Questions on Colombos dug their neighbors
In Washingtonville neighbors describe the Colombo family, with Anthony and Joseph Jr. among those in a car near Colombo’s Blooming Grove retreat when a gunman fired. The incident follows a renewed wave of gang violence in New York City tied to the Colombo family and other mob factions.
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Washingtonville
Joseph Colombo
New York
Colombo
Blooming Grove
Anthony
Joseph Jr
Bay Ridge
Brooklyn
Joe Jr
Washingtonville High School
FBI
Unbelievable bungling cited in Colombo gang shooting
Brooklyn police called the assassination attempt on Joseph Colombo Sr.'s sons an unbelievable bungle. A derringer was found in a gutter, and the shooter’s weapon choice was criticized as unlikely for an “hit.” The.Gallo birthday killing at Uberto's Bar sparked more gangland violence across New York as Gambino kin Emmanuel Gambino remained missing after a ransom dispute.
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New York
UPI
Joseph A. Colombo
Brooklyn
Colombo
Joseph
Crazy Joe” Gallo
Carlo Gambino
Gambino
League
Gallo
Joseph Colombo
Crazy Joe’ Gallo
Uberto
Little
Italy
Circleville Fire Co opens 25th anniversary event
Dozens of locals including 3 year old Scotty VanderSchaaf and 9 year old Gary Vanderschbat Jr. toured Circleville Volunteer Fire Co equipment during the 25th anniversary open house this weekend.
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Scotty VanderSchaaf
Gary Vanderschbat, Jr
CircleVille
Circleville -Volunteer -Fire -Co
Sate Thet Company
Mountaindale man charged with possession of pot
Mountaindale Peter Barna 20 faces sixth degree possession of dangerous drugs after a traffic stop for no tail lights. Police say officers found marijuana on the front seat. Barna was released on $100 bail. arrest by Ptl. Louis Greenspan and Det. Philip Menkes before Fallsburg Town Magistrate Michael Altman.
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Mountaindale
Peter Barna
Fallsburg
Michael Altman
Barna
Ptl
Louis Greenspan
Philip Menkes
Hotel worker injured in Fallsburg ladder accident
An Irvington Hotel employee, Louis Strother, 32, was hospitalized with hip and leg injuries after being pinned between a car door and the car while unhooking a ladder on hotel property. Hotel manager Sam Surlowitz, 71, backed into the open door. Strother was taken by ambulance to Monticello Community General Hospital in fair condition.
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South Fallsburg
Irvington
Fallsburg
Louis Strother
Sam Surlowitz
Strothers
Strother
Monticello Community General Hospital
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Anthony Colombo
New York City
Vincent Vingo
Phillip Rossillo
Madison Square Garden
Civil Rights League
Rossillo
Jerome Johnson
Johnson
Derringer
Emmanuel Gambino
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