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'Mean Joe' Greene, Child Actor Reunite For Super Bowl Commercial Special
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – It’s one of the most famous commercials of all time and it was filmed in Mount Vernon, according to lohud.com.
“Mean Joe” Greene hobbles through the tunnel when a young boy offers him a Coke. Greene downs the soda like a champion then returns the favor by tossing the boy his game jersey.
The boy, an actor named Tommy Okon, was 9 when the 1979 commercial was shot. Thirty-seven years later, he lives in Yonkers, according to lohud.com.
In a two-hour special Tuesday called the Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials 2016, CBS reunited Greene, a former Pittsburgh Steeler, w…
Cuisine At Mamaroneck's Spice Kitchen Earns High Marks In New York Times
MAMARONECK, N.Y. -- Spice Kitchen, a North Indian restaurant on Mamaroneck Avenue, may lack adequate service, but makes up for that short coming with "tasty" main dishes and breads that are "particularly good," according a review in The New York Times.
Emily DeNitto, a Times food critic, panned the restaurant's service as "inconsistent," but praised owner Shalini Sharma for her efforts to introduce Indian food to new audiences.
DeNitto liked several of the courses, including the tomato soup, scallop tikki, honey garlic shrimp, tangy eggplant; tandoori chicken, …
Ex-Stamford Condo Association Leader Charged With Embezzling $9,500
STAMFORD, Conn. — The former president of a Stamford condominium association is accused of embezzling more than $9,500, leaving her neighbors with lapsed insurance, unpaid bills and $15 in the bank, according to The Stamford Advocate.
Jaime Lipsher of Park Street became president of the association at the Ocean Park Condos in October 2014, when she’s alleged to have first made a $2,100 cash withdrawal from the association’s account, according to The Stamford Advocate.
The withdrawals continued until August 2015, with a total of $9,550 stolen, according to The Advocate.
Lipsher, who was arr…
Police Officer Speaks In Putnam On What To Do During Mass Shooting
PUTNAM LAKE, N.Y. -- A veteran police officer told an engrossed captive audience at the Putnam Lake Firehouse not to "live in fear" of a mass shooting, according to theexaminernews.com.
Patterson Councilman Peter Dandreano, a Greenburgh police officer with 25 years on the job, spoke to about 75 people at the firehouse, advising them on what to do if they get caught in a mass shooting, according to theexaminernews.com.
Dandreano, who spoke on Monday, Jan. 25, recommended dropping everything and fleeing the scene immediately without pausing to seek out others, according to theexamin…
Animals Rights Activists Call For Closure Of Mohegan Lake Pet Store
MOHEGAN LAKE, N.Y. -- A Mohegan Lake pet store owner already facing animal cruelty charges is now drawing the ire of animal rights activists, pet owners and more than 2,400 Facebook users, according to theexaminernews.com.
Richard Doyle, 55, of Mahopac, is accused of animal cruelty and has been charged in connection with the deaths of two animals he is alleged to have neglected, according to theexaminernews.com, which also reported that Doyle denies the allegations.
On Saturday, dozens of people stood outside Doyle's pet shop, American Breeders, to call for the business' closure, according …
