Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Hundreds Face DWI, Speeding, Other Charges In Long Island State Police Memorial Day Crackdown Hundreds Face DWI, Speeding, Other Charges In Long Island State Police Memorial Day Crackdown
Hundreds Face DWI, Speeding, Other Charges In Long Island State Police Memorial Day Crackdown New York State Police troopers on Long Island dished out hundreds of tickets during Memorial Day Weekend to everyone from impaired motorists to speeding drivers. During the special enforcement campaign, which was held from Friday, May 22 through 3 a.m. on Tuesday, May 26, troopers issued more than 8,900 tickets, including 203 for alleged DWI. Troopers investigated 457 crashes during the detail, which resulted in injuries to 11 New Yorkers. There were also two fatal crashes during the holiday weekend. During the detail, New York State Police troopers issued tickets for: Speeding: 3,332 t…

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by Zak Failla
Kingston, NY
Police & Fire
Hundreds Face DWI, Speeding, Other Charges In Hudson Valley State Police Memorial Day Crackdown Hundreds Face DWI, Speeding, Other Charges In Hudson Valley State Police Memorial Day Crackdown
Hundreds Face DWI, Speeding, Other Charges In Hudson Valley State Police Memorial Day Crackdown New York State Police troopers in the Hudson Valley dished out hundreds of tickets during Memorial Day Weekend to everyone from impaired motorists to speeding drivers. During the special enforcement campaign, which was held from Friday, May 22 through 3 a.m. on Tuesday, May 26, troopers issued more than 8,900 tickets, including 203 for alleged DWI. Troopers investigated 457 crashes during the detail, which resulted in injuries to 11 New Yorkers. There were also two fatal crashes during the holiday weekend. During the detail, New York State Police troopers issued tickets for: Speeding: 3,…

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by Zak Failla
Lakewood, NJ
News
Point Pleasant Beach Reopening Friday Without Rides, Games, Amusements Or Dine-In Point Pleasant Beach Reopening Friday Without Rides, Games, Amusements Or Dine-In
Point Pleasant Beach Reopening Friday Without Rides, Games, Amusements Or Dine-In Point Pleasant Beach's boardwalk and northern beaches will reopen this Friday, but not the rides, games or amusements, authorities announced Tuesday.  Restaurants will have only takeout and the inlet will be open to socially responsible fishing, Mayor Paul Kanitra said. The mayor said he and other borough officials toured the boardwalk with merchants and their security personnel Tuesday morning "following the success of a very safe Memorial Day weekend." The group discussed "the logistics needed for social distancing" and "determined that the proper pieces were in place for an op…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Massapequa, NY
News
COVID-19: Long Island Gets Official Go-Ahead To Start Phase 1 Reopening COVID-19: Long Island Gets Official Go-Ahead To Start Phase 1 Reopening
Covid-19: Long Island Gets Official Go-Ahead To Start Phase 1 Reopening Memorial Day typically marks the beginning of summer on Long Island, as residents flood area beaches and host crowded barbecues.  This year, Memorial Day represents the beginning of the “new normal” as the region begins reopening its economy as it recovers from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. During his daily COVID-19 briefing on Tuesday, May 26 at the New York Stock Exchange in Manhattan, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo made it official: Long Island is ready to reopen as of Wednesday, May 27. Cuomo said that Long Island has met the state mandates required to begin reopening the …

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by Zak Failla
New Canaan, CT
Schools
Around Fairfield Schools: Pride En Plein Air, Euro Winners, No Parade So Musicians Step In Around Fairfield Schools: Pride En Plein Air, Euro Winners, No Parade So Musicians Step In
Around Fairfield Schools: Pride En Plein Air, Euro Winners, No Parade So Musicians Step In A Plein air painting project is giving art students at a Fairfield County school the chance to express their talent. One at a time they are taking turns to paint designs on benches to display school pride at the entrance to Saxe Middle School in New Canaan. The effort begun in May is through a newly formed Saxe Spirit Benches club. Art Teacher Cara Beatman is leading the project. The way it works is parents may sign up their child 15-minute painting appointments. Masks and gloves must be worn by students the entire time. “The whole premise of this project is to keep art alive during th…

