1922 – 2013 HARTSDALE, N.Y. — Herman W. Bonney, 91, a resident of Hartsdale, N.Y., died Monday, July 22, in Hartsdale. Herman was born on April 8, 1922, in Portland, to Alton and Amanda (Hackett) Bonney. He was a graduate of the University of Maine. Herman was an engineer employed by Syska Hennessey Co., in […]
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Manslaughter charge filed in Hudson boat crash
PIERMONT, N.Y. (AP) — A deadly nighttime speedboat crash on the Hudson River hurled a bride-to-be and her fiance’s best man into the water and left the groom and three others injured, including a friend charged with vehicular manslaughter on Saturday, just two weeks before the couple was to exchange their vows. Six friends were […]
World Trade Center Transportation hub taking shape
NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of workers are busy around the clock building the nearly $4 billion World Trade Center transportation hub, its white steel wings starting to rise into the Manhattan sky as a remembrance to those who died at the site on 9/11. Designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, the complex will be […]
N.Y. building blast and fire shatter windows, injure 12
NEW YORK (AP) — An explosion inside a Chinatown building on Thursday led to a fire and a partial collapse, injuring a dozen people, including firefighters. Three of those injured were hospitalized in serious condition. Injuries to the other people, including the four firefighters, were less severe and included burns. An emergency call about the […]