Stony Point, NY
Business
Taco Bell To Open New Location In Area Taco Bell To Open New Location In Area
Taco Bell To Open New Location In Area Fast food aficionados in the area will soon have a new option to “Live Más.” Taco Bell is set to open a new location in Orange County in the Big V Town Centre in the Vails Gate part of New Windsor, developers announced. Royal Properties, Inc. announced that Taco Bell has signed a 10-year lease for a 2,500-square-foot restaurant in the Town Centre on Windsor Highway. “Taco Bell is a perfect addition to Big V’s already strong tenant mix. With Taco Bell and newly signed Planet Fitness now on board, we look forward to bringing in more great retailers to this center,” Scott Meshil of Royal Pro…

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by Zak Failla
Massapequa, NY
News
$1.2M Of Heroin Seized, 15 Indicted For Running Operation Tied To Three Long Island Fatal ODs $1.2M Of Heroin Seized, 15 Indicted For Running Operation Tied To Three Long Island Fatal ODs
$1.2M Of Heroin Seized, 15 Indicted For Running Operation Tied To Three Long Island Fatal ODs Fifteen people - including three major drug traffickers - have been indicted for their roles in an alleged massive drug operation that spanned Nassau, Suffolk, Kings and Queens counties, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. Nassau County District Attorney announced the arrests on Tuesday, Dec. 17, following an investigation into a drug operation that allegedly sold heroin to customers from Nassau, Suffolk and New York City. The heroin sold was connected to 15 overdoses - 13 in Nassau County and two in Suffolk County. Three of the overdoses in Nassau were fatal. Of the ring’s 74 …

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by Zak Failla
Massapequa, NY
Obituaries
Thomas Laffey, Long Island Real Estate Legend, Dies Thomas Laffey, Long Island Real Estate Legend, Dies
Thomas Laffey, Long Island Real Estate Legend, Dies Thomas Laffey who was legendary in the Long Island real estate scene died on Wednesday, Aug. 14, at age 81. He founded Laffey Real Estate which has 13 offices throughout Nassau, Suffolk and Queens Counties, says the firm's website. He is survived by wife Eileen (nee O'Grady); siblings: Joseph, William, Mary Newcomb, Kathleen Kane; children: Philip (Neil Cox), Emmett (Karen), Mark (Claudia Poglianich), Brian (Beatrix Sebok) and Desmond (Brooke) and his grandchildren Morgan, Kieran, Finn, Jack, Connor, Shannan, Devon, Grant and Avery. He is preceded in death by his parents Michael and Cath…

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by Donna Christopher
Mount Pleasant, NY
Business
Three Hudson Valley Counties Have State's Lowest Jobless Rates Three Hudson Valley Counties Have State's Lowest Jobless Rates
Three Hudson Valley Counties Have State's Lowest Jobless Rates These counties rank among the lowest for jobless rates in New York state, according to the Labor Department. The counties in New York State with the lowest unemployment rates in March 2018 include: New York County (3.7%) Queens County (3.7%) Richmond County (4.1%) Nassau County (4.2%) Tompkins County (4.2%) Kings County (4.3%) Albany County (4.4%) Putnam County (4.4%) Dutchess County (4.5%) Rockland County (4.5%) Saratoga County (4.5%) Orange, Ulster and Westchester didn't make the list. The jobless rate in all three counties is slightly higher than the state average.

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by Jon Craig
Armonk, NY
News
Westchester DA: County Among Leaders In Recouping Stolen Unemployment Funds Westchester DA: County Among Leaders In Recouping Stolen Unemployment Funds
Westchester DA: County Among Leaders In Recouping Stolen Unemployment Funds Nearly $1 million dollars have been returned to state coffers in recent years by the successful prosecution of unemployment insurance fraud, making it one of the leaders in recovering those funds, according to Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. Scarpino announced on Monday that his office has returned nearly $900,000 in restitution over the past five years, including $317,842 last year. The average false claim ranged from $3,500 to $30,000. In total, from January 2013 through December last year, the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office prosecuted 102 cases o…

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by Zak Failla