Diane Sawyer Sells 'Chip Chop' On Martha's Vineyard For Nearly $24M: Report Diane Sawyer Sells 'Chip Chop' On Martha's Vineyard For Nearly $24M: Report
Diane Sawyer Sells 'Chip Chop' On Martha's Vineyard For Nearly $24M: Report Veteran news anchor Diane Sawyer sold her 20-acre “Chip Chop” on Martha’s Vineyard for just under the asking price to investor David Malm, reports said.  Malm, who spent over $100 million on properties in Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket over the past few years, paid $23.9 for the 10-bedroom, nine-bathroom estate, Boston.com reported.  The main home at the estate Bob Gothard/ Wallace and Co. Sotheby's International Realty Related: Diane Sawyer Puts Massive Martha's Vineyard Property Up For Sale Sawyer first bought the luxury property for $5.3 million in 1995 with her husband, acclaim…
Carnegie Mellon Grad, Broadway Star Patina Miller Runs NYC Marathon Carnegie Mellon Grad, Broadway Star Patina Miller Runs NYC Marathon
Carnegie Mellon Grad, Broadway Star Patina Miller Runs NYC Marathon Another New York City marathon is under way, and Carnegie Mellon grad Patina Miller is among the nearly 50,000 runners — 16 of whom are celebs. The Grammy and Tony Award winning actress and singer signed up to run her second 26.2-mile TCS New York City Marathon Sunday, Nov. 5. As of 12:07 p.m., Miller was 19.5 miles in. Miller, 38, rose to fame alongside Deloris Van Cartier in the production of "Sister Act," for which she was nominated for Laurence Olivier and Tony awards.  She won her first Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her lead role in the 2013 Broadway rev…
North Jersey Teen TikToker Wows Off-Broadway North Jersey Teen TikToker Wows Off-Broadway
North Jersey Teen TikToker Wows Off-Broadway Performing at a well known cabaret venue in Manhattan without a soundcheck would be nerve-wracking.  For 16-year-old Echo Picone, of Warren County, it was just another night on stage. The teen recently performed at 54 Below, as part of their "54 Sings Olivia Rodrigo" night.  Echo, a die-hard Livvy, sang "Favorite Crime," as part of a musical revue with well known Broadway performers and actors. The Warren Hills High School junior had to miss soundcheck for a very good reason — she was at school. "I was super excited," Echo, who lives in Washington and has been performing since she was fi…
John Stamos Appearing In Northvale John Stamos Appearing In Northvale
John Stamos Appearing In Northvale Have mercy! Uncle Jesse is coming to Bergen County. John Stamos will be appearing at Books and Greetings in Northvale on Monday, Oct. 23 at 5 p.m. to sign copies of his new memoir "If You Would Have Told Me."  In "If You Would Have Told Me", Stamos chronicles his rise to fame and becoming a teen idol on "General Hospital" to his runs on "Full House," "ER" and playing with the Beach Boys and starring on Broadway, according to a synopsis.  Stamos also talks about his struggles, including battling depression and going through a divorce, according to a synopsis. 
Woman Dies In Fire At Long Island Home Woman Dies In Fire At Long Island Home
Woman Dies In Fire At Long Island Home Police are investigating a house fire on Long Island that claimed a woman's life. Emergency crews were called just after 7 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11, for a fire in North Amityville, at the Gildersleeve mobile home park on Broadway. When firefighters arrived, they found a woman dead inside one of the units, according to Suffolk County Police. Authorities did not reveal her name, age, or hometown. An official cause of death will be determined by the Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s office. Nobody else was injured in the fire and no other buildings were damaged. The cause of the fire is und…
Ho-Ho-Kus Native Chloe Troast Joins 'Saturday Night Live' Cast Ho-Ho-Kus Native Chloe Troast Joins 'Saturday Night Live' Cast
Ho-Ho-Kus Native Chloe Troast Joins 'Saturday Night Live' Cast Live from New York, it's Chloe Troast. The Ho-Ho-Kus native was named the newest cast member of "Saturday Night Live," joining the venerable comedy show  as a featured player. "SNL" kicks off its 49th season on Saturday, Oct. 14 with Pete Davidson as host. View this post on Instagram A post shared by chloe troast (@chloe_troast) Troast is a regular in New York's comedy scene and has worked with Please Don't Destroy.  A graduate of NYU, she sang at her graduation.  @jamie.linn.watson @caloetrust and I are wearing Dior’s homegoods colle…
Social Media Roasts MBTA For Red Line Fire While Firefighters Deal With Fallout Social Media Roasts MBTA For Red Line Fire While Firefighters Deal With Fallout
