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White Plains, NY
Weather
72 MPH Wind Gust Reported During Storm: Here's Rundown From Region
Did you hear it howling overnight? You're not alone. Widespread 40 to 50-mile-per-hour wind gusts were reported across the region as a powerful storm accompanying a frontal system swept through the Northeast. The highest reported gust -- at 72 miles per hour -- happened on Long Island just before 12:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 29 on top of a building in Stony Brook at 159 feet, according to the National Weather Service. Here are more wind-gust reports from locations in New York and Connecticut. Location Speed Time/Date Provider New York Nassau County …
Massapequa, NY
Breaking News
$8K Heist: Teen Nabbed For Stealing Long Island Check, Police Said
An 18-year-old man was arrested months after he allegedly stole a mailed check from Long Island and deposited it for himself. Nassau County Police announced it had arrested Andrew Herrera, age 18, for his alleged role in stealing an Atlantic Beach check nearly a year before, in March 2023. The victim, a 69-year-old man, first mailed the $8,000 check from the Atlantic Beach Post Office, at 1848 Park Street. Months later, in July 2023, the man was notified that his check had never been delivered. When he went to the bank the next day, the victim found out the check had been deposited int…
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Breaking News
Disabled Teen Urinated On Herself During Atlantic City McDonald's Incident, Suit Says
The family of a teen girl is suing McDonald's, saying an Atlantic City restaurant employee refused to serve them, made a racist comment, and discriminated against the girl because of a disability. According to court documents, the high school student and her parents visited Atlantic City to celebrate her birthday in May 2019. They stopped at the McDonald's on Arkansas Avenue near Tanger Outlets Atlantic City before returning home to Staten Island, NY. The lawsuit said a cashier refused to serve the teen and her father, telling them to order and pay from a kiosk. When the girl's father …
Massapequa, NY
Breaking News
Man Accused Of Hate Crime After Stealing Pro-Israel Flag, Punching LI Homeowner: Police
A man was arrested after he reportedly stole a pro-Israel flag from a Long Island home and attacked the homeowner, police said. The incident occurred on Sunday, Feb. 4 in Hewlett, according to Nassau County Police. Read the new, updated story - Man Who Stole Pro-Israel Flags In Hewlett Arraigned For Hate Crimes: DA Just after 1 p.m. that day, a man who lives on Steven Drive reported seeing 26-year-old Bechir Lehbeib walk onto his property and tear down a flag and banner that he had displaying outside his home. The man, who was not named by police, confronted Lehbeib about the fl…
Jersey City, NJ
Breaking News
Bayonne Woman, 31, Killed When Car Rams Parked Tractor Trailer In Jersey City: Police
A 31-year-old Bayonne woman was killed and two others injured in an overnight Jersey City crash overnight, authorities said. Stephanie Weymouth was riding in the 2019 Nissan passenger car that struck the back of a parked tractor trailer on Route 185 and Linden Avenue around 12:20 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Weymouth was pronounced dead just after 1 a.m. while the 28-year-old Staten Island driver and a 27-year-old Old Bridge passenger were treated for non-life-threatening injuries at Jersey City Medical Center, Suarez said. The Hudson County Regi…
Middletown, NJ
Breaking News
NJ Pediatrician Accused Of Leaving Crash That Injured Father, Daughter In Staten Island
A pediatrician from Monmouth County is accused of leaving the scene of a crash that injured a man and his daughter in Staten Island, according to officials. Dr. Sam Leuzzi, 66, of Middletown, is facing three charges related to a crash on Staten Island, the New York City Police Department said. NYPD officers responded to the intersection of Arthur Kill Road and Drumgoole Road West just after 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 9. Dr. Leuzzi has a pediatric medical practice on Richmond Road in the Grant City neighborhood of Staten Island, according to Northwell Health's website. Investiga…
