NY Briefs, September 8, 2014
Man Arrested for Setting At Least 12 Wildfires
MULLICA, N.J. – Multiple counts of arson were filed against Michael Evangelista, 38, for setting at least 12 small wildfires in New Jersey during a six-week period this summer, The Associated Press reported. In each instance, firefighters extinguished the flames and there was no reported damage.
New Jersey’s Credit Rating Lowered — Again
TRENTON – New Jersey’s credit rating has been lowered for the second time this year, The Associated Press reported. Citing poor economic performance and plans to cut $2.4 billion from pension payments, Fitch Ratings on Friday dropped the rating one step to A.
Gravedigger Falls Into New Grave He Dug
NEW YORK – A Queens gravedigger was injured Friday while falling backward into a freshly dug plot that he dug, The New York Times reported. The worker was positioning a monument in St. John’s Cemetery when he fell into the 8-foot-deep hole. Firefighters pulled him out using a pulley.
Town Celebrates Teddy Roosevelt Link
NEWCOMB, N.Y. – An upstate town on Saturday celebrated its link to former President Theodore Roosevelt. Newcomb held its annual Teddy Roosevelt Celebration, complete with a Roosevelt impersonator, wagon tours and fireworks. In September 1901, the then-vice president was there when President McKinley was shot in Buffalo.
NYC to Scuttle NASA Review of 911 System
NEW YORK – Mayor Bill de Blasio on Friday scrapped a $13.2 million contract for NASA to overhaul the 911 system, the Daily News reported, nixing the deal struck by ex-Mayor Michael Bloomberg. City officials will now do the review themselves. The 911 system is several years behind schedule and $1 billion over budget.
Key NY Senate Republican Faces Primary
BINGHAMTON – A top New York state senator is getting a primary challenge Tuesday, the Binghamton Press reported. The state Board of Elections on Friday lists a Denver Jones as a Republican foe to Sen. Thomas Libous, the deputy majority leader who was charged this year for lying to the FBI about using his position to help his son.
This article appeared in print on page 5 of edition of Hamodia.
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