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Northern Westchester Brick Mansion Lists For $23M Northern Westchester Brick Mansion Lists For $23M
Northern Westchester Brick Mansion Lists For $23M WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Glencliff, a stately Georgian manor with 25 plus acres that straddle the Mount Kisco-Bedford border, is on the market for $23 million, according to an ad posted by Sotheby’s on Zillow.com. The red-brick home, located on Sarles Street, has more than 20,000 square feet of space, plus a tennis court, pool, seven-car garage, and a detached guest cottage. It also has an orangerie, aviary and a state-of-the-art kitchen, Sotheby’s said. There are eight other bedrooms besides the master suite and 14, count ‘em, 14 bathrooms. Its meadows and woods snuggle up against the…
Two Men Get Prison In Torching Of Hudson Valley Tavern Two Men Get Prison In Torching Of Hudson Valley Tavern
Two Men Get Prison In Torching Of Hudson Valley Tavern Two men who burned down a defunct bar in Sullivan County for the insurance money were sentenced to prison this week in federal court, according to Preet Bharara, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York. Nicholas and Dominic Motta got 15 months and 12 months behind bars respectively in the 2010 arson case, Bharara said Tuesday, Feb. 23. According to Bharara, the Mottas arranged to have the third defendant in the case, Anthony Perso, and others, drive to Swan Lake -- during a February blizzard -- to torch Kilcoin’s, a shuttered tavern that the Mottas owned. Dominic Motta then fil…
Ex-Putnam Consumer Affairs Director Pleads Guilty To Petit Larceny Ex-Putnam Consumer Affairs Director Pleads Guilty To Petit Larceny
Ex-Putnam Consumer Affairs Director Pleads Guilty To Petit Larceny PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- The former head of Putnam’s Department of Consumer Affairs has pleaded guilty to stealing close to $5,000 in county funds, according to state Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and state Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Jean Noel, who entered the guilty plea to a misdemeanor charge of petit larceny in Carmel Town Court, has, as part of a plea deal, agreed to terminate her employment with Putnam County and to make restitution. She was sentenced to a one-year conditional discharge, Schneiderman said. “Public service should never be about private gain,” the attorney g…
Rockland Families Of NYC Firefighters Share $183 Million Award Rockland Families Of NYC Firefighters Share $183 Million Award
Rockland Families Of NYC Firefighters Share $183 Million Award ORANGETOWN, N.Y. – The families of two Rockland County men – one a firefighter who was killed, and the other injured, during the 2005 “Black Sunday” tragedy – will receive part of a $183 million settlement, according to a report by lohud.com. New York City Firefighter John Bellew of Pearl River was married with four kids when he died in the tenement fire in the Bronx, and Firefighter Jeff Cool, a Pomona resident who lived in Garnerville at the time, sustained serious injuries, according to lohud. Lt. Curtis Mehran died at the scene while Gene Stolowski, of Florida, N.Y., in Orange County, a…
Greenwich Police Seek Suspects In Vandalism, Burglary Of House Greenwich Police Seek Suspects In Vandalism, Burglary Of House
Greenwich Police Seek Suspects In Vandalism, Burglary Of House GREENWICH, Conn. -- Greenwich police are looking for the burglars who trashed a Glendale Avenue house this past weekend, according to a report by Greenwich Time. A bookcase was tipped over and several windows broken in the house, which was being worked on by construction crews, police told Greenwich Time. Click here to read the Greenwich Time story.
Fairfield University Student Charged With Sexual Assault, Burglary Fairfield University Student Charged With Sexual Assault, Burglary
Fairfield University Student Charged With Sexual Assault, Burglary FAIRFIELD, CONN. -- A 20-year-old Fairfield University student faces charges of sexual assault after a classmate accused him of groping her, according to a report by News12. According to police, Julio G. Roque touched the woman’s breasts while she was sleeping in her dorm room on Sunday, Feb. 21, the News12 story said. Roque, of Syosset, N.Y., who has also been charged with third-degree burglary, denies fondling the woman, according to a report in the Fairfield Citizen. He was ordered to appear next month in state Superior Court in Bridgeport, the Fairfield Citizen story said. To read the…
Hazmat Crews Called In To Tidy Upper Nyack Mercury Spill Hazmat Crews Called In To Tidy Upper Nyack Mercury Spill
Hazmat Crews Called In To Tidy Upper Nyack Mercury Spill UPPER NYACK, N.Y. -- Hazmat crews had to be called in after a mercury spill at a home in Upper Nyack, according to a report by News12. A large barometer – a scientific instrument used to forecast the weather – broke while it was being moved and let loose with several ounces of the highly toxic metallic element, the News12 story said. To read the News12 story, click here.
Nyack Man Faces DWI Charges Nyack Man Faces DWI Charges
Nyack Man Faces DWI Charges NYACK, N.Y. -- A Nyack man, pulled over on a traffic violation, now faces charges of driving while intoxicated, Orangetown police said. Robert J. Diorio, 24, was stopped on First Avenue in Nyack around 3:26 a.m. Monday, Feb. 22, police said. Police said Diorio failed a field sobriety test and a breath test. He is to appear in court on Tuesday, March 8.
Fairfield Student Named Rising Star In World Of Politics Fairfield Student Named Rising Star In World Of Politics
Fairfield Student Named Rising Star In World Of Politics FAIRFIELD, CONN. -- A Fairfield teen is a rising star in the world of politics, according to the online publication, Campaigner.com. Emma Vahey started young, helping out her mom as she ran for town council, and is now working as an intern for Jim Himes, a Democratic congressman representing Connecticut’s 4th District, the Campaigner.com story said. Vahey, a senior at Fairfield Warde High School and president of its Young Democrats Club, also was a deputy campaign manager for her mother, Cristin McCarthy Vahey, now a state representative in the 133rd District, Campaigner.com reported. Camp…
Tuckahoe Police Bust Pot-Growing Operation; Two Arrested Tuckahoe Police Bust Pot-Growing Operation; Two Arrested
Tuckahoe Police Bust Pot-Growing Operation; Two Arrested TUCKAHOE, N.Y. -- Police answering a 911 call about a domestic dispute stumbled onto a marijuana-growing operation in Tuckahoe this week, according to a report by News12. Keith Polockow, a resident of Roger Street, now faces drug charges and the second suspect, Andrea Garcia, has been charged with violating an order of protection, the News12 report said. The pot plants and growing equipment were confiscated by police, the News12 article said. To read the News12 report, click here.
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