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Toast opens 5th Long Island location in Ronkonkoma
Toast Coffee + Kitchen has opened its fifth Long Island location at Station Yards in Ronkonkoma. Located near the Ronkonkoma LIRR station, the restaurant is part of the redevelopment of the are by TRITEC Real Estate Company. When completed Station Yards will include 1,450 apartments, 195,000 square feet of retail.
Mister Softee truck catches fire
A Mister Softee ice cream truck caught fire Sunday night just after 10pm in Valley Stream near the Honda dealership in the Green Acres Mall Complex. No one was injured and the fire was put out in about 30 minutes by the Valley Stream Volunteer Fire Department. Officials did not say what caused the fire.
FTC warns of fake Amazon texts scam
The Federal Trade Commission is warning the public to ignore and delete a new wave of scam texts messages that falsely clam to be a recall notices from Amazon. According to the agency the messages claim a defect was found in a recent Amazon purchase and tells customers can get a full refund by tapping…
Post to Coast: New York Post plans a California newspaper
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Post is launching a California tabloid newspaper and news site next year, the company announced Monday, bringing an assertive, irreverent and conservative-friendly fixture of the Big Apple media landscape to the Golden State. In the process, it is creating a 21st-century rarity: a new American newspaper with a…
Popular 1980s actor Loni Anderson of the hit TV series ‘WKRP in Cincinnati’ has died
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Loni Anderson, who played a struggling radio station’s empowered receptionist on the hit TV comedy “WKRP in Cincinnati,” died Sunday, just days before her 80th birthday.Anderson died at a Los Angeles hospital following a prolonged illness, said her longtime publicist, Cheryl J. Kagan.“We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our…
Heavy rain pummels the East Coast and sparks isolated flash flooding
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated PressStrong rain storms lashed the East Coast Thursday, delaying flights throughout the region and prompting emergency rescues of motorists trapped in deep water on busy highways from the Philadelphia area to New York City.In New York, flash flooding briefly closed sections of major roadways and flooded train stations across the metropolitan…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs asks judge to throw out guilty verdicts or grant him a new trial
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment WriterSean “Diddy” Combs has asked a judge to throw out his guilty verdicts on prostitution-related counts or grant him a new trial, saying such convictions are without precedent.“This conviction stands alone, but it shouldn’t stand at all,” the Wednesday filing said.Combs’ lawyers argue that his two felony convictions were a…
Justin Timberlake says he’s been diagnosed with Lyme disease
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Justin Timberlake has been diagnosed with Lyme disease, the former NSYNC star said on Instagram Thursday.Timberlake shared the news in a post commemorating his Forget Tomorrow tour, which wrapped in Turkey on Wednesday, adding that the disease “can be relentlessly debilitating, both mentally and physically.”The “SexyBack” singer, who described himself as…
Mourners honor the NYPD officer killed in the attack at the NFL headquarters building
NEW YORK (AP) — Mourners packed a New York mosque on Thursday to honor a Bangladesh-born police officer who embraced the job of protecting his adopted city and gave his life for it when a gunman opened fire in an office building this week.Officer Didarul Islam “did believe in the American dream, not as something…
MTA proposal would activate e-tickets immediately to reduce free rides
The MTA has proposed an average fare hike of 4.4% for Long Island Rail Road rider and making electronic LIRR tickets automatically active from the moment they are purchased, rather than having to be manually activated by users. Officials have complained that passengers regularly wait to activate their e-tickets until a conductor comes around. Currently,…
Las Vegas casino supervisor sold gunman the rifle used in deadly NYC attack, police say
NEW YORK (AP) — A man who killed four people at a Manhattan office building bought the rifle he used in the attack and the car he drove across country from his supervisor at a Las Vegas casino, authorities said Wednesday.Shane Tamura, 27, fatally shot three people in the lobby of the building that houses…
Former Vice President Kamala Harris says she will not run for California governor in 2026
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Vice President Kamala Harris will not run for California governor next year, leaving open the possibility that she could mount a third run for the White House in 2028.“Over the past six months, I have spent time reflecting on this moment in our nation’s history and the best way for…