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Captain of NJ college tennis team disappears; purse found at George Washington Bridge

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Authorities say the purse of a missing College of New Jersey student was found on the south walkway of the George Washington Bridge.

A Port Authority spokesman says the purse, with Paige Aiello’s ID, was found shortly before 8 p.m. Tuesday.

The college says it was informed Wednesday that the captain of the women’s tennis team, who is from Hillsborough, had been reported missing.

The Port Authority says New York harbor police scanned the waters of the Hudson and did not find anything.

The college senior’s mother told The Associated Press on Thursday that her daughter’s car had been recovered in New Brunswick.

Hillsborough police referred questions to the Somerset County prosecutor’s office. It has not commented on the investigation.

The college is located in Ewing.

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Canon U.S.A. Opens New York / New Jersey Service and Support Center Exclusively for Imaging Professi

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Canon U.S.A. Opens New York / New Jersey Service and Support Center Exclusively for Imaging Professionals

MELVILLE, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today announced the opening of its service and support center in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey. This facility is located just across the George Washington Bridge outside of New York City, and will provide comprehensive product repair and maintenance services for the growing customer base of Canon’s professional imaging products.

The Ridgefield Park on-site repair operations include state-of-the-art camera and lens dark rooms, Canon’s most advanced adjustment and calibration equipment, spare parts inventory, and an experienced repair staff that will work to quickly return Canon’s professional products to their original factory condition and operation. This new facility, available exclusively for Platinum and Gold level members of Canon’s Professional Services (CPS) program, including owners of Cinema EOS products, and broadcast lens clients, confirms Canon U.S.A.’s commitment to providing personalized and local service and support to imaging professionals in the New York/New Jersey metro region.

This facility is Canon’s second service facility exclusively available to professional clients, joining the Canon Hollywood Professional Technology & Support Center that debuted in the heart of Hollywood, CA, early last year. Both facilities provide factory quality repair and maintenance service for Canon’s extensive lineup of professional-grade cameras, including EOS Digital SLR cameras, Cinema EOS cameras, and high-definition camcorders. All of Canon’s professional lenses, including EF series photography lenses, Cinema lenses, and broadcast and studio lenses are also supported at this new facility.

“The opening of another support facility that caters exclusively to imaging professionals signifies the growth and demand of Canon’s professional imaging products and Canon’s commitment to imaging professionals,” said Yuichi Ishizuka, executive vice president and general manager, Imaging Technologies and Communications Group, Canon U.S.A. “Opening this location illustrates our desire to bring Canon’s industry-leading support directly to our clients in areas where they work and live. Being closer to our customers will help enable us to further improve on our outstanding repair processing times for professional products, which average less than three days in most instances.”

An advance reservation is required for all service and support requests handled by the Ridgefield Park, N.J. facility. Canon Professional Services (CPS) Platinum and Gold level members can make a reservation via the CPS hotline by calling 1 (888) CPS-4540. Owners of Cinema EOS, professional video cameras and broadcast lenses should call 1 (855) CINE EOS to schedule an appointment.

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Co-op Owner Wins Casualty Loss Appeal

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By Peter J Reilly, Contributor

I’m really enjoy reading the appeals of Tax Court decisions that I have blogged.  I especially like decision where the Circuit sets the Tax Court straight and rules for the taxpayer, like the recent Second Circuit decision in the case of Christina Alphonso.  Ms. Alphonso was a tenant stockholder in a cooperative apartment complex called Castle Village.  It is in Manhattan, not far from the George Washington Bridge with a great view of the Hudson River. The complex had a retaining wall which collapsed spreading dirt, rocks and other debris on the road below.  The owners of Castle Village were assessed to pay for repairs.  Among them was Ms. Alphonso whose share was over $26,000. …read more
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Friends of fashionista who committed suicide reportedly say she was unstable, started online feuds

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The fashionista who jumped to her death from the George Washington Bridge felt under siege by five frenemies she barred from her funeral via suicide note — including one who told her to overdose, The Post has learned.

“Go try to kill yourself on Xanax again, you unstable loser. Go f–k yourself and never speak to me again,” Alison Tinari wrote in a Facebook exchange with troubled Ashley Riggitano, who killed herself Wednesday, her 22nd birthday.

The blond beauty left behind a multipage, handwritten note in a Louis Vuitton bag that excluded Tinari and four other women from the funeral because of their contentious relationships through the years.

A source identified the others as Teresa Castaldo, Beth Bassil, Victoria Van Thunen and Samantha Horneff.

Van Thunen was Riggitano’s business partner at Missfits, a jewelry-design business. Castaldo and Bassil were classmates at Midtown’s Laboratory Institute of Merchandising, and Horneff was a friend from New Jersey.

Riggitano placed her handbag on a walkway at about 4:40 p.m. Wednesday before leaping from a midway point in the Jersey-bound lanes of the upper level, authorities said.

Prescription drugs, including Adderall, which is used to treat ADHD, and Klonopin, an anti-panic drug, were found in her bag.

Riggitano’s suicide notes — written in girlish cursive on lined, loose-leaf paper — revealed the depths of her despair.

“To any funeral, these people should not be allowed based upon words and actions,” she wrote about the five women.

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New Jersey fashionista left 'grudge list' before jumping to death, sources say

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A beautiful young fashionista jumped to her death from the George Washington Bridge last night — leaving behind a Louis Vuitton bag containing a “suicide diary” that included a list of five girls she did not want to attend her funeral, sources said.

Ashley A. Riggitano, 22, placed her handbag on a walkway at around 4:40 p.m. before leaping from a point midway in the Jersey-bound lanes of the upper level, authorities said.

Several witnesses, including riders on a jitney bus, watched in horror as she plunged into the Hudson River.

Her body was pulled out by the harbor patrol shortly after she jumped.

In the designer bag were pages of handwritten notes that described Riggitano’s torment and that singled out the five people.

“All my other ‘friends’ are in it for gossip,” she wrote. “Never there.”

She also directed her rage at a man who she said hadn’t treated her well. That person was invited to the funeral, but Ashley wrote she hopes he “gets what he deserves” when he gets there.

The stunning young woman, who worked as an intern for the New York-based jewelry and fashion designer Alex Woo.

Her family, reached at home in Paramus, NJ, would not comment on the tragic incident.

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