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Town of Brookhaven board authorizes local events and recent donations
The July 18 Town of Brookhaven Board meeting consisted of discussions regarding local concerns, happenings and authorizations. The board reclassified certain local events as programs for public good. With the town as a co-sponsor, these events would qualify for coverage under the public good insurance. Discussed as a potential program...
Ceremonial, everyday objects wow guests at CT museum. This exhibit is a first of its kind
They are ceremonial and everyday objects from Pacific islands that few Americans have visited, if they have even heard of them. Fiji, Togo, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, New Caledonia: Islands spread across thousands of miles of the Earth’s largest ocean. They are made of bark, fiber and wood. Huge lances that are not for defense but for ceremony. Masks that may be frightening or comical. For the ...
Police seek information on missing runaway
The Riverhead Police Department is asking the public’s help to find a resident reported missing from the Timothy Hill Children’s Ranch. Nyrell Greene, 17, left Timothy Hill Children’s Ranch at 298 Middle Road, Riverhead, on Saturday, July 28, at about 5 a.m., on foot with an unknown destination, police said in a press release Sunday afternoon.
Staten Island University Hospital named one of the best hospitals in New York by U.S. News & World Report
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Staten Island University Hospital was recently named one of the best hospitals in New York by U.S. News & World Report. The hospital was ranked 13th overall in the state, highlighting its commitment to providing exceptional healthcare services to the community. The comprehensive list of...
Shelton Fire Department Weekly Calls For Service
SHELTON — Fire Marshal James Tortora submitted the following list of calls for service for the Shelton Fire Department. SHELTON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INCIDENT RESPONSES. SUBMITTED BY FIRE MARSHAL JAMES TORTORA. On 7/22/24 at 11:32 am the Echo Hose H & L Co. #1 responded to #248 Howe Avenue...
Names of prominent Staten Island former slave owning families endure on borough street signs
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Staten Island is home to the nation’s oldest free Black settlement still inhabited by descendants of its founders. But before Sandy Ground was founded here in the early 1800s, Staten Island, like many communities throughout the Northeast, was home to a number of slave-owning families.
Saugatuck River Caffe opens, deli with Italian accent
WESTPORT — The owner of one of downtown’s favorite restaurants is adding to the menu. Vinicio Llanos, owner and general manager of Arezzo Ristorante at 5 Riverside Ave., has expanded his business’s bill of fare by opening Saugatuck River Caffe at 13 Post Road West, just around the corner. It opened Sunday in space where Winfield Street Delicatessen previously was located.
WLIW’s Long Island Reach Gets Longer With New Montauk Signal
The WNET Group is extending the footprint of NPR to the very end of Long Island. The operator has acquired Montauk’s WEER and will use it to simulcast WLIW to Central and Western Suffolk, and parts of Southern Connecticut and Rhode Island. Listeners in the expanded service area will...
Ulster County Fair ’24 opening in New Paltz. See what's on the schedule, ticket info.
The Ulster County Fair will make its grand return to the fairgrounds in New Paltz from Tuesday, July 30, to Sunday, Aug. 4. Headlining this year’s fair is the Marshall Tucker Band, who will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3. Other musical acts include Joe Adee & the Lug Nuts, Mark Wills,...
3 people shot in front of tent shelter for migrants on Randall’s Island: NYPD
Editor’s note: The NYPD initially said that one woman and two men were shot. RANDALL’S ISLAND, Manhattan (PIX11) – A woman was killed and two others were injured in a shooting in front of a Randall’s Island migrant shelter early Monday morning, according to the NYPD. It happened around 3:30 a.m. at Field 71. A […]
Selectwomen pave the way to repair closed tennis courts
WESTPORT — A contract to repair and refurbish the Doubleday tennis courts, currently closed because of deteriorated conditions, has been approved by the Board of Selectwomen. The $503,507 project, pending approval by the Board of Finance and the Representative Town Meeting, is scheduled to begin in September with the...
East Haven Alumni Association Hall of Fame to Induct Seven in October
The 37th annual East Haven High School Alumni Association Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place on Saturday, Oct. 27 at noon at Woodwinds, 29 Schoolground Road, Branford. Slated for induction are Nick Lamberti (’14), Destiney Coward (’14), Joseph Deko (’05), Lisa Broadfield (’96), Bryan Dion (’98), Brianna Spadacenta (’13), and Sean Clark (’95).
Moe's Guitars in North Jersey is more than a store — it's a gathering spot for guitarists
Peter Siekierski has one basic approach for instruments that end up in his shop. “Anything with strings we have the talent and ability to repair,” he says. Banjos. Guitars. Bass guitars. Just make sure it’s in your budget. ...
JEFF HARNAR: IT'S DE-LOVELY Comes To Hamptons Summer Songbook By The Sea
Hamptons Summer Songbook by the Sea will present Jeff Harnar: It's De-Lovely - Jeff Harnar Sings Cole Porter, Saturday, August 3, 7:30PM at LTV Studios in East Hampton, with musical direction by Alex Rybeck. The show is a celebration of the words and music of the beloved composer that includes standards such as "Night and Day," "Under My Skin," "Begin the Beguine," "Let's Do It," "At Long Last Love," and surprises originally introduced by Danny Kaye and Jimmy Durante.
SoNo Collection appeals new, lower appraisal
The SoNo Collection, one of the largest taxpayers in Norwalk, is appealing its new assessed value after the latest property revaluation from the city. As a part of the 2023 revaluation, the city found the appraised value of the property, located at 100–101 North Water Street, to be $224,956,130 and its assessed value, or 70% of that, to be $157,469,290. The assessed value is what the property owner pays taxes on.
NY: Governor Hochul Announces Opening of PUSH Buffalo’s First Green Jobs Training Center
Governor Kathy Hochul announced a ribbon cutting marking the official opening of the Sustainability Workforce Training Center, the region’s first green job training center, on the West Side of Buffalo. The 2,500-square-foot facility – a project of PUSH Buffalo and Buffalo Neighborhood Stabilization Company (BNSC), and primarily funded by New York State grants – is a major investment for the West Side community and green workforce development.
Quiz: All Born and Raised Americans Should Be Able to Answer These U.S. Geography Questions
The state capital of Connecticut was once the co-capital of New Haven from 1701 until 1875. During this time, the state government was operating in both cities to maintain political easiness between the two states.
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