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EPA announces plan to clean LI Sound
(East Farmingdale, NY) If all goes as planned, sometime soon, the water quality of Long Island Sound, could be a lot cleaner. The Environmental Protection Agency, on Monday announced over 20 grants to improve the water quality of the Long Island Sound. The EPA says the grants, totaling $2.8 million dollars “were matched by $2.3…
John Lennon Anniversary
(East Farmingdale, NY)- Today marks the 40th anniversary of the death of music legend, John Lennon. The former Beatle, was shot outside his Manhattan apartment by a fan, on December 8, 1980. Fans set up a makeshift memorial at Central Park’s, Strawberry Fields with flowers, photographs, candles and other memorabilia. Photo: (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Police release new photos of evidence tied to Gilgo Beach murders
(East Farmingdale, NY)- Authorities have released more images of a belt they believe is connected to the still unsolved Gilgo Beach Murders. It has been almost 10 years since the bodies of eight women, one man and a child, were discovered along Ocean Parkway. Additional photographs of a belt with the letters WH or HM were…
State warns of increased restrictions if viral cases continue to increase
(East Farmingdale, NY)- Governor Andrew Cuomo, has ordered hospitals across New York State to increase bed capacity by 25%. Cuomo also called for retired doctors and nurses to return to service at a press conference on Monday and warned that if hospitalization rates continue to increase. indoor dining could be cut. The state also unveiled…
Stop hugging? That’s the advice from health experts!
GENEVA (AP) – The World Health Organization has an unwelcome but potentially life-saving message for the holiday season: Don’t hug. To stop the spread of the coronavirus, WHO’s emergencies chief said Monday that the “shocking” rate of COVID-19 cases and deaths, particularly in the U.S., mean that people shouldn’t get too close to their loved…
Hospital capacity monitored as COVID numbers rise
(East Farmingdale, NY)- Hospital capacity is being carefully monitored by New York State officials as more people test positive for the coronavirus. According to data from December 5, 2020, 1858 Long Islander’s tested positive for COVID-19 and another 689 were hospitalized on Long Island with the disease. 108 patients across Long Island hospitals are in…
Santa Claus visits LI pediatric patients virtually for the 2020 Santa Connection
(East Farmingdale, NY)- Over the past nine months, the coronavirus pandemic has cancelled events like the Olympics and Broadway shows but it turns out there is one thing, COVID can’t cancel and that’s the Companions in Courage Foundation’s, 13th annual 2020 Santa Connection. The Companions in Courage, in collaboration with Google, Cisco Systems and Connoisseur Media…
LI Daycare owner arrested on charges including endangering the welfare of a child
(Bethpage, NY)- The owner of a Long Island daycare was arrested over the weekend on charges including falsifying records and endangering the welfare of a child. Nassau County Police say a 10 month old baby boy sustained a serious injury in September, while at the Kiddie Academy, 45 Seaman Avenue in Bethpage. Officials say the…
Customers fight over masks at LI Bagel Store
(Bay Shore, NY) A fight over masks broke out at a Long Island bagel store. Police in Suffolk County say they were called to the Bagel Café on West main street in Bay Shore on Friday morning after a dispute between two customers. One customer suffered minor injuries and was transported to a local hospital. …
Its back to school for some in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) — It’s back to school again for some New York City schoolchildren, weeks after the schools were closed to in-person learning because of rising COVID-19 infections. Public preschool students and children in kindergarten through fifth grade whose parents chose a mix of in-school and remote learning will be back inside school buildings…
Former NYC Mayor, Rudy Giuliani tests positive for COVID-19
WASHINGTON (AP) — More people around President Donald Trump keep coming down with COVID-19. Now Trump says his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani has tested positive for the coronavirus. A person familiar with the matter who was not authorized to speak publicly says Giuliani was exhibiting some symptoms and was admitted on Sunday to a Washington,…
Over 1100 people tested positive for COVID in Suffolk on Thursday
(East Farmingdale, NY)- Yesterday the United States, recorded more COVID-19 cases and fatalities than at any other stage so far in the ongoing pandemic. Johns Hopkins University recorded more than 217 thousand cases in the US on Thursday. Long Island is also seeing an increase in cases and hospitalizations and some Long Islanders have been…