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Governor Hochul Reminds New Yorkers of Upcoming Minimum Wage Increase
Beginning January 1, New York’s Minimum Wage Will Increase to $16-Per-Hour in New York City, Long Island, and Westchester County and $15-Per Hour in the Rest of the State Part of Historic, Multi-Year Plan to Increase New York’s Minimum Wage Through 2027 Then Index it to Inflation Minimum Wage for Home Care Aides Will Also…
Tommy DeVito is out as the Giants starting quarterback; Tyrod Taylor will face Rams
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Tommy DeVito is out as the New York Giants starting quarterback and is being replaced by veteran Tyrod Taylor. Coach Brian Daboll announced the change on Wednesday, saying Taylor provided a spark on Christmas Day in a loss in Philadelphia. The 34-year-old will make his fourth start of the season…
Comedian Tom Smothers, one-half of the Smothers Brothers, dies at 86
(AP) Tom Smothers, half of the Smothers Brothers and the co-host of one of the most socially conscious and groundbreaking television shows in the history of the medium, has died at 86. The National Comedy Center, on behalf of his family, said in a statement Wednesday that Smothers died Tuesday at home in Santa Rosa,…
MTA announces congestion pricing public hearing dates
The MTA announced the dates for public hearings so drivers will be able to weigh in on the plan for congestion pricing in New York City.The hearings will take place on…Thursday, Feb. 29, at 6:00 p.m.Friday, March 1, at 10:00 a.m.Monday, March 4, at 10:00 a.m.Monday, March 4, at 6:00 p.m.The hearings will be held…
Car stolen in Riverhead on Christmas with a child asleep in backseat
A car was stolen in Riverhead on Christmas night with a 7-year-old asleep in the backseat. The vehicle was left unlocked and running. According to Riverhead Town police, the incident took place on Monday around 11:00 p.m. The mother of the child parked her car in a space outside of stationery store on East Main…
6-year-old boy traveling to visit grandma for Christmas put on wrong Spirit flight
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — A 6-year-old boy who left on a flight for the Christmas holiday to visit his grandmother in southwest Florida instead was put on the wrong plane and ended up 160 miles away in Orlando, Florida. When the grandmother, Maria Ramos, showed up on Thursday at Southwest Florida International Airport in…
Biden orders strikes on an Iranian-aligned group after 3 US troops wounded in drone attack in Iraq
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden ordered the United States military to carry out retaliatory airstrikes against Iranian-backed militia groups after three U.S. service members were injured in a drone attack in northern Iraq. National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson said one of the U.S. troops suffered critical injuries in the attack that occurred…
12/25 Sports
The Philadelphia Eagles beat The Giants 33 to 25. The Knicks beat Milwaukie Bucks 129 to 122. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Christmas Eve Fire Left Families Homeless
A house fire in Central Islip broke out on Christmas Eve leaving five families without a home for the holidays. Flames tore through the house on Myrtle Ave on Sunday around 6pm. It took over two hours for ten fire departments to extinguish the flames. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. (Zeke…
Christmas Couple Crime Spree
A Nassau County couple attempted a crime spree on Christmas Day. Charles and Christine Frisoulis were an estranged couple, but are now both behind bars. Officials say that the couple walked up to the front door of multiple homes along Broad Street in Willison Park on Sunday stealing packages and driving off. According to law…
Man Nearly Stuck by Car on Christmas Eve
In East Islip, a man was nearly stuck in a parking lot. Matt Calamusso was in a near collision on Christmas Even in a shopping center off Montauk Highway. As he was backing out of the shopping center, he heard a car hit a utility pole then the vehicle struck a parked van narrowly missing…
Man steals silver bars from UPS facility
Police are searching for a man who allegedly walked off with boxes of silver bars worth more than $90,000 from the UPS Customer Service Center in East Farmingdale in November.There were at least 36 bars of silver inside seven boxes stolen. After showing his fake ID, the man was able to sign for them, then…