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Powerball prize soars to $1.2B after no winners found Monday
(AP) There were no big treats from the Halloween night Powerball drawing, as none of the tickets sold matched all six numbers. The lack of a winner means the next drawing Wednesday night will be for a massive $1.2 billion jackpot. The winning numbers drawn Monday were: white balls 13, 19, 36, 39, 59 and…
Jets & Giants lose
The Jets lost to New England 22 to 17. This was New England’s 13th consecutive win over the Jets. The Giants struggled on offense in the first half and a pair of fumbled on punt returns proved costly as they fell to the Seattle Seahawks, 27-13, and entered the bye week at 6-2 on the season. In Hockey Mika…
Couple killed while crossing street in Ronkonkoma over the weekend
Suffolk Police say a husband and wife were killed in a car crash in Ronkonkoma Saturday night. The couple was walking on Express Drive North a little before 7 p.m. when someone driving a Hyundai Elantra hit them. The driver was not hurt and as of Sunday was not facing any charges. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Powerball grand prize climbs to $1B without a jackpot winner
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Powerball jackpot keeps getting larger because players keep losing. It happened again Saturday night as no one matched all six numbers and won the estimated $825 million grand prize. That means the next drawing Monday night will be for a massive $1 billion, according to a statement by Powerball.…
Elon Musk buys Twitter
(AP) Elon Musk has taken control of Twitter and ousted the CEO, chief financial officer and the company’s top lawyer, two people familiar with the deal said Thursday night. The people wouldn’t say if all the paperwork for the deal, originally valued at $44 billion, had been signed or if the deal has closed. But…
Hempstead Village Chief of Police retiring
Hempstead Village Chief of Police Paul Johnson is retiring after 25 years on the job on Saturday.His last few years of Chief Johnson’s career have had controversy. In 2019, he was indicted on eight counts for allegedly fixing parking tickets.Chief Johnson is also named in five separate civil lawsuits—along with a former village police officer…
Medford man sentenced to 3-1/2 years in prison for terrorizing day laborers
20 year old Christopher Cella of Medford was sentenced to 3-1/2 years in prison for “cruel and inhumane violence” that terrorized three day laborers. Prosecutors say the defendant would enticed day laborers with promises of work. Then took the job-seeker to a remote area, and attacked them Cella pleaded guilty to strangulation and assault as…
No LIRR train service between Jamaica and Hicksville this weekend
Due to scheduled signal work this weekend there will be no train service between Jamaica and Hicksville Saturday and Sunday on the Long Island Rail Road. Buses will replace trains on the Hempstead and Oyster Bay Branch. Special weekend timetables will be in effect for all branches. The LIRR is urging riders to avoid the…
Fees waved to apply to SUNY schools
Students applying for admission to as many as five SUNY colleges and universities will pay no fees for the next two weeks through Nov. 6, The potential savings for students could add up to $250 per applicant. Long Island has five SUNY campuses: Stony Brook University, SUNY Old Westbury, Farmingdale State College, Nassau Community College…
Sorokin has 41-save shutout as Islanders beat Rangers 3-0
NEW YORK (AP) — Kyle Palmieri scored twice, Ilya Sorokin stopped 41 shots for his first shutout of the season and the New York Islanders beat the crosstown-rival Rangers 3-0 on Wednesday night Josh Bailey also scored, and Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Adam Pelech each had two assists to help the Islanders snap a three-game losing…
Student arrested in 3rd cyber threat to a Long Island school this week
A 13-year-old student was arrested for posting social media threats against the Springs School in East Hampton Officials say the threat involved a doctored photo of another student who was not involved in the incident. The teen has been charged with making a terroristic threat, which is a felony. The superintendent says the school was…
Long Island’s jobless rate at record low
Long Island’s jobless rate fell to a record low 2.7% last month. Compared with September 2021, last month’s unemployment rate was down 1 percentage point, suggesting continued improvement as the region rebounds from early pandemic job losses, according to state Labor Department data released Tuesday. On a month-over-month basis, too, the Island saw a decline…