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2 arrested for stealing cooking oil from Nassau businesses
Two men have been arrested for stealing cooking oil from eight businesses in Nassau County. Police say they caught the suspects stealing the oil from The IHOP on Hillside Avenue in Williston Park on Wednesday. The pair are also accused of stealing oil from seven other business in Williston Park, Garden City, New Hyde Park…
Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame Now Accepting 2023 Music Scholarship Applications
(April 12, 2023) STONY BROOK, NY – The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame (LIMEHoF) is now accepting applications for their 2023 Student Scholarship program. The Deadline for applications is Friday, May 12th, 2023. “For over a decade, the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame has been delighted to distribute tens of thousands of dollars…
Islanders beat Canadiens 4-2 to wrap up playoff spot
NEW YORK (AP) — Brock Nelson scored twice as the New York Islanders beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 Wednesday night and clinched a playoff berth. The Islanders are awaiting the outcome of the Florida Panthers-Carolina Hurricanes game on Thursday to determine their first-round playoff opponent. New York missed the postseason last year, and that led…
Former nurse arrested for slamming infant onto bassinet
Amanda Burke of Holbrook a registered nurse formerly employed at Good Samaritan Hospital has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child for slamming a two-day-old infant face down onto a bassinet. The infant’s father recorded a video of the incident on his cellphone through the nursery window. The parents notified other members of…
Trump lawyer seeks monthlong delay in trial over rape claim
NEW YORK (AP) — An attorney for Donald Trump is seeking a one-month delay in the trial regarding a columnist’s claims that Trump raped her in a department store dressing room in the 1990s, contending that his client’s right to a fair trial depends on a “cooling off” period following the former president’s indictment and…
Cheaper gas and food provide some relief from US inflation
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer inflation eased in March, with less expensive gas and food providing some relief to households that have struggled under the weight of surging prices. Yet prices are still rising fast enough to keep the Federal Reserve on track to raise interest rates at least once more, beginning in May. The…
Islanders control playoff fate, again, after Penguins fall to Blackhawks
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang and the Pittsburgh Penguins have been an NHL playoff fixture for the better part of two decades. It’s a run that’s produced three Stanley Cups, a near miss at another and likely fast-tracked all three franchise icons to the Hall of Fame. And now, it may…
SUNY to drop vaccine mandates
The State University of New York (SUNY) system announced Tuesday it would be rescinding its COVID-19 vaccine mandates come summertime. SUNY will continue to encourage students to get vaccinated against COVID and will also continue to monitor COVID data, as well as update requirements in response to changes in conditions or changes of state, federal…
Pollina sentenced to 25 years to life
Angela Pollina has been sentenced to 25 years to life in the murder of 8-year-old Thomas Valva. Pollina was found guilty of second-degree murder and four counts of child endangerment in mid-March. Thomas’ father, ex-NYPD officer Michael Valva, previously was convicted of murder and sentenced to 25 to life in prison last year. Prosecutors say…
Manhattan DA sues Rep. Jordan over Trump indictment inquiry
NEW YORK (AP) — Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg sued Rep. Jim Jordan on Tuesday, an extraordinary move as he seeks to halt a House Judiciary Committee inquiry that the prosecutor contends is a “transparent campaign to intimidate and attack” him over his indictment of former President Donald Trump. Bragg, a Democrat, is asking a…
Nassau County ranked No. 1 Best Place To Live In NY
The website Niche.com released its 2023 list of the best counties to live across the state of New York.Both Long Island counties ranked high on the list. Nassau county was ranked No. 1 overall in the state and Suffolk County ranked No. 13Factors include public schools, housing, crime, the county’s diversity, available jobs, and commuting.…
9/11 would be a federal holiday under bill proposed by lawmakers
A group of New York lawmakers has proposed making 9/11 the nation’s 12th federal holiday. The September 11th Day of Remembrance Act was introduced by a bipartisan group of congressmen from New York, including Rep. Anthony D’Esposito of Island Park. Congressional experts also have speculated that some lawmakers may be concerned that making Sept. 11…