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New York eases restrictions on visitors at assisted living homes
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York is now allowing visitors to see loved ones at assisted living homes that are COVID-free for 14 days, up from 28 days under previous guidance. Family members and friends of residents at the state’s nursing homes and assisted living homes have been urging the state for months to ease…
9/11 anniversary will be different this year due to the coronavirus
NEW YORK (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic has reshaped how the U.S. is observing the anniversary of 9/11. The terror attacks’ 19th anniversary will be marked Friday by dueling ceremonies at the Sept. 11 memorial plaza and a corner nearby in New York. Vice President Mike Pence is expected at both remembrances. The two ceremonies…
Police search for couple who stole from a CVS in Terryville
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Sixth Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate two people who stole from a Terryville store in April. A man and a woman entered CVS, located at 4331 Nesconset Highway, at approximately 10 p.m. on April 5 and stole multiple wireless…
New York casinos set to open
Starting today, August 9, 2020, casinos like Jake’s 58 in Islandia and Resort’s World Casino in Queens are allowed to reopen at 25 percent capacity. Strict safety protocols will be enforced including, mask mandates and upgrades to air filtration and ventilation systems. (Photo: AP Images)
Covid-19 outbreaks at NY colleges
NEW YORK (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday that COVID-19 outbreaks at colleges are already a problem, with one school shut down and cases rising elsewhere. Cuomo said the state health department would soon issue regulations requiring schools to notify the health officials when they have 100 confirmed cases, which could prompt a switch…
State launches new Covid-19 Report Card
Parents and teachers will be able to keep track of coronavirus cases in their school district as early as today. New York school districts are now required to report to the New York State Department of Health with daily data on positive coronavirus cases. The DOH will enter the data onto a new Covid-19 report…
Woman wounded after gunshots enter Central Islip home
Suffolk Police say a woman was shot in Central Islip early on Wednesday morning. Officials say just after midnight on August 9, 2020, several gunshots entered a house on East Halley Lane striking the woman more than once. The woman was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Police are asking anyone with…
Six people rescued from capsized boat on Labor Day
Nassau Police say they rescued six people from a capsized boat on Labor Day. Officials say they on Monday, September 7, 2020 at at 3:45 p.m. in Lido Beach, a boat capsized approximately 200 yards off of Nickerson Beach with six passengers aboard. All six passengers were transported to the land by Marine Bureau 1…
Police search for missing Port Jeff Station man
**Update: The missing has been located** Suffolk County Police have issued a Silver Alert for a missing Port Jefferson Station man with dementia who may be in need of medical attention. Donald Harrison left a residence on Route 112 in Port Jefferson Station on September 7 at approximately 8:15 p.m. Harrison, 62, is white, 5…
Man shot while driving on the Long Island Expressway
Suffolk County Police are investigating a shooting that occurred in Melville on Monday, September 7. A 28-year-old Peekskill, NY, man was driving an SUV westbound on the Long Island Expressway, between Route 110 and Round Swamp Road, when he was struck in the leg by a bullet believed to be fired from another motor vehicle…
Teenage girl injured in Huntington Station shooting
Suffolk County Police say a teenager was shot in Huntington Station early Tuesday morning. According to authorities, a 19-year-old female was on the first floor of a home located on East 9th Street, off Depot Road, when she was struck in the leg by one of several gunshots fired from outside the residence at approximately 12:45 a.m.…
School returns with online covid-19 tracking
Today many Long Island teachers, students and staff, returned to school to begin the 2020-2021 school year. Some returned to the classrooms they left vacant in March, while others began today with virtual learning. School districts in New York will be required to provide the Department of Health with daily updates on the number of…