Stamford Fireworks Bring Parking Bans, Road Closures: What To Know
Stamford’s July 4th fireworks celebration will be held Thursday, July 2, 2026, at Cummings Beach, with festivities beginning at 6 p.m. and fireworks expected to begin shortly after sunset–around 8:30 p.m.
Parking restrictions will begin at 2 p.m. on July 2, according to the City of Stamford’s Facebook post.
No parking will be allowed on Jefferson Street, Magee Avenue, Shippan Avenue, Soundview Avenue, Willowbrook Avenue, Tupper Drive, Carter Drive, James Street, Owen Street, McMullen Avenue, Auldwood Road, Lanark Road, Ocean Drive North, Chesterfield Road, Iroquois Road, Rippowam Road, Wamp…
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Back For More: Repeat Robber Pleads Guilty To Hitting Same Albany Store Twice
A New York man pleaded guilty to robbing the same convenience store he was previously convicted of robbing six years earlier, authorities announced Wednesday, July 1.
Willie Buxton, 50, of Albany, pleaded guilty to first-degree attempted robbery in exchange for a sentence of 16 years to life, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said.
Buxton entered an Xtra Mart at 247 New Scotland Avenue around 8 a.m. on Nov. 26, 2025, flashed a knife and demanded cash from the store clerk, authorities said. The worker handed over $300, and Buxton ran away, according to investigators.
Cops caught …
Wilton July 4 Plans Include Parade, Fireworks, Road Closures
Wilton will mark the nation’s 250th Independence Day on Saturday, July 4, 2026, with a morning parade, a reading of the Declaration of Independence, and an evening fireworks show.
The celebration will begin at 11 a.m. with a parade through the center of town, according to a Wilton Police Department press release.
The parade will start from the parking lot behind the Starbucks building and head north on River Road, Old Ridgefield Road, and Hubbard Road before ending at the Wilton Town Green.
A reading of the Declaration of Independence will follow at the Town Green.
Police said the section…
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Machete Attack On Two Teens Lands Albany Man Behind Bars: Police
A New York man attacked two teenagers with a machete on an Albany street, police said.
Eber Lopez, 36, was arrested after wounding an 18-year-old man and a 15-year-old boy in the incident on Tuesday, June 30, the Albany Police Department said.
Lopez was in an argument with the 18-year-old on First Street near North Lake Avenue that escalated into an altercation, cops said.
During the altercation, Lopez swung a machete at the young man, resulting in lacerations to his head, investigators said.
The 15-year-old then tried to intervene and grab the machete from Lopez, sustaining lacerations t…
Albany Extremist Wanted FBI Agents Fed Through Woodchipper, Paid ‘Hitman’ For Job: Feds
A New York man with ties to an extremist group tried to hire a hitman to kill two FBI agents and feed their bodies through a woodchipper, according to federal investigators.
Aaron Corey, 23, was behind bars on a child porn charge but now faces more serious counts for his plot against the two feds and an assistant U.S. attorney prosecuting the case, the Justice Department said Tuesday, June 30.
Corey, of Albany, first spoke about his plans to a fellow prisoner, but the other man talked to his attorney, who informed the feds, according to charging documents. Corey even described himself as an…
Shirley Murder Victim May Have Teased Killers Online Before Death, Third Suspect Arrested
A third man — accused of being a Bloods gang member — has been arrested in connection with the beating death of a Long Island man in mid-June.
Benjamin Sheppard, 33, was scheduled to make his first court appearance on Wednesday, July 1, according to online records.
Sheppard is now charged alongside Korey Sammarco, 36, and Melissa Fawcett, 50, of beating Christopher Martin to death on Sunday, June 14 in Shirley, the Suffolk County Police Department said.
Cops said Martin, 48, was attacked with dumbbells, a sledgehammer, and a television after five people kicked down his door around 7:30 p.m…
Official Oppression, Harassment Charges Filed Against Whitehall Tax Collector: Lehigh County DA
A Pennsylvania township tax collector is facing criminal charges tied to an alleged dispute with her neighbors, authorities announced.
Tina Koren, 65, of Whitehall, has been charged with misdemeanor Official Oppression and Harassment, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan said.
The charges will move forward after a preliminary hearing was held Tuesday, June 30, where a judge ruled there was enough evidence for the case to proceed to Lehigh County Court, prosecutors said.
Koren’s bail was set at $5,000 unsecured, and a formal arraignment is scheduled for Aug. 13 at 9 a.m., accor…
New Development Emerges In Nancy Guthrie Ransom Note Investigation
A troubling part of a high-profile disappearance case may have taken a major turn.
The FBI has determined that ransom notes tied to the disappearance of missing mom Nancy Guthrie are not genuine, Reuters reported Wednesday, July 1, citing a source familiar with the investigation.
Guthrie, 84, is the mother of NBC "Today" co-anchor Savannah Guthrie. She vanished from her Tucson, Arizona, home on Sunday, Feb. 1.
Reuters reported that investigators determined the notes, including a third message sent later, were not linked to the people responsible for Guthrie’s disappearance.
The repor…
Feds Crack $10M Cargo Theft Operation, NJ And NY Men Among Suspects
A $10 million cargo theft ring with operations in New Jersey, New York, and across the country has been busted after three years of operation, federal investigators said Tuesday, June 30.
Two Brooklyn residents — Sevak Kocharian and Arkadiy Pastin — and one New Jersey man, Jashanpreet Singh, were among the eight people charged in the wide-ranging scheme, which stole everything from electronics to liquor to clothing, the Justice Department said. Singh was nabbed in Pennsylvania and will initially face charges there, authorities said.
Beginning in March 2023, the crew operated with a relative…
Boy, 17, Fatally Shot By Police: NY AG Now Investigating Wappingers Falls Incident (Update)
The New York Attorney General's Office is now investigating the fatal police-involved shooting of a 17-year-old boy in Dutchess County that happened over the weekend.
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Tuesday, June 30, that her Office of Special Investigation will look into the death of Oscar Granados Colindres, 17, on Saturday, June 27.
On the day of the shooting, during the early morning hours, New York State Police troopers, members of the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office, and the Village of Wappingers Falls Police Department responded to a report of…
Victor Willis Dies: Voice Of Village People Helped Shape Disco Era, Co-Wrote 'Y.M.C.A.'
A voice behind some of disco’s most enduring anthems is gone.
Victor Willis, 74, the original lead singer and a founding member of Village People, died Tuesday, June 30, after a short illness, the band announced.
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Village People said in a Facebook post on Wednesday morning, July 1, "We are profoundly sad to announce the death of VICTOR WILLIS, lead singer of Village People."
The group said Willis died after a "short but aggressive illness" and requested privacy.
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National Diarrhea Parasite Outbreak Hits New York Hardest: CDC
A summer illness linked to contaminated food is spreading across multiple states.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is tracking 145 domestically acquired cases of cyclosporiasis, an intestinal illness caused by the Cyclospora parasite, according to the CDC’s surveillance page.
The cases were reported in 17 states among people who became sick from Friday, May 1, through Tuesday, June 16, the CDC said.
The CDC map shows New York as the most affected state in the nation. The map also shows cases in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Virginia, as well a…
