Englewood, NJ
Real Estate
LOOK INSIDE: $39M New Jersey Mansion Sells For $4.6M LOOK INSIDE: $39M New Jersey Mansion Sells For $4.6M
Look Inside: $39M New Jersey Mansion Sells For $4.6M Glory, glory, hallelujah: New Jersey's $39 million Gloria Crest Estate has finally sold -- after eight years on the market for $4.6 million.  Listed in Englewood, since 2013, the opulent eight-bedroom mansion -- originally one of new Jersey's most expensive properties --  plummeted in value years before the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. "The NY Post" reported more details on the "measly" final sale price in this story Tuesday, noting that the buyers made out hugely -- with an 88% "discount" from the original asking price.  "The Post" noted that multiple real estate ag…

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by Jon Craig
Armonk, NY
News
'I Sing Of Hope': Nurse From Northwell Health Choir Discusses America's Got Talent Experience 'I Sing Of Hope': Nurse From Northwell Health Choir Discusses America's Got Talent Experience
'I Sing Of Hope': Nurse From Northwell Health Choir Discusses America's Got Talent Experience A choir of frontline nurses from New York’s largest health system is bringing a message of hope to the national stage, as they perform on America’s Got Talent. The Northwell Health Nurse Choir's live performance at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood aired on Tuesday, Aug. 17. It was the group's second appearance on the show, following the choir's audition. Watch the choir's audition here. Related - New York’s Northwell Health Nurse Choir Will Appear On America’s Got Talent Winnie Mele, a resident of Westbury in Nassau County who is the director of perioperative services at Plainview Hospi…

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by Nicole Valinote
Massapequa, NY
Lifestyle
New York’s Northwell Health Nurse Choir Will Appear On America’s Got Talent New York’s Northwell Health Nurse Choir Will Appear On America’s Got Talent
New York’s Northwell Health Nurse Choir Will Appear On America’s Got Talent A choir comprised of 18 frontline nurses from the largest health system in New York has made it to the America's Got Talent live show. The Northwell Health Nurse Choir is set to perform live on air at 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Aug. 17, on NBC-TV. The performance will be held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.  Ahead of their audition for the show, the members of the choir discussed the hardships they faced being on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic and how music has brought them hope. The group hopes to spread joy and the message that there is always a light at the end of the tu…

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by Nicole Valinote
Brookfield, CT
Lifestyle
Lamont Enjoys 'Fun Meal' With 'Law & Order' Star Lamont Enjoys 'Fun Meal' With 'Law & Order' Star
Lamont Enjoys 'Fun Meal' With 'Law & Order' Star A Litchfield County eatery in Connecticut served a star-studded table over the weekend as Gov. Ned Lamont was joined by actor Christopher Meloni for dinner. Lamont took to social media on Sunday, June 27 to share a picture that he took outside Good news Restaurant and Bar in Woodbury with the “Law and Order” actor, his wife, Ann Lamont, and Meloni’s wife, Doris Sherman Williams, a production designer in Hollywood. “Enjoyed a fun meal last night at Good News with Sherman and @Chris_Meloni," he posted on Twitter. “We talked Law and Order and then some!” Meloni, who is best known for his ro…

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by Zak Failla
Brookfield, CT
Lifestyle
'Ray Donovan' Wraps Up Series Filming Full-Length Movie In Connecticut 'Ray Donovan' Wraps Up Series Filming Full-Length Movie In Connecticut
'Ray Donovan' Wraps Up Series Filming Full-Length Movie In Connecticut If you happened to be in one of the busiest areas in Connecticut last week and thought you spotted a Hollywood star, it wasn't your imagination.  Stars Liev Schreiber and Jon Voight have been busy in New Haven filming a full-length movie as the finale for Showtimes's "Ray Donovan," in the area of Union Station. The series was canceled last year after seven seasons, but Showtime decided to send the series off with a bang by filming a feature-length film to send off the series. In case you've missed the "hot" series, now is the perfect time to binge and catch up with Donovan, played by Schr…

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by Kathy Reakes
Briarcliff, NY
Lifestyle
Hudson Valley Teen Advances To Next Round Of 'American Idol' Hudson Valley Teen Advances To Next Round Of 'American Idol'
Hudson Valley Teen Advances To Next Round Of 'American Idol' A 15-year-old singer from the Hudson Valley is hoping her dreams come true as she won a trip to the Hollywood duets challenges on "American Idol." Ulster County resident Laila Mach, age 15, blew away the judges with an original song and earned songwriting praise from judge Lionel Richie during the show on Sunday, March 21. Mach, a sophomore at New Paltz High School said on Instagram she couldn't believe she just "did that," after singing a Clinton Kane song.  "WOW. That JUST happened! I just sang @CLINTONKANE ON @AMERICANIDOL !! Round 1 officially in the books!!!! and guess who’s…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mount Pleasant, NY
Lifestyle
Hudson Valley's Ian Flanigan May Win Recording Contract, $100K On NBC's The Voice This Week Hudson Valley's Ian Flanigan May Win Recording Contract, $100K On NBC's The Voice This Week
Hudson Valley's Ian Flanigan May Win Recording Contract, $100K On NBC's The Voice This Week The Hudson Valley's own Ian Flanigan, one of five finalists on NBC's The Voice, could win $100,000 and a recording contract with Universal Music Group, depending on the quality of his live performance and how he is received by audiences at home.  Along with finalists Desz, John Holiday, Jim Ranger and Carter Rubin, Flanigan will perform live on Monday, Dec. 14 at 8 p.m. EST.  The season's winners will be announced after a two-hour episode on Tuesday, Dec. 15. Since first wowing the show's judges in October with his performance of the Zac Brown Band's Colder Weather, Flanigan…

