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Guinness Joins Beer Companies Boycotting St. Patrick's Day Parade
Monday, March 17, 2014 - Guinness has just pulled out of the New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade alongside Sam Adams and Heineken, who announced their decision a couple of days ago. All three beer companies are boycotting the parade in response to the anti-gay stance of the parade’s organizers, the ... by John |
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Dix Hills Mortgage Scammer Arrested
Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - On Monday, March 10 th , Third Squad detectives in Hempstead reported that they had arrested a man from Dix Hills named Mark Savransky, age 54. Savransky was self-employed and ran a company called “Mortgage Modification Specialist.” His office in Carle Place supposedly ... by John |
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Missing Student Jasmine Joseph Found Dead in Car
Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - On February 24 th , the parents of 22-year-old NYIT nursing student Jasmine V. Joseph from Syosset reported their daughter missing. Joseph had purportedly gone to the library to study, but never returned home. Since then Nassau County Police asked the public for help searching for the ... by John |
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Sbarro Pizza Files for Bankruptcy Again
Monday, March 10, 2014 - Sbarro Pizza, a global pizza chain based in Melville (formerly in Brooklyn) has just filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The pizza chain has been struggling for a while, and last month, shut down 155 locations throughout the country to try and return to a profitable status. Unfortunately ... by John |
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Authorities Seize $2 Million in Fake Health and Beauty Products
Sunday, March 9, 2014 - Officials in Nassau County have just uncovered a massive counterfeiting scheme operated by two brothers from Franklin Square and Plainview. Pardeep Malik and Hamant Mullick are not accused of counterfeiting money, but rather a variety of health and beauty products by major brands such as ... by John |
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Governor Cuomo Announces New Outdoor Access Projects
Saturday, March 8, 2014 - On Long Island and throughout New YorkState, outdoor recreation provides residents and tourists with fun activities throughout the year. Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has just announced that the state may add 50 new outdoor access projects to the map. The projects would cost $6 million in ... by John |
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Activists Criticize Governor's Energy Plan
Thursday, March 6, 2014 - Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has recently proposed a new energy plan, but that plan has already come under fire at a public hearing in Farmingdale. Environmental activists present at the hearing have stated that Cuomo’s plan will do little to slow adverse climate change, and may even make ... by John |
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East End Residents Protest Utility Poles
Wednesday, March 5, 2014 - As part of its renovations to the electrical grid on Long Island, PSEG has been erecting massive 65 and 70 foot utility poles in East End. The poles range from East Hampton to Amagansett, and are designed to be hurricane-resistant, but residents who live in the shadow of these tremendous ... by John |
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Governor Cuomo Creates Task Force for Agriculture
Monday, March 3, 2014 - Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced today that the state is creating a brand new interagency task force for agriculture. The new organization will include members of the government in nearly a dozen different agencies as well as agricultural leaders in the local economy, and will be called ... by John |
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Long Island Developer Shot Outside Estate
Wednesday, February 26, 2014 - Gary Melius, a famous Long Island developer, was shot by a masked gunman in the head on Monday outside of his estate. Melius survived the attack, and managed to get back inside his house as the gunman fled. His daughter took him to Syosset Hospital. He was then transferred to ... by John |
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