Social Media Roasts MBTA For Red Line Fire While Firefighters Deal With Fallout An MBTA train caught on fire Thursday morning, July 13, delaying commuters and sparking blazing online outrage.  The fire broke out underneath a Red Line train just after 6 a.m. sending smoke into the cars and forcing passengers to self-evacuate, according to the Boston Fire Department. Service between Harvard and Broadway was delayed and buses replaced service to the  Charles/MGH station was bypassed while firefighters responded to the scene, according to the MBTA. Luckily, no one was injured.  But Thursday's fire caused a deluge of jokes and complaints on Twitter aimed at the MBTA, with o…
Massachusetts Native Wins Tony Award, Makes History As Nonbinary Winner Massachusetts Native Wins Tony Award, Makes History As Nonbinary Winner
Massachusetts Native Wins Tony Award, Makes History As Nonbinary Winner A Broadway star and Massachusetts native just became one of the first nonbinary people to win a Tony award for acting. Alex Newell, who was born in Lynn in 1992, won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a musical on Sunday, June 11 for their performance as Lulu in the Broadway musical comedy "Shucked."  Newell identifies as gender nonconforming and uses all pronouns, according to her Wikipedia page.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Alex Newell (@thealexnewell) They made history as one of the first openly nonbinary performe…
Spellbound: ‘Masked Singer’ Reveals Long Island’s Own Melissa Joan Hart As Lamp Spellbound: ‘Masked Singer’ Reveals Long Island’s Own Melissa Joan Hart As Lamp
Spellbound: ‘Masked Singer’ Reveals Long Island’s Own Melissa Joan Hart As Lamp 90s kids and lovers of all things witchy had their childhood dreams come true when “The Masked Singer” revealed that the face behind the lamp was one of Long Island’s own. Melissa Joan Hart, star of “Sabrina the Teenage Witch,” was eliminated on Wednesday, April 12’s episode of “The Masked Singer” on Fox, a show in which celebrities perform songs in full-body costumes for a panel who must try and guess their identity. Lifting the shade off of her Tiffany lamp-inspired outfit — which, she said, was a nod to the lamp that sits in Sabrina’s room — Hart’s reveal confirmed that three out of the…
Four Busted For Red Line Assault That Broke Rider's Nose During Robbery Attempt: DA Four Busted For Red Line Assault That Broke Rider's Nose During Robbery Attempt: DA
Four Busted For Red Line Assault That Broke Rider's Nose During Robbery Attempt: DA Police in Boston arrested two women and two men in connection with the attempted robbery and beating of a Red Line rider last week, authorities said. They broke his nose and cut his face during the assault.  Ny-Jaya Monae Sampson, 19, of Boston, Seth Burns, 20, of Manchester, NH, and Sidney Amaral, 23, of Cambridge, were charged with four counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and one count of assault to rob, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said.  A judge gave Sampson a $1,000 bail, and Burns was ordered held on a $2,000 bond, the prosecutor said. Garl…
UPDATE: Man Dies After Crashing Car Into Haverhill Carpet Store: Police UPDATE: Man Dies After Crashing Car Into Haverhill Carpet Store: Police
Update: Man Dies After Crashing Car Into Haverhill Carpet Store: Police A man drove his car into a carpet business's building, sending him to the hospital where he would later die, officials say.  The car was heading down Broadway around 2:00 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 30 when he crashed into the KC Carpets building at 35 Lafayette Square, according to Massachusetts State Police and Essex County District Attorney's office.  Police later identified the man as 23-year-old Kevin Casado, of Haverhill. A GoFundMe created to provide donations for Casado's memorial has reached over $10,000. Significant damage inflicted upon the building, according to a Tweet from @OscarJ…
Former School Principal From Bedford Dies After 'Courageous' ALS Battle Former School Principal From Bedford Dies After 'Courageous' ALS Battle
Former School Principal From Bedford Dies After 'Courageous' ALS Battle A former elementary school principal from Northern Westchester has died after a hard-fought battle with ALS.  Katonah resident David Wallick died on Wednesday, Jan. 4 at the age of 60, according to his obituary.  Born in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1962 before moving to New York and growing up in Eastchester, Wallick spent his life in education and became an elementary school teacher for more than two decades.  He then eventually became the principal of Haldane Elementary School in Cold Spring.  Wallick was drawn to his career because he loved knowing he could help p…