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Long Island school board and budget elections today
Long Island school board and budget elections for the 2023-24 school year are today, with 124 districts are voting. https://longisland.news12.com/projects/long-island-school-vote-2023 (AP Photo/Ben Gray)
Woman sues Rudy Giuliani, saying he coerced her into sex, owes her $2 million in unpaid wages
NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who says she worked as an off-the-books employee for Rudy Giuliani during his stint as Donald Trump’s personal lawyer alleges in court papers that the former New York City mayor coerced her into sex and owes her nearly $2 million in unpaid wages. Noelle Dunphy said in the lawsuit…
Donors give $1.6M to defense fund after manslaughter charge
Daniel Penny of Islip, who is facing second-degree manslaughter charges in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely is getting financial support from thousands of online donors. A legal defense fund started by Penny ‘s attorney had raised over $1.6 million. Penny is due back in court July 17
Billy Joel selling Long Island home
Billy Joel is reportedly selling his massive 26-acre waterfront property on Long Island for $49 million.The 20,000-square-foot house is located on a peninsula near where Joel grew up in Hicksville.Joel brought the Oyster Bay Harbor home in 2002 for $22.5 million.
Peloton is recalling more than 2 million exercise bikes in the U.S. Here’s why
(AP) Peloton is recalling more than 2 million of its exercise bikes in the U.S. because the bike’s seat post assembly can break during use, posing fall and injury hazards. The recall includes approximately 2.2 million of the Peloton Bikes Model PL01. The bikes were sold in the U.S. from January 2018 through May 2023…
PSEG Long Island Urges Customers to Know the Telltale Signs of a Scam
John Lynch talks with Robert Vessichelli, lead investigator for PSEG Long Island Corporate Security about how to recognize scammer tactics PSEG Long Island Urges Customers to Know the Telltale Signs of a Scam Customers should think twice if someone calls and threatens to immediately shut off their power [For a short, informational PSEG Long Island…
Body of missing boater found
The body of the boater who went missing in the Great South Bay Sunday has been found. James Jaronczyk, 28, was found by a Suffolk County marine rescue team just west of the Village Pool, officials at the Village of Babylon said on Facebook. “Earlier this morning, missing boater James Jaronczyk was discovered by Suffolk…
Body of missing boater found
The body of the boater who went missing in the Great South Bay Sunday has been found. James Jaronczyk, 28, was found by a Suffolk County marine rescue team just west of the Village Pool, officials at the Village of Babylon said on Facebook. “Earlier this morning, missing boater James Jaronczyk was discovered by Suffolk…
Suffolk police officer who was shot in stable condition
The Suffolk County officer who was shot and wounded Thursday afternoon in Coram is in stable condition. Suffolk County Police Commissioner Rodney Harrison says the officer who was part of a surveillance team was hit once in the upper right thigh after the suspect they were watching tried to flee the seen. The wounded officer…
Man who choked NYC subway rider to death will face manslaughter charge, prosecutors say
NEW YORK (AP) — Manhattan prosecutors said Thursday that they will bring criminal charges against a man who used a fatal chokehold on an unruly passenger aboard a New York City subway train, a death that stirred outrage and debates about the response to mental illness in the nation’s largest transit system. Daniel Penny, a…
Stamp Out Hunger is back Saturday, May 13
After a three-year hiatus, Stamp Out Hunger is back and better than ever, and Island Harvest is excited to once again be participating!Through this national campaign, the United States Post Office asks residents to leave non-perishable food by their mailboxes for pickup, and the food is then brought to warehouses across the country to be…
Search continues for missing boater
Suffolk Police and family members of James Jaronczyk the boater who went missing on Sunday continue searching the Great South Bay off Babylon. They have joined by volunteers and private dive teams using sonar to look for the missing Massapequa boater.