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Some NY legislators want to change campaign finance rules, after Cuomo spent donations to pay attorneys
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Some legislators want to change New York’s campaign finance rules after Gov. Andrew Cuomo used $285,000 in political donations to pay lawyers representing him in sexual harassment and misconduct investigations. That kind of campaign spending is allowed under certain conditions but many still find it distasteful. New York politicians have used…
CDC reverses previous decision on masks- recommends all people wear facial coverings indoors
UNDATED (AP) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is changing course on some masking guidelines. The agency announced new recommendations Tuesday that even vaccinated people should return to wearing masks indoors in parts of the U.S. where the coronavirus is surging. Scientists cited new information about the ability of the delta variant to…
LIRR labor leaders are upset at an MTA proposal to hire outside contractors for new East Side Access terminal
Long Island Rail Road labor leaders are upset at an MTA proposal to hire outside contractors to run the LIRR’s new East Side Access terminal in Manhattan, a plan they say would deny jobs to their union workers. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is considering creating a subsidiary agency to operate East Side Access, which is…
Gov, Cuomo believes he will be exonerated of allegations of sexual harassment
Gov, Cuomo said Monday that he’ll ultimately be exonerated of allegations of sexual harassment, but he also questioned the neutrality of the lawyers hired to investigate his behavior. Speaking at his first news conference in nearly two weeks, Cuomo said he had “concerns as to the independence of the reviewers,” hired by state Attorney General…
Possible shark attack at Jones Beach
Park officials say a Jones Beach lifeguard was possibly bitten by a shark Monday afternoon. The lifeguard was swimming at the time and suffered a 1-inch bite on his calf. It happened. near the Jones Beach Central Mall. The lifeguard reportedly saw a fin beforehand. He was treated by EMS at the scene. Swimming was…
New York City will require workers to get coronavirus vaccines
New York City will require all of its municipal workers — including teachers and police officers — to get coronavirus vaccines by mid-September or face weekly COVID-19 testing, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday. The rule affects about 340,000 city employees. No workers will be forced to take a shot but officials hope the inconvenience…
Mother and daughter killed in car crash with an alleged drunk driver
East Farmingdale, NY- Copaigue mother and daughter were killed in a car crash with an alleged drunk driver on Saturday night in Queens. The NYPD responded to a call of an accident at approximately 8:45pm the intersection of Rockaway Blvd and Guy R Brewer Blvd and upon arrival say they observed two unconscious and unresponsive…
5 dead, 1 critical in East End crash
QUOGUE, N.Y. (AP) — Police on Long Island say five people are dead and another person is in critical condition after a head-on collision late Saturday. The accident occurred at about 11:15 p.m. on Montauk Highway in Quogue. A Nissan Maxima traveling west with one person aboard left its lane and slammed into an eastbound…
Three boaters rescued from Great South Bay
BAYPORT, N.Y. (AP) — Three people have been rescued after spending hours in the water off Long Island. Suffolk County police say they received a distress call from a boater at about 2 a.m. Sunday reporting three people missing. Police marine bureau officers located the boat about one mile offshore in Bayport and searched the…
Three dead in Farmingville shooting
FARMINGVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Suffolk County police say detectives are investigating the shooting deaths of three people inside a Long Island house as a targeted attack. The bodies of a man and two women were discovered in the Farmingville home Friday, along with a baby who was unharmed. Police and friends say the victims include…
Former Long Island priest accused of sexual abuse
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — The head of the Roman Catholic Church in New Hampshire is denying allegations that he committed sexual abuse while serving as a priest in New York in the 1980s. A lawyer for Bishop Peter Libasci of the Diocese of Manchester on Saturday issued a statement saying the bishop will “vigorously defend”…
Officials monitor waters off Nassau County after shark sightings
East Farmingdale, NY- Officials in Nassau County say they’ll be closely monitoring the waters off Nassau County’s South Shore after two days of shark sightings. Nassau County Executive Laura Curran says Nassau County Police Marine Bureau will be patrolling the waters by boat any by air with helicopters monitoring the beaches to alert swimmers and…