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Islanders to play 1st ever game at UBS Arena on Saturday
Elmont, NY- The New York Islander’s will play their first home game of the 2021-2022 season on Saturday at the new UBS arena at Belmont Park in Elmont. Saturday’s Islander home opener against the Calgary flames starts at 7pm. On Sunday the Islanders will play the Toronto Maple Leafs at UBS at 7:30pm. Photo: Construction…
US expands COVID boosters to all adults, final hurdle ahead
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has opened up COVID-19 booster shots to all adults, letting them choose another dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine. The move expands the U.S. government’s booster campaign to shore up protection and get ahead of rising coronavirus cases that may worsen with the holidays. But…
LIRR will add extra service for Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
East Farmingdale, NY- It’s back to normal this Thanksgiving, with the return of spectators at the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan. The Long Island Rail Road will be offering extra service to help parade goers get into and out of the city with additional trains running through Penn Station. Thursday, the Ronkonkoma Branch…
Long Island 15-year-old dies suddenly at basketball tryouts
COPIAGUE, N.Y. (AP) — A 15-year-old died suddenly while at a tryout for his high school’s basketball team on Long Island. Newsday reports Carmyne Payton died Wednesday after collapsing during tryouts for his high school’s basketball team in Copiague. His father, Arthur Payton, told the newspaper authorities said his son died of an apparent heart…
Construction worker falls to death from Manhattan Bridge
NEW YORK (AP) — Police say a construction worker has fallen to his death Wednesday while painting on the Manhattan Bridge. Police say the man was painting something on the Manhattan side of the bridge at about 2 p.m. when he fell. He landed on the ground near the FDR Drive in lower Manhattan. Details…
5 killed in East End house fire
Riverhead, NY- Police are investigating a fatal fire that happened Tuesday night on the East End. Officials say five members of one family, who lived on the third story of an old Victorian apartment share house on East 2nd Street in Riverhead, were unable to make it out in time. Authorities say fire crews responded…
Selden teenager dies after crashing a dump truck at work in East Quogue
East Quogue, NY- An 18-year-old Selden man was killed on the job yesterday after the dump truck he was driving struck electrical wires at a job-site in East Quogue. Officials say Luigi T. Cicillini, was operating a dump truck at the East Coast Mines and Materials on Lewis Road Wednesday, when he struck overhead electrical…
White House offering more aid for winter heat, utility bills
(AP- The Biden administration is helping to distribute several billion dollars in aid for winter heating and utility bills. It’s an unprecedented sum that comes largely from the administration’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package. The relief package provides an additional $4.5 billion for the government’s Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which typically has funding…
Record breaking 6 tornadoes reported in weekend storm
East Farmingdale, NY- The National Weather Service has upped the tally of tornadoes that whipped across Long Island over the weekend. Officials now say it was a total of six tornadoes that touched down on Saturday. The largest was an Ef1 that traveled for 3.5 miles from Shirley to Manorville. The additional tornadoes all EF0’s,…
NY Mets pitcher signs $21M deal with LA Angels
(AP)- Right-hander Noah Syndergaard has agreed to terms on $21 million, one-year deal with the Los Angeles Angels. He’s leaving the New York Mets for a lucrative fresh start on the West Coast. Syndergaard has made only two major league appearances since 2019 due to Tommy John surgery and other ailments. Photo: FILE – New…
NY Governor threatens pandemic restrictions as COVID-19 infections rise
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Kathy Hochul says New Yorkers in upstate communities seeing upticks in COVID-19 cases could again face more pandemic restrictions if infection rates fail to drop. The Democrat didn’t outline Tuesday any specific measures she could take, or when they could begin, but said she’s troubled by vaccine holdouts and signs…
New Years Eve celebration returns to Times Square with COVID-19 protocols
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says crowds will once again fill Times Square this New Year’s Eve. The mayor said Tuesday that proof of COVID-19 vaccination required for revelers who want to watch the ball drop in person. De Blasio said the celebration will come back “full strength the…