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South Huntington BOE to add armed security guards outside of schools
The South Huntington Board of Education voted unanimously to station armed security guards outside of all school buildings. The only time the guards would be inside the schools would be in the event of an emergency. It will cost $750,000 to hire the armed security guards. The board calls the move another measure to protect…
South Huntington BOE to add armed security guards outside of schools
The South Huntington Board of Education voted unanimously to station armed security guards outside of all school buildings. The only time the guards would be inside the schools would be in the event of an emergency. It will cost $750,000 to hire the armed security guards. The board calls the move another measure to protect…
Splish Splash plans on hiring 800 employees
Splish Splash is looking to hirer 800 employees for the upcoming season. The park is accepting applications all positions including lifeguards, food and beverage, and landscaping. Anyone interested can apply on their website. Splish Splash opens for the season May 27.
Jones Beach to host ironman race
Jones Beach State Park will host the IRONMAN 70.3 race in September The race will start with a 1.2 mile swim in Zach’s Bay, Competitors then will bike 56 miles along Wantagh State Parkway followed a 13.1 mile run along the Jones Beach boardwalk. The race will be held on Sept. 23; registration begins Feb.…
3 people rescued from sinkhole
2 Women and a Man were stuck in a large hole in Huntington Station Thursday morning. Suffolk County police say they initially responded to a home in Huntington Station just after 6 a.m. for a report of a woman stuck in a hole in the ground. When they arrived, they found her — and two…
Islanders, Rangers and Nets lose
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Claude Giroux’s game-winning goal Wednesday night likely won’t stand out in his mind, but you can bet Ridly Greig will never forget it. The 20-year-old Greig was making his NHL debut with the Ottawa Senators and Giroux picked up a Greig rebound to score what proved to be the winner against…
New York’s AG says MSG lawyer ban may violate anti-bias laws
NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s attorney general warned the owner of Madison Square Garden and Radio City Music Hall on Wednesday that it may be violating anti-bias laws with its practice of barring lawyers from its venues if they work for firms suing the company. The attorney general’s office said in a letter to…
New York’s AG says MSG lawyer ban may violate anti-bias laws
NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s attorney general warned the owner of Madison Square Garden and Radio City Music Hall on Wednesday that it may be violating anti-bias laws with its practice of barring lawyers from its venues if they work for firms suing the company. The attorney general’s office said in a letter to…
Grand Central annex opens
NEW YORK (AP) — For decades, work on a massive rail project has been grinding 15 stories below the shuffling footsteps of millions of New Yorkers and beneath the East Hudson River and Manhattan skyscrapers. After years of delays and massive cost overruns, the enormously expensive railway project shuttled its first passengers Wednesday from Long…
US, Germany sending battle tanks to aid Ukraine war effort
BERLIN (AP) — Germany and the United States announced Wednesday that they will send advanced battle tanks to Ukraine, offering what one expert called an “armored punching force” to help Kyiv break combat stalemates as the Russian invasion enters its 12th month. The announcement marked the first stage of a coordinated effort by the West…
Santos claimed that he was the target of an assassination attempt, and that he was mugged
MSNBC is reporting that Congressman George Santos had claimed on a podcast in December that he was the target of an assassination attempt, and that he was mugged on Fifth Avenue during the middle of the day.The NYPD said it has no record of any mugging or attempt on the now-congressman’s life. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Senators grill Ticketmaster after Taylor Swift fiasco
(AP) Senators grilled Ticketmaster Tuesday, questioning whether the company’s dominance in the ticketing industry led to its spectacular breakdown last year during a sale of Taylor Swift concert tickets. Republicans and Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee also debated possible action, including making tickets non-transferable to cut down on scalping and requiring more transparency in…