his total sentence to more than six to 14 years, according to the Adams County District Attorney's Office and court records. David Christopher Mitchell, 56, of Gettysburg, was sentenced by Adams County Judge Shawn Wagner to an additional 54 to 108 months in prison for aggravated indecent assault of a child, along with three to 12 months for indecent assault of a child un…
Sterling, VA
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Woman Claims She Fell On Mashed Potatoes At Sterling Outback, Sues For $1.5M
A Virginia woman is suing Outback Steakhouse for $1.5 million after claiming that she slipped and fell on mashed potatoes at a restaurant. Tracy Renshaw of Loudoun County filed the lawsuit over the incident at an Outback location in Sterling, Virginia, on Sunday, May 14, 2023. The Independent was first to report on the lawsuit on Monday, June 1. Renshaw, 56, said she was eating with her family at the restaurant when she got up from the table to use the bathroom. "On her way to the restroom, she stepped on a slippery foreign substance, which appeared to be mashed potatoes, that were on…
National Interest
Fraternity To Sue Ex-Rutgers Members After Hazing Incident Left Student Seriously Injured
A fraternity is taking legal action after one of its members was seriously injured in a hazing incident at Rutgers University last fall. Alpha Sigma Phi on Monday, Jan. 12 announced it will be suing the students who were involved in the incident. Rutgers has since closed the chapter. "The October 2025 hazing incident at Rutgers was a betrayal of our values and the antithesis of brotherhood," Gordy Heminger, president and CEO said. Heminger said the fraternity members received training on hazing less than a month prior to the incident. "Because these men agreed to abide by our organiz…
National Interest
Greenwich Family Sues, Saying ChatGPT Fed Son’s Delusions Before Killing His Mother, Himself
The heirs of a Greenwich woman are suing OpenAI and Microsoft, saying ChatGPT helped push her son deeper into dangerous delusions that led to a brutal killing inside their shared home, according to CBS News. Police said Stein-Erik Soelberg, 56, killed his mother, Suzanne Adams, 83, at their home in Greenwich. Officers said he beat and strangled her before taking his own life. The medical examiner ruled Adams died from “blunt injury of head, and the neck was compressed.” Soelberg’s death was ruled a suicide with “sharp force injuries of neck and chest,” Daily Voice reported in August. …
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Saddle River Sues Veolia, Accusing Water Company Of Overcharging Millions With Faulty Meters
Local officials have filed a lawsuit against water utility giant Veolia, alleging the company overcharged the borough for millions of gallons of water it never used and then tried to cover it up, according to the complaint filed in Bergen County Superior Court. Officials in Saddle River, one of the wealthiest towns in North Jersey where the median home price is $2.8M, claim in the Oct. 1 filing that Veolia used defective meters and falsified data for years, leading to overbilling “in the aggregate amount of $4 million.” Officials also allege the company failed to accurately report water usag…
National Interest
Website Deletes Melania Trump Article, Apologizes To First Lady
The Daily Beast has retracted an article and podcast segment that linked First Lady Melania Trump to Jeffrey Epstein and issued a formal apology after her lawyers threatened a lawsuit. The outlet and Trump’s legal team settled the matter in August 2025, according to both sides. On Monday, Sept. 15, Melania Trump shared the outlet’s apology on X, highlighting an editor’s note that acknowledged the story “did not meet our standards” and had been removed. Retraction & Apology from The Daily Beast pic.twitter.com/WINb5r9wpN — MELANIA TRUMP (@MELANIATRUMP) September 15, 2025 The …
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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Carbon Monoxide Caused Son's Death At Elmwood Park Apartment, Mom Says In Lawsuit
A New Jersey mother says her son died from carbon monoxide inside his apartment, and she’s suing the complex for negligence. The lawsuit, filed on Wednesday, Sept. 10, in Bergen County Superior Court by Charlene Durham, claims her son, Odell Durham, was killed after being exposed to the deadly gas on Oct. 8, 2023, at 89 Mola Blvd., at the Elmwood Village Apartments & Townhomes. Charlene, who is also administrator of his estate, accuses Elmwood Village Apartments & Townhomes, Morgan Properties, and several unnamed contractors of failing to maintain working carbon monoxide detectors.&…
National Interest
Cherry Hill Restaurant Owner Doxxes Teen Girls He Says Celebrated Charlie Kirk Shooting
The owner of a BBQ restaurant in South Jersey is facing backlash after he named four teenage girls, who he says were celebrating the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, in a since-edited post on Facebook. "My family is sickened over the murder of Charlie Kirk today," Chris Maynes, who runs Whole Hog BBQ in Cherry Hill wrote on Facebook Wednesday, Sept. 10. "Just as an fyi, it was made much worse for some of my teenagers as several Haddonfield Memorial High School students celebrated the murder while passing a phone around in glee as they watched the hor…
National Interest
