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Organization aims to prevent summer learning loss
With school out for summer, learning loss can take place as kids lose some of the academic progress made during the school year. Studies show that gap can be greater for students in low-income families. Horizons NYC is an organization dedicating to combatting summer learning loss, offering programs to keep...
"I Love My Librarian" Award Seeks Submissions to Honor Community Shapers
If you have ever been touched by the quiet diligence of a librarian, now's the moment to sing their praises as nominations are now open for the "I Love My Librarian" Award, recognizing those exceptional guardians and guiders of our stacked communal brain spaces – the libraries. According to an announcement from the American Library Association, the nomination period, kicking off across the US looks to honor librarians from public libraries to university halls for their community-shaping endeavors, and will run through September 30.
Taylor caps stellar weekend with second USF2000 win
What a weekend for Max Taylor. The 16-year-old from Hoboken, N.J., is gaining a huge amount of experience this season by pulling double duty in both USF Juniors and USF2000, and he displayed the benefits during this morning’s USF2000 Presented by Continental Tire finale to a busy Tatuus Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio by claiming his third win from five races.
The Nauseating Rise and Fall of an Upper West Side Socialite Scammer
She was born to modest means in Brooklyn and became–if only for a few years–an Upper West Side socialite. But she was nasty to the hired help, and it all came crashing down. In the early 1990s, Dina Wein Reis began her National Distribution Program scam. She persuaded...
Local bowler, who fired back-to-back 300s last year, hopes to get back on lanes after cancer diagnosis
The news came out of the blue like a gutter ball in a professional bowling tournament. Staten Island bowler Arthur Favors said his doctor’s face turned white as a ghost when he walked into the room and said he needed to admit him to the hospital as soon as possible. The doctor said something about cancer, and Favors’ world changed in an instant.
Paramount Country Club In New City Proposing 247 Unit Housing Development Adjacent To Golf Course
Revived Project Will Require Town of Clarkstown To Change Zone To Accommodate Plan. In 2021, the owners of Paramount Country Club in New City floated the concept of building 200 town homes and five single-family houses on 36 acres of vacant land it owns adjacent to its golf course and country club.
Temperatures remain high in NYC with thunderstorms expected this week
NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — Hot temperatures will remain Sunday as New York City prepares for over 90 degree heat. After a scorcher Saturday, temperatures will again soar to a high of 93 degrees in the city, with temperatures remaining in the high 80s along the shores. The city will see mostly sunny skies Sunday […]
FDNY responds to overnight commercial building fire in Travis
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Twelve FDNY units and 60 fire and EMS personnel responded to a box truck fire inside a commercial building in Travis Saturday night. The blaze was reported at 515 Wild Ave., between West Service Road and Victory Boulevard, around 10:58 p.m., according to an FDNY spokesperson.
Local Shelter Launches Affordable Essential Pet Services Clinic
Pet owners know just how fast necessary veterinary care services can add up. Especially when our four-legged besties are in need of their regular preventative care like vaccines and wellness exams. A well known local rescue and adoption center, who over the years have expanded to serve the area with...
Yankees a ‘Target’ to Trade for $54 Million Gold Glover: Insider
Perhaps things are looking up for the Yankees. It was only one game, but given the way the grinding despair of the last three weeks had built up, culminating in the extra-inning loss at home on Friday night to the Red Sox—which the Yankees led, 3-1, with two outs in the top of the ninth—Saturday’s 14-4 drubbing of Boston came with some relief. The Yankees are staring down the barrel of the MLB trade deadline, after all, and they’re going to need some answers before it arrives.
Team Lightning Melious Gold 17U Scores Exciting Victory in Second Annual International Showcase
Team Lightning Melious Gold 17U squad’s first game of the afternoon against the Spanish club did not start off the way it wanted. The Gold team fell into a first quarter 16-8 hole before slowly chipping away at the opposition’s lead until outlasting the Spanish ladies, 55-54, in the end in a wild tilt in the Second Annual International Showcase at St. Thersea on Staten Island.
Miniature therapy horses bring comfort, joy to Staten Island seniors
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Cheers and happy tears abounded recently at ArchCare Senior Life in Old Town upon the return of two memorable visitors: Miniature therapy horses who go by the names Aidan and Pearl. The pair were warmly welcomed by participants and staff alike. The June 27 event marked...
Familiar and newcomer winners in 41st annual S.I.G.A Family Day/Parent-Child Championships
The Staten Island Golf Association’s Family Day event (formerly the Parent-Child Championships) looked like it might not be played, when the skies opened up and a deluge of rain fell moments before the start of the event. Fortunately, for the four winnings teams the skies cleared and the event was eventually completed in a blazing hot, humid heat.
‘Real Housewives’ Star Blamed For Leaked Pregnancy News
Lindsay Hubbard thinks her pregnancy news was leaked by a former “Real Housewives of New York City” star. On July 4, 2024, the “Summer House” star revealed she is expecting a baby with her new boyfriend. The news comes less than one year after Hubbard, 37, split from her former fiancé Carl Radke. Hubbard has yet to go public with her new beau.
Knicks rookie's NBA player comparison means he could turn into a draft steal
The New York Knicks entered the 2024 NBA Draft with three picks but, after a flurry of trades, walked away with four players. Their second-to-last pick, Kansas' Kevin McCullar Jr., is a player who was New York's selection in several mock drafts. The 23-year-old averaged 18.3 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.1...
Donations will help protect Secaucus PD’s K9 member
The Secaucus Police Department and the nonprofit 30x30 Fundraising are teaming up to provide a bullet-resistant vest for one of their most vital law enforcement team members, K9 Brix, and the community is invited to join in the endeavor. Law enforcement departments usually have to turn to nonprofits for K-9...
Latest intel has the Knicks eyeing an elite defensive player as next trade target
With the NBA Draft in the rearview mirror, OG Anunoby re-signed, and the Mikal Bridges trade finally official, the New York Knicks roster is finally rounding into form. There’s just one problem, New York has quality depth at every position except center. Isaiah Hartenstein bolted for the OKC Thunder and Precious Achuiwa is an unrestricted free agent, creating a glaring need for a backup center.
22 Year Old Arrested for Reckless Driving, Assault on Theo Fremd Avenue
On Friday, a 22 year old man was arrested on Theodore Fremd Avenue in Rye for reckless driving and assault, among other changes. After failure to comply with a traffic stop, Wilver Hiraldo of Norwalk, Connecticut was observed traveling northbound on Theodore Fremd Avenue on an unregistered moped. When officers attempted to initiate a traffic stop, Hiraldo accelerated around stopped traffic and drove into the oncoming lane of traffic in an attempt to elude officers.
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