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Pintail Coffee Supports Hunger Action Month® with a Limited Edition “Hunger Action Coffee” and Food Drive to Benefit Island Harvest
Public invited to taste new coffee and donate nonperishable food items to help Long Islanders struggling with hunger and food insecurity — FARMINGDALE, NY In recognition of September’s Hunger Action Month®, Pintail Coffee, Long Island’s Charitable Roaster dedicated to “ending hunger one cup at a time, ” today announced the introduction of a limited edition…
Casket of Queen Elizabeth II arrives at Buckingham Palace
LONDON (AP) — The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II returned to Buckingham Palace on Tuesday evening, making its way through a drizzly London as crowds lined the route for a glimpse of the hearse and to bid her a final farewell. People parked their cars along a normally busy road, got out and waved as…
Ken Starr, whose probe led to Clinton impeachment, dies
(AP) Ken Starr, a former federal appellate judge and a prominent attorney whose criminal investigation of Bill Clinton led to the president’s impeachment and put Starr at the center of one of the country’s most polarizing debates of the 1990s, has died at age 76, his family said Tuesday. Starr died at a hospital Tuesday…
Incident involving minibus trying to pick up students was a miscommunication
Police say an Incident involving a minibus trying to pick up students in Ronkonkoma Monday was a miscommunication. Officials say the students did not recognize the driver or the bus so they refused to board and the man drove away. A few minutes later, the students’ assigned district bus picked them up and drove them…
Mangano has been ordered to report to prison after his bail motion was denied
Former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano has been ordered to report to prison after his bail motion was denied by the U.S. Court of Appeals. Mangano must immediately surrender to federal prison to serve his prison sentence of 12 years. The ruling comes after Mangano requested to remain free on bail while he is appealing…
Seahawks survive Wilson’s return, edge Broncos on missed FG
SEATTLE (AP) — It was a familiar scene in Seattle: Russell Wilson leading his team downfield for a game-winning score late in the fourth quarter. This time, he wasn’t given a chance by his new coach in Denver, pulled off the field in exchange for a 64-yard field goal attempt that left plenty of confusion…
Gov. Hochul allows COVID-19 emergency powers to expire
Gov. Kathy Hochul has allow her COVID-19 emergency powers to expire. Then Gov. Andrew Cuomo first declared a COVID-19 emergency in March 2020. Governors Hochul and Cuomo renewed the emergency powers several times since the pandemic began. Hochul said she was waiting until school started to see if there was a spike in case numbers…
Man injured in a drive-by shooting in North Amityville
Police say a man has been injured in a drive-by shooting in North Amityville. According to police, a 34-year-old man was walking towards his car when someone fired two shots out of the passenger side of a passing white sedan. Police say it may have been a Mercedes. The man was transported to the hospital…
Unknown minibus approached three middle school students at their bus stop in Ronkonkoma
A unknown minibus approached three middle school students at their bus stop in Ronkonkoma early yesterday. The incident reportedly happened at 7:15 a.m. when a male driver asked for one student by name and requested they get on the bus. He told them they would get to school faster if they went with him. The…
Giants rally from 13 down to beat Titans 21-20
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Daniel Jones hit Chris Myarick for a 1-yard touchdown pass, then found Saquon Barkley on a shovel pass for the 2-point conversion with 1:06 left, giving the New York Giants a 21-20 win over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday and making Brian Daboll a winner in his coaching debut. Daboll didn’t…
Former MLB Pitcher Turned Cop Dies in Car Crash Heading to 9/11 Memorial
(AP) Anthony Varvaro, a former Major League Baseball pitcher who retired in 2016 to become a police officer in the New York City area, was killed in a car crash Sunday morning on his way to work at the Sept. 11 memorial ceremony in Manhattan, according to police officials and his former teams. Varvaro, 37,…
9/11 terror attacks reverberate as US marks 21st anniversary
(AP) Americans remembered 9/11 on Sunday with tear-choked tributes and pleas to “never forget,” 21 years after the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil. Bonita Mentis set out to read victims’ names at the World Trade Center wearing a necklace with a photo of her slain sister, Shevonne Mentis. The 25-year-old Guyanese immigrant worked at…