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Saratoga
Real Estate
Marylou Whitney’s ‘Majestic’ Saratoga Springs Estate With Chapel, 11-Car Garage Lists For $16M Marylou Whitney’s ‘Majestic’ Saratoga Springs Estate With Chapel, 11-Car Garage Lists For $16M
Marylou Whitney’s ‘Majestic’ Saratoga Springs Estate With Chapel, 11-Car Garage Lists For $16M Marylou Whitney’s stunning New York estate has hit the market nearly five years after the socialite and philanthropist’s death. Saratoga County’s “Cady Hill” – located in Saratoga Springs at 40 Geyser Road – officially listed for $16 million on Thursday, March 14. Situated on a massive 120 acres, the 6,200-square-foot mansion was built in 1851 and boasts seven bedrooms and eight bathrooms. “Exquisite and majestic, the timeless and classic elegance of Cady Hill has been the scene of scores of social events and gatherings with family, friends, celebrities and politicians, many of which were …

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by Michael Mashburn
Monmouth
Obituaries
'An Absolute Character': Entertaining Freehold Raceway Announcer Dies, 67 'An Absolute Character': Entertaining Freehold Raceway Announcer Dies, 67
'An Absolute Character': Entertaining Freehold Raceway Announcer Dies, 67 A longtime South Jersey racetrack announcer known for his playful, entertaining flair died after a 13-year battle with brain cancer, officials said. Larry Lederman died at 67 years old on Tuesday, Mar. 5, the U.S. Trotting Association (USTA) announced in a news release. The East Windsor resident was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor in 2011. The native New Yorker was introduced to harness racing by his father, a Manhattan business owner who enjoyed going to the Yonkers and Roosevelt raceways. Lederman started his professional career in 1977 when he began working at the Dail…

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by Chris Spiker
Yonkers
News
4 Drivers Injured In Crash At Yonkers Raceway After Leading Horse Stumbles 4 Drivers Injured In Crash At Yonkers Raceway After Leading Horse Stumbles
4 Drivers Injured In Crash At Yonkers Raceway After Leading Horse Stumbles Four drivers are recovering after being injured in a chain-reaction crash at a raceway in Westchester that began when a leading horse stumbled during a race.  The incident happened during the eighth race at the Yonkers Raceway on Friday, Nov. 17, when the leading horse in the race tripped and fell over, resulting in a collision that involved the trailing horses and drivers, according to a spokesperson for Empire City Casino by MGM Resort.  Although the horses involved in the race were found to be uninjured, four drivers sustained "varying degrees of injuries," the spokesperso…

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by Ben Crnic
Capital District
Obituaries
Colonie's William Christopher, NY Higher Education Supervisor, Dies At 57 Colonie's William Christopher, NY Higher Education Supervisor, Dies At 57
Colonie's William Christopher, NY Higher Education Supervisor, Dies At 57 Family and friends are mourning the death of a former state employee from Albany County. William Christopher, age 57, of Colonie, passed away suddenly Wednesday, April 27, surrounded by his family, according to his obituary. Christopher spent nearly 30 years working as a supervisor at New York State Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC). The agency helps students who want to attend college by administering the state’s Tuition Assistance Program and more than 20 state scholarship and loan forgiveness programs, among other services. An avid fan of horse racing and football, Christoph…

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by Michael Mashburn
Mount Pleasant
Lifestyle
Hudson Valley Locale Ranks Among Top 15 Small Towns To Visit In US, Smithsonian Says Hudson Valley Locale Ranks Among Top 15 Small Towns To Visit In US, Smithsonian Says
Hudson Valley Locale Ranks Among Top 15 Small Towns To Visit In US, Smithsonian Says Smithsonian Magazine has listed a Hudson Valley locale among the 15 best small towns to visit this year. The Village of Goshen, in Orange County, has a population of fewer than 5,400 residents. The magazine cited its scenic natural landscape and history of horse racing, noting that the town is known as the "Trotting Capital of the World."  The town has a Harness Racing Museum where visitors can learn about the history of the sport in the area and see artifacts. The magazine also said visitors can check out a number of family-owned businesses on the town's Main Street, along with …

