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STORM CENTER: Winter Storm Watch issued
(East Farmingdale, NY)- A Winter Storm Watch is in effect for Long Island beginning Thursday morning and continuing into Friday afternoon. A storm system over the Midwestern and Southern United States will move into our area on Thursday morning. WALK-FM Chief Meteorologist Pat Pagano says the storm should arrive by daybreak on Thursday and get…
Trump’s former Atlantic City casino to be demolished
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — By mid-morning Wednesday, a spot on the Atlantic City Boardwalk where movie stars, athletes and rock stars used to party and a future president honed his instincts for bravado and hype will be reduced to a smoking pile of rubble. The former Trump Plaza casino is to be imploded after…
Cuomo announces changes to marijuana legalization proposal
(East Farmingdale, NY)- New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office on Tuesday announced changes to the governors proposal for marijuana legalization. The governor is now calling for the allocation of a $100 Million Cannabis Social Equity Fund, which would be funded by grants and work to revive communities hardest hit by the war on drugs. The…
How to schedule an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccine on Long Island this week
(East Farmingdale, NY)- An estimated 10 million New Yorker’s are now eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine in New York. As of Sunday, February 14th, anyone aged 16 and up with a comorbidity or a qualifying underlying health condition joined the list of those eligible to get a COVID-19 appointment. Governor Cuomo announced last week…
MTA: Subways will run 2 more hours daily starting Feb. 22
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s subways will run for two more hours every day starting later this month and the nightly system shutdown for cleaning will be reduced as part of a phased reopening. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority says starting Feb. 22, subways will run until 2 a.m., and start again at 4…
Cuomo insists state didn’t cover up deaths
NEW YORK (AP) — Under fire over his management of the coronavirus’ lethal path through New York’s nursing homes, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is insisting the state didn’t cover up deaths. But he acknowledged Monday that officials should have moved faster to release some information sought by lawmakers, the public and the press. The Democrat said…
Extreme temperature changes expected today
(East Farmingdale, NY)- The storm that dumped snow on parts of the Midwest and left four million people without power in Texas is the one that’s causing rain today on Long Island. Periods of rain will be heavy at times on Tuesday before clearing out in the afternoon. Foggy conditions expected around Long Island with…
STORM CENTER: 2 storms this week, what to expect and when
(East Farmingdale, NY)- WALK-FM Chief Meteorologist Pat Pagano is busy in the WALK Weather Center keeping an eye on two storm systems for this week. Pat says our first winter storm arrives today, expect spotty light freezing rain and drizzle during the day on Monday. Freezing rain will change over to rain Monday night before…
Man arrested on charges including kidnapping & drug possession
(Commack, NY)- A man was arrested over the weekend after he allegedly kidnapped his girlfriend’s baby. According to police, on Saturday, February 13, Sherman Roberts Jr., took his girlfriends child, 2-year-old Dio Palermo, from the child’s home on Mooreland Rd in Commack. The child’s mother Zakiya Mitchell, called police around 1:30 on Saturday morning to…
NY to end ban on surrogate pregnancy
NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s longstanding ban on commercial surrogate pregnancy is about to end nine years after a bill to rescind it was first introduced. It has been one of a handful of states still prohibiting the procedure through which a woman is paid to bear a baby she’s not related to biologically.…
Rappers father killed in LI hit and run crash
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — Police say the 64-year-old father of singer-rapper Nicki Minaj has died after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in New York. The Nassau County Police Department says Robert Maraj was walking along a road in Mineola on Long Island at 6:15 p.m. Friday when he was hit by a car that…
Biden announces boost in vaccine supply
(East Farmingdale, NY)- President Joe Biden, announced Thursday that the United States should have enough COVID-19 vaccines by the end of July to vaccinate 300 million Americans. Biden also shared that the federal government has purchased an additional 200 million vaccine doses. You can read Biden’s full statement, here. The federal government also announced earlier…