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NY lawmakers present plan to help small businesses
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s Democratic-led Assembly plans to pass legislation Tuesday to help workers and small businesses financially survive the coronavirus pandemic. Workers could collect unemployment insurance while working part time, small businesses would be protected from being charged higher rates for unemployment insurance when they reopen and New York would put a…
300 million Americans could be vaccinated by end of summer or early fall
UNDATED (AP) — President Joe Biden says the U.S. is ramping up vaccine deliveries to hard-pressed states over the next three weeks and expects to provide enough doses to vaccinate 300 million Americans by the end of the summer or early fall. Biden is calling the push a “wartime effort.” He said Tuesday that his…
New York to allow instant lottery ticket delivery
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York regulators cleared the way for lottery players to order scratch-off tickets on their phones. The state Gaming Commission approved a rule to allow companies to purchase and deliver instant scratch-off tickets for customers. The maker of an app that recently began taking orders for New York lottery drawings like…
Riverhead teenager killed in LIE crash
(Yaphank, NY) A Riverhead teenager was killed Monday in a crash on the Long Island Expressway in Yaphank. Officials say a 2004 Jeep was traveling eastbound on the LIE, near exit 66, at approximately 2:20pm, when it crashed into another vehicle, struck a guardrail, flipped over the embankment and landed on the Expressway South Service…
Long Island prepares for a wintery mix
(East Farmingdale, NY) All eyes are on the weather today across Long Island as officials prepare for a blast of wintery weather. A storm system that blanketed parts of the mid-west with snow is expected to arrive in the northeast sometime this afternoon. WALK-FM Meteorologist Pat Pagano, says we might see about 1-2 inches of…
Boyfriend charged in murder of Huntington woman
(Huntington, NY) A 45- year-old Huntington man has been arrested for allegedly murdering his live-in girlfriend. Suffolk County Police say Christopher Jackson, of 22 Elm Street, has been charged with 2nd degree Murder, for the death of 47-year-old Mareasa Westcott. Westcott’s body had been discovered earlier this month in her apartment by police after a…
Police say man arrested after multiple 911 calls
(Copiague, NY)- Suffolk County police say they received multiple 911 calls Monday night about a man with a handgun in the Home Depot parking lot on Sunrise Highway in Copiague. Officials say when First Precinct officers arrived at the scene, they found 48-year-old Joseph Mancuso of Central Islip and placed him under arrest. Mancuso was…
Southwest plans to eliminate emotional-support animals on flights
CYBERSPACE (AP) — Southwest is the last of the nation’s six largest airlines to stop letting emotional-support animals aboard. The airline says it will still let passengers bring trained service dogs in the cabin — but starting Mar. 1, it will no longer accept support animals. Those who want to bring a dog or cat…
Man shot Friday night in Bay Shore
(Bay Shore)- Police say one man arrested and another man was taken to the hospital after a shooting on Friday night in Bay Shore. Officials say just after 6pm a man shot another man in a residence on Lombardi Avenue. The victim was transported to Southside Hospital with minor injuries. The shooter was arrested for…
Dozens of vehicles damaged in a weekend crime spree
(Selden, NY)- Dozens of vehicles were damaged over the weekend during an early morning crime spree. Suffolk County Police say at least 40 reports of criminal mischief were reported on Saturday between the hours of 1:20am and 3:20am in Selden and Port Jefferson Station. Detectives say it appears that a BB gun was used to…
Woman’s body found in Great South Bay
(East Farmingdale, NY)- Police in Suffolk County say a woman’s body was discovered on an island in the Great South Bay on Sunday morning. Detectives believe the woman’s death was non-criminal in nature. The woman’s identity has not been confirmed by police or released to the public. Photo: View of the Fire Island Inlet…
County launches One-Stop Employment Center
(East Farmingdale, NY)- If you’re out of work or looking to hire in Suffolk County, there is a new web based tool that can assist you in your search. The Suffolk County Department of Labor Licensing and Consumer Affairs have launched a Virtual Career & Talent Portal. The “One-Stop Employment Center” is available in both…