$10M Sex Abuse Suit Names Dead Hillsdale Teacher
A former student is suing a New Jersey school district $10 million, alleging he was groomed and sexually abused by his second-grade teacher more than 40 years ago. The civil complaint, filed Sept. 8 in Bergen County Superior Court, claims the victim — identified only as S.B. — was abused between 1981 and 1982 by teacher Howard Schultz while attending the George G. White Elementary School in Hillsdale. Schultz, who is now deceased, is named in the lawsuit through his estate. It wasn't immediately clear when Schultz died. The lawsuit says the abuse began with touching and massaging and …
National Interest
Englewood Health Nurse Suspended For Calling Out Doc Who Celebrated Charlie Kirk's Murder: Suit
A New Jersey nurse has filed a lawsuit claiming she was suspended without pay as retaliation after objecting to a doctor who allegedly celebrated the assassination of Charlie Kirk. According to the complaint filed Sept. 12 in Bergen County Superior Court, Lexi Kuenzle says Englewood Health retaliated against her by suspending her without pay after she challenged Dr. Matthew Jung for alleged remarks he made in front of staff and patients. UPDATE: Englewood Health Denies Nurse Firing, Says Doctor Also Suspended In Charlie Kirk Dispute The lawsuit alleges Dr. Jung “cheered and publicly praise…
Cortlandt, NY
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Trump Flag Controversy: Croton's Attempt To Enforce Zoning Code Draws President's Attention
A Westchester County, NY village's issuing of what they say was a routine code violation against a resident displaying a Donald Trump flag has drawn the attention of the President himself, as well as the US Department of Justice. The controversy began over the weekend of Saturday, Sept. 6, in the village of Croton-on-Hudson, when officials issued a zoning violation against resident and Vietnam veteran Leonard Amicola, who had been displaying a "Trump Is My President" flag on his property, Newsmax reported. In a statement on Tuesday, Sept. 9, village officials said the action was…
Arlington, VA
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DC AG Sues Trump To End Guard Deployment: ‘Armed Soldiers Should Not Be Policing Americans’
Attorney General Brian Schwalb is suing to block what he calls an “unlawful military occupation” of Washington, DC, accusing President Donald Trump of illegally deploying thousands of National Guard troops to patrol the streets of the nation’s capital. The lawsuit, filed Thursday, Sept. 4, comes as 2,300 Guardsmen remain stationed across DC in armored vehicles, carrying weapons and wearing military gear — despite the city never requesting their presence, the AG said. “Armed soldiers should not be policing American citizens on American soil,” Schwalb said in announcing the legal action. “The…
Franklin-Hamburg, NJ
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Lawsuit
: Tenant Seeks $5M After Hamburg Apartment Fire Blamed On Water Heater
A Sussex County tenant is demanding more than $5 million in damages, claiming his landlord’s negligence turned his bedroom closet into a “ticking time bomb” that nearly killed him. According to a civil complaint filed in Morris County Superior Court in July, Rudolf Makel was found unresponsive near the rear sliding door of his apartment at 22 Wits End Road after smoke alarms sounded and heavy smoke filled the unit. Firefighters said he had “obvious burns to his face and soot to his naris (nostrils) and mouth” before being rushed to Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, the suit reads.…
National Interest
Lawsuit
: Volunteer Coach Among 21 Hurt In PA Football Bus Crash Sues Driver, Transit Company
Twenty-one people were injured — including at least one student who suffered life-altering injuries — when a school bus carrying the Aliquippa Junior High football team crashed in Economy Borough, (Beaver County), Pennsylvania, on Saturday, Aug. 23, authorities said. Now, volunteer coach Jonathan Morris, who was hospitalized for three days with serious injuries, has filed a lawsuit against the bus driver and ABC Transit, Inc., the company that operated the bus. Morris, of Aliquippa, was seated directly behind the driver when the bus fishtailed on Shaffer Road, flipped onto its side, and str…
Harrisburg, PA
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Funeral Director Pockets $32K From Grieving Families Prepaying Funeral Costs: PA AG
A Johnstown woman is accused of scamming grieving families out of nearly $32,000 after taking over her late father’s funeral home, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Wednesday, Aug. 27. Brittany Thomas allegedly collected pre-paid funeral costs from at least 14 families while operating the Moskal-Reid Funeral Home and Cremation Services, but never delivered the services or issued refunds, according to the civil lawsuit filed in Cambria County Court. Her father, licensed funeral director Alan B. Reid, passed away in 2021. Thomas was authorized to continue operating the fu…
National Interest
Roblox Let Sexual Predator Target 12-Year-Old Schenectady Girl, Lawsuit Claims
