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Nassau
News
'Most Visible Eclipse For US In 100 Years' Coming Soon: First Projected Cloud Cover Conditions 'Most Visible Eclipse For US In 100 Years' Coming Soon: First Projected Cloud Cover Conditions
'Most Visible Eclipse For US In 100 Years' Coming Soon: First Projected Cloud Cover Conditions In just over a month, what's being called the astronomy event of the decade will occur when a total solar eclipse will cross North America, passing over Mexico, the United States, and Canada. A total solar eclipse happens when the moon passes between the sun and earth, completely blocking the face of the sun and the sky will darken as if it were dawn or dusk. Many are planning road trips to places where the best viewing conditions are expected for what space.com says will be "the longest and most visible for the US in 100 years," with a four-minute totality duration beginning…

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by Joe Lombardi
Nassau
News
These Places Will Be Best To View 'Most Visible Eclipse For US In 100 Years': Here's When These Places Will Be Best To View 'Most Visible Eclipse For US In 100 Years': Here's When
These Places Will Be Best To View 'Most Visible Eclipse For US In 100 Years': Here's When It won't be long now. In just over two months, what's being called the astronomy event of the decade will occur when a total solar eclipse will cross North America, passing over Mexico, the United States, and Canada. Mark your calendar now for Monday, April 8 with four-minute totality duration beginning at 3:13 p.m. Eastern time. A total solar eclipse happens when the moon passes between the sun and earth, completely blocking the face of the sun and the sky will darken as if it were dawn or dusk. According to space.com, it will be "the longest and most visible for the US in 100 years," w…

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by Joe Lombardi
Putnam
News
IDs Released For Couple Killed In Fiery Crash On Bridge Linking NY, Canada Caught On Video IDs Released For Couple Killed In Fiery Crash On Bridge Linking NY, Canada Caught On Video
IDs Released For Couple Killed In Fiery Crash On Bridge Linking NY, Canada Caught On Video The identities have now been released of a couple killed after crashing near a bridge connecting the United States and Canada on one of the year's busiest travel days. The Thanksgiving Eve incident happened early Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 22 on the Rainbow Bridge at Niagara Falls, New York. Niagara Falls Police say  Kurt Villani, and his wife, Monica Villani, both age 53, died in the vehicle explosion which led to a federal investigation. The two were residents of Grand Island, New York, located about 10 miles southeast of Niagara Falls. Authorities say the couple had originally been…

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by Joe Lombardi
Ulster Sullivan
News
Latest Update: 'No Indication Of Terrorism' In Double-Fatal Crash On Bridge Linking NY, Canada Latest Update: 'No Indication Of Terrorism' In Double-Fatal Crash On Bridge Linking NY, Canada
Latest Update: 'No Indication Of Terrorism' In Double-Fatal Crash On Bridge Linking NY, Canada New Update: IDs Released For Couple Killed In Fiery Crash On Bridge Linking NY, Canada Caught On Video There is no indication of terrorism after a car exploded after crashing near a bridge connecting the United States and Canada in New York on one of the year's busiest travel days, killing two people. The Thanksgiving Eve incident happened early Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 22 on the Rainbow Bridge at Niagara Falls. The explosion involved a car entering the US from Canada, according to the City of Niagara Falls. The explosion reportedly happened when the car accelerated to around 80 miles…

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by Joe Lombardi
Mercer
News
Track US Air Force Flyover In NJ-PA Track US Air Force Flyover In NJ-PA
Track US Air Force Flyover In Nj-pa The U.S. Air Force is celebrating 100 years of air refueling on Tuesday, June 27 with flyovers in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York. The display by the 305th Air Mobility Wing includes a 15-jet formation of tankers and giant cargo planes over the Jersey Shore and Delaware River. The flyover begins from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey with one KC-135, eight KC-46s and six C-17s. The flyovers will follow the Jersey Shore starting at 1:03 p.m. in Asbury Park, heading south over Barnegat Light, Atlantic City and Cape May. The aircraft will then turn toward Philad…

