Newtown HS Football Team Relives State Title Win On NBC, Seven Years After Sandy Hook Tragedy
On the anniversary of one of the darkest days in the nation's history, the Newtown High School varsity football team gave the community a reason to smile, claiming the state football championship.
The team's players, coaches and cheerleaders made an appearance on NBC-TV's "Football Night in America," on Sunday, Dec. 15, during halftime of the Sunday Night Football game between the Buffalo Bills and Pittsburgh Steelers, a day after winning the title over Darien in a tight 13-7 game on Saturday, Dec. 14, seven years to the day after the.
Newtown made things interesting, scoring the winning po…
Driver In DWI Crash Blames NY Jets, Wayne Police Say
An intoxicated driver who could barely walk after his car rear-ended another in Wayne, injuring two people, blamed his drunkenness on the New York Jets, police said. Then he smiled for his mugshot.
Christopher J. Greyshock, 57, of West Milford was “staggering and swaying,” nearly falling into traffic on Route 23, following the 5:15 p.m. crash, Detective Capt. Laurence Martin said.
Barely an hour earlier, the favored Jets lost to the Buffalo Bills, 41-10, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford – leaving both teams with 3-7 records.
"I drank too much because the Jets suck!" Greyshock told the…
State Trooper, 29, Killed In Action Was All-America College Linebacker
The New York State Police Benevolent Association is accepting donations for its charity as well as for the family of Trooper Nicholas Clark, a former college football player who was shot and killed while attempting to assist a suicidal man upstate.
Early on Monday, July 2, New York State Police troopers assisted members of the Steuben County Sheriff’s Office and the Corning Police Department, where there was a report of a suicidal man who barricaded himself in his Welch Road home in Erwin.
During the incident, trooper Nicholas Clark, 29, was shot and killed. The suspect, 43-year-old Steven …
