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The article reports on the conviction of Connecticut Governor John G. Rowland of political corruption.

The article reports on the court trial faced by former Governor John G. Rowland for a felony case in New Haven, Connecticut in September 2014.

The article reports on the appeal for jurors by lawyer Reid H. Weingarten regarding the district trial for former Connecticut Governor John G. Rowland who was charged for a corruption case held in New Haven.

The article reports on the trial against former Connecticut governor John G. Rowland for charges corruption in providing services for 2012 Republican Congressional Candidate Lisa Wilson-Foley and her husband Apple Rehab nursing home chain owner Brian J. Foley.

The article focuses on Ann Collette, manager at Apple Rehab, a nursing home firm based in Avon, Connecticut who testified that they never worked with Governor John G. Rowland of Connecticut when he claim that his $5,000 monthly fee from the nursing home of Senator Brian Foley was for social work.

The article reports on star witness Brian Foley in a corruption case against former Connecticut Governor John G. Rowland involving the $5,000 per month consulting contract with Apple Rehab, the chain of nursing homes of Foley.

The article reports on the trial of former Connecticut Governor John G. Rowland for charges involving improper campaign funding and testimony of Brian Foley, the husband of Republican congressional candidate Lisa Wilson-Foley.

The article reports that businessmen Mark Greenberg and Marc Katz have testified in a federal court in New Haven, Connecticut on September 4, 2014 associated with the corruption trial of former Governor John G. Rowland.

The article reports real estate investor Mark Greenberg testifies on the corruption trial of John G. Rowland, a former governor in Connecticut.

The article reports on the second trial for former Connecticut governor John G. Rowland for alleged obstruction of justice, falsification of documents and campaign finance law violations for his services to 2012 Republican Congress candidate Lisa Wilson-Foley and her husband Brian Foley.

The article reports on the theft case at the Anderson Farms, the family farm of Christopher Anderson in Wethersfield, Connecticut in July 2014 wherein suspects Carlos E. Pacheco and Efrain Pacheco were charged with larceny.

The article reports on amateur historian Robert S. Greenberg, who is upset that he could not examine the soil in New Haven, Connecticut which is being developed for a $65 million project.

The article focuses on Bedford, New York-based chocolate shop which was confiscated as it is owned by the family of Yoo Hyuk-kee who was charged in the sinking South Korean ferry Sewol on April 16, 2014 that killed 304 people.

The article reports on the victory of American politician Thomas C. Foley against John P. McKinney in the Republican primary election for Connecticut governor on August 12, 2014 and will take on Democrat opponent Dannel P. Malloy in the November 2014 general election.

The article reports on American singer-songwriters Paul Simon and Edie Brickell who argued Judge William Wenzel of Superior Court in Norwalk, Connecticut on April 28, 2014 that they are both fine and not a threat to each other after being arrested in a domestic dispute.

The article reports on the trees growing on private that hinder the safety of planes at Westchester County Airport in New York.

The article reports that Connecticut Governor John G. Rowland has pleaded guilty to an indictment on campaign-related charges on April 11, 2014.

The article focuses on former Connecticut governor John G. Rowland who faces another round of legal battle in April 2014 into a federal investigation of improper financing during the 2012 gubernatorial race.

The article reports on Charla Nash, a woman mauled by a chimpanzee owned by her employer Sandra Herold in 2009, was not able to sue the Connecticut State and get financial assistance for her medical bills and expenses.

The article reports on the federal investigation of improper political campaign financing against former Connecticut Governor John G. Rowland who resigned in 2004 under a vast corruption charges.

The article reports on the decline of the appraisal of the 1845 William H. Mason House renovated by interior decorator Mario Buatta in Woodstock, Connecticut and the intervention of the state officials to the sale of the house which is considered as a historic property.

The article reports that Governor Dannel P. Malloy of Connecticut has signed a bill which raises the minimum wage in the state to $10.10 starting 2017.

The article presents information on the release of the final report by Connecticut officials on the shooting that took place at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut on December 14, 2012.

The article reports on the transformation of the train station in Stamford, Connecticut which features the kaleidoscopic light show.

The article focuses on the gun industry in Connecticut, highlighting an issue concerning gun control. It notes that firearms owners packed a hearing room in the state capital, committing to oppose a bill requiring new markers on guns so that they are easier to trace. Carlton S. Chen, the Colt executive, state that the firm would seriously consider leaving the state if the bill became law. It mentions that state law limits the ability of firms to make political donations in Connecticut.

The article offers information on the couple Michael Silvia and Pam Bristow from New York City. It states that Silvia is a 40-year-old business partner in a marketing firm while Bristow works as fashion industry executive. It mentions that Silvia and Bristow are married by Episcopal priest Reverend (Rev) J. Randolph Alexander on November 17, 2012.

