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Newtown, CT
News
Alex Jones Sues Sandy Hook Families In Fight To Keep Control of Media Empire: Report Alex Jones Sues Sandy Hook Families In Fight To Keep Control of Media Empire: Report
Alex Jones Sues Sandy Hook Families In Fight To Keep Control of Media Empire: Report In a case that reads like dark satire itself, Alex Jones is suing the comedy website The Onion and the families of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre claiming they colluded to buy his right-wing conspiracy theory show "InfoWars" in a bankruptcy auction, reports said. Lawyers for Jones, who owes a $1.5 billion judgment to Sandy Hook families after spreading false claims that the 2012 school shooting was a hoax, argued in court documents that The Onion's winning $1.75 million bid was "flagrantly non-compliant" and designed to "rig the process," according to NPR. Earlier Report: Back…

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by Josh Lanier
Hempstead, NY
Obituaries
Wrestling Standout, 'Devoted' Father From Hempstead Killed In Shooting 'Lit Up Every Room' Wrestling Standout, 'Devoted' Father From Hempstead Killed In Shooting 'Lit Up Every Room'
Wrestling Standout, 'Devoted' Father From Hempstead Killed In Shooting 'Lit Up Every Room' Support is building for the family of a young father and wrestling standout from Long Island who was killed in a shooting. Lee Mauras, age 22, originally from Hempstead, was shot at around 2:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 6, in a parking lot in downtown Portland, Oregon, police told local station KATU. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities did not speculate on a possible motive for the shooting. No suspects had been arrested as of Tuesday, Oct. 8. Mauras had recently moved to the Portland area to attend Clackamas Community College, where he had committed to wrestling in the upcomin…

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by Michael Mashburn
Mount Vernon, NY
Lifestyle
50 Cent's Docuseries On Mount Vernon's Sean 'Diddy' Combs Coming To Netflix: Report 50 Cent's Docuseries On Mount Vernon's Sean 'Diddy' Combs Coming To Netflix: Report
50 Cent's Docuseries On Mount Vernon's Sean 'Diddy' Combs Coming To Netflix: Report Amid hip hop mogul and New York native Sean "Diddy" Combs' ongoing legal battles, fellow rapper 50 Cent has found a new way to take a shot at his longtime rival.  In a social media post on Wednesday, Sept. 25, famous rapper 50 Cent hinted at his upcoming docuseries focusing on Combs' alleged criminal activity, according to a report by Variety. The outlet reported that the series, directed by Alexandria Stapleton, is now in production and will go over sex trafficking and racketeering allegations against Combs, who grew up in Westchester County in the city of Mount Vernon. It will eventu…

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by Ben Crnic
Newtown, CT
News
Alex Jones' InfoWars Up For Auction To Pay Sandy Hook Victims' Families: Report Alex Jones' InfoWars Up For Auction To Pay Sandy Hook Victims' Families: Report
Alex Jones' InfoWars Up For Auction To Pay Sandy Hook Victims' Families: Report The tools Alex Jones used to build his conspiracy theory and supplement-hawking empire could soon be yours, NPR reported.  A court-appointed trustee will soon begin to auction off pieces of Free Speech Systems, the parent company of InfoWars, to pay back the families of the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting victims, the report continued.  Jones owes them $1.5 billion in a defamation judgment after he claimed the massacre, which killed 26 people — 20 of them children – was a hoax.  The trustee will sell everything from chairs and production equipment to the InfoWars brand name, th…

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by Josh Lanier
Northern Valley, NJ
Lifestyle
Meet Pop Star JoJo In Northvale Meet Pop Star JoJo In Northvale
Meet Pop Star JoJo In Northvale If you want to meet 2000s pop singer JoJo and don't attend her book signing in Bergen County next week, you'll be "Too Little, Too Late." Joanna "JoJo" Levesque, whose iconic song "Leave (Get Out)" was one of the biggest hits of the 2000s is signing copies of her new book "Over the Influence: A Memoir" at Books and Greetings in Northvale on Tuesday, Sept. 17 at 6 p.m. View this post on Instagram A post shared by JoJo 🍀 (@iamjojo) In the memoir, JoJo chronicles her career, from signing a record deal at 12 to earning millions of fans with songs…

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by Sam Barron
Massapequa, NY
News
Bill Banning Transgender Athletes Passed By Nassau County Lawmakers Bill Banning Transgender Athletes Passed By Nassau County Lawmakers
Bill Banning Transgender Athletes Passed By Nassau County Lawmakers The Nassau County Legislature passed a bill that prevents transgender women from competing in women’s sports on Long Island. At a meeting on Monday, June 24, lawmakers voted 12-6 to pass the law. Originally introduced by Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman’s office, the bill would require sports teams to designate whether they are a female, male, or co-ed team and is aimed to prevent “biological males” from competing on women’s teams. Earlier Report: Bill Banning Transgender Athletes Advanced By Nassau County Lawmakers It echoes an executive order Blakeman originally introduce…