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by Jon Craig
West Orange
Lifestyle
Best Burgers: Port Jervis Eatery Makes Final 4 In Statewide Competition Best Burgers: Port Jervis Eatery Makes Final 4 In Statewide Competition
Best Burgers: Port Jervis Eatery Makes Final 4 In Statewide Competition For the second year in a row, a Hudson Valley restaurant has made the "final four" for the best burger in New York. Last year, Orange County staple Ben's Fresh, located in Port Jervis, took home the prize for the "People's Choice" award, but did not win the overall Best Burger honor, which went to Ale 'n' Angus Pub in Syracuse for the second straight year.  This year, Ben's is going for the top spot of Best Burger. Hosted by the New York Beef Council, the contest kicked off with nominations from consumers, and restaurants were encouraged to advocate for votes from their customers to g…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mount Pleasant
News
ID Released For Tour Bus Driver From Hudson Valley In Crash Hospitalizing 57 ID Released For Tour Bus Driver From Hudson Valley In Crash Hospitalizing 57
ID Released For Tour Bus Driver From Hudson Valley In Crash Hospitalizing 57 The identity has been released of the driver of a tour bus headed from the Hudson Valley that crashed on the New York Thruway about 25 miles west of Syracuse, sending 57 people to the hospital. The crash happened Saturday afternoon, Aug. 14 on westbound I-90 near Exit 40 (Weedsport) in Cayuga County when it exited the roadway for an unknown reason and rolled over onto the grassy shoulder, according to New York State Police. All 57 occupants, including the driver, were transported for injuries ranging from minor to serious.   The bus had departed from the Poughkeepsie area on Satu…

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by Joe Lombardi
Ocean
News
College Hockey Player From NJ Dies In House Fire Near Niagara University College Hockey Player From NJ Dies In House Fire Near Niagara University
College Hockey Player From NJ Dies In House Fire Near Niagara University The body of a 23-year-old college student from New Jersey was found following a house fire near his university. Patrick Romano, of Toms River, died following Saturday's blaze at a home on Wyoming Avenue in Niagara Falls -- about a mile from Niagara University, where Romano was a junior, university officials said. The fire broke out at a Wyoming Avenue home around 5 a.m. Saturday, and took approximately two hours to control. The cause was under investigation. Romano attended Toms River High School East, where he was a member of the varsity hockey team.  He joined Niagara University's Purp…

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by Cecilia Levine
White Plains
Police & Fire
FBI Offers Reward In Westchester Murder Case FBI Offers Reward In Westchester Murder Case
FBI Offers Reward In Westchester Murder Case The FBI Westchester County Safe Streets Task Force and the Yonkers Police Department are asking for the public’s help finding a man wanted for murder. The FBI is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest of Jerome Wilson, age 26, of Yonkers. Investigators say Wilson shot and killed Chazz Mitchell in front of 63 Oak Street on Tuesday, August 25, 2020. Wilson was last seen with dreadlocks and a goatee, said Amy J. Thoreson spokeswoman with the FBI.  The FBI is offering a reward for help in locating a man wanted for an alleged murder in Yonkers.Kathy Reakes …

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by Kathy Reakes
Ulster Sullivan
Police & Fire
Inmate At Ulster County Jail Busted With Suboxone Inmate At Ulster County Jail Busted With Suboxone
Inmate At Ulster County Jail Busted With Suboxone An inmate at the Ulster County Jail is facing new charges after being busted with drugs while serving time for an unrelated charge. The Ulster County Sheriff's Office announced on Thursday, Dec. 31 that a 22-year-old Niagara Falls man - whose name was not released - is facing a drug charge after being caught by corrections officers with Suboxone on Tuesday, Dec. 29, despite being behind bars. The man remains in jail on an unrelated charge and has now been charged with a felony count of promoting prison contraband. He is scheduled to appear in the Kingston City Court at a later date to answe…

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by Zak Failla
Ridgewood
Obituaries
Scientist, Inventor, Musician, Humanitarian: Charles Koester Of Glen Rock, 91 Scientist, Inventor, Musician, Humanitarian: Charles Koester Of Glen Rock, 91
Scientist, Inventor, Musician, Humanitarian: Charles Koester Of Glen Rock, 91 Charles John Koester of Glen Rock, known to many as Chuck, died on April 18 in his home, with his loving wife Mildred (Millie) at his side, after a brave battle with Alzheimer’s.  Charles was born in Niagara Falls, NY on January 26, 1929 to Carl John and Helen Hogan Koester. After graduating from Fostoria High School in 1946, he received a B.S. in physics from Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1950 and his Ph.D. in physics and optics from the University of Rochester in 1955.   He married Mildred Ruby Thompson of Wilmerding, PA on July 18, 1953. Professionally, Dr. Koester …

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by Daily Voice
Suffolk NY
Lifestyle
Here Are Places LIers Love To Go On Vacation Here Are Places LIers Love To Go On Vacation
Here Are Places LIers Love To Go On Vacation When Daily Voice asked Facebook followers on Hey Long Island Do U Remember...? where they love to go on vacation they mentioned some interesting places. Here's a sampling. "Anywhere in the Caribbean during winter," said Michele Petchonka D'Onofrio. "Panama City Beach, Florida," said Lisa Nevin Anderson.  "Lake George," said Marie Neunzig Podolsky. Gerry Fitzgerald Laudani "Poconos-Woodloch Pines. The best," said Gerry Fitzgerald Laudani. "What vacation? LOL," said Andrea Lembo. "I’m comfortable just hanging around anywhere; drinking, not doing anything, i…

