GREENBURGH – A 27-year-old Mount Vernon Lyft driver has been arrested and charged with felony sexual abuse for allegedly pulling a knife and assaulting a customer while working in Greenburgh. State Police arrested Manuel Nunez on Friday following a report of the attack the previous day. It is alleged that Nunez picked up a party […]
Cadets botch covert goat mission
ANNAPOLIS – Cadets from the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point recently embarrassed every member of “The Long Gray Line” when they fumbled their attempt to steal the United States Naval Academy (USNA) mascot, Bill, the goat. The tradition of stealing mascots between Army and Navy has been a precursor to the Army […]
PSC slashes Central Hudson rate hike request
ALBANY- The State Public Service Commission Thursday approved a three-year rate plan for Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. customers that is dramatically lower than what the company initially requested. The commission adopted a joint proposal signed by the company, Department staff, and environmental and business groups, that, among other things contains provisions to promote […]
Police seek assistance in identifying man on bridge
CATSKILL – The New York State Police and the Catskill Police Department are seeking to identify an individual who was walking on the Rip Van Winkle Bridge on Wednesday, November 17, at 3:30 a.m. Both police agencies are investigating an incident that occurred on the span on Wednesday. Anyone with information regarding the identity of […]
Ellenville woman who brutally murdered her mother loses appeal
KINGSTON – The Appellate Division of State Supreme Court, Third Judicial Department, has rejected the appeal by Sarra Gilbert, who brutally murdered her mother in her Ellenville home on July 23, 2016. Gilbert, now 33, killed her mother, Mari Gilbert, who was 52, by stabbing her 227 times with a 15-inch knife, bludgeoning her with […]
