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Saturday’s HS football roundup: St. Peter’s suffers first loss of season; New Dorp loses to Erasmus
UNIONDALE, L.I. -- St. Peter’s, a CHSFL AA-1 team, played up in competition Saturday and more than held its own in succumbing to CHSFL AAA representative Kellenberg Memorial, 14-7, at the Mitchel Athletic Complex. Tied at 7-7 late in the fourth quarter, Kellenberg, aided by two Eagles’ personal fouls,...
Dear Annie: Can he forgive cousin for snobby comment years ago?
I am writing to you basically needing advice on a matter of snobbery and arrogance. This in regard to one of my relatives. They say money changes people, and in this case, I think it has. I’m now past 70 years of age. I have a male first cousin near...
Pirates pummel Yankees’ Luis Gil as question mark hangs over playoff rotation
NEW YORK — Saturday’s pitching matchup between the Yankees and Pirates featured two Rookie of the Year front-runners in each league, a pair of right-handers with triple-digit heaters and nasty strikeout stuff. Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes lived up to the hype and then some. In only two innings of...
Mom injured by motorized plush animal at N.J. mall while holding child, report says
A New Jersey mother and her husband have filed a lawsuit after she was reportedly hit by a motorized, plush jungle animal at the American Dream Mall in East Rutherford, N.J., back in July of 2023, according to NJ.com., SILlive’s sister site. Jia Li, of Millburn, N.J., was carrying...
Yankees ‘can’t wait’ to face Pirates’ Paul Skenes with chance to clinch No. 1 seed
NEW YORK — After whiffing on their first chance to clinch the top seed in the American League on Friday night, scoring only two runs in a loss to the Pirates, it won’t get any easier for the Yankees’ offense. Starter Jared Jones set the tone for...
The Old Guy: On America and settler colonialism
I’m not a “my country right or wrong” kind of guy. I’m more of a “my country right AND wrong.” There is so much that I love about America that other folks now seem to want to denigrate. I love the many diverse nationalities...
This Staten Island historic home, which once housed a popular restaurant, is getting a makeover
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Built in 1855 as a home for the pastor of the former Dutch Reformed Church in Historic Richmond Town, the Parsonage -- a 2-story Gothic Revival structure located on Arthur Kill Road at the corner of Clarke Avenue -- is getting a makeover. Perhaps the most...
How to watch ‘He Slid Into Her DMs,’ a true story, and stream online for free
Don’t miss the premiere of “He Slid Into Her DMs,” — a movie inspired by a true story and actual events in the life of a high school aged social media influencer — whose stalker showed up on her doorstep with a gun after she had blocked him online.
JCC Digital Kosher Food Pantry celebrates 50K meals served; offerings for Rosh Hashanah
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Joan & Alan Bernikow JCC of Staten Island has provided nearly 50,000 meals to feed the hungry in its first year operating its digital Kosher Food Pantry. In anticipation of Rosh Hashanah, the pantry is offering specialty food items to help recipients celebrate the...
Staten Island HS football: 3 takeaways from Farrell’s loss to Cardinal Hayes Friday night
Monsignor Farrell head coach Rocco Del Priore was at his wit’s end Friday night following yet another heartbreaking loss for his Lions. This time, Farrell dropped an 18-12 CHSFL decision to Cardinal Hayes at Columbia University in upper Manhattan. If you purchase a product or register for an account...
Here’s what’s on tap for Staten Island’s Community Boards this week
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Two of Staten Island’s three Community Boards will hold public meetings this week. The agendas include discussions of new developments on Grymes Hill and in Shore Acres. Below is a listing of all planned meetings. Community Board 1. Community Board 1 will host a...
Staten Island leader of historic free Black community celebrates major milestone
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The fearless leader of preserving the history of Sandy Ground -- the oldest free Black settlement in the nation still inhabited by decedents of its pioneers -- for decades, Sylvia Moody D’Alessandro celebrated a major milestone last week and was joined by many other community leaders, activists in the African American community, as well as an extensive list of family and friends.
Dear Abby: She should set a deadline for relationship that’s heading nowhere
I have been talking to a man for a little more than a year. Things are wonderful between us, but he doesn’t seem to want to make a commitment. It’s not that I feel he’s using me for sex, because he shows me off to his friends, we go out together and he texts or calls daily.
Pet food contamination: These products may contain Listeria or Salmonella
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising pet owners to exercise caution and carefully consider what they are feeding their furry friends after various products have tested positive for Salmonella and/or Listeria monocytogenes (L. mono). Both Salmonella and L. mono can cause illness and even death in both...
Daylight Saving Time 2024: Clocks will ‘fall back’ within weeks
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Darkness is falling sooner these days, and we know what comes next: Daylight Saving Time will be coming to an end in just a few weeks. Daylight Saving Time will officially end On Sunday, Nov. 3, at 2 a.m., and on Saturday night, Nov. 2, clocks will be set back one hour, as we “fall back” to standard time.
NYC public schools closed 2 days in the coming week: What you need to know
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The 2024-2025 school year in New York City has only just started, but students will already have some upcoming time off. All public school students in New York City will have two days off in the coming week in observance of a holiday, according to the school calendar.
Hurricane Helene: AccuWeather finds storm is among costliest in U.S. history
Preliminary estimates of the total damage and economic loss caused by Hurricane Helene in the U.S. is expected to be between $95 billion and $110 billion, according to AccuWeather. Should this initial estimate hold true, Helene will go down as one of the costliest storms in the nation’s history.
N.J. native Karl-Anthony Towns coming home to Knicks in blockbuster swap for Randle, DiVincenzo
After years of being linked to the Knicks through trades, New Jersey native Karl-Anthony Towns is finally coming home to play for them. The Knicks on Friday night acquired the 28-year-old Edison, N.J. native and former No. 1 overall NBA Draft pick in a blockbuster deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves for three-time All-Star forward Julius Randle, sharpshooting former Villanova guard Donte DiVincenzo and a first-round draft pick. The deal, first reported by The Athletic and confirmed by The Associated Press, reunites Towns with his former coach, Tom Thibodeau, and his former agent, Knicks President Leon Rose.
Legendary classic rock band cancels tour dates due to daughter’s ‘emergency illness’
The iconic rock band known for 1970s classics “Free Bird,” and “Sweet Home Alabama,” Lynyrd Skynyrd has canceled four tour dates after singer Johnny Van Zant’s daughter reportedly suffered a “sudden emergency illness,” the band announced in an Instagram post. Van Zant “left...
N.Y. Lottery: These $3 scratch-off games offer chances to win prizes of $60,000
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- New Yorkers have nearly 20 chances to turn a few bucks into tens of thousands of dollars. The New York Lottery has various $3 scratch-off games with top-prizes of $60,000. As of Friday, there were 19 tickets across five different $3 scratch-off games with guaranteed top...
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