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Pfizer now says its vaccine is 95% effective
NEW YORK (AP) — Pfizer announced more results in its ongoing coronavirus vaccine study that suggest the shots are 95% effective. The company says the vaccine appears to protect older people most at risk of dying from COVID-19. The surprise announcement, just a week after it first revealed promising preliminary results, comes as the company…
Town of Islip offers free virtual breastfeeding support group
(Islip, NY)- Every new mom knows that breastfeeding can come with challenges and that’s why the Town of Islip is now offering a free, socially distant, breastfeeding support group. Professionals from the Breastfeeding, Resiliency, Engagement, and Empowerment (BFREE) Team at Northwell Health’s Cohen Children’s Center, are offering FREE virtual breastfeeding support groups every Tuesday (7pm–8pm)…
Travelers can soon get a COVID test at LI’s MacArthur Airport
(Islip, NY)- Travelers who land at Long Island’s MacArthur Airport in Islip, will soon have the option to get a COVID-19 test. Islip Town officials made the announcement Tuesday that the airport is partnering with AFC Urgent Care to provide the testing. Islip Town officials say personnel from AFC Urgent Care – Long Island, will…
Suffolk Department of Health warns you may have been exposed to COVID if you ate at this restaurant
(Riverhead, NY)- The Suffolk County Department of Health Services has issued an advisory for potential exposure to COVID-19 at a Riverhead restaurant. Officials say that anyone who visited the Friendly’s Restaurant, located at 949 Old Country Road, Riverhead, NY 11901, on November 5 or 6 that they may have been exposed to COVID-19. Health officials more…
New York State to offer nonbinary gender identity marker on drivers licenses
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York intends to offer driver’s licenses with a nonbinary gender identity marker of “X,” but it could take more than a year before Department of Motor Vehicles computers will be able to automatically handle the option. State officials made the disclosure in papers filed in a federal lawsuit brought against…
ATM stolen from bank and found on Ronkonkoma Ave
(Lake Ronkonkoma, NY)- Ronkonkoma Avenue was closed for several hours Tuesday morning after an ATM was discovered in the roadway around 5:45 a. m.. Authorities say officers determined that the ATM had been stolen from outside Capital One Bank, located at 131 Portion Road in Ronkonkoma. Investigators believe the ATM was dragged by a vehicle…
Cops looking for the man who grabbed 5 year old girl on Sunday
(Westbury, NY)- Nassau County Police say on Sunday in Westbury, a unknown man grabbed a five year old girl. According to detectives at 11:24 a. m., while away from her parent on east side of St Brigid, 101 Maple Avenue, the five year old victim was approached by an unknown male white subject who grabbed…
Police say this woman stole from the Lowe’s in Bay Shore
(Bay Shore, NY)- Suffolk County Police are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the man and woman who stole merchandise from a Bay Shore store in September. Authorities say a man and woman stole a fan, valued at approximately $300, from Lowes, located at 800 Sunrise Highway, on September 28 at approximately 2:40 p.m.…
Cops say man targeted elderly women at Stop & Shop to steal their credit cards
(East Northport, NY)- Suffolk County Police say a Nassau County man was targeting elderly women in supermarkets, to steal their credit cards. Officials say they responded to Stop & Shop, located at 3126 Jericho Turnpike, East Northport, after a 70-year-old woman reported a man stole her credit card from her purse. Second Precinct officers responded…
Police look for couple who allegedly stole from Macy’s in Lake Grove
(Lake Grove, NY)- Suffolk County Police are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate a pair who allegedly stole merchandise from a Lake Grove store in August. Authorities say a man and woman entered Macy’s, located in the Smith Haven Mall, at approximately 5:30 p.m. on August 20 and stole clothing with a value…
Man found dead behind Ruby Tuesday in Deer Park
(Commack, NY)- Suffolk County Police are investigating the death of a man that occurred in Deer Park on Monday, November 16. First Precinct officers responded to the rear lot of Ruby Tuesday, located at 403 Commack Road, after a 911 call reported an injured person at that location at 8:02 p.m. When officers arrived at…
NY considers legalization of Marijuana
(East Farmingdale, NY) Could 2021 be the year that New York State legalizes recreational marijuana? Its possible, especially after voters in nearby New Jersey approved a measure this November to legalize recreational marijuana in the state. Newsday estimates that New York State could bring in approximately 300 million dollars annually in marijuana taxation, which could…