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COVID Extension ends today for expired vehicle inspections and registrations
(East Farmingdale, NY)- If your vehicle’s inspection or registration has been expired, Tuesday, November 3rd is the deadline for the COVID extension. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office says that registrations, non-driver IDS and inspections that expired during the pandemic, must be renewed with the Department of Motor Vehicles by November 3, 2020. Some of…
COVID-19 cases in NY have doubled in one month
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — State officials report that just under 50,000 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in October, roughly double the number who got the virus in September. The increase mirrored one that has happened across the U.S. and in other nations this autumn as people have relaxed their guard against the disease and…
Fearing election unrest, U.S. businesses are getting ready
(Associated Press/Chicago Tribune)- Judging by the plywood, it’s shaping up to be an Election Day like no other. In downtown Washington, the sounds of hammers and power tools echoed through the streets Monday as workers boarded up dozens of businesses. In New York City, businesses from Macy’s flagship store in Herald Square to high-end shops…
Police on LI are prepared to respond to possible polling disturbances
(East Farmingdale, NY)- Police in Nassau and Suffolk County say they are prepared in the event there could be a disturbance at polling sites across Long Island. Suffolk County Police released the following statement, “Although there is no credible intelligence indicating threats to disrupt voting, the Suffolk County Police Department is prepared to respond and…
Election Day on Long Island
(East Farmingdale, NY)- Polling sites on Long Island are open and some Long Islanders have reported long lines. Voters in Nassau and Suffolk County can vote through 9 o’clock this evening at their designated polling station. Absentee ballots can be dropped off at polling sites or the Board of Election Offices in Mineola and Yaphank. …
Major delays on LIE as police investigate a serious crash
Update: Police say Michelle Carpenter was driving a 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix westbound on the Long Island Expressway near exit 53 when she swerved to avoid traffic that had stopped in front of her. Carpenter lost control of the vehicle, which struck a tree and flipped over in the wooded area off the shoulder at approximately…
Today is the last day to request an absentee ballot
(Yaphank, NY)- Monday, November 2, 2020 is the last day to request an absentee ballot in New York. Absentee ballots can be requested in person at the Board of Election offices in Mineola and Yaphank. Absentee ballots can be dropped off at the Board of Elections offices at a polling site. Mail in ballots must…
More than 2 million New Yorkers voted early
NEW YORK (AP) — More than two million people have cast in-person ballots in New York state ahead of Tuesday’s election. That doesn’t include tallies from Sunday, the ninth and final day of early voting. On top of the early voting numbers, more than a million voters have already returned absentee ballots, elections officials said,…
Police search for suspect who assaulted a Farmingville man
(Farmingville, NY)- Suffolk County Police are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the male who assaulted a man in Farmingville last month. A man was struck in the face by a male while a large group was dispersing from a party at a home on Somers Court on October 24 at approximately 9:55…
Trick or Treater struck by vehicle on Halloween
(Farmingville, NY)- A Trick or Treater was struck by a vehicle on Halloween night. Police in Suffolk say Sixth Precinct officers responded to Orchard Drive off Mooney Pond Road in Farmingville at 8:42 p.m. on October 31 following a report of a pedestrian injured in a motor vehicle crash. A man driving a Toyota sedan…
Gas explosion destroys three homes
MEADOWMERE PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Fire officials say two firefighters and a resident were injured when three Long Island houses were set ablaze by a gas explosion. The explosion shortly after 5:30 a.m. Sunday destroyed three homes in Meadowmere Park in Nassau County, close to JFK Airport. Nassau County Assistant Chief Michael Uttaro said two…
Halloween will have a full moon and Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday
(East Farmingdale, NY)- On Halloween, October 31, 2020 look to the sky at night and catch a glimpse of a rare blue moon. The moon won’t actually look blue, its just what they call a second full moon to occur in one month. According to CNN, full moons happen on Halloween about once every 19…