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Vintage Plane Kills Woman Moving Camera Tripod In Airfield: NY State Police
A woman photographing a vintage airplane was struck and killed while trying to move her camera tripod out of its path at a privately owned New York airfield, state police announced on Friday, Nov. 6.
Pamela M. Haselton, 67, of Wilmington, was killed at Catalano Airfield on Hazelton Road in the town of Wilmington, Essex County, according to New York State Police.
The incident was reported at approximately 3:47 p.m. Friday, police said.
Investigators determined that a 1943 Aeronca L3, a single-engine, two-seat aircraft operated by James J. Catalano, 77, of Wilmington, had successfully landed…
Mass Man Guilty Of 1st-Degree Murder In Brutal Shooting Death Of 36-Year-Old CT Woman: DA
A 42-year-old western Massachusetts man faces a mandatory life sentence after a jury convicted him of murdering a woman who was found shot inside a Holyoke home more than four years ago.
Pablo Rivera-Ortiz, of Holyoke, was found guilty of first-degree murder on Friday, Nov. 6, Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni announced.
The jury found Rivera-Ortiz guilty of killing Desiree Rivera-Lopez, 36, of North Haven, Connecticut, in July 2022. Jurors agreed that the murder involved both deliberate planning and extreme cruelty.
The case began just after midnight on July 23, 2022, wh…
Emaciated, Infected Dog Rescued From New York Home, Officials Say
An emaciated and infected dog has been rescued from a Long Island home, authorities announced Friday, Nov. 6.
The suffering dog was discovered at residence in Islip on Sunday, Oct. 25, the Suffolk County SPCA said.
It was “suffering from severe emaciation, a severe chronic skin infection, and serious infections in both ears,” the SPCA said. Rescuers immediately transported the dog to a veterinarian for emergency care, according to the group.
The SPCA will provide additional details about the rescue operation and the dog’s condition at a press conference Monday, Nov. 9, the organization sai…
Comcast Cofounder Who Helped Build Cable Giant Dead Weeks After $20M Gift
A Philadelphia cable television pioneer who helped build Comcast and recently joined his wife in giving $20 million to the city’s art museum has died, the company announced Friday, Nov. 6.
Julian A. Brodsky died Thursday, Nov. 5, at 93, according to Comcast’s announcement.
“Julian was an extraordinary leader, a brilliant financial mind, and one of the architects of cable television,” Comcast Chairman Brian L. Roberts said.
Brodsky and Daniel Aaron helped Ralph Roberts build the company following the 1963 purchase of American Cable Systems, a cable operation serving 1,200 subscribers in Tup…
