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Jessica Biel Leaves Justin Timberlake’s DWI Drama Behind As She Stuns At The US Open In A Classy Suit Vest
Jessica Biel exuded sophistication at the US Open this week, donning a fashionable light blue co-ord set that included a vest top and matching trousers. (Vests are currently a major trend on TikTok at the moment and are expected to be incredibly popu...
Knicks Continue To Be Linked To All-Star New York Native
The New York Knicks are at a critical juncture with their power forward position. As Julius Randle approaches the final year of his contract, there’s uncertainty about whether he will re-sign. This has fueled speculation about the Knicks pursuing top power forwards in the league. One name that consistently emerges in Knicks rumors is Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns.
Boar's Head lunch meat recall kills nine, including 1 in NJ. Here's the latest
If you recently bought lunch meat, you'll want to read this before getting sick. Especially if you're reading in New Jersey. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued its largest recall for deli meats after a listeria outbreak. Boar's Head issued a recall last month which included more than 7...
Mets broadcast makes major error
For all the attention Aaron Judge’s power has received, how has Daniel Vogelbach’s 88-home run season for the Mets flown under the radar? No, Vogelbach hasn’t really hit 88 home runs for the New York Mets this season, as if that actually needed to be clarified, but that’s the story SNY graphics attempted to tell. Read more... The post Daniel Vogelbach’s 88th home run for the Mets this season was a doozy appeared first on Awful Announcing.
No charges for bus driver who fatally struck mother, kindergartner in Mamaroneck
The bus driver involved in the crash that killed a kindergartner and his mother outside a school in Mamaroneck will not be charged.The tragedy happened on June 20 around 8:30 a.m. outside Mamaroneck Avenue School on Mamaroneck Avenue near New Street.Michael Donovan Volpe, 6, and his mother, 43-year-old Molly Murphy Donovan, were crossing Mamaroneck Avenue when police say the driver of a Royal Coach Lines bus, 68-year-old Edward Jones, hit them as he was turning left onto Mamaroneck from New street.Volpe was pronounced dead at the scene and his mother was taken to the hospital where she was later pronounced...
Project Pawn to celebrate grand opening of new chess center in Soundview
Project Pawn is hosting the grand opening of their new learning and chess center today in Soundview. The center at 226 Soundview Ave. will be a place for students to be mentored and learn about the game of chess. The opening will be from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. while...
Yonkers working to provide relief for hundreds impacted by gas shut-off at Palisade Towers
Yonkers officials, Stew Leonard’s supermarket and others distributed food and other supplies Friday to residents of Palisade Towers public housing, where gas service to the more than 400-unit complex has been shut off for safety after pipe leaks and corrosion were found this week. Pizzerias were slated to deliver pies later on Friday. ...
The King of the West Farm Chess Tables Is Playing the Long Game
Building a community of game-players in The Bronx has been chess, not checkers, for Rabbi Mekael Levy, 70, who opened with just a couple chairs, a table, a board and pieces back in 1990. “I started with one table, and then I advanced a little bit and started bringing two tables, three tables. All the […] The post The King of the West Farm Chess Tables Is Playing the Long Game appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
'Stability and leadership' allow focus on kids: Q&A with new Yonkers superintendent Soler
Anibal Soler, Jr. became superintendent of Yonkers Public Schools on May 1 and is about to open his first school year as the leader of New York's third-largest school system with almost 23,000 students in grades K to 12. Soler, 47, grew up in Rochester, where he launched a fast-rising career in...
Drug charges against rising actor thrown out after bodycam appears to show cop plant evidence
Drug charges against aspiring actor Alvin Harper were dismissed Friday after bodycam showed New Rochelle police lieutenant Sean Kane appearing to plant evidence. Harper, now residing in Denver, criticized Lt. Kane in court following the dismissal of the case by a New Rochelle city judge at the request of the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office, as reported by the Journal News.
Crest Hardware closing in Brooklyn after more than 60 years
NEW YORK -- Crest Hardware is closing its doors Friday after more than 60 years in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The family-owned hardware store on Metropolitan Avenue is more than a place to go for basic needs. It's become a cornerstone of the community, along with its pets, Frankie the pig and Finlay and parrot.Community outpouring for Crest HardwareCurrent owner Joey Franquinha said his father, Manny, and uncle, Joe, opened the store back in 1962, and remembers running through the aisles as a kid. He told CBS News New York the property owner didn't give them a chance to renew their...
Wary of Big Cuts Ahead, Superintendent Timm Briefs Pine Plains School Board
Fearing the possibility of drastic budget cuts in 2025-2026, school superintendent Brian Timm presented the first in a series of three workshops to the Pine Plains Board of Education on Wednesday, Aug. 21. “This will be a monthly conversation in preparation for budget planning in November,” he said. “This way, we’ll be fully knowledgeable, have time to talk and think about things before we have to make our decisions.”
Widow of NJ police officer must repay $268K stolen from taxpayers
HAMILTON (Mercer) — A woman who admitted to stealing from her dead husband's pension has been ordered to repay nearly a decade's worth of stolen benefits. Sandra VonScheven, 49, was ordered to pay $268,000 in restitution in Superior Court in Mercer County, the Attorney General's Office said Thursday. That's...
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