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Jesse McKenzie Among 3 Construction Workers Killed On I-83
A 24-year-old man has been identified by his family as one of the three construction workers killed when a 24-year-old box truck driver struck a construction vehicle that propelled it into the men working along Interstate 83. Jesse Mckenzie has been identified as one of the workers killed in the...
Man Shoots, Kills Cab Driver Moments After End Of Shift In Westchester: Here's His Sentence
A man will spend decades in prison for fatally shooting a cab driver in Westchester during a robbery right after the victim's work shift ended, officials announced. Covington, Virginia resident Percell Ross Blakely, age 54, was sentenced to 20 years to life in state prison for the Oc…
'I survived you': Ramapo College kidnapping victim confronts defendant at sentencing
HACKENSACK — A young woman told the man who pleaded guilty to kidnapping her that she is no longer a victim when she confronted him at his sentencing on Monday. With her family and friends at her back, Alexis Ruhlen read her victim impact statement to the court, describing her harrowing experience as Pawel Sliwinski, her boyfriend of two years, kidnapped her at knifepoint from the Ramapo College of New Jersey campus on Oct. 13, 2022.
Former Nypd Officer Admits Selling Narcotics In Yonkers
Bronx resident Grace Rosa Baez, age 38, pleaded guilty to drug distribution charges on Tuesday, April 16, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced. According to federal officials, Baez, who joined the NYPD in 2012, was placed on modified duty in 2020 after alleged misconduct...
‘Charlotte’s Web’ author EB White's childhood house is for sale for $2.8M in Mount Vernon
MOUNT VERNON ‒ The childhood home of author E.B. White, who wrote “Charlotte’s Web” and other classic children’s books, has undergone major renovation and is on the market for $2.8 million. Built in 1905, the 5,000-square-foot, three-floor home of six bedrooms and five bathrooms at 101 Summit Ave. includes a third-floor room that...
What turned this Bergen County brook bright green? We found the answer
"Who had 'radioactive river' on the Garfield bingo board?" asked one Garfield resident on Facebook on Wednesday morning alongside a photo of an unnaturally green body of water. This post in the Garfield Deserves Better Facebook group stirred up a conversation with several residents, all wondering why the Fleischer Brook near Price Rite on Outwater Lane was bright green. ...
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