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by Christina Coulter
Newark, NJ
News
Essex County Native Chris D'Elia Accused Of Exposing Himself To Hollywood Actress Essex County Native Chris D'Elia Accused Of Exposing Himself To Hollywood Actress
Essex County Native Chris D'Elia Accused Of Exposing Himself To Hollywood Actress Essex County native Chris D'Elia has again been accused of sexual misconduct -- this time, the accusations are coming from a Hollywood actress. Megan Drust says the comic and former Montclairite had asked her for a ride home from a restaurant in Los Angeles when he got into her car and unzipped his pants, exposing himself in 2011, CNN reports. Drust is among a trio of women including Laura Vitarelli and an anonymous women who all allege D'Elia exposed himself to them.  D'Elia "emphatically states that he has never engaged in any sexual conduct with any woman without her consent," his lawy…

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by Cecilia Levine
Rye, NY
Lifestyle
'Operation Jacknap': Westchester Resident Details His 1974 Kidnapping 'Operation Jacknap': Westchester Resident Details His 1974 Kidnapping
'Operation Jacknap': Westchester Resident Details His 1974 Kidnapping Nothing seemed out of place that November night of 1974 when Jack Teich pulled into the driveway of his Long Island home in Kings Point. As he exited his car, two men accosted him, covered his head and pushed him into the backseat of a waiting car, placing a tarp over his body.  What should have been a peaceful homecoming to wife and sons after a long day of work suddenly turned into a nightmare. This is how the story of "Operation Jacknap" begins and the pace never lets up as Teich, now 80 and a Westchester resident, recounts those harrowing days of fearing for his own life and the liv…

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by Vira Mamchur Schwartz
Worcester, MA
News
Look Familiar? Trailer For Liam Neeson Movie Shot In Worcester, Other Towns, Online Now Look Familiar? Trailer For Liam Neeson Movie Shot In Worcester, Other Towns, Online Now
Look Familiar? Trailer For Liam Neeson Movie Shot In Worcester, Other Towns, Online Now The trailer for a major Hollywood movie shot in Worcester, “Honest Thief” starring Liam Neeson, is out now. The movie was shot in the city, though the story is set in Boston, in the fall of 2019. The film is set for release in early October. Worcester landmarks seen in the movie include outside the AC Hotel Marriott and Deadhorse hill on Main Street. Filmmakers also staged a car crash at Salisbury and Lancaster streets. Other scenes are shot in Leicester, Oxford, and Fitchburg. The trailer depicts a gritty crime movie about an ex-bank robber (Neeson) who meets a woman and decides he wan…

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by Kristin Palpini
Englewood, NJ
News
HelloFresh Cuts Ties With Bergen County Native Lea Michele Amid Racism Allegation HelloFresh Cuts Ties With Bergen County Native Lea Michele Amid Racism Allegation
HelloFresh Cuts Ties With Bergen County Native Lea Michele Amid Racism Allegation HelloFresh ended its partnership with Tenafly native Lea Michele amid a racism accusation made by her former "Glee" costar. Michele on Monday tweeted her support for George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement when Samantha Ware accused her of making her life a "living hell" while working together on the sixth season of the show.  “LMAO REMEMBER WHEN YOU MADE MY FIRST TELEVISON GIG A LIVING HELL?!?! CAUSE ILL NEVER FORGET,” Ware, 28, said in the tweet. “I BELIEVE YOU TOLD EVERYONE THAT IF TOU HAD THE OPPORTUNITY YOU WOULD ‘S–T IN MY WIG!’ AMONGST OTHER TRAUMATIC MICROAGR…

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by Cecilia Levine
Mount Pleasant, NY
Politics
'Knock Down The House': Netflix Releases Documentary On Ocasio-Cortez's Political Rise 'Knock Down The House': Netflix Releases Documentary On Ocasio-Cortez's Political Rise
'Knock Down The House': Netflix Releases Documentary On Ocasio-Cortez's Political Rise First, the freshman congresswoman took Washington, D.C., and the nation by storm. Now she’s taking on Hollywood. “Knock Down The House,” the long-awaited documentary following 2007 Yorktown High School graduate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s 2018 election, has officially gone live on Netflix, creating a new type of buzz. The film, directed and co-written by Rachel Lears, follows the journeys of four aspiring political candidates, including Ocasio-Cortez - who was a bartender in the Bronx at the beginning of the process - and her surprise upset primary win over longtime incumbent Joe Crowley en …

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by Zak Failla