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Mount Vernon Firefighter Accused Of Stalking Ex-Wife
MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- A Mount Vernon firefighter accused of stalking his ex-wife is the city’s fourth uniformed emergency responder to be involved in a scandal in 2016, according to News 12.
State police serving a warrant issued in Danbury, Conn., arrested Joseph Porticelli in July, according to News 12, which reported that the 44-year-old is alleged to have threatened and stalked his ex-wife.
Porticelli, who has been with the Mount Vernon department for the past three years, was released after posting $5,000 bond, according to News 12, which reported that the department has since placed hi…
Hillary Clinton To Collect Big Money At $33K-Per-Plate Area Fundraiser
Democratic Presidential nominee and longtime Chappaqua resident Hillary Clinton is scheduled to attend a fundraiser at a $14.4 million gated estate that has twice hosted President Barack Obama in Greenwich, Conn., on Monday, a, according to the Connecticut Post.
All money collected during the $33,400 a plate event will go to the Hillary Victory Fund, according to the Post, which reported that the Victory Fund is composed of the Clinton campaign, the Democratic National Committee and 32 state parties.
Clinton, whose Chappaqua home is less than 15 miles away, will be hosted by Richard and Ell…
Massive ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Raises Money, Awareness In Yonkers
YONKERS, N.Y. – A viral video that raised awareness and millions of dollars for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) research, continued its influence recently when several hundred people in Yonkers took the Ice Bucket Challenge, according to lohud.com.
The event on Sunday, Aug. 7, at the Empire City Casino featured more than 450 people and was organized by Pat Quinn of Yonkers, who has ALS, according to lohud.com.
The Ice Bucket Challenge, which began in 2014, has so far raised more than $220 million for ALS research, according to lohud.com.
The Yonkers event, now in its second year, inv…
