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Nursing homes in NY to allow visitors starting on Friday
(East Farmingdale, NY)- After a year of being kept apart by COVID rules, soon families on Long Island can reunite with their loved ones staying at nursing homes. Starting on Friday, February 26th, nursing homes in New York State will be allowed to have visitors. Testing will be encouraged but not required if the county’s…
Supreme Court denies Trump’s request to shield taxes
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a significant defeat for former President Donald Trump, the Supreme Court has declined to step in to halt the turnover of his tax records to a New York state prosecutor. The court’s action Monday is the apparent culmination of a lengthy legal battle that had already reached the high court once…
National Spelling Bee to return, mostly virtual
UNDATED (AP) — The Scripps National Spelling Bee will return this year in a mostly virtual format. Last year’s bee was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. It was the first year without the contest since World War II. This year’s bee will conclude on July 8 with an in-person competition between the top dozen…
New study finds teachers might be cause of school COVID-19 transmission
ATLANTA (AP) — A new study finds that teachers may be more important drivers of COVID-19 transmission in schools than students. The paper was released Monday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It studies nine COVID-19 transmission clusters in elementary schools in the Atlanta suburb of Marietta in December and January. In…
New rules coming for lobster fishing
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — America’s lobster fishery is getting close to the date when it will have to contend with new rules designed to try to save a species of whale from extinction. The North Atlantic right whale numbers only about 360, and scientists have said the animal’s small population of breeding females could spell…
South African COVID-19 variant, found in Nassau County
(East Farmingdale, NY)- The first New Yorker to be found with the South African variant of COVID-19, lives in Nassau County. Governor Cuomo made the announcement on Sunday, just one week after a Connecticut resident at a New York City hospital was also discovered to have the variant known as B.1.315. Nassau County Exec Laura Curran,…
Central Park ice rinks to remain open
NEW YORK (AP) — Two Central Park ice rinks that were set to close after Sunday because New York City is cutting ties with the Trump Organization that operates them will stay open until the end of the season. Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration announced last month it would terminate business contracts with President…
FAA orders United Airlines to inspect all Boeing 777’s
UNDATED (AP) — Federal aviation regulators are ordering United Airlines to step up inspections of all Boeing 777s equipped with the type of engine that suffered a catastrophic failure over Denver Saturday. United says it is temporarily removing those aircraft from service. Boeing has recommended aircraft with the engines be grounded pending a decision on…
Police look for driver involved in fatal hit and run crash
(Patchogue, NY)- Police in Suffolk County are looking for the driver responsible in a hit-and-run crash on Sunday that killed a man in Patchogue. Officials say 32 year old, Marco Castro was walking on North Ocean Avenue, just south of Roe Blvd on Sunday morning when he was struck by a vehicle. The accident happened…
Winter weather impact on COVID testing & vaccinations
(East Farmingdale, NY)- The snowy weather on Thursday slowed down the vaccination and COVID-19 testing process for some Long Islander’s. Nassau County Department of Health cancelled all COVID-19 vaccinations scheduled for county run facilities on Thursday and Friday due to the storm, appointments have been rescheduled for next week. Officials say anyone who had an…
MTA proposes bridge and tunnel fare hike
(East Farmingdale, NY)- The MTA has proposed a seven percent rate hike for bridges and tunnels, if approved the new fares will go into effect in April 2021. You can read more about the MTA’s proposal, here. Photo:FILE – In this Jan. 11, 2014 file photo, traffic crosses the George Washington Bridge, in Fort…
Over 370 crashes on Thursday from storm
(East Farmingdale, NY)- Police in both Nassau and Suffolk Counties responded to over 300 motor vehicle accidents on Thursday. Wintery weather, snow heavy at times, reduced visibility and icy spots created dangerous driving conditions. In Suffolk County, officials say between the hours of 7:30am and 3:30pm, officers responded to 135 crashes. In Nassau County, officials…