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Long Island’s 2 counties grapple with high auto fatalities
MELVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Long Island’s two counties are among the tops in New York state for auto fatalities, and officials and safety advocates say increased enforcement can’t be the only solution. Newsday reports data from the Albany-based Institute for Traffic Safety Management and Research show Suffolk County led the state with 113 people killed…
Pfizer says they’ll be submitting COVID-19 vaccine data on kids ages 5-11 to the FDA in days, not weeks
WASHINGTON — Pfizer’s CEO says “it’s a question of days, not weeks” before the company and German partner BioNTech submit data to U.S. regulators for federal authorization of a COVID-19 vaccine for children age 5 to 11. That would be an important step toward starting vaccinations for those youngsters, especially with kids now back in…
Judge temporarily blocks NYC from enforcing vaccine mandate for teachers and staff
(AP)- New York City schools have been temporarily blocked from enforcing a vaccine mandate for its teachers and other workers by a federal appeals judge days before it was to take effect. The mandate for the the nation’s largest school system was set to go into effect Monday. But late Friday, a judge for the…
NY preps for staff shortage with health care vaccine mandate
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she is prepared to call in medically trained National Guard members and retirees to address potential staffing shortages caused by an approaching vaccine mandate for health care workers. The Democrat released a plan Saturday to address what she called preventable staffing shortages in hospitals and…
Lines of mourners form for Gabby Petito funeral home viewing
HOLBROOK, N.Y. (AP) — Mourners have begun arriving on Long Island for a funeral home viewing for Gabby Petito, whose death on a cross-country trip has sparked a manhunt for her boyfriend. Sunday’s viewing is in Holbook, about 35 miles east of New York City. Petito was reported missing Sept. 11 by her parents after…
CDC endorses COVID-19 booster shots for millions of Americans
East Farmingdale, NY- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has approved Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots for millions of Americans. Just after midnight on Friday morning, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky announced that the following people should get a COVID-19 booster People age 65 and older residents in long term care settings people ages 50-64…
Shine A Light- fundraiser for Petito family
Blue Point, NY- Friday night at 7pm, driveways and porches in Blue Point and in various towns across Long Island will be lit with candles and lights in remembrance of Blue Point native, Gabby Petito. The Johnny Mac Foundation, where Gabby’s mom, Nichole Schmit, is a board member, are raising funds for the Petito family.…
After 2 months on the run, Barney the Long Island bull was rescued
(AP) — The great bull hunt on Long Island is now over. And the animal that escaped from a farm and eluded searchers for two months has been captured. Authorities say the 1,500-pound bull, named “Barney”, was captured late Wednesday by staffers with the Skylands Animal Sanctuary and Rescue. Photos from the sanctuary show the…
FBI issues arrest warrant for Brian Laundrie
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The boyfriend of Gabby Petito, whose body was found at a national park in Wyoming after a cross-country trip with him, has been charged with unauthorized use of a debit card. Word of his being hit with a criminal charge comes as searchers continue looking for him in Florida swampland. A…
NY hospitals fear staff shortage as vaccine deadline looms
NEW YORK (AP) — Hospitals and nursing homes in New York are bracing for the possibility that a statewide COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers could lead to staff shortages. Health care workers have been given until Sept. 27 to get at least their first vaccine shot in one of the nation’s most aggressive…
New York health chief, defender of Cuomo policies, resigning
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says state Health Commissioner Howard Zucker has submitted his resignation. The governor thanked Zucker for his service to the state during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hochul said Thursday that Zucker has agreed to stay on until the state names a new commissioner. Zucker was appointed by former…
Harry, Meghan visit NYC sites, including Sept. 11 memorial
NEW YORK (AP) — Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, got a hawk’s-eye view of New York City with a visit to the rebuilt World Trade Center’s signature tower. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio posed for photos with Harry and Meghan at the…