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by Donna Christopher
Northern Valley, NJ
News
More Than 100 Vehicles Join Special Memorial Day Parade For Seniors In Bergen More Than 100 Vehicles Join Special Memorial Day Parade For Seniors In Bergen
More Than 100 Vehicles Join Special Memorial Day Parade For Seniors In Bergen PHOTOS/VIDEO: What began as a loving gesture blossomed into a genuine Memorial Day parade, complete with emergency vehicles and classic cars, at a pair of Bergen County nursing homes. More than 100 vehicles were backed up for blocks Monday as they headed through the Buckingham Care and Rehabilitation Center and Brentwood Manor Residential Care Center, both in Norwood. Norwood firefighters, Rockland paramedics and other emergency responders joined drivers from the Restored Rusty Relics classic car club and loved ones in a caravan that wove around the facilities. “Because of the cancellati…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Massapequa, NY
News
COVID-19: Pro Sports Teams Can Start Training; Campgrounds, RV Parks, Veterinarians To Open COVID-19: Pro Sports Teams Can Start Training; Campgrounds, RV Parks, Veterinarians To Open
Covid-19: Pro Sports Teams Can Start Training; Campgrounds, RV Parks, Veterinarians To Open Professional sports leagues will be able to begin training camps in New York State while following appropriate health protocols amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Governor Andrew Cuomo made that announcement at noontime Sunday, May 24 on Long Island at the Jones Beach Theatre in Wantagh in his daily COVID-19 news briefing. Campgrounds and RV Parks will be allowed to open statewide on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25. Veterinarian practices will also be allowed to open in all regions beginning Tuesday, May 26. "I believe that sports that can come back without having people in the s…

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by Joe Lombardi
Stony Point, NY
Police & Fire
Rockland County Sheriff Cracking Down On Impaired Driving Over Memorial Day Weekend Rockland County Sheriff Cracking Down On Impaired Driving Over Memorial Day Weekend
Rockland County Sheriff Cracking Down On Impaired Driving Over Memorial Day Weekend With a photo of a 13-year-old area teen who was killed by a drunk driver by his side, Rockland County Sheriff Louis Falco warned drivers about the dangers of impaired driving. While traffic on roadways is expected to be lighter than normal over the Memorial Day weekend due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions, Falco said his office is still enforcing the laws.  Falco made the announcement on Friday, May 22, along with Anastasia Karassik, the mother of Larisa Karassik who was killed on Memorial Day weekend, May 23, 2015, at the age of 13. "My 13-year-old daughter, Larisa, went …

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by Kathy Reakes
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
COVID-19: Day Now Set For Hudson Valley Reopening COVID-19: Day Now Set For Hudson Valley Reopening
Covid-19: Day Now Set For Hudson Valley Reopening Click here for a related story - COVID-19: Here's What You Should Know About The Four Phases Of NY Reopenings A day and date are now set for Phase 1 of the reopening of the Hudson Valley's economy amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Contact tracers have been identified and will be trained through the Memorial Day weekend with the first of the four phases of reopening now scheduled to begin on Tuesday, May 26 in Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Dutchess, Orange, Ulster and Sullivans counties, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Saturday, May 23 at his daily COVID news briefing in Albany…

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by Joe Lombardi
Torrington, CT
Weather
Stormy Start For Memorial Day Weekend: Here's Latest Forecast Stormy Start For Memorial Day Weekend: Here's Latest Forecast
Stormy Start For Memorial Day Weekend: Here's Latest Forecast Memorial Day Weekend, marking the unofficial start to summer, will have a stormy start. Saturday, May 23 has started off with patchy morning fog and thick cloud cover.  There will be showers at times during the day with a chance for late morning and early afternoon thunderstorms, according to the National Weather Service. The high temperature will be in the mid 60s.  Up to a half-inch of rain is possible. Clouds will decrease before daybreak on Sunday, May 24: on what will be a partly sunny day with a high temperature in the mid to upper 60s. Memorial Day, …

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by Joe Lombardi
New City, NY
News
COVID-19: Rockland Discontinues Order Prohibiting Gatherings Of More Than 10 COVID-19: Rockland Discontinues Order Prohibiting Gatherings Of More Than 10
Covid-19: Rockland Discontinues Order Prohibiting Gatherings Of More Than 10 In keeping with state orders under the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Rockland County has announced it has discontinued prohibiting gatherings of more than 10. Rockland County Executive Ed Day released a statement on Friday, May 22, saying that a county order which enhanced the enforcement ability of police and the Health Department where groups of more than 10 people were not complying with social distancing, has been discounted. “To be clear, law enforcement is still able to enforce the governor’s order prohibiting non-essential gatherings,” said Day. “What we are doing is laying …

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by Kathy Reakes
Torrington, CT
Weather
Here's When Showers, Storms Will Sweep Through Before Big Change By Memorial Day Here's When Showers, Storms Will Sweep Through Before Big Change By Memorial Day
Here's When Showers, Storms Will Sweep Through Before Big Change By Memorial Day Memorial Day Weekend will get off to a stormy start before skies clear and a new stretch of pleasant weather starts. Here's the day-by-day forecast: Friday, May 22: The chance for showers will arrive after 3 p.m. on a day with a high temperature in the low to mid 70s. Scattered rain and showers will continue at times through the evening with up to a quarter-inch of rainfall possible. Thunderstorms are possible overnight. Saturday, May 23: The day will start with patchy morning fog as clouds linger. There will be more showers at times during the day with a chance for late morning and early …

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by Joe Lombardi