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Confusion over masks as State files an appeal over Supreme Court ruling
(East Farmingdale, NY)- Late Monday night New York State filed an appeal to the Supreme Court ruling which deemed masks mandates unconstitutional. Monday evening several Long Island school districts including but not limited to Massapequa, Levittown and Sachem, notified parents, teachers, students and staff that mask wearing would made optional. New York State Attorney General…
Sheldon Silver, NY power broker sent to prison, dead at 77
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has died while serving a prison sentence in a corruption case. The federal Bureau of Prisons said Silver died Monday. It said the official cause of death would be determined by the medical examiner. The Democrat was one of the most powerful figures in…
Bipartisanship stumbles on New York redistricting panel
NEW YORK (AP) — Democrats on New York’s redistricting commission are throwing up their hands, a day before a bipartisan panel was to submit redrawn congressional boundaries to state lawmakers. That means the Legislature, which is overwhelmingly controlled by Democrats, can now seize control over a reapportionment process voters hoped would minimize gerrymandering. The redistricting…
State judge overturns NY mask mandate
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A New York state judge has ruled that the state’s mask mandate can’t be enforced. The mandate was reinstituted by the governor over concerns about a winter surge of coronavirus cases. The state health department has said the mandate would be in place until Feb 1. State Supreme Court Judge Thomas…
Police rescue deer from icy water
(Shirley, NY)- A baby deer was rescued by police in Suffolk County after falling through ice. Suffolk County Marine Bureau Officers say they deployed an ice sled to reach the fawn and then pull her to safety. It happened in Narrow Bay off Smith Point County Park in Shirley on Sunday at 4:18pm. Officials say…
In mourning yet again, NYC prepares to honor fallen officer
NEW YORK (AP) — A city reeling from a spate of violence is preparing to lay to rest a rookie police officer killed last week. He’s being hailed as an inspiration to his immigrant community, as investigators sought to make sense of a domestic dispute that left another officer “fighting for his life.” Funeral services…
NY expands absentee voting after defeat of ballot measure
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New Yorkers can again choose to vote by absentee rather than face the risk of catching COVID-19 at polling sites through the rest of 2022 under a bill that Gov. Kathy Hochul signed Friday. The bill’s passage comes months after voters in November defeated two proposed constitutional amendments expanding voting rights.…
New York mobile sports bets top $600M in 2 weeks, rival NJ
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New York sportsbooks took more than $600 million worth of bets from phones or computers in the first two weeks of the activity being legal this month. Figures posted Friday by the New York State Gaming Commission show the four currently operating mobile books — FanDuel, DraftKings, Caesars and Rush…
Study: Drug-resistant bacteria kill 1.2 million globally
NEW YORK (AP) — “Superbugs” have joined the ranks of the world’s leading infectious disease killers. That’s according to new research that suggests antibiotic-resistant germs caused more than 1.2 million deaths globally in one year. The new estimate was published Thursday in the medical journal Lancet. It is not a complete count of deaths. Instead,…
Meat Loaf, ‘Bat Out of Hell’ rock superstar, dies at 74
NEW YORK (AP) — Meat Loaf, the rock superstar loved by millions for his “Bat Out of Hell” album and for such theatrical, dark-hearted anthems as “Paradise By the Dashboard Light” and “Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad,” has died at age 74. A family statement provided by his longtime agent says the singer born…
Ghislaine Maxwell requests new trial after juror interviews
NEW YORK (AP) — Ghislaine Maxwell has formally requested a new trial, less than a month after her conviction on sex trafficking charges. In a Wednesday letter to U.S. District Judge Alison J. Nathan, Maxwell lawyer Bobbi Sternheim said the motion for a new trial had been filed under seal and requested that all submissions…
PD: LI Nanny stole over $15k in jewelry
(Smithtown, NY)- A Long Island family says the woman they hired to watch their children, took more than $15,000 in jewelry from the families home. Suffolk County Police say Amparo Hoyos Garcia, 69, of Patchogue worked for the family on Grassy Pond Drive in Smithtown and took items from the home between December 22, 2021…