Roblox is facing a federal lawsuit from the guardian of a 12-year-old New York girl who says the gaming giant put profits over safety, leaving children vulnerable to predators on its platform. The suit – filed on behalf of a Schenectady family in federal court in northern California on Tuesday, Aug. 26 – alleges that Roblox Corporation knowingly designed and marketed its app in a way that exposed children to sexual predators while misrepresenting it as safe for young users. It accuses Roblox of multiple counts, including fraudulent concealment, negligent misrepresentation, general negligen…
Hartford, CT
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LA Fitness Trapped Customers In Gym Contracts, FTC Lawsuit Claims
Canceling gym memberships turned into a maze of hurdles for LA Fitness customers, according to a federal lawsuit. LA Fitness is accused of using "opaque and complicated methods" that made it nearly impossible for members to end recurring charges. The Federal Trade Commission announced a lawsuit against the national gym chain on Wednesday, Aug. 20. The complaint targets California-based Fitness International and Fitness & Sports Clubs. The companies operate LA Fitness along with Esporta Fitness, City Sports Club, and Club Studio. Together, the companies run more than 600 gyms…
Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
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Judge Issues Order Against Home Accused Of Hosting Illegal 'Very Lit' Pool Parties In Blauvelt
A judge has issued a restraining order against the owners of a Rockland County property accused of repeatedly hosting large, commercial pool parties promoted on social media, town officials announced. On Friday, Aug. 15, the Town of Orangetown filed an action in Rockland County Supreme Court against the owners of 4 Hobbs Drive, Anthony Neil and Sharelle Coore, alleging violations of the town code on short-term rentals, officials announced on Monday, Aug. 18. The town requested a Temporary Restraining Order to stop further activity while the case is pending. On Monday, Justice Hal B. …
National Interest
Pikesville Ticket Broker Rigged System To Resell Taylor Swift Tickets For Huge Profits: FTC
The federal government is suing a Maryland ticket broker, accusing the company of scooping up hundreds of thousands of tickets for major events, including Taylor Swift's record-breaking Eras Tour. The Federal Trade Commission announced the lawsuit against Key Investment Group on Monday, Aug. 18. The Pikesville, MD-based broker has operated under names like Epic Seats, TotalTickets.com LLC, and Totally Tix LLC. Investigators said Key Investment Group resold the tickets at steep markups that generated about $64 million in sales. Three of the company's executives are named …
National Interest
Trump Is Blocking Crime Victim Funds Over Immigration Laws: NJ Fights Back
New Jersey is leading a coalition of 21 attorneys general from states including New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts in suing the Trump Administration over what officials call unlawful conditions placed on federal funding for crime victims, officials announced Monday, Aug. 18. The lawsuit challenges the Trump Administration’s move to withhold Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) grant money from states unless they comply with federal immigration enforcement priorities, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. VOCA funds are used for advocacy services, sexual assault forensic exams, funera…
Arlington, VA
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George Washington University ‘Deliberately Indifferent’ To Antisemitic Abuse On Campus: DOJ
Jewish students at George Washington University were harassed, threatened, and told to leave campus for their own safety — and the US Department of Justice says the school let it happen. In a scathing letter released on Tuesday, Aug. 12, the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division accused GWU of violating federal civil rights law by being “deliberately indifferent” to antisemitic harassment and abuse targeting Jewish, American-Israeli, and Israeli students and faculty. The agency said the misconduct was “shocking,” “abhorrent,” and illegal, and that university officials took “no meaningful action…
Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
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Town Takes Legal Action Over Alleged Illegal Pool, Outdoor Rentals At Blauvelt Property
A Rockland County town is taking a property owner to court over alleged illegal short-term rentals of a pool and outdoor space. On Monday, Aug. 11, the Town of Orangetown announced it had authorized the town attorney to file an action in Rockland County Supreme Court involving the property at 4 Hobbs Dr. in Blauvelt. Officials allege violations of Chapter 43, Article XV of the town code, which regulates short-term rentals. The case centers on claims that the pool and outdoor area at the property have been rented out in violation of local laws. Town officials said they are …
Princeton, NJ
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Former Mercer County Nurse Has License Suspended After Allegedly Groping 3 Patients: AG
A former nurse in Mercer County has had his license temporarily suspended after being charged with criminal sexual contact against three patients in Plainsboro, authorities announced Monday, Aug. 11. Andre Maureece Angus was arrested last December and charged with three counts of criminal sexual contact by the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. Between September 2023 and March 2024, Angus groped or inappropriately touched the genital area of three male patients under his care while working as a nurse at Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center, a…
