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‘Oppenheimer’ dominates Oscar nominations, Gerwig passed over for best director

‘Oppenheimer’ dominates Oscar nominations, Gerwig passed over for best director

NEW YORK (AP) — After a tumultuous movie year marked by strikes and work stoppages, the Academy Awards showered nominations Tuesday on Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster biopic, “Oppenheimer,” which came away with a leading 13 nominations. Nolan’s three-hour opus, viewed as the best picture frontrunner, received nods for best picture and Nolan’s direction; acting nominations for…

Suffolk police rescue boater stuck in ice

Suffolk police rescue boater stuck in ice

Suffolk police rescued a boater who was stuck in the ice in Smith Point Bay. Police were called at 2:30 p.m. about a boat stuck near the Smith Point Bridge. Officers say they used their own boat to break up the ice and tow the boat to shore. They say the man in the boat…

New York City plans to wipe out $2 billion in medical debt for 500,000 residents

New York City plans to wipe out $2 billion in medical debt for 500,000 residents

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City intends to wipe out more than $2 billion in medical debt for up to 500,000 residents, tackling a top cause of personal bankruptcy, Mayor Eric Adams announced Monday. The city is working with RIP Medical Debt, a nonprofit that buys medical debt in bulk from hospitals and debt…

Great Neck doctor sentenced for overprescribing opioids

Great Neck doctor sentenced for overprescribing opioids

George Blatti, A former Great Neck doctor has been sentenced to 5 to 15 years in prison for overprescribing opioids to patients.Blatti was arrested in 2019 after prosecutors say he prescribed excessive and dangerous doses of prescription drugs, like Oxycontin that resulted in the death of five of his patients.He was first charged with five…

Alec Baldwin’s grand jury indictment opens up two paths for prosecutors

Alec Baldwin’s grand jury indictment opens up two paths for prosecutors

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Alec Baldwin once again is staring down a felony involuntary manslaughter charge after a grand jury indicted the actor in connection with the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie in New Mexico. The lead actor and a co-producer on “Rust,” Baldwin pointed a…

Islanders fire coach Lane Lambert and replace him with Patrick Roy

Islanders fire coach Lane Lambert and replace him with Patrick Roy

(AP) Patrick Roy is the new coach of the New York Islanders, hired Saturday in a stunning midseason change behind the bench that came with the firing of Lane Lambert. President of hockey operations and general manager Lou Lamoriello announced the move to dismiss Lambert and bring in Roy, who hasn’t coached in the NHL…

Public hearings held over Nassau casino proposal

Public hearings held over Nassau casino proposal

Hundreds of Long Islanders attended two public hearings at the Uniondale Marriott hosted by the Town of Hempstead to weighed in on Las Vegas Sands plan to build a casino and resort at the Nassau Coliseum site. The forums focused on the potential environmental impact of the project.People who spoke out against the proposed casino,…

Nassau and Suffolk counties team up to start new task force

Nassau and Suffolk counties team up to start new task force

Nassau and Suffolk county law enforcement officials announced a new task force to combat crimes being committed across Long Island. Both counties are seeing patterns where people coming to Long Island to commit burglaries, leave and return to do it again. Officials say criminals are coming from New Jersey to steal cars and break into…