Hackensack, NJ
News
Here's One Pleasure Of The Flesh Health Officials Say You Must Avoid Amid Coronavirus Here's One Pleasure Of The Flesh Health Officials Say You Must Avoid Amid Coronavirus
Here's One Pleasure Of The Flesh Health Officials Say You Must Avoid Amid Coronavirus You can enjoy sex during the coronavirus pandemic if you follow certain precautions, but there’s one particular act of intimacy that health officials say you should avoid at all costs. Those getting busy amid the COVID-19 crisis should sleep only with people close to them in order to be safe – or, better yet, stick to self-serve, it seems. “You are your safest sex partner" -- or so a set of sex guidelines issued by the New York City Health Department says. The graphic guidelines, among other things, remind masters of their domains to “wash your hands (and any sex toys) with soap and w…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mount Pleasant, NY
Lifestyle
COVID-19: Is It Safe To Have Sex During Pandemic? Health Department Offers Advice COVID-19: Is It Safe To Have Sex During Pandemic? Health Department Offers Advice
Covid-19: Is It Safe To Have Sex During Pandemic? Health Department Offers Advice As millions find themselves at home and pent up during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, health officials say sex is okay, but sex with yourself is best. In an often graphic memo, the New York Department of Health officials said staying home and minimizing contact with others is the best way to reduce the spread of COVID-19.  But can you have sex? Yes, they say, but first, you need to know what's safe. Of course, don't have sex with a person who has been diagnosed with COVID-19, to be sure and wash your hands and any sex toys for at least 20 seconds beforehand. The memo say…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mount Pleasant, NY
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Female Trooper Pretends To Be Man In Online Dating Site, Threatens Local Woman, DA Says Female Trooper Pretends To Be Man In Online Dating Site, Threatens Local Woman, DA Says
Female Trooper Pretends To Be Man In Online Dating Site, Threatens Local Woman, DA Says A female New York State Trooper is facing charges of coercion after allegedly pretending to be a man while having an online relationship with a Nassau County woman and threatened to post naked photos of the woman. Jennifer Daignault, 31, of Rome in upstate New York, was arraigned on Tuesday, Aug. 20, before Judge Meryl Berkowitz and charged with coercion in the first degree and two counts of coercion in the second degree. According to District Attorney Madeline Singas, Daignault allegedly ‘catfished’ an unsuspecting Nassau County woman and threatened to post her naked photos onlin…

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by Kathy Reakes
Massapequa, NY
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Video Of Long Island Bagel Shop Customer's Angry Rant Gets Millions Of Social Media Views Video Of Long Island Bagel Shop Customer's Angry Rant Gets Millions Of Social Media Views
Video Of Long Island Bagel Shop Customer's Angry Rant Gets Millions Of Social Media Views A bagel shop on Long Island is getting national attention after a video of an angry customer went viral, showing him in an expletive-loaded tirade that ended with him being tackled to the ground. A man was caught on camera at Bagel Boss on Montauk Highway in Bay Shore on Thursday, July 10, shouting at store employees before turning his attention to the curious crowd of onlooking customers behind him. In the 45-second clip, which has garnered more than 20 million views across social media, the man can be heard shouting about his height and dating websites before throwing his newspaper to the…

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by Zak Failla
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Newark Woman Stabs Man On Their First Date: Police Newark Woman Stabs Man On Their First Date: Police
Newark Woman Stabs Man On Their First Date: Police Police in Newark say Zaniya Stevens was looking for love, but instead finds herself in a lot of trouble.  Stevens, 23, was arrested after police were called to a North Ward apartment around 2 a.m. Stevens flagged down responding officers and told them she stabbed her date three times in self-defense, after he strangled her, police said in a statement.  It was the first real-life meeting between the two, who'd had several previous online encounters.  Responding officers questioned Stevens' claims of being attacked by the man, however, when they were unable to find any neck ab…

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by Paul Milo
Brentwood, NY
Lifestyle
Here's Where NY Ranks Among Most Dangerous States For Online Dating Here's Where NY Ranks Among Most Dangerous States For Online Dating
Here's Where NY Ranks Among Most Dangerous States For Online Dating It’s no secret that the number of online dating apps being developed has surged in recent years: Tinder, Match, Zoosk, Grindr, and plenty of other apps just like them are popping up everywhere these days. While the idea of forming a connection with someone you meet using a smartphone app may sound appealing, new studies have shown that the use of these apps doesn’t come without its fair share of risks. HighSpeedInternet.com recently published a list revealing the online dating safety statistics for each state. The statistics are compiled using factors like violent crime rates, STD rates fro…

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by Valerie Musson
Fairfield, CT
Lifestyle
Here's Where CT Ranks Among Most Dangerous States For Online Dating Here's Where CT Ranks Among Most Dangerous States For Online Dating
Here's Where CT Ranks Among Most Dangerous States For Online Dating Tinder, Match, Zoosk, Grindr…the list of apps intended to help you find your next love interest continues to grow. With the online dating pool available at your very fingertips, it can be appealing to test the waters and try to form a connection with someone you meet. Of course, that doesn’t mean you should put your own personal safety at risk. HighSpeedInternet.com published a new list of the online dating safety ratings of each state based on factors like violent crime rates, STD rates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, sex education data and more. At the top of the lis…

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by Valerie Musson
Fairfield, CT
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FBI Issues Valentine's Day Romance Scam Warning After Woman Bilked Out Of $2M FBI Issues Valentine's Day Romance Scam Warning After Woman Bilked Out Of $2M
FBI Issues Valentine's Day Romance Scam Warning After Woman Bilked Out Of $2M With love in the air on Valentine’s Day, the FBI is warning that if an online courtship seems too good to be true, it just might be. Citing an incident when a woman in her 50s was bilked out of $2 million, the FBI issued an alert on Thursday regarding romance scams, which is an Internet crime that is on the rise. 
The FBI said that “victims - predominantly older, widowed or divorced women targeted by criminal groups usually from Nigeria - are, for the most part, computer literate and educated. But they are also emotionally vulnerable. And con artists know exactly how to exploit that vulnera…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfield, CT
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Ex-Fairfield County CEO Man Guilty Of Defrauding More Than $2M From Investors Ex-Fairfield County CEO Man Guilty Of Defrauding More Than $2M From Investors
Ex-Fairfield County CEO Man Guilty Of Defrauding More Than $2M From Investors The former CEO of a Fairfield County business has been found guilty of defrauding investors of more than $2 million, including several women he met on an online dating website. Stamford resident Thomas Connerton, the founder, president and CEO of Safety Technologies, LLC, which operated out of Westport, Stamford, Madison and Simsbury, has been found guilty in federal court for his role in the investment scheme. John Durham, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, said that Safety Technologies was founded in 2006, with the purpose of developing and commercializing what wa…

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by Zak Failla