The article reports on the move of the House Ethics Committee to authorized an inquiry into the campaign funds of Staten Island Representative Michael G. Grimm, who is under investigation by federal prosecutors. The committee of five Republicans and Democrats voted to begin an inquiry into Grimm's conduct and said that they would examine whether Grimm accepted illegal campaign contributions. The committee had agreed to a request from the Justice Department to defer consideration of the issue.

The article reports on the people who died from the Hurricane Sandy in New York City and its surrounding areas in October 2012. It states that officials attributed 97 deaths to the hurricane and its aftermath in the city and its neighboring areas in New Jersey and Connecticut. It mentions several casualties, including Lorraine Gore, Richard Krins, and Lauren Abraham.

The article offers news briefs related to gas and electric power supply in New York in November 2012. Nassau and Suffolk states on November 15 that they will stop gas rationing in the areas. Long Island Power Authority says that only 1,743 customers from Nassau and Suffolk will be supplied with electric power lost due to Hurricane Sandy. Furthermore, Red Cross continuously helping those victim of Hurricane Sandy by building temporary shelters.

The article offers information related to Long Island in New York as of November 2012. It states that Bethpage Federal Credit Union is donating its main branch as staging area for Island Harvest's annual "Turkey,Emergency Food and Relief Drive.'' It mentions that Automatic Real Estate Associates, Robin Kapner is one of 11,500 Cablevision customers in the region who still have no cable, land line telephone or Internet. Moreover, trains started operating at Long Island Rail Road.

The article reports on the restoration of electrical power in Long Island, N.Y. According to the Long Island Power Authority, electric power has been restored to 9,500 customers in Nassau County and 2,400 in Suffolk County and acknowledged the 8, 000 customers that requires electric repairs or inspections. It mentions the restorations of power on all school and that 99 percent of service sites in the tristate area, including Long Island and Connecticut have been already restored.

The article focuses on the storm recovery of Long Island, New York. It says that the Long Island Power Authority reported on November 12, 2012, that it had reduced the number of customers without power to 30,000 in Suffolk and Nassau counties. It states that hundreds of animals including cats, dogs, and rabbits that affected by the hurricane were accommodated at the Mitchel Field Gymnasium. Moreover, the Long Island Rail Road's outage map shows a lighter modified of schedule for the commuters.

The article offers several information related to public utilities in New York. It states that the Long Island Rail Road in New York announced the 70% resume of its normal weekday schedule and daily service. It mentions that Long Island Power Authority has reported that it had a reduced number of customers waiting for the power restoration which includes the residents of the Suffolk County and Nassau County.

The article reports that homeowners in Connecticut who were fortunate to have their power restored by Connecticut Light & Power Co. or United Illuminating Co. were forced to wait for house calls from companies like AT&T before they used their phone or Internet services. It mentions that AT&T has released a separate report notifying their users regarding their phone service in the affected area. It says that the company also waived its late-payment fees.

The article offers news briefs on environment in Long Island, New York and Connecticut in November 2012. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced on November 10 that the state is open to activities such as hunting. Long Island Power Authority's website shows that there were around 100,000 customers who have no electric power. Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy projects on November 9 that many homeowners will seek federal disaster assistance due to Hurricane Sandy.

The article offers news brief on Hurricane Sandy in the U.S. in 2012. According to Vanessa Baird-Streeter, a government official in Long Island, New York mentions that they do not have a good statistics on the homes that were destroyed by the hurricane. Mitch Gross of the Connecticut Light and Power Co. said that electric power in most houses in Connecticut were restored. Moreover, Long Island Rail Road Co. trains will be on a regular weekend schedule

The article offers information on the state and recovery of Long Island, New York from the Hurricane Sandy damage as of November 9, 2012. It states that the Red Cross provides meals to people from affected parts of Long Island through a temporary kitchen in Deer Park. It says that over 14,000 workers are working to restore power, as approximately 210,000 customers were still have electricity. It adds that an estimated 1,100 people were still have no homes according to Craig Cooper of Red Cross.

The article discusses the concern by quadruple amputee soldier Brendan Marrocco for his neighbors in Staten Island, New York who have been victimized by Hurricane Sandy. It states that the custom-built dwelling of Marrocco, which has been constructed through 850,000 dollars in donation, has been damaged by the hurricane. It mentions that Marrocco has turned down the suggestion of community assistance to repair his home and has instead urged for more help to be given to his neighbors.

