Ben Nandy

Jul 31, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Ben Nandy

" Having fought in four weight classes, boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. has never lost a fight. He retired in 2017 with a record of 50-0. For his accomplishments in the ring, he has become a symbol of durability, resilience and will power. So it made sense for Mayweather to accept an invitation from Camp Simcha in Glen Spey to spend the day with its campers who are fighting cancer and other chronic illnesses.

Jul 26, 2024 | newyork.news12.com | Ben Nandy

Lithium-ion battery fire blamed for closure of Newburgh tailor shop•Jul 26, 2024, 9:30 PM•Updated 5 hr agoA lithium-ion battery fire may have triggered sprinklers in a building that completely drenched a tailor shop on Liberty Street in Newburgh. Blanca Sotelo is telling customers of Blanca's Tailoring through online posts and a sign on her door about the shop's setback. There was a fire in an apartment two floors above the shop at about 8 p.m. Thursday.

Jul 26, 2024 | hudsonvalley.news12.com | Ben Nandy

A lithium-ion battery fire may have triggered sprinklers in a building that completely drenched a tailor shop on Liberty Street in Newburgh. Blanca Sotelo is telling customers of Blanca's Tailoring through online posts and a sign on her door about the shop's setback. There was a fire in an apartment two floors above the shop at about 8 p.m. Thursday. The water from the automatic sprinkler system broke through the ceiling and flooded the shop. Sotelo protected most of the clothes and equipment.

Jul 25, 2024 | westchester.news12.com | Ben Nandy

The mid-town Kingston food pantry that gained worldwide fame because of the recent HBO/John Oliver/cake bear saga is now creating a spectacle all on its own. People's Place Food Pantry staff and volunteers are trying to raise $115,000 to buy Christmas presents for local children, and Thursday's Christmas in July event drew donations from around the community.

Jul 24, 2024 | hudsonvalley.news12.com | Ben Nandy

Some Poughkeepsie residents and business owners are fighting the Dutchess County government's plans to build a shelter on the edge of downtown that would serve 100 adults. But those opponents might be too late, since plans are underway and a sudden change could delay the project by years and cost the government millions of dollars more. "We just want it to be fair," Suprina Troche, who has been organizing against the shelter.