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State giving out lottery tickets this week with COVID-19 vaccines
East Farmingdale, NY- Anyone who gets vaccinated at select state-run vaccination sites in New York this week will receive a lottery scratch ticket with prizes potentially worth millions, as the state tries to boost slowing vaccination rates. The pilot program at 10 state-run sites will offer prizes from $20 up to $5 million and run…
NYC Schools will not offer remote learning this fall
UNDATED (AP) — Mayor Bill de Blasio says New York City schools will be all in person this fall with no remote options. After closing schools in March 2020, De Blasio said during a Monday appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” that there is no “full recovery without full-strength-schools.” The roughly 1 million students who attend…
Man rescued from house fire
Shirley, NY- Police say they rescued a man from a house fire on Sunday night in Shirley. Officials say they responded to a 911 call of smoke coming from a house located at 246 Floyd Road just before 8 p. m.. Suffolk County Police Officers entered the house and found a 51-year-old man on the…
4 shot Sunday night at the Bay Shore Marina
Bay Shore, NY- Four people were shot at the Bay Shore Marina on Sunday night. Police say the shots were fired around 8:30 p. m., from outside the park in the direction of the basketball courts, off South Clinton Avenue. One woman and three men were transported to a nearby hospital with non-life threatening injuries. …
3 injured in early morning drive-by shooting
Huntington Station, NY- Police say three men were injured in a drive by shooting on Monday morning in Huntington Station. Officials the men were standing on 11th Street near West 11th Avenue around 12:30 a. m., when a vehicle passed by and opened fire. Police say all three men were transported to a local hospital…
A man was shot and killed by a Long Island Police Officer on Thursday night
PManorville, NY- A man was shot and killed by a Police Officer on Long Island. Officials in Suffolk say on Thursday night May 20th, they received a call about a ,”suspicious person laying in the back seat of a parked vehicle”, in front of 67 Bauer Ave in Manorville. Police say an officer from the…
‘Vax & Scratch’: NY State plans to give out lottery tickets at COVID-19 vaccination sites
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Anyone who gets vaccinated at select state-run vaccination sites in New York next week will receive a lottery scratch ticket with prizes potentially worth millions, as the state tries to boost slowing vaccination rates. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday the pilot program at 10 state-run sites will offer prizes from $20…
More than 2 dozen people were arrested at protest over the Middle East in Times Square
NEW YORK (AP) — Police say more than two dozen people were arrested as pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian groups clashed in New York City’s Times Square and police were investigating the gang assault of a Jewish man as a hate crime. The Times Square melee on Thursday evening resulted in 26 arrests on charges including obstructing…
Pat Pagano’s weather predictions for Summer 2021 on Long Island
East Farmingdale, NY- With Memorial Day Weekend just one week away, its time to get inside scoop on what kind of weather to expect this summer on Long Island from none other than WALK-FM Chief Meteorologist Pat Pagano. Pat says summer 2021 is, “up for grabs” and to “expect above normal temperatures and above normal…
Tonight: #TakeYourShot, free drink with COVID-19 vaccine at Smith Point County Park
Shirley, NY- Come for a vaccine, stay for a drink and the sunset, that’s the offer being presented by Suffolk County Officials and Northwell Health at Friday night’s pop-up vaccination event at Smith Point County Park in Shirley. As part of Suffolk’s ongoing #TakeYourShot initiative, on Friday, May 21st, you can get a COVID-19 vaccine…
$2,000 cash reward offered to find vandals of Suffolk mosque
Yaphank, NY- Suffolk County Police Crime Stoppers, Suffolk County Police Hate Crimes Unit and the Suffolk County Police Arson Section are offering a $2,000 dollar cash reward for information that leads to arrest of the people who vandalized a mosque earlier this month. Police say two people entered a fenced in area at the Islamic…
State issues guidelines for summer camp 2021
East Farmingdale, NY- New York State Officials have announced details about what campers and staff should expect for summer of 2021. Summer camps in New York State will be required to maintain vaccination status for all campers and staff. Children over the age of two and staff who are not fully vaccinated will be required to…