Massapequa, NY
News
New Airline Coming To Long Island MacArthur
It'll be a breeze to get a flight at MacArthur Airport after an upstart airline added the Long Island destination to its growing list of routes. “Breeze Airways,” which was founded by David Neelman, the mind behind JetBlue and other major airline start-ups, is set to begin flying in and out of the Ronkonkoma airport as soon as early 2022. Eight new routes will be added in February from MacArthur and Palm Beach International Airport in Florida as Breeze's 17th and 18 destinations, expanding the airline's network to 42 routes. "Breeze’s business model is to add ‘nice, new nonstop’ flights on…
Greenburgh, NY
Politics
Here's How Much Cuomo Will Be Collecting In Pension Payments Each Month
Andrew Cuomo is no longer sitting inside the Governor’s Mansion in Albany, but he is still collecting a hefty paycheck from New York State. The embattled former governor, who resigned over the summer following an investigation into nearly a dozen of complaints of sexual harassment, received his first pension check last month to the tune of $4,219.11, according to the New York State comptroller’s office. His first payment was sent in October 2021, officials said. Cuomo's annual benefits add up to $50,629.32, which he will get the amount for the rest of his life, plus future cost of living …
Trumbull-Monroe, CT
Business
CVS To Close 900 Stores As It Adjusts To Increasing Number Of Online Shoppers
Nearly one thousand CVS stores are set to close over the next three years as the retail giant continues to pivot away from retail and leans into the company's healthcare services. On Thursday, Nov. 18, the company announced that it planned to shut down at least 300 stores annually for the next three years as it re-evaluates its business strategy. The closures will begin in spring 2022. CVS made the announcement as it continues to contend with digital competition and online shopping, which was exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing the company to pivot its plans for the future. …
Mount Pleasant, NY
Lifestyle
Popular Hudson Valley Restaurant Reopens
A popular Hudson Valley restaurant is back in business. Troutbeck's restaurant officially reopened on Monday, Nov. 15, according to an announcement on the Dutchess County restaurant's Facebook page. TODAY’S THE DAY: Troutbeck’s restaurant reopens to the public! 🍾 . Neighbors, locals, friends, please join us for... Posted by Troutbeck on Monday, November 15, 2021 The eatery is located at the Troutbeck hotel at 515 Leedsville Road in Amenia. According to a report from the Hudson Valley Post, the restaurant had only opened its dine-in services to hotel guests and members since June of …
Greenburgh, NY
Lifestyle
Here's How Many Hours Per Day A Child Spends Looking At Screens On Average, New Study Finds
Researchers have found that the average amount of time children spend looking at screens each day has doubled since before the COVID-19 pandemic. In May of 2020, children ages 12 and 13 spent an average of 7.7 hours per day looking at screens for reasons unrelated to school, according to a study in JAMA Pediatrics by researchers from the University of California-San Francisco. The university shared the study's findings in an announcement on Monday, Nov. 1. The figure is a significant increase from the 3.8 hours spent on screens each day prior to the pandemic. Researchers found that …
Massapequa, NY
Business
Family-Owned Long Island Bowling Alley Closes
A family-owned bowling alley on Long Island has permanently closed. The Eggert family announced the closure of Bowl Long Island at Patchogue in a Facebook post on Tuesday, Oct. 26. To all of our Guests,Employees and Family. The last 19 months have been understandably hard times. We have exhausted... Posted by Bowl Long Island at Patchogue on Tuesday, October 26, 2021 In the announcement, the owners shared the difficulties the business faced in the past 19 months due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions and damage to the building. Then the landlords decided to sell the property, and the …
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Police Seek Info In Garden State Parkway Crash That Killed North Jersey Nurse
New Jersey State Police are seeking the public's help with an investigation into a Garden State Parkway crash that killed a nurse from Bergen County early Monday morning. Damian Dymka, 29, of Garfield, was walking on the shoulder of the northbound side when he was struck by a Honda Accord shortly before 3 a.m. near milepost 151 in Bloomfield, New Jersey State Police said. The driver of the Honda, a 25-year-old resident of Bloomfield, was not injured. On Wednesday, loved ones set up a GoFundMe page for Dymka's funeral, remembering him as a kind soul who worked as a nurse before and during t…
New City, NY
Lifestyle
The Effect Of
Covid-
19 On Preventative Cancer Screenings
Early detection of cancer cells is critical for survival outcomes, but the COVID-19 pandemic has caused an untold number of cancers to go undiagnosed and untreated. As the world entered lockdown in 2020, many people postponed annual preventative cancer screenings, as a way to avoid the virus. To this day, many are yet to reschedule. Based on data collected by the Northwell Health Cancer Institute, preventative cancer screenings plummeted by as much as 94% during 2020. Because of the pandemic-related delays in diagnosing and treatment, The National Cancer Institute predicts almost 10,000 exce…
Briarcliff, NY
Lifestyle
The Effect Of
Covid-
19 On Preventative Cancer Screenings
Early detection of cancer cells is critical for survival outcomes, but the COVID-19 pandemic has caused an untold number of cancers to go undiagnosed and untreated. As the world entered lockdown in 2020, many people postponed annual preventative cancer screenings, as a way to avoid the virus. To this day, many are yet to reschedule. Based on data collected by the Northwell Health Cancer Institute, preventative cancer screenings plummeted by as much as 94% during 2020. Because of the pandemic-related delays in diagnosing and treatment, The National Cancer Institute predicts almost 10,000 exce…
White Plains, NY
Politics
Ex
-mlb
Manager Bobby Valentine's Democratic Opponent Reflects On Mayoral Race Like No Other
To say the 2021 mayoral race in Connecticut's second-largest city, Stamford, has been like no other would be the ultimate of understatements. For starters, the Democratic nominee, State Rep. Caroline Simmons, defeated two-term incumbent David Martin after mounting a rare primary challenge. Then came the bombshell announcement by charismatic and at times flamboyant Major League Baseball legend and lifelong city resident Bobby Valentine that he was entering the race as an "Unaffiliated" candidate - and not as a Republican, Democrat, or even as an Independent. But wait, there's more. The rac…
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Florida Sheriff Has Blunt Question For NJ Officials Who Released 2X Accused Murderer Early
"How'd that work out for you, releasing a killer early?" That's the question a Florida sheriff asked New Jersey officials when a convicted killer was released from prison early and committed a similarly heinous crime less than two years later. James Lewis, 51, was sentenced to 40 years in prison for a 1989 homicide in East Orange, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd explained. He was released after 30 years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Essex County Sheriff's Office. On Sept. 18, Lewis shot Troy Traynham, 59, while he was helping a woman unload groceries on Chestnut Street ap…
Brookfield, CT
Lifestyle
This Fairfield County Locale Ranks Among Top 100 Safest Communities In US
Though violent crimes spiked across the US during the COVID-19 pandemic, one Connecticut town ranked among the safest in the country according to a newly released report. Weston in Fairfield County was the highest-ranked community in Connecticut on the top 100 list of safest small towns, boasting a 0.0 crime rate per 1,000 residents, and a rate of 1.5 property crimes. Lewisboro and Sleepy Hollow in New York, Luzerne Township in Pennsylvania, Weiser in Idaho, and the Thet Township in Michigan all tied for the safest small town after reporting zero violent or property crimes last year in a re…
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