National Interest
Burlco Motels Ignored ‘Obvious Signs’ Of Teen Sex Trafficking, Lawsuits Say
A New Jersey woman has filed two lawsuits in New Jersey federal court alleging that Red Roof Inn and Motel 6 turned a blind eye while she was beaten, raped, and sold for sex as a teenager. In court documents, the alleged victim Jane Doe claims that she was trafficked by Stanton Krogulski, a man she met in May 2014, when she was 17 years old, grieving her mother’s death, and facing homelessness. One suit filed July 9 by Hach, Rose, Schirripa, and Cheverie LLP alleges that Jane Doe was lured to Motel 6 on Route 73 North in Maple Shade, where Krogulski — who was killed in Philadelphia in …
Waterford-Halfmoon, NY
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Ride Share Driver Tries Sexually Assaulting Child Passenger In Clifton Park, Police Say
A man working as a ride share driver is accused of trying to sexually abuse a child passenger in Saratoga County. Thomas Cipriano, 53, of Halfmoon, was arrested Thursday, Aug. 7, on charges of attempted rape, unlawful imprisonment, and endangering the welfare of a child, according to the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators allege that Cipriano was operating as a ride share driver on Friday, Aug. 1, when he attempted to engage in sexual contact with a person under the age of 15 in Clifton Park, police said. During the alleged encounter, he restrained the child and acted “in a ma…
Delran, NJ
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Disgruntled Ex-Employee Bombed Supervisor’s SUV In Delran: Feds
A 43-year-old disgruntled ex-employee from Warminster, PA was arrested and charged after he placed a bomb near his supervisor’s vehicle in South Jersey last month, detonating an explosion, authorities announced Thursday, Aug. 7. On Saturday, July 26 at 2:42 a.m., an explosive device went off near a silver Ford Explorer parked in the victim’s driveway in Delran, Acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba said. The explosion caused a debris field extending out approximately 100 feet in diameter, with various nails and bolts lodged in both the body of the Ford Explorer and in adjacent residential homes, …
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Workers Gassed By Their Own Employer During Protest In Oakland, Lawsuit Says
Five New Jersey employees say they were gassed by their own employer while picketing at an industrial facility, twice in two states, according to a lawsuit filed in Bergen County Superior Court this week. The plaintiffs, all employees of Airgas USA, LLC and members of Local 701 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), allege in court papers filed Wednesday, Aug. 6, that they were “engaged in lawful and peaceful picketing activity” outside Airgas locations in Oakland, NJ and Peoria, IL in July when they were engulfed by an unknown chemical plume. The lawsuit names defendants “Joh…
Washington, NJ
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Sprayed For Good Cause: Washington Animal Control Officer Pays Price For Rescuing Skunk (
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Robbie Lagonera learned the hard way that skunks have their own way of saying thank you. Lagonera, who works as animal control officer for Washington Borough in Warren County, rescued a skunk that was in a Hava heart trap that was thrown off a bridge into a creek to drown on Monday, Aug. 4. When Lagonera saw the skunk he saw it was treading water, trying to survive. “I felt terrible for the poor skunk and decided to say ‘screw it’ to the bed sheet and proper ‘skunk in trap’ procedures,” Loagonera said in a Facebook post. Video shows Lagonera pulling the trap out of the water as he promise…
Mount Vernon, NY
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Social Services Clerk From Mount Vernon Extorted Daycare Providers For Cash, DA Says
A Westchester County Department of Social Services employee is facing charges for allegedly demanding cash bribes from daycare providers in exchange for processing reimbursement checks meant to support families in need, prosecutors announced. Cheryl Spencer, 61, of Mount Vernon, was arraigned Tuesday afternoon, August 5, in White Plains City Court on five counts each of third-degree bribe receiving, fourth-degree criminal solicitation, and official misconduct, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced. According to the DA's Office, Spencer, a Senior Audit Clerk …
National Interest
Ex-NY Knicks Player Danilo Gallinari's Wife Attacked By Shark
A beach outing turned harrowing for sportscaster Eleonora Boi, the pregnant wife of former NBA forward and ex-New York Knick Danilo Gallinari, when she was bitten by a shark only yards from the shoreline. The incident happened late last week in Puerto Rico, near a beach in Carolina, just east of San Juan. “I never thought I’d be attacked by a shark, especially near the shore on a super-crowded beach,” Boi wrote in an Instagram post dated Friday, Aug. 1, calling it “the worst day of my life.” She added a sardonic score line —“Little mermaid from Sardinia 1, baby tiburón de Puerto…
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