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Report warns of fatigue of LIRR workers
Hundreds of Long Island Rail Road employees in sensitive jobs have worked excessive hours, sometimes more than 24 hours at a time, causing accidents due to fatigue, according to a new audit by the MTA Inspector General’s office. The report says many LIRR workers in the engineering department, specifically in the track division, are working…
Report warns of fatigue of LIRR workers
Hundreds of Long Island Rail Road employees in sensitive jobs have worked excessive hours, sometimes more than 24 hours at a time, causing accidents due to fatigue, according to a new audit by the MTA Inspector General’s office. The report says many LIRR workers in the engineering department, specifically in the track division, are working…
5 teenagers rescued off of Long Beach
5 teens had to rescued from dangerous rip currents off of Long Beach last night.They went swimming with no regular lifeguards on duty and got stuck in a rip current.The lifeguards who were working as a skeleton emergency crew were patrolling the beaches and noticed the five young people in distress.They swam floatation devices to…
Just days to spare, Senate gives final approval to debt ceiling deal, sending it to Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fending off a U.S. default, the Senate gave final approval late Thursday to a debt ceiling and budget cuts package, grinding into the night to wrap up work on the bipartisan deal and send it to President Joe Biden’s desk to become law before the fast-approaching deadline. The compromise package negotiated between…
Billy Joel announces end of residency at MSG
Long Island music legend Billy Joel is ending his world record-breaking run at Madison Square Garden next year, he announced during a press conference alongside New York City Mayor Eric Adams. Joel’s 10-year run will end in July 2024 with his 150th lifetime concert at MSG. The first of Joel’s final 10 concerts will happen on…
Aide fired by George Santos says he got his job after sending money to Republican’s deputy
NEW YORK (AP) — A man who briefly worked as an aide to U.S. Rep. George Santos says he got his job after sending a series of payments to one of the Republican’s top deputies. Derek Myers, 31, told staff of the House’s ethics subcommittee during an interview Wednesday that while he was trying to…
Long Island beaches looking for lifeguards
Long Island beaches are hoping to avoid a lifeguard shortage that has been an issue the last few summers.The state parks lifeguard certification exam will be held at 7:30 a.m. on June 11 at Suffolk County Community College in Brentwood and at Jones Beach. Qualified participants can sign up until June 9 on the state…
After sailing though House on bipartisan vote, Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling deal now goes to Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Veering away from a default crisis, the House overwhelmingly approved a debt ceiling and budget cuts package, sending the deal that President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy negotiated to the Senate for swift passage in a matter of days, before a fast-approaching deadline. The hard-fought compromise pleased few, but lawmakers assessed…
Donald Trump’s legal team and Manhattan prosecutors spar over where he will stand trial
NEW YORK (AP) — Ten months before Donald Trump is scheduled to stand trial in his historic New York City criminal case, Manhattan prosecutors are turning the former president’s words against him in a tug of war over precisely where he will be tried. Trump’s lawyers have spent weeks angling to have the hush money…
Mike Pence will launch his presidential campaign in Iowa on June 7
NEW YORK (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence will officially launch his widely expected campaign for the Republican nomination for president in Iowa next week, adding another candidate to the growing GOP field and putting him in direct competition with his former boss. Pence will hold a kickoff event in Des Moines on June…
‘That ‘70s Show’ star Danny Masterson found guilty of 2 rape counts, is led from court in handcuffs
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury found “That ’70s Show” star Danny Masterson guilty of two out of three counts of rape Wednesday in a Los Angeles retrial in which the Church of Scientology played a central role. The jury of seven women and five men reached the verdict after deliberating for seven days spread…
The Coliseum Inn in East Meadow condemned
The Coliseum Inn, located in East Meadow, has been condemned.According to the Department of Social Services, 16 people who lived there have been moved to other hotels.The Town of Hempstead released a statement saying in part, “Coliseum Motor Inn in East Meadow was closed due to unsafe and unsanitary living conditions.”There have also reportedly been…