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2 Officers Suspended Over Handling of Call After Abuse Victim Dies
Police officers responded to a disturbance at the home of Tonie Wells, 22, but left without investigating. An hour later, she was found dead. Westchester County Content is copyrighted by…
Animal Rights Group Says Video Shows Abuse of Sheep
In a segment of the meat business widely considered more humane to its animals, there are accusations of mistreatment at a California plant. NYT > Food Content is copyrighted by…
Outraged Chappaqua Parents Demand Answers in Teacher Abuse Case
By Anna Young Infuriated Horace Greeley High School parents demanded to know Tuesday night how Chappaqua school officials could have missed warning signs that former drama teacher Christopher Schraufnagel had…
Substance Abuse Hospital Plans to Proceed Despite Court Defeat
A nine-month moratorium imposed by the Cortlandt Town Board last year that temporarily stalled a proposed luxury substance abuse hospital survived a legal challenge. Acting State Supreme Court Justice Robert…
Bronx Priest Suspended in Abuse Case
The Rev. Richard Gorman is director of prison chaplains for the Archdiocese of New York, and has also been chairman of Community Board 12 in the northeast Bronx. NYT >…
Brewster Man Gets Maximum Sentence on Child Sex Abuse Charges
A former Brewster bus driver was handed down the maximum sentence allowed by law for two counts of felony sex abuse, according to the Putnam County District Attorney’s office. Michael…
Power Lunch Proceeds at Four Seasons Despite Abuse Case Against Co-Owner
A day after Julian Niccolini was charged with a felony count of sexual abuse, the talk among the full house at his famous restaurant seemed to be about the usual…
Co-Owner of Four Seasons Restaurant Is Charged With Sexual Abuse
A woman told investigators that Julian Niccolini grabbed her breasts and held her hips during a party at the Manhattan restaurant last month. NYT > Food Content is copyrighted by…
Murphy Unveils Plan to Combat Heroin, Narcotics Abuse
In an effort to combat what he described as a crisis, state Sen. Terrence Murphy (R-Yorktown) last week introduced to the public a seven-point plan to fight abuse of heroin…
Domestic Violence Forum Focuses on Ending Scourge of Abuse
Representatives from several local agencies, women’s rights advocates and victims’ services organizations challenged the public to put an end to domestic violence during a forum in White Plains last Friday.…