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NYS Fair: Get free Narcan and demo of new overdose prevention video game on Saturday
Geddes, N.Y. -- Free Narcan will be available Saturday at the 2024 New York State Fair. Anyone can get the opioid overdose reversal kits (with two doses each) for no charge at the state Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) display in the Science and Industry Building, across the courtyard from the Milk Products Building.
Stony Brook village rebounds after storm as community gathers for healing and restoration
The village of Stony Brook is on the mend following the devastating Aug. 18-19 storm. Gloria Rocchio, president of The Ward Melville Heritage Organization spoke to TBR News Media about the latest updates on Harbor Road., the Mill Pond, Mill Creek Road and the community as a whole. On Saturday,...
Women's Volleyball Opens 2024 Season With Victory Over SUNY Delhi
Farmingdale State - 3, SUNY Delhi - 1 (18-25, 25-19, 25-14, 25-12) FARMINGDALE, N.Y. | The Farmingdale State women's volleyball team opened their 2024 season with a home match against SUNY Delhi and earned a 3-1 victory. After dropping the first set, 25-18, the Rams rallied for a 25-19 come-from-behind win in the second set to knot the score at 1-1. FSC recorded convincing 25-14 and 25-12 victories in the third and fourth sets, respectively, as they picked up the 3-1 non-conference victory.
Health headlines: Sloth fever, West Nile virus and EEE
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — In today’s health headlines, sloth fever has been reported in New York, and there is an update on the West Nile and EEE viruses in the northeast, as well as what to know about the updated COVID-19 vaccines. Dr. Albert Shaw, Yale Medicine...
Carlos Alcaraz’s surprising US Open loss to Botic van de Zandschulp raises questions
NEW YORK (AP) — Everyone kept waiting for Carlos Alcaraz to turn things around at the U.S. Open. Alcaraz figured it would happen at some point. So did his opponent. And surely the Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd and folks tuning in on TV did, too. This is, after all, Carlos Alcaraz we’re talking about — the 21-year-old wunderkind with four Grand Slam titles already, including one at Flushing Meadows as a teen.
Hofstra eyes return to national stage
Hofstra men’s soccer reached big heights in 2023, advancing to the NCAA Tournament’s third-round stage for the second time in three years, but longtime head coach Richard Nuttall felt plenty was left on the table during the historic run. The Pride led third-seeded North Carolina by a goal...
One Church Elmont hosts fun Summerfest
Roughly 100 people came out for One Church Elmont’s annual Summerfest extravaganza on Aug. 23. Last weekend, community members enjoyed ice cream, food, and got to know some of their neighbors a bit better. Kids got their faces painted and everyone had a fun night out as summer comes...
Flooding inflicts catastrophic damage on Smithtown Library
The Smithtown Library is in disarray after the early morning hours of the Aug. 19 blindsiding storm that dropped at least 9 inches of rain on a chunk of Suffolk’s North Shore and caused flooding of dire proportions. Rob Lusak, director of the library, described some of the catastrophic...
NY: VIDEO SHOWS LIBRARY FLOODING DURING STORM
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NYS: New measures to prevent drowning
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)– As summer winds down, two new bills were signed into law to help prevent drownings throughout New York State. One will now require the state department of health to have outreach programs teaching the public about fatal and non-fatal drownings and how to prevent them. “It will basically take drowning, which is […]
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