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by Nicole Valinote
Nassau
News
Employee Accused Of Stealing Horse, Causing Its Death At Belmont Park, Nassau DA Announces Employee Accused Of Stealing Horse, Causing Its Death At Belmont Park, Nassau DA Announces
Employee Accused Of Stealing Horse, Causing Its Death At Belmont Park, Nassau DA Announces An allegedly bitter former employee at Belmont Park on Long Island has been accused of stealing a horse and causing its death, Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced. Elmont resident Ramzan Antooa, a backstretch employee at Belmont Park, allegedly knowingly released a racehorse onto blacktop, where it fell, suffering a fatal injury, Singas said. On Thursday, July 30, Antooa allegedly entered stable number 22 at Belmont Park and released a 2-year-old female racehorse named Pasta out of her stall, Singas stated. When Pasta was released, it caused the horse to spook, r…

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by Zak Failla
Mercer
News
Murphy Allows Reopening Of NJ Child Care Centers, Non-Contact Sports, Day Camps Murphy Allows Reopening Of NJ Child Care Centers, Non-Contact Sports, Day Camps
Murphy Allows Reopening Of NJ Child Care Centers, Non-Contact Sports, Day Camps Summer in New Jersey is starting to take shape. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday announced he will be signing an executive order allowing child care services, organized sports practices and youth day camps to resume over the next several weeks. Murphy also anticipates being able to raise the limits on indoor gatherings in a way that would allow for greater religious services for the weekend of June 12. Child care centers can reopen to all clients Monday, June 15, Murphy said.  "As more and more workers prepare to go back to their jobs," said the governor, "we must ensure a conti…

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by Cecilia Levine
Monmouth
News
Coronavirus Kills 3 Members Of Same NJ Family, Three More Critical Coronavirus Kills 3 Members Of Same NJ Family, Three More Critical
Coronavirus Kills 3 Members Of Same NJ Family, Three More Critical A New Jersey mother of 11 and grandmother of 27 became the third member of her family to die after contracting the coronavirus. The infections were connected to New Jersey's first coronavirus fatality because of horse racing. Grave Fusco, the 73-year-old family matriarch from Freehold, didn't know that one of her sons died hours earlier, or that her daughter, Rita Fusco-Jackson, had died five days earlier. She'd been treated at CentraState Medical Center in Freehold Township along with other family members, The New York Times reported. Four other children in the family who contracted …

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by Jon Craig
Mount Pleasant
Business
MGM Gets Official OK To Buy Empire City Casino, Yonkers Raceway MGM Gets Official OK To Buy Empire City Casino, Yonkers Raceway
MGM Gets Official OK To Buy Empire City Casino, Yonkers Raceway MGM Resorts has officially been given the green light to purchase Empire City Casino and the adjacent Yonkers Raceway. The New York State Gaming Commission announced on Monday that it has approved the licenses to allow MGM to purchase the businesses for $850 million. The deal was originally expected to be approved earlier this month, but a vote was delayed before MGM could officially purchase the casino and racetrack from the Rooney family, which has owned it since the early 1970s. According to reports, MGM is likely looking to add a hotel and new entertainment facilities at the site,…

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by Zak Failla
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes
Police & Fire
Official Count: Fire Kills 24 Horses In Franklin Lakes Trainer's Stable Official Count: Fire Kills 24 Horses In Franklin Lakes Trainer's Stable
Official Count: Fire Kills 24 Horses In Franklin Lakes Trainer's Stable Rich Banca of Franklin Lakes had insurance on the Orange County, N.Y. barn where a fire this past weekend killed two dozen horses, but it was likely the owners of each of the victims didn't. “It was one of the worst things I’ve ever seen in my life,” Banca told The Times Herald-Record. One horse fled the fire, then inexplicably returned to the Mount Hope Training Center stable and was killed with the others, said Banca, who trains harness racers who run at the Meadowlands, Yonkers Raceway and elsewhere. Nearly a dozen companies responded to the 3 a.m. fire Saturday after a center employee …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mount Pleasant
News
28 Race Horses Killed In Hudson Valley Barn Fire 28 Race Horses Killed In Hudson Valley Barn Fire
28 Race Horses Killed In Hudson Valley Barn Fire This story has been updated. Twenty-eight race horses are dead after a large fire broke out at a Hudson Valley farm on Saturday morning. The barn is located behind the Mount Hope Training Center just north of I-84 in Orange County. The cause of the fire is under investigation. A barn worker saw the barn was on fire around 3 a.m., when he got up to feed the horses, according to the New York Post. He said the horses were "crying like babies." A GoFundMe page has been set up to assist the two trainers affected by the fire. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Joe Lombardi