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Calling all artists — this local hospital wants your ideas for murals
PARAMUS — Bergen New Bridge Medical Center is asking artists to submit designs for murals for its group therapy rooms and staff lounge in the newly renovated Behavioral Health areas. The hospital wants to make the spaces more personal and warmer for patients and to brighten the lounge area for staff, said...
Troy Ave Gifted New Lamborghini After Being Released From Prison: Watch
Troy Ave is home. The rapper was released from Riker's Island on August 26. And his team made sure there was plenty to celebrate. The rapper was handed $2 million and a brand new Lamborghini. The whole exchange was recorded and posted on social media. Troy Ave was thrilled. His face may be covered in the videos, but his body language was loud and clear. The first post sees Troy Ave holding a clear bag filled with bills.
Family, Bronx hospital in court battle over whether to keep woman declared brain dead alive
The fight for Amber Ebanks' life is now in civil court in the Bronx, where questions about the standard for declaring a patient brain dead are at the center of what happens to her next."If there is a little hope that there is life, then it's worth fighting for," the family's attorney, Chauncey Henry said.The 23-year-old Monroe College business student has been on life support at Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx for several weeks after suffering a major stroke during surgery."My sister came to this hospital driving a car. Literally. She was perfectly fine," her sister, Kay Ebanks, said.Her family...
Police captain retiring Sept. 4, new lieutenant named, public relations consultant hired: Riverhead Town Board wrap, Aug. 20 meeting
Riverhead Police Capt. Richard Smith is retiring on Sept. 4. Smith has served as captain of the department since his promotion to the position in July 2002. He was recommended for the promotion by Chief David Hegermiller, who had served as captain until his promotion to chief in March of 2002. Hegermiller retired at the end of July.
Blues by the River event canceled
Blues by the River, Riverhead Townscape’s revival of the Riverhead Blues Festival that made its debut last September and was set to repeat Sept. 14 and 15 this year, has been canceled. The untimely passing of Townscape President Jim Warner at age 57 in June disrupted planning for the...
Woman details horror of random knife attack on face at Newark Airport terminal
A North Carolina woman was blindsided Sunday night at Newark Liberty International Airport when a man came up behind her, reached around, and knifed her in the face."He had the knife still raised in the air," said Melissa Mauldin, 36, in an exclusive interview with Eyewitness News about her ordeal as she waited to go home at Terminal A.Port Authority police witnessed a man attack her with a knife on the right side of her face at the Terminal A departures level.The suspect, Xiong Jin, 54, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and unlawful possession of a weapon.Mauldin was...
NJ man with illegal gun and drugs in fanny pack goes free
PATERSON — An appellate court has sided with a Passaic County man who had a gun and drugs in his fanny pack during a police search. Javarus Patterson, 21, pleaded guilty last year to second-degree handgun possession and two third-degree drug charges. He was sentenced to seven years in...
Brookhaven National Laboratory researchers make new discovery
Scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratories have discovered a new kind of antimatter nucleus, which could help explain why almost everything in the universe is made of matter instead of antimatter. The Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider at the Brookhaven lab smashes atoms into each other — at seven trillion degrees and...
Mayor Adams Issues Order Requiring City Agencies to Review City Owned and Controlled Land for Potential Housing Development Sites
Part of Adams Administration’s Pledge to Use Every Possible Tool to Create More Affordable Housing and Deliver 500,000 New Housing Units by 2032. New York City Mayor Eric Adams has announced the issuance of executive order 43 requiring city agencies to review their city owned and controlled land for potential housing development sites. As New York City faces a generational affordable housing crisis with just a 1.4 percent rental vacancy rate, the Adams administration is proposing bold, forward-thinking solutions and using every possible tool available to deliver the affordable housing that New Yorkers need. The executive order will help support the Adams administration’s bold “moonshot” goal of building 500,000 new homes by 2032.
NJ teen struck by boat propeller at Jersey Shore dies
NEW JERSEY - A New Jersey woman trying to board a boat from a raft over the weekend was killed when she was struck by the propeller, police said Monday. Zeina Mahafzah, 18, of Wayne, NJ, was in a raft being pulled by a boat Sunday afternoon in Sunset Park when she tried to get into the vessel, New Jersey State Police said in a statement. An investigation is underway.
Severe Weather Possible Across New York State
Today will start off with some hot and humid weather but a cold front is expected to bring some unsettled weather with a risk of severe weather tonight and into Wednesday. The National Weather Service has issued a marginal risk for severe weather for much of New York State, while there is an elevated risk for severe weather across the Southern Tier.
Popular NJ supermarket will stop selling cigarettes
🚬 A popular grocery chain will stop selling tobacco products permanently. 🚬 The goal is to help customers and staff make better health choices. As of Aug. 31, Stop & Shop will stop selling all cigarettes and tobacco products at its 360 stores. The grocery chain announced it...
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