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$8M Fraud Scheme: Execs At White Plains Company Sentenced
The two worked at OrthoNet, a healthcare claims processing company based in White Plains. Shawn Rains, age 57, of Le Bouscat, France, who was previously convicted of mail fraud conspiracy, mail fraud, and money laundering conspiracy after a two-week trial, was sentenced to 12 years in prison. Northern Westchester resident...
Pedestrian struck by NJ Transit train early Wednesday in Garfield
A pedestrian was hit by a train early Wednesday morning, causing delays and cancellations along the Bergen County Line, NJ Transit said. At about 5:33 a.m., an out-of-service train was being moved on the Bergen County Line when it struck and injured a pedestrian near Plauderville Station in Garfield. There were no customers...
Shelter Food Is Hurting Migrants; The Department of Homeless Services Serves It Anyway
Manuel says he would rather starve than eat the food at the shelter where he and his family live. Most days, he wanders the streets of New York asking strangers for work and food to feed his family. When he is unsuccessful, the family usually skips meals. He says he avoids the food because the […] The post Shelter Food Is Hurting Migrants; The Department of Homeless Services Serves It Anyway appeared first on Documented.
Pair charged with murder in connection to dismemberment of Yonkers couple on Long Island
Two of the four people arrested in the dismemberment of a former Yonkers couple have now been indicted on murder charges and Suffolk County prosecutors have detailed how the victims were stabbed in the Amityville home where they were staying with the defendants. Jeffrey Mackey, 36, and Alexis Nieves, 33, both originally from Westchester, pleaded not guilty to charges including second-degree murder Monday at their arraignment in the deaths of Malcolm "Craig" Brown, 53, and Donna Conneely,...
NYPD’s bust up at Columbia doesn’t mean this disgraceful antisemitic episode is over
Although the NYPD was finally allowed to do its job at Columbia University, it would be a mistake to believe the disgraceful episode is over. After all, the pro-Hamas stooges, the complicit faculty and the quisling administrators are still jockeying for power. With graduation still two weeks away, it’s too early to declare a winner. Start with the radical students. They set up a camp in the middle of the famous quad and day-after-day chanted slogans that revealed an allegiance to terrorists. They harassed Jewish students and their commitment to the elimination of Israel marks the resurgence of an ancient hatred in a city...
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Man fatally shot in head, 17-year-old teen hit in stomach in separate Bronx shootings
In the first shooting, NYPD officers responded to a 911 call around 6:50 p.m. of a person shot in front of 2791 Dewey Avenue. Upon arrival, police found the victim with a gunshot wound to the head.
Families of victims in fatal N.J. school bus crash settle lawsuits for $20.5M
A trucking company involved in a 2018 Paramus school bus crash in Morris County that left two people dead has settled a lawsuit for $650,000, bringing total settlement amounts in the case to more than $20 million, an attorney said Wednesday. Bruce Nagel, who represented the families of one child...
Guatemalan Immigrant Charged With Woman's Rape In Fairview
Bylly Xilox Aquino, 25, remained held in the Bergen County Jail on Wednesday, May 1, on a detainer filed by ICE. Aquino, who's married, has been on Anderson Avenue just off Kamena Street, records show. Fairview police seized him after a woman said he held her down on a bed,...
Port Chester Family Seeks Help Building Therapy Pool For Son
The effort was started by Port Chester residents Kristin Testerman and Steven Santiago, whose 11-year-old son, Lucas, bravely faces a rare genetic disorder that has rendered him blind and has forced him to struggle with serious physical and medical challenges. Although Lucas must overcome difficulties that make activities like riding...
What does about $2,275 a month rent get you in Westchester and Rockland? Take a look
Where can you find Westchester and Rockland rental apartments in about the $2,275-a-month range? Most tend to be in New Rochelle, White Plains, Yonkers — cities where apartment supply is far greater — but can be found in some towns and villages, such as Ossining and Haverstraw. ...
Congestion pricing in NYC is a waste of money: Letters to the Editor — May 2, 2024
The Issue: Manhattan’s controversial congestion pricing program, set to take effect June 30. Congestion pricing is another way to kill businesses in our city and put a financial burden on those that commute to work (“Railing no fare at MTA,” May 1). I am sick of this administration taking and taking while giving nothing in return.Mayor Adams has once again proven what a worthless leader he really is. Gov. Hochul disgraces the office. Alfred N. Bonnabel Manhattan So you want to eliminate all the adverse effects of congestion pricing — but preserve its benefits? Put congestion pricing where it belongs, where every New Yorker will accept...
White Plains, Northern Westchester Hospitals Get 'A' Grade
Both White Plains Hospital and Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco were given an "A" grade for patient safety in a new Spring 2024 report by the Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit watchdog organization that advocates for safety in hospitals. The new report grades nearly 3,000 hospitals across the country...
Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center is providing patients advanced lung disease diagnostic technology
Neptune, NJ — Experts at Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center are now providing patients with minimally invasive, robotic-assisted bronchoscopy procedures with the Ion endoluminal system. Bronchoscopy is an endoscopic (utilizing a tiny tube-like device) technique used to visualize airways and the lungs, which also enables biopies to be done; the removal of tissue samples for testing.
The Affordable Connectivity Program can close Westchester’s digital divide. Extend it
Over the past decade, the New York and Federal governments have spent more than $1 billion in an attempt to close the state’s digital divide. But the goal of universal connectivity has proved elusive. Here in Westchester County, more than 50,000 households continue to lack reliable, fast internet service. Minorities are particularly hard hit. According to a recent survey by the Westchester Community Foundation, compared to similar counties, Westchester had the lowest percentage of Black households with internet access and with Black and Hispanic households in Yonkers particularly falling behind their white counterparts. New York has a plan to address this digital deficit by spending an additional $1.4 billion on expanding broadband infrastructure statewide. But infrastructure is just one piece of the puzzle, and the infrastructure investment will be for naught if low-income households can’t afford to connect.
Woman behind fake veteran story arrested by feds
WHITE PLAINS – Sharon Toney-Finch, 43, the founder of YIT Foundation that gained national attention last year when she claimed that veterans in her care were evicted from a Town of Newburgh hotel to make way for migrants arriving in the Hudson Valley, was arrested by the FBI today (May 1, 2024). Her story was spread by elected officials and national news talk shows who used the claim to fan the flames of the migrant crisis. An investigation by Mid-Hudson News debunked the story, causing several politicians and news agencies to retract their statements.
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