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The Supreme Court has agreed to decide a major abortion case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has agreed to decide a major abortion case that could dramatically alter decades of rulings on abortion rights and eventually lead to dramatic restrictions on abortion access. The case the justices will hear is an appeal from Mississippi in which the state is asking to be allowed to ban…
NY to adopt CDC guidelines for masks starting Wednesday
NEW YORK (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo says vaccinated people no longer have to wear masks or social distance in New York starting Wednesday. The governor said the state is adopting the guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released last week. Cuomo urged people who are unvaccinated and immunocompromised to continue to…
Cuomo’s book deal is worth over $5M
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has disclosed that he was paid a $3.1 million advance to write his COVID-19 leadership book last year and under his publishing contract will make another $2 million on the memoir over the next two years. The Democrat had declined for months to say how much…
New York state will adopt the CDC’s new mask guidelines for fully vaccinated people starting Wednesday
New York state will adopt the CDC’s new mask and social distancing guidance for fully vaccinated people starting Wednesday, Gov. Cuomo announced today Masks are still required on public transit, in nursing homes, in homeless shelters, correctional facilities, schools and healthcare facilities across the state in accordance with the new federal guidelines, Private venues can…
Hardware store employee feared for her life, after asking an unmasked customer to mask up
Garden City Park, NY- Officials in Nassau County say an irate unmasked man, threatened an Ace Hardware employee over the weekend in Garden City Park. According to Detectives, on Friday afternoon, a white man entered Costello’s Ace Hardware on Jericho Turnpike without wearing a mask. A female store employee asked the man to put on…
Bike rider seriously injured in weekend crash
Terryville, NY- Suffolk County Police say a bicyclist was seriously injured Sunday night at the intersection of Old Town Road and Boyle Road in Terryville. Officials say a 24-year-old cyclist was struck after he failed to yield the right of way, to traffic that had the green light. The bicyclist was taken to Stony Brook…
Man dies after falling off ladder
Ronkonkoma, NY- Tragic story over the weekend in Suffolk County where officials say an elderly mam died after falling off a ladder. Police say the unidentified man was doing work on his Seneca Street house in Ronkonkoma, Friday morning at approximately 11:45am when he fell. The man was transported to a local hospital where he…
New Yorkers continue to wait on word from Cuomo after CDC eases guidance for mask wearing
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has yet to say whether he’ll change his state’s mask or social distancing rules in light of new federal guidance that eases rules for fully vaccinated people. Cuomo said Thursday that the state’s mask mandate is still in place as his administration reviews the new federal…
County Executives call on Cuomo to lift most mask rules for vaccinated people
KINGSTON, N.Y. (AP) — Six of New York’s county executives are calling for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to update the state’s COVID-19 protocols in accord with new federal guidelines that ease rules for fully vaccinated people. The bipartisan group of county executives cited Thursday’s announcement by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicating that vaccinated…
Officials estimate it could cost over $38,000 to repair a soccer field in Centereach
Centereach, NY- Officials in Suffolk County say the estimated repairs to a damaged soccer field in Centereach, are totaling over $38,000. Police say over the past six months a person or group of people damaged a soccer field at Our Savior New American School on Hawkins Road. The first incident occurred during the overnight hours…
Suffolk SPCA hosting free dog food event this Saturday
Riverhead, NY- Join the Suffolk County SPCA at Stotzky Park in Riverhead on Saturday May, 15th for a free dog food giveaway. The dog food, donated by Healthy Extension of Hauppauge, will be available while supplies last. Limit one bag per family. SPCA Free Dog Food Giveaway Saturday May 15th starting at 10am. Stotzky Memorial…
Police hosting blood drive Saturday in Commack to honor fallen officer
Commack, NY- On Saturday, May 15th join the Suffolk County Police at the Commack Fire Department on Jericho Turnpike in Commack, for the 11th Annual Blood Drive in memory of Police Officer Glen Ciano. Officer Ciano was responding to a call when he was killed by a drunk driver in Commack on February 22, 2009.…