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by Sophie Grieser
Gaithersburg, MD
Obituaries
Bartender Killed By Reckless Driver In Maryland Was 'In Prime Of Her Life,' Family Says Bartender Killed By Reckless Driver In Maryland Was 'In Prime Of Her Life,' Family Says
Bartender Killed By Reckless Driver In Maryland Was 'In Prime Of Her Life,' Family Says A Maryland family "has been left shattered with a hole that can never be filled" after a 25-year-old woman was killed in a rollover crash by a driver attempting to evade a traffic stop in Montgomery County. Adelphi native Jasmin Gimon, 25, has been identified as the driver who was killed in a rollover crash involving a man attempting to flee from police, according to officials, now her family is grappling with their new reality. Investigators with our Independent Investigations Division (IID) are on the scene of a police-involved fatal collision in the area of Rockville Pike and Twinbroo…

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by Zak Failla
Hackensack, NJ
Legal
Hall Versus Oates: What Went Wrong? Hall Versus Oates: What Went Wrong?
Hall Versus Oates: What Went Wrong? No one thought much of it when Daryl Hall and John Oates set out on separate tours this year. They'd done it before only to reunite for arena shows. So maybe some but not others were surprised by the news that the pair is embroiled in a legal battle, one that led Hall to obtain a temporary restraining order against his now-former music partner. A judge has sealed a lawsuit that Hall filed last week in Nashville, where Oates lives, according to multiple news outlets. So little is known about the dispute -- other than maybe that it's gone too far (but you know it don't matter anyway). Penn…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mount Vernon, NY
Politics
Richard Thomas Seeks Restraining Order In Battle Over Who's Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas Seeks Restraining Order In Battle Over Who's Mount Vernon Mayor
Richard Thomas Seeks Restraining Order In Battle Over Who's Mount Vernon Mayor The battle over who is in charge of Mount Vernon is heading to the State Supreme Court. Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas and Andre Wallace, who was appointed acting mayor by the city council, will have their fates determined by a judge as they continue debating who is the actual mayor of one of New York’s largest cities. Thomas is currently seeking a restraining order that would block Wallace from performing mayoral duties and would nullify any actions taken by him, the City Council and City Comptroller Deborah Reynolds in the weeks the two have been jostling for power. On Monday, July 8…

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by Zak Failla
Massapequa, NY
Business
Popular Long Beach Coffee Shop Seized By State For Failure To Pay Taxes Popular Long Beach Coffee Shop Seized By State For Failure To Pay Taxes
Popular Long Beach Coffee Shop Seized By State For Failure To Pay Taxes A popular coffee shop on Long Island has been seized by the government for failing to pay tens of thousands of dollars in taxes. The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance seized Gentle Brew Coffee Roasters in the heart of Long Beach for a “warranted balance” of $51,264.63, leading to officials shuttering the doors of the Park Avenue staple's two locations. The liability dates back to 2017. According to reports, the owners are presently in talks with the state to pay off the unpaid taxes and any penalties that were imposed. In response to reports of Gentle Brew being seiz…

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by Zak Failla
DV Plus - Westchester, NY
Politics
Standard Amusements, County Trade Barbs Over Canceled $25 Million Playland Contract Standard Amusements, County Trade Barbs Over Canceled $25 Million Playland Contract
Standard Amusements, County Trade Barbs Over Canceled $25 Million Playland Contract The battle over management of Playland Amusement Park has gotten nastier, making a costly, lengthy legal battle more likely. Playland is owned by Westchester County -- which in 2015 announced a $25 million deal with Standard Amusements L.L.C. to manage the amusement park. News about the original 15-year deal was reported here by Daily Voice with more detail about Standard Amusement's co-founder, Nicholas Singer, a native of Harrison, reported here. The contract was negotiated and signed in May 2016 by then-County Executive Rob Astorino's administration. Astorino, a…

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by Jon Craig
Armonk, NY
Schools
Flyers Posted About Ex-Westchester Teacher Busted For Sexually Abusing Students Flyers Posted About Ex-Westchester Teacher Busted For Sexually Abusing Students
Flyers Posted About Ex-Westchester Teacher Busted For Sexually Abusing Students The former Westchester high school drama teacher who was forced to resign in shame and register as a sex offender for abusing students is back in the news as the 2018-19 school year starts. Flyers have sprung up around Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua lambasting the school district and former Horace Greeley High School educator Christopher Schraufnagel, who was assigned the highest degree of sexual offender status earlier this year after admitting to sexually abusing three 15-year-old students. According to lohud, one of the flyers states “HGHS continues to pay legal counsel to battl…

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by Zak Failla