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Second winter storm blankets Long Island
(East Farmingdale, NY) The second winter storm in under a week dropped up to nine inches of snow on parts of Long Island on Sunday. According to the National Weather Service, residents in Melville saw the most snowfall from the Super Bowl Sunday storm, with nine inches recorded. On the South Shore residents in Merrick…
Adventureland to bring back drive-in concert series
Adventureland is bringing back it’s drive-in concert series. Weekly shows will begin April 1, with the band Almost Queen performing April 17. Music will be played through speakers and car radios. Tickets are priced per vehicle load with a maximum of six people per car. (Photo by Jess Baumung/Invision/AP)
2 firefighters injured in a Lawrence fire
2 firefighters were injured yesterday morning in a fire that destroyed a Lawrence home that was operating as a makeshift synagogue. Fire crews responded to the fire at the Seagirt Avenue home after a neighbor said he saw smoke coming into his apartment just after midnight. Officials say no one was inside the home at…
Johnson & Johnson ask U.S. regulators to clear new COVID-19 vaccine
Johnson & Johnson yesterday asked U.S. regulators to clear the world’s first single-dose COVID-19 vaccine, an easier-to-use option that could boost scarce supplies. According to preliminary results the vaccine is safe and offered strong protection against moderate to severe cases of COVID-19. but the Food and Drug Administration is asking its independent advisers to publicly…
House Democrats ask Trump to testify
House Democrats yesterday asked former president Trump to testify under oath for his Senate impeachment trial, challenging the former president to respond to their charge that he incited a violent mob to storm the Capitol. Hours after the letter was released, a Trump adviser said that the he will not testify and Trump’s lawyers dismissed…
Police investigate fatal hit-and-run pedestrian crash in Patchogue
(East Patchogue)- Commuters from Holbrook to Bellport faced big delays on Thursday morning after a serious crash closed the eastbound travel lanes on Sunrise Highway between Route 112 and Hospital Road. At times during the morning commute, drivers were stuck in bumper to bumper delays in both directions for up to three miles. Suffolk County…
PD: Man impersonating police officer abducts teen girl
*Update- Police are holding a press conference at 12pm to discuss the arrest of a suspect. (Lindenhurst, NY)- Police say a 14 year old girl was abducted and attacked by a man pretending to be a police officer. Officials say on Wednesday February 3rd, around 3:35pm, two girls ages 14 and 16 were walking west…
NY fans will get a chance to say goodbye to Cicely Tyson
NEW YORK (AP) — People wishing to pay their final respects to legendary actor Cicely Tyson will get a chance during a public viewing at a famed Manhattan church. The viewing for the actor, who died last week at age 96, will be held on Monday, Feb. 15, at Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem. According…
Judge orders state to release records on COVID nursing home deaths
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A state judge has ordered New York’s Department of Health to release records about nursing home residents who died of COVID-19. The judge on Wednesday said the agency’s failure to do so already was a “violation” of New York’s open government law. The Department of Health had argued that it needed…
NYPD fires harassment czar over allegations of hateful social media posts
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Police Department’s former workplace harassment czar has been fired over allegations he posted hateful messages online. Police Commissioner Dermot Shea’s decision on Wednesday to fire Deputy Inspector James Kobel came about three weeks after Kobel submitted retirement paperwork in an attempt to avoid a departmental disciplinary proceeding. At…
Yankee Stadium to become vaccination site
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo say Yankee Stadium will open as a COVID-19 vaccination site on Friday. The vaccination mega-site will be run jointly by the city and state and will serve only Bronx residents. Plans to provide COVID-19 inoculations at Yankee Stadium…
Fauci: Watch the Super Bowl at home with household
WASHINGTON — When it comes to Super Bowl parties during this pandemic year, Dr. Anthony Fauci’s says to “just lay low and cool it.” President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser says during TV interviews Wednesday that now isn’t the time to invite people over for watch parties because of the possibility that they’re infected with…