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Records: Bruce Blakeman took 7.8% pay hike for 2022
Newsday is reporting that Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman received a nearly 8% pay hike for 2022, after accepting accumulated cost-of-living increases that predecessor Laura Curran had declined,Blakeman’s 2022 salary marked the first year the county executive’s base pay exceeded $200,000.
Biden calls on Congress to head off potential rail strike
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday asked Congress to intervene and block a railroad strike before next month’s deadline in the stalled contract talks, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said lawmakers would take up legislation this week to impose the deal that unions agreed to in September. “Let me be clear: a…
‘Fame’ and ‘Flashdance’ singer-actor Irene Cara dies at 63
NEW YORK (AP) — Oscar, Golden Globe and two-time Grammy winning singer-actress Irene Cara, who starred and sang the title cut from the 1980 hit movie “Fame” and then belted out the era-defining hit “Flashdance … What a Feeling” from 1983′s “Flashdance,” has died. She was 63. Her publicist, Judith A. Moose, announced the news…
Jets beat Bears 31-10
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Mike White threw three touchdown passes, including two to Garrett Wilson, in a terrific performance and the New York Jets rolled over the banged-up Chicago Bears 31-10 on Sunday. White made his first start since last season in place of a benched Zach Wilson and sparked the Jets to a…
Suffolk police officers helped deliver baby
Four Suffolk County police officers helped deliver a baby boy Saturday inside a Shirley home. The officers responded to a call around 10 a.m. to a woman giving birth at her home. The four officers and the baby’s father helped deliver the child The healthy mother and baby were transported to Stony Brook University Hospital…
Fire guts Nassau County Police Department’s 2nd Precinct building in Woodbury
A fire broke out at the Nassau County Police Department’s 2nd Precinct building on Media Crossways in Woodbury Saturday night. Flames and smoke shot out of the windows and doors after 10 p.m. It took the Syosset Fire Department and six other departments a half-hour to put out the fire. Six police officers were inside…
Rangers rally past Kings 5-3
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Kreider scored twice in the third period and the New York Rangers overcame a two-goal deficit for the first time this season in a 5-3 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night. Braden Schneider, Vincent Trocheck and Kaapo Kakko all had goals in the second period for the…
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade starts at 9am
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is tomorrow at 9 This year’s parade — the 96th annual — will feature 16 giant character balloons, 28 floats, 40 novelty and heritage inflatables, 12 marching bands, 700 clowns, 10 performance groups and, of course, Santa Claus. Find more details on the parade route and public viewing locations below and…
Lindenhurst High School student arrested for bomb threat
A Lindenhurst High School student was arrested after police say he threatened to detonate an explosive device at the school. Suffolk police say the 15-year-old has threatened similar actions as well as other violent acts. Police were called to the school early Monday morning where they arrested the sophomore. The teen was charged with aggravated…
Biden to extend student loan pause as court battle drags on
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that his administration will extend a pause on federal student loan payments while the White House fights a legal battle to save his plan to cancel portions of the debt. “It isn’t fair to ask tens of millions of borrowers eligible for relief to resume their student…
Islanders beat Maple Leafs in OT
TORONTO (AP) — Anthony Beauvillier scored his first goal in 11 games at 1:56 of overtime as the New York Islanders rallied in the third period and beat the Maple Leafs 3-2 on Monday night in a game in which Toronto lost top defenseman Morgan Rielly to injury. Noah Dobson and Josh Bailey had the…
New York issues first licenses for legal pot dispensaries
NEW YORK (AP) — New York issued its first 36 cannabis dispensary licenses on Monday, taking a monumental step in establishing a legal — and lucrative — marketplace for recreational marijuana. The licenses approved by the state’s Cannabis Control Board were the first of 175 the state plans to issue, with many in the first…