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DEC Shuts Down Shellfishing in Eastern Suffolk
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 - Fishermen who harvest shellfish in Eastern Suffolk will be inconvenienced for an indeterminate time period thanks to heavy rains which have been making conditions unsafe for fishing. The runoff water resulting from the rains may make the shellfish unhealthy to consume by carrying pathogens ... by John |
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Revenues Rise Despite Attendance Drop at LI Parks
Tuesday, September 3, 2013 - According to WCBS 880, attendance dropped this summer at Long Island’s parks and beaches. This was not exactly unexpected following the hard winter. Not only did Hurricane Sandy cause damage to Long Island’s infrastructure, but this summer the weather was not overly ... by John |
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Belmont Racetrack Cashier Charged in Scam
Monday, September 2, 2013 - A cashier working at the Belmont Park Racetrack has just been charged in a scam. Karen Pommells, 30, supposedly accepted thousands of dollars worth of counterfeit bills as part of the con. She then passed receipts to the two associates who had paid him the counterfeit bills, so that ... by John |
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Stolen Bucket Truck Causes LI Power Outage
Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - Residents in Elmont who are wondering why the power has gone out may be surprised to learn the outage is the direct consequence of a truck theft. Transit worker Joel Grasmann, 53, an Elmont resident, stole a bucket truck and welding equipment from an MTA yard in Queens, and then proceeded to ... by John |
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Long Island Expressway Service Roads Closing Temporarily
Friday, August 23, 2013 - A number of service roads along the Long Island Expressway will be closed overnight for the next four weeks so that signs along the service roads can be replaced. The roads will be inaccessible to traffic from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., and are located in both Nassau and Suffolk. The New York ... by John |
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Toxicity Threatens Fish Off Long Island Coast
Thursday, August 22, 2013 - According to scientists, a toxic tide off the east end of Long Island poses a threat to fish and shellfish. The tide is visible off the coast to residents as reddish-brown water. The color of the water is indicative of the rust which is part of the contamination. Experts say that ... by John |
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LIRR Resumes Regular Schedule Following Delays
Monday, August 19, 2013 - Today has been a tough day for commuters on Long Island. When a train went down in one of the tunnels of East River, 15 other trains were cancelled outright. Other trains were delayed for as long as an hour. The stranded train went down around 7:30 a.m. It was an hour ... by John |
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T.J. Maxx Assistant Manager in Long Island Arrested for Grand Larceny
Thursday, August 15, 2013 - Cornell Poyser, 40, the assistant manager for a T.J. Maxx retail chain store in Oceanside, was caught by police driving away from the store with a van full of stolen designer goods. Poyser worked for five years at the T.J. Maxx store, but also operated a boutique in East Flatbush ... by John |
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Plainview Hospital Maternity Ward to Convert to Surgical Center
Wednesday, August 14, 2013 - The North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System has announced they will be shutting down the maternity ward at Plainview Hospital on November 1 st . They have plans to convert the maternity ward into a surgical center. According to a spokesperson from Plainview Hospital, the move came ... by John |
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Governor Cuomo Announces “Speed Week”
Monday, August 12, 2013 - Governor Andrew Cuomo announced yesterday that this week will be “Speed Week” throughout New York. No, that doesn’t mean that this week commuters get a license to speed; it means that the New York State Police are going to be cracking down on offenders and implementing new ... by John |
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