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by Donna Christopher
Union
Police & Fire
Victims In Crash That Killed Child, 4, Believed To Be From Perth Amboy Victims In Crash That Killed Child, 4, Believed To Be From Perth Amboy
Victims In Crash That Killed Child, 4, Believed To Be From Perth Amboy UPDATE: A GoFundMe campaign has been started on behalf of the family.  A Perth Amboy man told NBC 4 his daughter was fatally injured along with two other family members when a suspected drunk driver ran a stop sign in upstate New York early Sunday and crashed into the side of their SUV.  Robinson Hernandez told the station that Kiara Hernandez, 4, was killed alongside the girl’s mother and grandmother in Sheldon, N.Y., near Buffalo. The Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office later confirmed that the family is believed to be “from the Perth Amboy area” but added that the nature of the r…

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by Paul Milo
White Plains
Business
40 New Sears, Kmart Store Closures Announced, Including Three In NY 40 New Sears, Kmart Store Closures Announced, Including Three In NY
40 New Sears, Kmart Store Closures Announced, Including Three In NY Less than a month after it filed for bankruptcy and announced the closures of 142 Sears and Kmart stores, Sears Holdings is saying it's planning to close another 40 stores in February. The new round of closures means there will be roughly 660 Sears and Kmart stores still open. Liquidation sales at the 40 locations set to close will start late next week.  There are three stores slated to shut down in New York among those 40: Kmart 805 New York Ave., Huntington Sears, 3065 Route 50, Saratoga Springs Sears, 21182 Salmon Run Mall, Watertown  The one store in Connecticut in the ne…

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by Joe Lombardi
Greenwich
Business
Sears Files For Bankruptcy, Will Close 142 Stores Sears Files For Bankruptcy, Will Close 142 Stores
Sears Files For Bankruptcy, Will Close 142 Stores This story has been updated. Sears, once the world's largest retailer, has now officially filed for bankruptcy, while announcing plans to close another 142 unprofitable Sears and Kmart stores, including several in the area. The Sears closures include two in the Hudson Valley: at 75 West Route 59 in Nanuet and at 600 Lee Boulevard in Yorktown. Two Sears stores in Connecticut are closing: at 1201 Boston Post Road in Milford (Lands' End) and 850 Hartford Turnpike in Waterford (Lands' End). Among stores closing are five Kmarts in New York, including the Kmart at 987 Route 6 in Mahopac. No Kma…

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by Joe Lombardi
Southwest Dutchess
Lifestyle
These Hudson Valley Locales Rank Among Most Burglarized In State These Hudson Valley Locales Rank Among Most Burglarized In State
These Hudson Valley Locales Rank Among Most Burglarized In State A pair of Orange County cities are among the New York State’s most burglarized communities, according to a report released on Thursday by NewYorkUpstate. Utilizing new crime stats from the FBI - which determined that burglaries are on an uptick statewide - NewYorkUpstate.com determined that Newburgh is the 11th most burglarized city, while Port Jervis also made the list, coming in at number 29, one spot ahead of Medina Village. Niagara Falls, Jamestown and Buffalo topped the list as the most burglarized cities in the state. To determine the list, the website “ranked the 35 most burglarized…

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by Zak Failla
North Orange
Lifestyle
Fed Up With Late-Arriving Spring? Upstate Police Department Arrests Winter Fed Up With Late-Arriving Spring? Upstate Police Department Arrests Winter
Fed Up With Late-Arriving Spring? Upstate Police Department Arrests Winter Parting Shot: Mix Of Snow, Rain For Morning Commute Before Warmup Starts An upstate police department fed up with snow and ice, and well, the cold weather decided to do something about it by arresting winter and Punxsutawney Phil, the weather-forecasting groundhog. On Facebook, the Depew Police Department wrote a humorous post that was a good way to have a little fun to make it through another day of cold:  "Dear Winter:  You are hereby placed under arrest. You have the right to remain silent and out of sight, but apparently not the ability. Any further snow you produce will be held…

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by Kathy Reakes
Putnam
News
Two Hudson Valley Locales Rank Among Most Dangerous In State Two Hudson Valley Locales Rank Among Most Dangerous In State
Two Hudson Valley Locales Rank Among Most Dangerous In State Newburgh and Poughkeepsie have the dubious distinction of landing on a top 25 list of "most dangerous places to live." Newburgh placed second on this list by newyorkupstate.com and Poughkeepsie ranked 24th Their newly-released crime statistics from the FBI include totals for murder, rape, robbery, burglary and other crimes across Upstate New York, and provide a glimpse into which cities suffer from higher crime rates than others.  The 2016 data, which is the latest available, breaks crime into two categories: violent crime and property crime. With each city is listed its crime sc…

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by Jon Craig