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Congressional leaders announce an agreement on spending levels, a key step to averting shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders have reached an agreement on overall spending levels for the current fiscal year that could help avoid a partial government shutdown later this month. The agreement largely hews to spending caps for defense and domestic programs that Congress set as part of a bill to suspend the debt limit until…
LIPA to buy Country Fair site in Medford
The Long Island Power Authority says it is close to buying the Country Fair Entertainment Park site on Route 112 Medford. LIPA is planning on converting the site for use as a storage depot.The amusement park announced last week on its website it would not reopen this summer.A spokesperson for PSEG says the utility plans…
Ronkonkoma branch back in service after partially shut down
The Long Island Rail Road’s Ronkonkoma branch was partially shut down last night after a train struck an SUV in Wyandanch. Suffolk Police say the crash happened Thursday around 5:30. The driver of the vehicle was taken to Good Samaritan University Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. service on the Ronkonkoma branch was restored a few hours…
1 in 5 Long Island adults said they are food insecure
According to a report released this week by the state Department of Health says more than 1 in 5 Long Island adults said they worry about having enough money to buy nutritious meals.In Suffolk, the percentage of residents who said they were food insecure stood at 23.1%. In Nassau, it was 21.1%.Those numbers were slightly…
New York City subway train derails in collision with another train, injuring more than 20 people
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City subway train derailed Thursday after colliding with another train at low speed, leaving more than 20 people with minor injuries and causing major service disruptions across Manhattan during the afternoon rush hour, authorities said. At about 3 p.m. on the Upper West Side, a 1 train carrying…
3 TGI Fridays are now closed on Long Island
Three TGI Fridays locations across Long Island have closed. The Locations in Bay Shore, Islandia and Massapequa are among over 30 TGI Fridays across the country that are shutting down. There are still seven TGI Fridays locations left on Long Island.
Empire Wind 2 project on hold
Wind-energy developers Equinor and bp on Wednesday said they were terminating an agreement with New York State for an offshore wind farm off the coast of Long Beach called Empire Wind 2.The decision comes as the developers work to increase the financial viability of offshore wind farms.An Equinor spokesman says the company will make a…
Jeffrey Epstein documents: Here’s what we know so far
NEW YORK (AP) — Dozens of previously sealed court documents related to Jeffrey Epstein were made public late Wednesday, as a court releases more records from a years-old lawsuit connected to the late financier. They’re likely to disappoint sleuths online, where the plan to release documents prompted rumors of a list of “clients” or “co-conspirators.”…
Long Island’s second cannabis dispensary opens in East Farmingdale
Long Island’s second recreational cannabis dispensary opened its doors Tuesday in East Farmingdale.The Happy Days Dispensary, located on Route 109 near Republic Airport opened at noon on Tuesday, about 30 minutes after getting its certificate of occupancy. It is the second state-licensed brick-and-mortar recreational marijuana shop to open on Leng Island after Strain Stars’ opened in…
Drunk driver crashes car with 3 kids into tree on Long Island
Nassau County Police arrested a drunk driver with three children in the car after he hit a tree in Garden City Monday evening. Around 7:00 p.m., officers responded to a 911 call for an auto accident. According to detectives, Ruben Gonzalez, struck a tree with a adult female passenger and Gonzalez’s three children – ages…
Trump appeals Maine ruling barring him from ballot under the Constitution’s insurrection clause
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday appealed a ruling by Maine’s Democratic secretary of state barring him from the ballot over his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. He was expected to also ask the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on his eligibility to return to…
Suozzi calls for ‘Ellis Island’ at the southern border
Tom Suozzi who is running in the special election next month to replace George Santos, says he has written letter to President Biden and House leaders calling for solution to immigration crisis.Suozzi is proposing a bipartisan solution to the migrant crisis. He is suggesting building an Ellis Island-type facility at the southern border where you…