Obituary: Yvonne Orsini

  “Orsini, Yvonne DUANESBURG – Yvonne Orsini, 87 of Duanesburg, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 6, 2023. Born in Fonda, N.Y., Yvonne was the daughter of the late William and Alice Maust Carpenter. Yvonne attended Hope College in Michigan, was employed for several years with New York Telephone, and later prepared taxes for H&R … [Read more…]

After three fires this summer at commercial battery storage facilities in N.Y., Hochul creates working group for safety investigation

  “Following the third fire at a battery energy storage facility in as many months in New York this summer, Gov. Kathy Hochul last week announced the creation of a state inter-agency working group tasked with ensuring the safety of battery energy storage systems across New York. The governor’s announcement came the day after fire … [Read more…]

Obituary: Cheryl J. James

  “Cheryl J. James 78 of Delanson, NY, passed peacefully surrounded by family on Saturday, July 22nd, 2023, at St. Peter’s Hospital. Cheryl was born and raised in Norwich, Norfolk England, the daughter of Reginald and Joyce (Fuller) Creed. Cheryl married John E James and relocated to Delanson, NY in 1969. Prior to moving from … [Read more…]

Billionaire investor Leon Black is accused of raping teen in Jeffrey Epstein’s NY townhouse

  “Black, who is 71, is the co-founder and former CEO of Apollo Global Management. He left the private equity firm in 2021, shortly after a New York Times report revealed that he allegedly regularly dined with Epstein and paid him for consulting and other services. An internal Apollo investigation that documented his $158 million … [Read more…]