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Asking Price For Mel Gibson's Former Greenwich Estate Cut To $27.5M
GREENWICH, Conn. -- Actor Mel Gibson’s former Greenwich digs, a lush spread of more than 75 acres with its own tennis court, stables, and life-sized outdoor chessboard, is being sold at a discount, according to a report in the Greenwich Time.
The estate, which was bought from Westchester, N.Y. native Gibson six years ago by a Stamford lawyer and his wife, was going for a cool $31.5 million last January but has since had its asking price reduced to a mere $27.5 million, the Greenwich Time story said.
According to Coldwell-Banker’s website, the home on Old Mill Road contains 15,862 square fee…
Rockland's Newest Legislator Is Teacher, Firefighter, Mom
NEW CITY, N.Y. -- One of Rockland’s newest legislators wears many hats, according to a report by lohud.com.
Laurie Santulli, a Congers resident who was elected to the Legislature last fall, is a teacher, a mother, and a firefighter, the lohud article said.
She told lohud that she feels all three roles have given her a unique perspective on educational, and other, issues affecting the county today.
To read the lohud article, click here.
Several People Hospitalized In White Plains After Apparent K-2 Usage
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- A inexpensive, powerful, and dicey street drug known as K-2 may be to blame for several likely overdoses in downtown White Plains Monday, Jan. 25, according to a report by News12.
Police told News12 that four people who were taken to the hospital may have smoked the synthetic cannabis.
K-2, also known as Spice, consists of chemicals sprayed on cardboard or herbal-based materials.
Supposedly it has the sedating effects of pot, but can spark violent and unpredictable behavior in users, according to police and health officials.
To read the News12 story, click here.
