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NCPD: Yonkers Scammer Arrested for Taking Over $70,000 from Construction Client But Never Doing Any Work
The Eighth Squad reports the details of the arrest of a Yonkers man for a Grand Larceny that occurred on Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. in Levittown. According to Detectives, a homeowner performed a google search for someone to fix cracks in his home’s foundation. The victim set up an appointment for the following day with Maichel Woods, which turned out to be a false name (alias), working for Empire Foundation and Masonry, 140 Broadway Lower, 46th floor, New York. The defendant, now known as Martin Ward, 27, of 941 Mclean Avenue, Apt. 242 collected a total of $70,200 USC from the victim without performing the construction. The victim has made multiple attempts to contact the defendant. The only response received was to request an additional $36,000 which the victim did not provide.
'Mammoth Pile of Dirt' on Pompton Plains Crossroads Threatens Wayne’s Water Supply - Officials
WAYNE, NJ – Over the past three township council meetings, Mayor Chris Vergano has updated council members and the public about the difficult situation at the old Topsoil Depot - now run by a company called XRDS Recycling, LLC. The company accepts topsoil, piles it up so that it towers over Pompton Plains Crossroad in Wayne Township, processes it and resells the dirt. According to Vergano, this operation is run against township, state and Department of Environmental Protection regulations and fines are piling up, with about $250,000 in violations handed out by Wayne Township alone. RELATED STORY:...
Former Elmsford schools superintendent resigned weeks after facing workplace claim
Less than two months after an elementary school teacher filed a claim against him, then-Elmsford schools Superintendent Ronald Gonzalez resigned from the job in November. He had served as superintendent for only eight months. While Gonzalez' resignation was reported at the time, details regarding the circumstances surrounding his departure are...
How a Rockland intersection, the 'Four Corners,' became a First Amendment soapbox
NANUET — Every Sunday for months, groups of pro-Palestine demonstrators have stood at the northwest corner of the Route 59 and Middletown Road intersection, demanding a ceasefire in Gaza. Often, just yards west on 59, a group stands together waving Israeli flags in support of that nation, demanding release...
Metro-North paid $1M to engineer in Valhalla crash that killed 6 in 2015. Families ask why
Metro-North agreed to pay $1 million to the engineer operating the train that collided with an SUV at a Valhalla crossing in 2015, killing six in the deadliest accident in the railroad’s history, The USA Today Network has learned. The payout to Steven Smalls came after he sued the...
New Ice Cream Spot Coming To Bergen County
Just in time for summer, Bergen County is getting another ice cream spot.Bruster's Real Ice Cream will be opening in Westwood early this summer, a spokesperson for the company confirmed.This will be New Jersey's second Bruster's store, the other in Washington Township (Gloucester County).The compan…
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