It is a small apartment in a scrubby section of Jamaica, Queens, where the average household income is $33,800 and many residents receive government assistance. But from this unlikely address, nearly $900,000 has flowed to the campaign accounts of powerful political players across the country. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Saying that a detective's handwritten notes had not been promptly turned over to defense lawyers before trial, a New York appeals court panel this week overturned the 2010 conviction of a cantor who had already served one year in prison for the repeated sexual assault of a teenager. The criminal case against the cantor, Baruch Lebovits, now 61, had been among the high-profile achievements of the sex-crimes unit of the Brooklyn district attorney's office in its campaign to persuade members of the Hasidic community to cooperate more with government authorities in the prosecution of offenders. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Shortly before leaving the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 2006, after a swashbuckling undercover career that would later help catapult him into Congress, a young agent named Michael G. Grimm went into real estate, investing roughly $1 million of borrowed money in a luxury development in Texas. Seeking a builder to cooperate on the project, Mr. Grimm chose a former F.B.I. agent who had served with him in New York -- even though the former agent was under indictment on state racketeering and fraud charges, according to court and property records. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Soon after he began running for Congress in 2009, Michael G. Grimm, a Staten Island Republican, needed to convince party leaders in Washington that he could raise enough money to become a viable candidate. Seeking help, he turned to an unlikely source: followers of an Orthodox rabbi and mystic from Israel. Mr. Grimm, a former agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation and a Roman Catholic who regularly attends Sunday Mass, traveled around the New York region with one of the rabbi's top aides, Ofer Biton, to raise campaign money from the rabbi's followers. In all, the Grimm campaign collected more than $500,000 from the followers, according to numerous interviews and an analysis of Mr. Grimm's campaign records. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

CORRECTION APPENDED Where is the snow? That is the question swirling -- unlike actual flurries -- across New York City and its suburbs, where sidewalks have been relentlessly gray and yards stubbornly green this winter. After a decade of higher-than-average snowfalls, including last year's snowiest January ever, nary a flake has fallen since the freak October storm. The lack of wintry precipitation comes as a relief to many -- no lost power, no snarled commutes, no lagoons of slush. The city, too, is saving on salt and overtime. But for others, the absence has upset the rhythms of the season, stealing the sense of giddiness and grace that accompanies a robust snow. And in what might be thought of as the snow-based sector of the economy -- hardware stores, ski shops, snow-plow services, even corner shoeshine stands -- the drought has been exceptionally bad for business. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Six years ago, an Orthodox rabbi and mystic who traces his lineage to King David moved to New York from Israel and amassed a notable following. Real estate titans fetched him at the airport. Members of Congress attended his Hebrew classes. Even LeBron James, who is not Jewish, borrowed a friend's yacht to consult the rabbi in private. Lately though, the image of the rabbi, Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto, 38, has seemed tarnished. Millions of dollars in donations to the rabbi's congregation cannot be accounted for, according to his aides and lawyers. Articles in Jewish publications have questioned his judgment. Camera crews have trailed him, with reporters shouting questions about improprieties. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

She pocketed a $3.3 million retirement package when she left I.B.M.'s board to assume the helm of New York City's public schools in January. But when the company then wanted to present Cathleen P. Black with a heavily engraved silver tray as a further token of its esteem, the new chancellor trod carefully: inquiries were made to see if she could accept the gratuity in light of the city's ban on gifts worth $50 or more. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

When one of the biggest real estate developments in Brooklyn was stalled two years ago, its owner turned to the city government for help, seeking $20 million in financing. Nearly 50 projects were applying for a small number of aid packages at the time, but this one, City Point, had a prominent supporter. ''The future of Downtown Brooklyn depends on it,'' Marty Markowitz, the Brooklyn borough president, declared. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

THE project earned him an easy A. ''I was in seventh or eighth grade, and we were asked to do a little genealogy,'' recalled Andrew Van Dusen, now a 47-year-old real estate broker specializing in Brownstone Brooklyn. ''My dad handed me his file, and it was stunning.'' [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

To the list of things that J.D. Salinger found hard to bear, we can now add these: pompous graduation ceremonies and shlepping overseas to see tulips. ''I've been going to graduations, and there isn't much that I find more pretentious or irksome than the sight of 'faculty' and graduates in their academic get-ups,'' he wrote a friend in June 1982, mentioning that it took self-control at one point ''not to gag.'' [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Roughly 30 people were injured on Sunday as their PATH train in Hoboken, N.J., hit a rubberized barrier at the end of the line, said a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates the line. A passenger aboard the train said that the first car crumpled part of the platform and hit three turnstiles before stopping. The train pulled into the station at normal cruising speed, almost as if the brakes were not being applied, said the passenger, Mahoud Metwali, a 26-year-old resident of Jersey City who had been returning from his job operating a food cart in Midtown Manhattan. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Tens of thousands of starry-eyed students apply to America's most exclusive colleges each fall and tens of thousands of hearts are broken each spring, much as they will be this week as graduating seniors hear from the Ivy League. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]