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Pollina sentenced to 25 years to life
Angela Pollina has been sentenced to 25 years to life in the murder of 8-year-old Thomas Valva. Pollina was found guilty of second-degree murder and four counts of child endangerment in mid-March. Thomas’ father, ex-NYPD officer Michael Valva, previously was convicted of murder and sentenced to 25 to life in prison last year. Prosecutors say…
Manhattan DA sues Rep. Jordan over Trump indictment inquiry
NEW YORK (AP) — Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg sued Rep. Jim Jordan on Tuesday, an extraordinary move as he seeks to halt a House Judiciary Committee inquiry that the prosecutor contends is a “transparent campaign to intimidate and attack” him over his indictment of former President Donald Trump. Bragg, a Democrat, is asking a…
Nassau County ranked No. 1 Best Place To Live In NY
The website Niche.com released its 2023 list of the best counties to live across the state of New York.Both Long Island counties ranked high on the list. Nassau county was ranked No. 1 overall in the state and Suffolk County ranked No. 13Factors include public schools, housing, crime, the county’s diversity, available jobs, and commuting.…
9/11 would be a federal holiday under bill proposed by lawmakers
A group of New York lawmakers has proposed making 9/11 the nation’s 12th federal holiday. The September 11th Day of Remembrance Act was introduced by a bipartisan group of congressmen from New York, including Rep. Anthony D’Esposito of Island Park. Congressional experts also have speculated that some lawmakers may be concerned that making Sept. 11…
NY governor announces new pick to lead state’s highest court
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has nominated Rowan D. Wilson as chief judge of the state’s highest court, her second candidate for the job. If approved, Wilson would become the first Black person to hold the position. Wilson is a Harvard Law School graduate who currently serves as an associate judge…
Man arrested at Roosevelt Field Mall for indecent exposure
A man was arrested Saturday after he exposed himself in front of two women at Roosevelt Field Mall.Nassau County police responded around 10:20 a.m. to the disturbance.Police say the two women had to lock themselves in a stock room after the suspect, who was already banned from the mall, exposed himself to them,.The suspect left…
Cooking oil thefts up across Long Island
A private investigator is looking into why cooking oil thefts are up across Long Island. Private investigator Patrick McCall says more than 5,000 Long Island restaurants have had their cooking oil stolen in the past 10 months. Police recently caught a Queens man who allegedly stole cooking oil from a Chick-Fil-A in Huntington Station. Police…
Biden’s ancestral hometowns prepare warm Irish welcome
BALLINA, Ireland (AP) — Joe Blewitt is just about the busiest man in Ballina. His phone rings constantly with calls from locals and the world’s media as he prepares to welcome a relative — U.S. President Joe Biden. Biden is scheduled to travel to Ireland next week, with a stop in Ballina, the town from…
Person of interest in custody for shooting of NYPD officer
A person of interest connected to the shooting of a rookie NYPD officer in Queens on Wednesday has been taken into custody, according to multiple law enforcement sources. The individual was taken into custody in the Bronx Thursday night Officer Brett Boller a NYPD officer from Hauppauge is expected to be OK after he was…
Threats made to judge in Trump case
Sources say the judge who preside over former President Donald Trump’s New York City criminal arraignment, along with his family and the court itself, received unsubstantiated threats after the hearing. One official says there have been “dozens” of such threats recently to the judge. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and other top officials in his…
Mets host the Marlins for home opener
(AP) Miami Marlins (3-4) vs. New York Mets (3-4) New York; Friday, 1:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Edward Cabrera (0-0); Mets: Tylor Megill (0-0) BOTTOM LINE: The New York Mets start a three-game series at home against the Miami Marlins on Friday. New York went 101-61 overall and 54-27 in home games last season.…
Justice Thomas reportedly took undisclosed luxury trips
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has for more than two decades accepted luxury trips nearly every year from Republican megadonor Harlan Crow without reporting them on financial disclosure forms, ProPublica reports. In a lengthy story published Thursday the nonprofit investigative journalism organization catalogs various trips Thomas has taken aboard Crow’s yacht and…