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Yankees hit five home runs in an inning Thursday
NEW YORK (AP) — The Yankees hit five run home runs in an inning for the first time in their history. Brett Gardner, DJ LeMehieu and Luke Voit homered on consecutive pitches in the fourth inning from Toronto’s Chase Anderson. Voit’s home run was his major league-leading 20th. Aaron Hicks struck out, and Giancarlo Stanton…
Cuomo aide: NY won’t consider slashing budget until election
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The governor’s budget director said Wednesday it’s “premature” for some school districts to have laid off workers, and said New York will wait until after the November election to decide whether to slash state spending. Budget director Robert Mujica told The Associated Press that the state has withheld $300 million in…
Old trains get new life as artificial reefs in LI water
WANTAGH, N.Y. (AP) — Barges dumped old rail cars into the Atlantic Ocean as part of New York’s efforts to build artificial reefs that attract fish and divers. Gov. Andrew Cuomo spoke Wednesday from the stern of a moving boat as barges began to drop steel rail cars that weighed as much as 21 tons…
West Coast wildfire smoke causing overcast skies in NY
UNDATED (AP) — The smoke from dozens of wildfires in the western United States is stretching clear across the country — and even pushing into Mexico, Canada and Europe. While the dangerous plumes are forcing people inside along the West Coast, residents thousands of miles away in the East are seeing unusually hazy skies and…
T-Rex auction in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) — The legend of the Tyrannosaurus rex known as Stan is getting fresh life thanks to Christie’s auction house. It put the enormous fossil on display starting Wednesday through floor-to-ceiling windows at its midtown Manhattan gallery in advance of putting it up for auction. The estimated value is up to $8 million.…
Southampton Town asks beach goers to clean up
Southampton Town is encouraging beach goers to clean up after visiting the local beaches. The town has unveiled easy to use clean up baskets at Pikes beach. The baskets were donated by local community member Aiden Kravitz, and co-sponsored by SMI/DRS-Solutions Management Inc. and Disaster Recovery Services. Photo credit: Town of Southampton / Connie Conway
School suspends student who protested remote learning
Maverick Stowe, the 17 year old William Floyd High School Student, who made national headlines after protesting remote learning has been suspended from school for the year. The William Floyd School District announced the decision on Tuesday.
6 states removed from NY Covid travel advisory
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office announced Tuesday that six states have been removed from New York’s COVID-19 Travel Advisory. Persons traveling from states including, California, Hawaii, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada and Ohio will no longer be subject to a 14-day quarantine. Travelers arriving from Puerto Rico will now be subject to the 14 day quarantine.…
Cuomo says he will not ban Halloween
It’s time to order Halloween costumes and stock up on candy! New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday announced that he would not be banning trick or treating this year. The Governor said that when Halloween comes around, he will give New Yorker’s his advice and let everyone make a decision for themselves and their…
4 killed in wrong way driver crash on Southern State Parkway
New York State Police Troop L say a crash involving a wrong way driver on the Southern State Parkway, killed 4 people and injured 2 others, early Tuesday morning. Police say the wrong way driver was a 33 year old from Farmingdale who likely entered the parkway near exit 31 or 30 and traveled westbound…
Serious crash prompts closure of Southern State Parkway in Nassau County
Rush hour commuters saw big delays on Tuesday morning following a serious early morning crash on the Southern State Parkway. State Police say the fatal accident occurred just after 5am in the eastbound lanes of the Southern State Parkway between exit 29 and exit 30. As of 9:30am, eastbound traffic is still being detoured off…
Long Island teen stabbed multiple times on soccer field at Port Jeff Station school
A Long Island teenager was seriously injured Monday night after police say he was stabbed multiple times on the soccer field behind a Port Jefferson Station elementary school. Suffolk Police say on Monday, September 14, 2020 around 8pm, at Boyle Road Elementary school, a 16 year old boy was stabbed multiple times during an altercation…