Woman From Hudson Valley ID'd As One Of Four Americans Killed In Syria Suicide Bombing
This story has been updated.
A Hudson Valley woman has been identified as one of the four Americans killed in a suicide bombing in Syria on Wednesday, Jan. 16.
Navy Chief Cryptologic Technician Shannon M. Kent, 35, who grew up in Pine Plains in Dutchess County, was a sailor assigned to Cryptologic Warfare Activity 66, based at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland.
Other victims identified were Department of Defense civilian Scott A. Wirtz of St. Louis, Missouri and Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jonathan R. Farmer, 37, of Boynton Beach, Florida.
The initial United States assessmen…
This Fairfield County City Ranks Among 50 'Most Stressful' In Nation
Two cities in Connecticut rank among the top 50 Most Stressed Cities in America, according to a new study by a financial website.
One is in Fairfield County: Bridgeport ranked 33rd.
The other is New Haven in New Haven County -- which ranked 41st based on an analysis that considered stress in four areas: the workplace, finances, family, and health and safety.
The top-10 "most stressed cities" in America, according to the WalletHub analysis, were Detroit, Newark, Cleveland, Birmingham, Toledo, Baltimore, Wilmington, Milwaukee, Gulfport and St. Louis.
Bridgeport ranked 17th in wo…
Your Town: How Many Postal Workers Were Attacked By Dogs Last Year?
MAHWAH, N.J. -- Mahwah, Paramus and Wayne each had two postal carriers attacked by dogs last year, the U.S Postal Service announced Monday in its annual roundup. Several Bergen and Passaic county towns had one each.
Of the 6,244 total attacks nationwide -- more than 500 less than in 2016 -- one each occurred in Clifton, East Rutherford, Hackensack, Passaic, Paterson, Ridgewood and South Hackensack and Teaneck, the postal service reported.
The figures were released as part of National Dog Bite Prevention Week (Apr. 8 – 14).
The most attacks -- 71 -- were reported in Houston, followed by Los…
J.C. Penney To Close More Stores, Lay Off Hundreds Of Employees
J.C. Penney says it will close eight stores in 2018, resulting in 480 job cuts.
This comes after the department store chain shuttered 140 stores in 2017.
The eight stores scheduled for closure this year are:
Hampton Village Plaza in St. Louis, Missouri
Garden State Plaza in Paramus, New Jersey
Sandburg Mall in Galesburg, Illinois
Viking Plaza in Alexandria, Minnesota
Washington Park Mall in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Cascade Mall in Burlington, Washington
Calexico Store in Calexico, California
Knox Village Square in Mt. Vernon, Ohio
J.C. Penney had announced earlier this week, 600 jobs would …
