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Islanders Lose to Maple Leafs
TORONTO (AP) — William Nylander had two goals and two assists as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the slumping New York Islanders 5-2 on Monday night. John Tavares had a goal and an assist, Calle Jarnkrok and Auston Matthews also scored and Justin Holl had two assists for Toronto, which is 3-0-1 in its last…
LIRR to Grand Central
The MTA announced on Monday that Long Island Rail Road service to Grand Central Madison will begin Wednesday.The first train is scheduled to originate at Jamaica at 10:45 a.m., and run express to the new station where it is scheduled to arrive at 11:07 a.m.The LIRR will be offering shuttle service from Jamaica to Grand…
Food Pantries Fight Inflation
Long Island food pantries are struggling to keep up with demand as inflation drives more families toward food insecurity. Branches Long Island puts together Blessing Boxes, where families pick out the items and the team customizes the boxes for pickup – has been forced to pivot and reschedule some orders as its donation bins quickly…
Yearly Covid Vaccines
U.S. health officials want to make COVID-19 vaccinations more like the annual flu shot. The Food and Drug Administration proposed a simplified approach for future vaccination efforts, allowing most adults and children to get a once-a-year shot to protect against the mutating virus. This means Americans would no longer have to keep track of how…
Ceremony held for 150 Long Island National Guard soldiers
A farewell ceremony was held at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Ronkonkoma for 150 Long Island National Guard soldiers about to depart for 11 months of service in Kuwait. The soldiers will be supporting Task Force Spartan, part of the 10,000-soldier Army presence in the Middle East.
California shooter kills 10 at dance club; motive unclear
MONTEREY PARK, Calif. (AP) — Authorities searched for a motive for the gunman who killed 10 people at a Los Angeles-area ballroom dance club during Lunar New Year celebrations, slayings that sent a wave of fear through Asian American communities in the region and cast a shadow over festivities nationwid The suspect was found Sunday,…
IRS Announces Start Date for Tax Filing Season
The official start date of the 2023 tax filing season begins Jan. 23, when the IRS will begin accepting and processing 2022 returns. The filing deadline for most taxpayers to submit their 2022 tax returns, file extensions and pay money owed is April 18. That is because the normal filing date of April 15 falls…
Eagles knock Giants out of playoffs
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — All it took was one throw. Jalen Hurts let it fly on his first pass attempt of the game and suddenly the unease that crept into that often worrisome Philly sports psyche — yeah, but how is his banged-up right shoulder, really? — seemed to dissipate. Hurts’ shoulder was fine. No doubt…
David Crosby, rock star and CSNY co-founder, dies
(AP) David Crosby, the brash rock musician who evolved from a baby-faced harmony singer with the Byrds to a mustachioed hippie superstar and an ongoing troubadour in Crosby, Stills, Nash & (sometimes) Young, has died at 81, several media outlets reported Thursday. The New York Times reported, based on a text message from Crosby’s sister…
Barkley knows postseason runs will help cement Giants legacy
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Saquon Barkley recently did some research, studying the NFL record book as if he were preparing for a game. The New York Giants running back was curious as to what some of the greatest players at his position accomplished in the playoffs. He sat wide-eyed as names such as Emmitt…
Records show Santos’ mother was not in US during 9/11 attack despite congressman’s claims
George Santos appears to have been caught in another lie Santos had claimed that his mother was a survivor of 9/11. The Republican’s campaign website says his mother “survived the events on September 11, but she passed away a few years later when she lost her battle to cancer.” Immigration records, however, shows that Santos’…
Alec Baldwin to be charged with manslaughter in set shooting
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Actor Alec Baldwin and a weapons specialist will be charged with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on a New Mexico movie set, prosecutors announced Thursday, citing a “criminal disregard for safety.” Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies issued a statement announcing the charges against Baldwin and…