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New York doctor dies after falling out of moving trailer while headed upstate to see the eclipse
A 58-year-old physician at a Long Island children’s hospital is dead after falling out of a moving house trailer when the wind blew the door open on a highway over the weekend, authorities say.
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Woman's head found at New York park where kids found man's arm
A head and another arm were recovered at a Long Island park where homicide detectives returned Friday to search for more body parts, a day after two arms and a leg turned up within about a mile of each other in the area, authorities say.
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Two human arms and a leg found near New York elementary school
First, two children on their way to school found a human arm. Then the leg turned up.
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Wife and daughter of John Gotti Jr. charged after fight at NY high school basketball game
The wife and daughter of former mob boss John Gotti Jr. were charged with assault after throwing fists and ripping the wig off a woman during a brawl at a Long Island high school basketball game, according to police documents.
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Man jumps on car hood to stop Rolex thief in Facebook Marketplace sale gone wrong
A Long Island man tried to sell his Rolex through Facebook Marketplace, but the buyer wasn’t looking to pay the price, or any money at all.
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NY man allegedly terrorizes gas station worker — just for $3 of gas
A man with a gun terrorized a Long Island gas station employee after his debit card was denied, police said, wrecking the store and pointing a gun at the worker in order to allow him to pump some gas — but barely enough to even get a gallon’s worth.
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New York police fatally shoot man in fencing mask who charged at officers with two swords
A man wearing a fencing mask and holding two swords was shot and killed by officers inside his Long Island home, according to police.
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NY bus driver drinking on job says she didn't know White Claw had alcohol, is not facing charges
Evidently police believe Hanna, who has been a bus driver for 15 years. She was fired Wednesday after reportedly drinking with students from Smithtown High School West on the bus.
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Boston seeks project managers for Long Island bridge project
The goal is to have the project manager in place when the final approvals are okayed, so that bridge construction can begin as soon as possible.
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Boston seeks project managers for Long Island bridge construction project
The City of Boston continues to take steps toward rebuilding a bridge and addiction treatment center on Long Island, as mental health and drug crises in the city remain dominant issues facing the Wu administration. On Thursday, Mayor Michelle Wu announced that the Public Works Department is now looking for outside firms to oversee construction and provide assistance with contract…
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New York teacher and baseball coach benched after homophobic tirade caught on camera
The Flushing teacher and youth baseball coach is facing consequences after a video surfaced from a road rage incident earlier this month.
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Long Island 5-year-old walked right out of school undetected. His parents want changes
The parents of a 5-year-old Long Island boy are furious after their kindergartener was able to walk out of his elementary school, undetected, and walked nearly a third of a mile to his house. It was his parents who learned he had left school.
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Wu introduces plan for Long Island and Mass. and Cass
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu publicly discussed her plans to reopen an addiction recovery campus on Long Island and rebuild the bridge to it.
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Mayor Wu to introduce plans for Long Island
Wu hopes to have the 3,300-foot bridge reopened within four years, saying that the city has already set aside $38 million to rehabilitate the existing buildings on the island, and an additional $81 million for rebuilding the bridge.
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Wu details plans for Long Island recovery campus as Mass. and Cass concerns grow
Boston’s mayor discussed her plan to reopen the addiction recovery campus that once operated on Long Island in the Boston Harbor after visiting the facility Wednesday. Mayor Michelle Wu, along with Commissioner of Public Health and Executive Director of the Boston Public Health Commission Dr. Bisola Ojikutu, held a news conference to share the latest on the plan for the...
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Mayor Wu to introduce plan for Long Island, Mass. and Cass
Officials are holding a news conference at 2:45 p.m. Wednesday.
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Boston looks to Long Island in plan to help those at Mass. and Cass
Despite repeated attempts to do something about the tents and trauma at Boston’s Mass. and Cass area, there seems to be no solution that’s working. “Give these people somewhere to stay so they can get off the streets,” said Gwendolyn Jones, who lives at a neighborhood shelter and knows how dangerous the area can be. “It’s really scary, they...
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Mayor Wu set to introduce new plan to address Mass. and Cass
Boston plans to rebuild the Long Island Bridge and the addiction recovery campus that was once on the island.
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Daughter of Mass. fire official fatally pinned between trucks in Maine
A 21-year-old woman from Methuen, Massachusetts, died Monday night when she became pinned between two pickup trucks in Long Island, Maine. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office has identified the victim as 21-year-old Alyssa Fluet. She is the daughter of Methuen Fire Department Asst. Chief Mike Fluet and his wife Diane. Methuen Mayor Neil Perry, Fire Chief Tim Sheehy, Police...
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Mayor Wu announces plan to rebuild Long Island Bridge
The final two hurdles facing the bridge project include a federal consistency review by the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management and a bridge permit from the United States Coast Guard.