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Mount Vernon Adult Home Seeks Protection From Creditors
MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- The Chester Hill Adult Home in Mount Vernon is seeking protection from the city, and other creditors, while it tries to straighten out its faltering finances, according to a report by lohud.com.
The Cottage Avenue facility, which houses about 20 residents, owes more than $200,000 in back taxes and has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, lohud.com reported.
This latest development just adds to the home’s woes. In 2015, its residents had to be evacuated after a carelessly tossed cigarette caused a fire, the lohud.com article said.
To read the lohud.com report, click here.
Police: Amenia Teen Stopped For Speeding Had Psychedelic Mushrooms, Dagger
DOVER, N.Y. -- A 19-year-old Amenia resident had psychedelic mushrooms and a dagger on him when he was stopped for speeding in Dover last Thursday, state police said.
Michael J. Azzarito, who had been pulled over by state troopers on Old Route 22, was charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a felony; and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a misdemeanor, police said.
He was arraigned in Town of Dover Justice Court and sent to Dutchess County Jail in lieu of $25,000 cash bail or $50,000 bond, police said.
Viking Ship Sailing Down Hudson Stops In Croton-on-Hudson, Heads To NYC
No, you weren’t imagining things; that really was a Viking dragon ship you spied sailing down the mighty Hudson River this week.
The Draken Harald Hårfagre (Dragon Harald Fairhair in English), a oaken vessel with red sails and a fierce beast glaring from its bow, left its home port of Haugesund, Norway in April, crossed the Atlantic, traversed waterways in Canada and meandered around the Great Lakes before heading down the Hudson.
In 2014, the boat made its first ocean-going voyage from Norway to Liverpool, England, and back.
Dragons were carved on the bow and stern by superstitious seagoe…
