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NY town’s snarky anti-littering campaign asks if ‘mommy still cleans’ for ‘brainless’ residents
They’re getting snarky when it comes to their sanitation. Officials in Babylon, Long Island are so fed up with litterbugs, they’ve put up signs calling out the “brainless” scofflaws. “They’re dumping a lot of fast food, 7-Eleven cups, Taco Bell, Wendy’s. It gets as crazy as a freezer that was dumped right at the entrance to the Southern State Parkway,” said Town Supervisor Rich Schaffer, who said sanitation workers picked up a staggering 250 tons of roadside garbage last year. NYPD officer Emilia Rennhack mourned at emotional LI wake week after horrific nail salon crash “We’ve had mattresses, tires, and the...
Man stabbed in the back in New Haven
A man is recovering after he was stabbed in the back in New Haven on Friday. Officers were called to Shelton Avenue and Read Street around 12:12 a.m. for a report of a stabbing. Once in the area, police said they found a 38-year-old New Haven man with a stab...
Primary Health of Connecticut offers medical care without insurance getting in the way
MONROE, CT — A corporate health care model can put barriers between patients and their doctors, from going through call centers to express a concern, often hearing back from the doctor’s assistant, and having to make an appointment just to ask a question, to insurance companies dictating the treatments you can receive.
The Southampton Fresh Air Home’s 37th Annual Picnic With Fireworks
The Southampton Fresh Air Home will celebrate the summer season with its 37th Annual Picnic with Fireworks by Grucci on Friday, July 12, from 7 to 10 PM. The event will take place for the last time at 1030 Meadow Lane, Southampton. Highlights include a picnic buffet, live music, a...
Hundreds attend wake for NYPD officer killed when accused drunk driver crashed into Deer Park nail salon
Members of the NYPD flooded the New Hyde Park Funeral Home to pay their respects to Officer Rennhack and support her husband, who she worked in the same precinct with.
PBMC announces $10 million gift and naming of the Emilie Roy Corey Center for Women and Infants
Peconic Bay Medical Center has announced a $10 million contribution from longtime donors Emilie and Michael Corey of Riverhead to support the development of the hospital’s new Center for Women and Infants. In honor of this milestone donation, the facility will be named the Emilie Roy Corey Center for Women and Infants.
CT employment agency named federal grant recipient for helping formerly incarcerated people find jobs
A Connecticut employment agency has been named a recipient of a federal grant for its role in helping formerly incarcerated people find jobs, officials said. The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded The WorkPlace in Bridgeport a $2.5 million grant, according to the agency. The funds are part of more than $56 million in Pathway Home grants to help reduce recidivism and assist people in ...
Shoplifting suspect runs from Milford mall to someone's garage to avoid police
MILFORD, Conn. — A Bridgeport man was arrested this week for a few recent shoplifting incidents and for having a brief standoff with Milford police in someone's garage. Milford police were called to the Connecticut Post Mall around 5 p.m. Wednesday. Mall security told police that Jamar Jarrett, 36, allegedly shoplifted from American Eagle and then went to another store. When security tried to stop Jarrett, he ran off. Jarrett threatened a store employee and security that he'd shoot them and looked like he was reaching toward something near his pants' waistband, police said they were told.
Three people arrested at sobriety checkpoint in Huntington
The Suffolk County Police Department, assisted by the New York State Police and the Suffolk County. Sheriff’s Office, arrested three motorists during an overnight sobriety checkpoint in Huntington on July 5. Police officers from the Suffolk County Police Department’s Highway SAFE-T Team (Selective Alcohol Fatality Enforcement Team) conducted a...
Farmingdale State College announces new president
Farmingdale State College has announced Dr. Robert S. Prezant has been appointed by the SUNY Board of Trustees to serve as the 10th President of the College, effective August 14. He will succeed President John S. Nader, PhD, who announced his retirement last year. “I am both humbled and honored...
Greenlawn Hosting Summer Nights
The Greenlawn Civic Association will host Greenlawn Summer NIghts twice this summer. Scheduled for July 24 and Aug. 7, the event provides a chance to stroll along Broadway between Pulaski Road and Fenwick Streets, listening to music, enjoying outdoor meals, sidewalk sales, kids activities and Read More ...
Poetry Street celebrates its 10th anniversary
Poetry Street, the Riverhead-based group that grew out of the East End Arts JumpstART program, celebrated its 10th anniversary last Saturday at Riverhead Free Library. The gathering brought together founders and original participants with newcomers and supporters, both in person at the library and via Zoom. The public art project...
Recovery Search Ongoing for NH Native Who Went Overboard off Coast of Maine
FALMOUTH, Maine – Island search and water recovery efforts were ongoing Saturday offshore in Casco Bay for a New Hampshire native and former Bow resident who went overboard on the evening of the Fourth of July and is still missing. Edward H. Berke, 31, a resident of New Haven,...
Breathe closes its spiritual healing and crystals gift shop in Wading River
After a short run in Wading River, the spiritual healing and crystals gift shop Breathe has closed and moved its inventory to the company’s Main Street location in Port Jefferson. Breathe set up shop last August in Wading River Square on Route 25A — near Phil’s restaurant and Pizzo...
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