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