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President says Massapequa school district should keep its team name
President Trump posted on Truth Social Monday that the Massapequa school district should be allowed to keep its name and logo.The district has been fighting to retain its Chiefs name and logo, after New York State banned Native American mascots and team names in public schools.
The Latest: Pope Francis dies at age 88 after a stroke
By The Associated PressPope Francis died Monday at age 88. The Vatican said Francis suffered a stroke which led to a coma and his heart to fail, as he recovered from a five-week hospitalization for double pneumonia.History’s first Latin American pontiff charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated…
Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff who ministered with a charming, humble style, dies at 88
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change, died Monday. He was 88.Bells tolled in church towers across Rome after the announcement, which was read out by Cardinal Kevin…
National Grid union approves contract
After months of negotiations National Grid workers officially agreed to a new contract over the weekend. The union representing roughly 1,200 National Grid employees who work in Long Island’s natural gas and power plants voted 590-90 to approve a new contract with 4% annual wage increase on Friday evening.
New York Rangers fire coach Peter Laviolette after missing the playoffs
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey WriterPeter Laviolette was fired as coach of the New York Rangers on Saturday, ending his tenure after two seasons, the second of which was a massive underachievement of missing the playoffs.General manager Chris Drury made the move less than 48 hours after the finale of a lost season that followed…
Anti-Trump protesters rally in New York, Washington and elsewhere across the country
NEW YORK (AP) — Opponents of President Donald Trump’s administration took to the streets of communities large and small across the U.S. on Saturday, decrying what they see as threats to the nation’s democratic ideals.The disparate events ranged from a march through midtown Manhattan and a rally in front of the White House to a…
Toll on Manhattan drivers remains in effect, despite Trump’s Easter Sunday deadline
NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s $9 congestion toll on most drivers entering the busiest part of Manhattan remained in effect Sunday, despite an Easter deadline from the Trump administration to halt the first-in-the-nation fee.Both Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the state agency overseeing the tolls, confirmed Sunday that its system…
Trump administration takes over $7B reconstruction project for NYC’s Penn Station
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is taking control of the $7 billion reconstruction project for New York City’s busy but aging Penn Station, sidelining the city’s mass transit agency, the transportation chief said Thursday.State and city officials have sought for years to remake the country’s busiest rail hub, which is beleaguered by…
Tentative agreement reached between union and Manhattan Beer Distributors
Manhattan Beer Distributors has announced that the strike of Six hundred unionized delivery workers is over. The workers had been on strike for two days in an ongoing dispute over pensions and other labor practices. The tentative agreement still has to be ratified by the members, but is expected to pass.
George Santos is ‘unrepentant’ as he faces years in prison for fraud, prosecutors say
NEW YORK (AP) — Disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos “remains unrepentant” as he faces years in federal prison for fraud and identity theft, federal prosecutors say, citing a tirade of his social media posts in recent days.Prosecutors, in a legal filing Thursday, bolstered their arguments for a stiff sentence, saying the 36-year-old New York…
Trump Administration issues order to stop construction of offshore wind project
The Trump administration has ordered an immediate halt to work on a planned offshore wind project near the coast of Long Beach, arguing the Biden administration rushed the approval process.54 1,000-foot wind turbines were planned to be built around 15 miles from the shore. Gov. Hochul responded that she would “fight this decision every step…
FourLeaf Air Show at Jones Beach lineup is set
The 2025 FourLeaf Air Show at Jones Beach is set for Memorial Day weekend on Saturday, May 24, 2025, and Sunday, May 25, 2025, from 10 AM – 3 PM. The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds are returning for their 10th appearance as the headliners, The United States Army Golden Knights Parachute Team and the American…