Paterson Family Finally Refunded $2,000 From No-Show Roofer
A local media outlet was able to return $2,000 to a Paterson family whose contractor bailed on them time and time again.
Lina Aguilar, who is battling Lupus, first hired the contractor last year to repair her leaking roof and gutters, ABC7 reports. She gave him $2,000 -- but he didn't show on the start date -- or at all.
Aguilar demanded a refund, but when she got it, the check bounced, according to ABC7.
After months of trying to track down the contractor, the news outlet finally was able to locate the contractor, whose business had since closed down, returning Auilar's $2,000 to her in c…
Specially Equipped $60K Handicapped Accessible Van Stolen From Area Home, Report Says
A Putnam County man with cerebral palsy is hoping to be reunited with his specially equipped, handicapped accessible van after it was stolen from his driveway in Brewster, according to ABC7.
The van was stolen from their driveway in Brewster on Thursday, according to the report, throwing their daily routine into disarray, causing distress to both Ryan Gotto and his single mother, Christy.
"It's a real hopeless feeling," Gotto’s mother, a social worker, told ABC. "It's overwhelming because we rely on our community. We are out and about. And it's scary to think ff Ryan had to g…
