Monsey man charged with swindling $292,000 from bank in mortgage scam

A 39-year-old Monsey man was charged with pocketing $292,000 from a bank after fraudulently hiding an existing mortgage on the same property, prosecutors said.
http://www.lohud.com/article/20120525/NEWS03/305250056

Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 23:41:09 -0700

7-Eleven Opens Thousands Of New Stores, Aims For World Domination

Somewhere in the world, every two hours, a new 7-Eleven opens.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/24/7-eleven-expansion_n_1543277.html

Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 18:24:57 -0700

Lawmakers to meet with Valley View bidders

GOSHEN — One is a fast-growing chain of nursing homes that recently snatched up one of New York's county-owned nursing homes and since has bid on three others — apparently seeing potential profits in operations county officials have dismissed...
http://recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120522/NEWS/205220326

Published: Mon, 21 May 2012 23:04:00 -0700

Ramapo firefighters want crackdown on illegal schools, altered housing

From the two-lane Forshay Road in Monsey, people can't see the rundown wood-framed building and long modular trailer situated yards apart down a dirt road, with muddy holes filled with rainwater.
http://www.lohud.com/article/20120505/NEWS03/305050074

Published: Fri, 04 May 2012 23:38:59 -0700

Many careless acts left boy in path of danger

Four-year-old Alexander Lliguichusca with his family at the scene of Friday’s fire. The boy was found home alone during the blaze. / Peter Carr/The Journal News
http://www.lohud.com/article/20120501/OPINION/305010040/Many-careless-acts-left-boy-path-danger?odyssey=nav%7chead

Published: Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:30:21 -0700

Ultra-Orthodox Jews Take a Hard Line on the Internet at Rally of 40,000 Men (And Me)

On Sunday, 40,000 mostly Hasidic Jewish men in black hats and black suits gathered at Citi Field for a series of speeches concerning the corrupting influence of the Internet, which were broadcast to the JumboTron betwixt oversized bottles of Cholula with a white cloth over the label, which shows a woman. The 7 train from Grand Central had become packed with men in black, all in a fine mood ...
http://betabeat.com/2012/05/21/ultra-orthodox-jews-take-a-hard-line-on-the-internet-at-rally-of-40000-men-and-me/

Published: Mon, 21 May 2012 08:02:12 -0700

Herve Gilles, Kenneth Chamberlain fatal shootings draw calls for police reviews

Their deaths came a month apart and, in decisions made less than a week apart, grand juries on both sides of the Hudson River voted not to indict the police officers who killed them.
http://www.lohud.com/article/20120509/NEWS03/305090079

Published: Tue, 08 May 2012 23:43:52 -0700

East Ramapo budget loss may mean deeper cuts, including all kindergarten

Now that taxpayers in East Ramapo have rejected a proposed $191.9 million spending plan for next year, anything's on the table at the school district - including a revote on the same budget, a revote on a modified budget or a contingency plan.
http://www.lohud.com/article/20120517/NEWS03/305170084

Published: Wed, 16 May 2012 23:39:04 -0700

Lace 'em up: Rinks offer fun by the session

Dan Narcissi of Mahopac guides his daughter Angela, 3, around Hommocks Park Ice Rink in Larchmont in January. Dan said Angela was skating for the first time, but already loved going around the rink at top speed with his help.
http://www.lohud.com/article/BH/20111216/LIFESTYLE01/312060064/Lace-em-up-local-rink?odyssey=nav%7chead

Published: Thu, 10 May 2012 07:59:41 -0700