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The Hollywood writers strike is over after guild leaders approve contract with studios

The Hollywood writers strike is over after guild leaders approve contract with studios

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood’s writers strike was declared over after nearly five months Tuesday night when board members from their union approved a contract agreement with studios, bringing the industry at least partly back from a historic halt in production. The governing boards of the eastern and western branches of the Writers Guild of…

Funeral today for Beatrice Ferrari

Funeral today for Beatrice Ferrari

The funeral for Beatrice Ferrari who was killed in the last weeks bus crash will be held today at St Kilian Parish in Farmingdale Farmingdale band director Gina Pellettiere funeral will be tomorrow.  Farmingdale High School will be closed Thursday so people can attend Pellettiere’s funeral.

Kindergartener walks out of school

Kindergartener walks out of school

A 5-year-old kindergartener was able to walk out of Forest Lake Elementary in Wantagh, undetected, and walked nearly a third of a mile to his houseIt was the boy parents who learned he had left school when they got a notification on their Ring camera.They later learned their son asked to use the bathroom, was…

Judge rules Donald Trump defrauded banks, insurers as he built real estate empire

Judge rules Donald Trump defrauded banks, insurers as he built real estate empire

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has ruled that Donald Trump committed fraud for years while building the real estate empire that catapulted him to fame and the White House. Judge Arthur Engoron, ruling Tuesday in a civil lawsuit brought by New York’s attorney general, found that the former president and his company deceived banks,…

Students and teachers to wear green today

Students and teachers to wear green today

Students and teachers across Long Island are asked to wear green today, the color of Farmingdale schools in honor of the two educators who were killed and the injured high school students from last week’s bus crash

Free COVID test available again, Americans can order 4 per household

Free COVID test available again, Americans can order 4 per household

The Biden administration is providing $600 million in funding to produce new at-home COVID-19 tests and restarted the website allowing Americans to again order up to four free tests per household. The Department of Health and Human Services says orders can be placed at COVIDTests.gov starting Sept. 25, and that no-cost tests will be delivered for free…

Bicyclist fatally struck by 2 cars in hit-and-run

Bicyclist fatally struck by 2 cars in hit-and-run

A bicyclist was killed when he was struck by two cars in a hit-and-run crash in Central Islip early Monday morning.The victim was riding a bicycle northbound across East Suffolk Avenue at Lowell Avenue in when he was struck by a dark-colored small SUV and a white sedan traveling eastbound.Both vehicles fled the scene; the…

All students in Farmingdale High School bus crash expected to recover

All students in Farmingdale High School bus crash expected to recover

Officials say all of the injured students from Thursday’s Farmingdale High School charter bus crash are expected to recover.Farmingdale High School band director Gina Pellettiere and former history teacher Beatrice Ferrari were killed in the crash. Funeral services for both will be held this week.Regency Transportation the charter bus company that was transporting the marching…