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Over 130lbs of prescription drugs collected during National Drug Take Back

Over 130lbs of prescription drugs collected during National Drug Take Back

Southampton, NY-  Officials in Southampton say they collected over 130 pounds of unwanted, unused and expired medications over the weekend.  The Southampton Town Police and the Southampton Town Police Explorers participated in the DEA National Drug Take Back event on Saturday, April 24th.  If you missed the event but have medications you need to dispose…

Former New York AG Schneiderman agrees to surrender law license

Former New York AG Schneiderman agrees to surrender law license

NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has agreed to surrender his law license for a year, the latest fallout from allegations of physical abuse toward women that led to his resignation in 2018. A New York court Tuesday approved the agreement between Schneiderman and the state’s Attorney Grievance Committee, which…

CDC: Fully vaccinated people can go without masks outdoors

CDC: Fully vaccinated people can go without masks outdoors

NEW YORK (AP) — Got your shots? Get out there! The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has eased its guidelines on wearing masks outdoors, saying fully vaccinated Americans don’t need to cover their faces anymore — unless they’re in a big crowd of strangers. Further, the CDC says those who are unvaccinated can also…

Walk-in’s welcome at all New York State run vaccination site starting Thursday

Walk-in’s welcome at all New York State run vaccination site starting Thursday

-JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo says New Yorkers seeking COVID-19 vaccinations will be accommodated on a walk-in basis at all state-run vaccination sites starting Thursday. The move to expand vaccine access comes as infection rates are decreasing in most of the state. New York has averaged about 4,000 new COVID-19 cases per…

Biden wants free preschool for all 3 & 4 year olds

Biden wants free preschool for all 3 & 4 year olds

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will call for free preschool for all three- and four-year-old children as part of his American Families Plan. That’s according to White House officials, who say the $200 billion investment is to be unveiled Wednesday in Biden’s address to Congress. The $1 trillion-plus package focuses on so-called human infrastructure…

Pop-up vaccination clinic at Dominican Village on 4/29

Pop-up vaccination clinic at Dominican Village on 4/29

East Farmingdale, NY-  The Dominican Village in Amityville, will be hosting a pop-up Moderna vaccination clinic on Thursday, April 29th from 10am-2pm.  Walk-in’s will be welcome while supplies last or you can register for the event, by calling 631-842-6618 or sign up online at Dominican Village Pop Up Online Sign Up   Dominican Village 565…

Suffolk County Executive to announce new bike safety law

Suffolk County Executive to announce new bike safety law

East Farmingdale, NY-  Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, is expected to announce on Tuesday, a new law to make bike riding in the county safer.  According to a press release from the County Executives office, “the new law, requires drivers to pass on the left and provide bicyclists with at least three feet of space…

Biden to issue executive order raising minimum wage for federal contractors

Biden to issue executive order raising minimum wage for federal contractors

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is preparing to sign an executive order to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour for federal contractors. Administration officials say the order will provide a pay bump to hundreds of thousands of those workers, including nursing assistants and laborers. They say workers will become more productive as…

NY announces plan to ease COVID restrictions on gyms, concerts, casinos & offices

NY announces plan to ease COVID restrictions on gyms, concerts, casinos & offices

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The governor says more people in New York will be able to attend outdoor sports games, concerts, gyms, casinos and work offices starting in mid-May. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday that large-scale outdoor event venues can operate at 33% of capacity starting May 19 for professional and collegiate sports and live…

NY will lose 1 seat in Congress due to population decline

NY will lose 1 seat in Congress due to population decline

NEW YORK (AP) — New York will lose one seat in Congress as a result of national population shifts, according to new census data. The state’s delegation will shrink from 27 to 26. It is one of seven states losing a member of congress as a result of the 2020 census data released Monday. The…

Woman killed in crash after her car broke down on the Long Island Expressway

Woman killed in crash after her car broke down on the Long Island Expressway

Yaphank, NY-  A woman was killed in a car crash after her vehicle broke down on the Long Island Expressway.  Police say on Saturday, April 24, at approximately 3am, a woman was was standing in the right lane of the eastbound Long Island Expressway near exit 66 after her vehicle had broken down and that’s…