Middletown, NJ
Obituaries
Details Released In Parkway Crash That Killed Monmouth U Student Returning From Work Shift
Daily Voice has obtained details about the crash that killed an 18-year-old Monmouth University student last week. Madison Alfano of Staten Island, NY, lost control of her car and hit the driver's side of another vehicle on the northbound side of the Garden State Parkway in Sayreville around 7:50 p.m. Friday, Jan. 12, New Jersey State Police Trooper Troy McNair said. Alfano's car went into another lane and she was hit by an oncoming pickup near mile marker 125.6, just south of the exit for Route 9 and New Jersey Route 35, McNair said. Alfano was rushed to a hospital and she was pronounced…
Middletown, NJ
Obituaries
Monmouth University Student, 18, Killed In Crash Coming Home From Work
Monmouth University, family, and loved ones are mourning the death of a young woman from Staten Island killed in a crash. A GoFundMe page said 18-year-old Madison Alfano died in a crash while returning home from work at college. The memorial fundraiser has received more than $107,000 from more than 2,000 donations as of Wednesday, Jan. 17. ALSO SEE: Details Released In Parkway Crash That Killed Monmouth U. Student Returning From Work Shift "No parents should have to bury their 18-year-old daughter," the GoFundMe page said. "We are asking for an immense amount of support and love …
New Haven, CT
Weather
How Much Snow Did You Get? Here Are Reports From Region For Winter Storm
Here are snowfall reports from the region for the winter storm that swept through the Northeast overnight Monday, Jan. 15 into Tuesday, Jan. 16. Totals are from the National Weather Service: Location Amount Time/Date Provider New York Westchester County New Rochelle 1.7 inches 0730 AM 01/16 Public Peekskill 1.3 inches 0630 AM 01/16 Public Armonk 1.3 inches 0800 AM 01/16 COCORAHS Peekskill 2.8 NNE 1.0 inches 0800 AM 01/16 COCORAHS South Salem 0.8 inches 0715 AM 01/16 COCORAHS Nassau County Levittown 3.0 inches…
Edison, NJ
Your Community
'Jersey Shore' Star Thrills NJ Gentlemen's Club Patrons With Surprise Dance
"Jersey Shore" star Angelina Pivarnick returned to the state that helped launch her career by performing a dance routine at a gentlemen's club. The Staten Island native got up on stage then dropped it low at 35 XXXV Gentlemen's Club in Sayreville on Saturday, Dec. 30, according to a video of her performance on the club's Facebook and Instagram pages. Pivarnick danced to the song "Get Crazy" by LMFAO, which is also known as the theme song to "Jersey Shore." The crowd enjoyed the 37-year-old MTV star's moves, as dollar bills fell around her on the stage. After leaving the original early 201…
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Neighboring PDs Combine To Nab Fleeing NYC Trio After Brazen Marshalls Heist
Local police in northwest Bergen County who’ve teamed up to fight area crime nabbed a brazen shoplifting crew from New York City moments after they hit a local Marshalls. Wyckoff police issued an alert after witnesses reported seeing a man and two women flee the Boulder Run shopping center off Franklin Avenue in a red 2018 Jeep. The thieves had just pushed shopping carts stuffed with more than $1,000 worth of clothing, toys and fragrances out the door to the vehicle, Wyckoff Police Lt. Joseph Soto said. Franklin Lakes police stopped the Jeep near the border of both towns off the corner of …
Stamford, CT
Breaking News
Man Who Planned Stamford Jewelry Store Heist That Caused Owner's Death Gets Prison Time
A 66-year-old New York man will spend decades in prison for planning a Connecticut jewelry store robbery that resulted in the death of the business's owner. White Plains resident Thomas Liberatore was sentenced on Monday, Dec. 18 to 32 years in federal prison for his involvement in the March 2020 robbery of Marco Jewelers in Stamford that left the owner dead, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut announced. Earlier Report - Get-Away Driver During Murder Of Stamford Jeweler Sentenced According to federal officials, on the day of the robbery, March 28, 2020…
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