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NY County Elections Commissioner Accused Of Voter Fraud Resigns NY County Elections Commissioner Accused Of Voter Fraud Resigns NY County Elections Commissioner Accused Of Voter Fraud Resigns
NY County Elections Commissioner Accused Of Voter Fraud Resigns One of two men tasked with overseeing elections in a New York county has resigned months after being accused of voter fraud. In a one-sentence statement on Facebook Wednesday night, Dec. 28, the Rensselaer County Legislature said it had accepted the resignation of Republican Board of Elections Commissioner Jason Schofield. Earlier Report: Rensselaer County Elections Commissioner Committed Voter Fraud, Feds Say The move comes months after Schofield, age 42, was led into a federal courtroom in Albany wearing handcuffs in September 2022 on a 12-count indictment charging him with using other…

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by Michael Mashburn
Franklin Township, NJ
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2X US Open Beer Chugger Is North Jersey Native 2X US Open Beer Chugger Is North Jersey Native 2X US Open Beer Chugger Is North Jersey Native
2X US Open Beer Chugger Is North Jersey Native Megan Lucky and her beer had deja vu at the US Open. The North Jersey native who last year went viral for chugging her beer at the tennis games has done it again. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Megan Lucky (@meglucky53) The Ridgewood High School grad, 26, became an instant hit when she downed her drink in just under 8 seconds at the US Open in 2021. And so when the cameramen inside of Louis Armstrong Stadium made eye contact with her and then began communicating over their walkie-talkies last Friday, Sept. 2, Lucky knew what wa…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lower Paxton, PA
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Pennsylvania’s Christian Pulisic Complains About Lack Of US Soccer Fans: ESPN Pennsylvania’s Christian Pulisic Complains About Lack Of US Soccer Fans: ESPN Pennsylvania’s Christian Pulisic Complains About Lack Of US Soccer Fans: ESPN
Pennsylvania’s Christian Pulisic Complains About Lack Of US Soccer Fans: ESPN Following a friendly pre-World Cup game, Christian Pulisic, a Hershey native, sounded off to the press about how few American fans showed up to cheer on his teammates and him on Wednesday, June 1, according to multiple media outlets.  The U.S. men's national team had just made a 3-0 win over Morocco when called out the fans for not coming out, according to Yahoo News. “I'm not super happy with the amount of Americans here, however that works out, if I'm being completely honest," Pulisic told ESPN.  Christian Pulisic called out the lack of USMNT home fan support after their match against…

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by Jillian Pikora
Edison, NJ
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Pittsburgh Steelers' QB Dwayne Haskins' BAC 3X Legal Limit, On Ketamine When He Died: Reports Pittsburgh Steelers' QB Dwayne Haskins' BAC 3X Legal Limit, On Ketamine When He Died: Reports Pittsburgh Steelers' QB Dwayne Haskins' BAC 3X Legal Limit, On Ketamine When He Died: Reports
Pittsburgh Steelers' QB Dwayne Haskins' BAC 3X Legal Limit, On Ketamine When He Died: Reports New details are emerging about Pittsburgh Steelers' Quarterback and New Jersey native, raised in Maryland, Dwayne Haskins, 24, who was struck dead by a dump truck on a Florida highway on Saturday, April 9. The 24-year-old Highland Park, NJ native, who was raised in Potomac, Maryland, was trying to cross the westbound lanes of Interstate 595 while trying to get gas in Florida when he was struck and killed, authorities previously said.  Haskins death has been ruled an accident caused by blunt force, multiple media outlets report citing an autopsy report released by the Broward Medical Ex…

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by Jillian Pikora
Bristol, PA
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Bucks Driver Was Arguing, Speeding In Crash That Killed BF: Report Bucks Driver Was Arguing, Speeding In Crash That Killed BF: Report Bucks Driver Was Arguing, Speeding In Crash That Killed BF: Report
Bucks Driver Was Arguing, Speeding In Crash That Killed BF: Report A Bucks County woman was arguing and speeding when she lost control of her car and crashed, killing her 56-year-old boyfriend two months ago, Yahoo News reports citing the Bucks County Courier Times. Theresa Dowling, of Northampton Township, was going 94 mph on Lower Holland Drive — a 35 mph road — around 9:30 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 21, the outlet says citing police. The crash killed her passenger, Andrew Craig, who police told the outlet was also someone she had been in a relationship with. Dowling was arrested on Wednesday, April 20 on the following charges: …

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by Nicole Acosta
White Plains, NY
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COVID-19: Pandemic Leads To Surge In 'Tiny House' Sales COVID-19: Pandemic Leads To Surge In 'Tiny House' Sales COVID-19: Pandemic Leads To Surge In 'Tiny House' Sales
Covid-19: Pandemic Leads To Surge In 'Tiny House' Sales It seems puzzling at first, but COVID-19 has increased demand for homes in the 120 to 500 square-foot range. Tiny homes, the seemingly quirky, sustainable living trailers that were popularized during the 2010s recession, are being sought in greater numbers, according to manufacturers and industry analysts. A manufacturer in California became so inundated with requests that he had to expand his warehouse from 12,000 square feet to 22,000 square feet, according to Yahoo News. 2020 wound up being a record year for the company and no one was more surprised than the owner. Why would anyone want…

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by Kristin Palpini
DV Plus - Westchester, NY
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AOC Reduces Social Media Screen Time After Pelosi Touts Keeping House Caucus In Order AOC Reduces Social Media Screen Time After Pelosi Touts Keeping House Caucus In Order AOC Reduces Social Media Screen Time After Pelosi Touts Keeping House Caucus In Order
AOC Reduces Social Media Screen Time After Pelosi Touts Keeping House Caucus In Order The so-called political Princess of social media says she's taking a temporary break from Facebook, and reducing her Tweet time, while calling it a "public health risk to everybody." At last count, U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who graduated from high school in Westchester, ranked No. 2 among politicians with nearly 4 million Twitter followers  after the so-called King of social media @realDonaldTrump who boasts nearly 60 million followers of his daily tweets.  The youngest-ever woman elected to Congress, at age 29, the 2007 Yorktown High School graduate ran under a differen…

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by Jon Craig
Hackensack, NJ
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The Last Word On 'Momo Challenge': It’s A Cruel Hoax Playing On Your Paranoia, Mom The Last Word On 'Momo Challenge': It’s A Cruel Hoax Playing On Your Paranoia, Mom The Last Word On 'Momo Challenge': It’s A Cruel Hoax Playing On Your Paranoia, Mom
The Last Word On 'Momo Challenge': It’s A Cruel Hoax Playing On Your Paranoia, Mom You know what some say is worse than a bogus video called "The Momo Challenge" that encourages children to harm themselves or others? A viral social media explosion that scares the pants off their parents. Yes, teen suicide continues to plague the U.S. But in a country of nearly 326 million, there hasn’t been a single reported incident of a child responding to "The Momo Challenge” by taking pills, stabbing someone or harming themselves, authorities said this week. “Please be aware that many trusted sources say IT IS A HOAX,” said Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo, one of the top l…

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by Jerry DeMarco