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Judge wins AL MVP
NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge’s record-setting season with the New York Yankees turned that AL MVP debate into a decisive verdict. Paul Goldschmidt’s steady production for the St. Louis Cardinals made him the clear choice in the National League. And after coming in second before, both prodigious sluggers powered their way to their first…
The Bethpage Turkey Drive to benefit Island Harvest is today
The Bethpage Turkey Drive to benefit Island Harvest Food Bank is set for Friday, Nov. 18, from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Bethpage Federal Credit Union’s headquarters at 899 South Oyster Bay Road in Bethpage.The annual drive, now in its 14th year, will include a no-contact donation car drive-through, allowing people to remain in…
Brentwood pawn shop owner arrested
The owner of a Brentwood pawn shop has been charged in connection with running an organized retail theft ring. The Suffolk district attorney says the suspect was operating a stolen property operation out of EZ Cash Pawn and Jewelry since May of 2020 that generated more than $1 million in profit. Four additional suspects have…
Gabby Petito family settles $3M suit in killing by fiance
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The families of Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie have reached a $3 million settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit filed after authorities concluded he strangled her during a cross-country trip in August 2021. The settlement was signed Thursday by Sarasota County Circuit Judge Hunter W. Carroll. A lawyer for Petito’s…
Knicks rally, beats Nuggets, 106-103
DENVER (AP) — Julius Randle scored a season-high 34 points and the New York Knicks took advantage of Nikola Jokic’s absence to win in Denver for the first time in 16 years, rallying past the Nuggets 106-103 on Wednesday night. Randle hit 1 of 2 free throws to snap a tie with 50.6 seconds left.…
Thanksgiving dinner will cost more this year
The American Farm Bureau released its annual Thanksgiving dinner survey. Thanksgiving meals with all the trimmings are expected to cost 20% more than last year. The average cost of this year’s holiday meal for 10 is $64.05 up from the 2021 average of $53.31. A 16-pound turkey costs about $28.96, almost $5 or 21% more…
Brooklyn man arrested for allegedly stabbing his own mother to death in Deer Park
A Brooklyn man has been arrested for allegedly stabbing his own mother to death inside her Deer Park home Wednesday morning.Police say 33-year-old Gabriel Cabral checking himself into Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip for a psychiatric evaluation on Tuesday. Source says he left the hospital, went back to his mother’s home, got into an…
GOP wins slim House majority
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans won control of the U.S. House on Wednesday, returning the party to power in Washington and giving conservatives leverage to blunt President Joe Biden’s agenda and spur a flurry of investigations. But a threadbare majority will pose immediate challenges for GOP leaders and complicate the party’s ability to govern. More than…
Trump seeks White House again amid GOP losses, legal probes
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday launched his third campaign for the White House just one week after a disappointing midterm showing for Republicans, forcing the party to again decide whether to embrace a candidate whose refusal to accept defeat in 2020 sparked an insurrection and pushed American democracy to…
Showalter voted NL Managers of Year
(AP) Cleveland’s Terry Francona and New York’s Buck Showalter were voted Managers of the Year on Tuesday night, improving the already sparkling resumes of both veteran baseball leaders. Showalter — who won the NL prize in a very tight race — is just the third person to win a fourth Manager of the Year award…
New soccer stadium coming to Queens
New York City officials and the New York City Football Club have reached an agreement to build a 25,000-seat soccer stadium in Queens right next door to Citi Field. The stadium will be the centerpiece of a planned mixed-used development for the site near the New York Mets home that was once filled with auto…
Long Island bear sighting believed to be Hoax
Reports of a possible bear sighting in Suffolk County are now believed to be a hoax. Ring members in Bohemia received an alert Monday night to a possible black bear sighting. The Department of Environmental Conservation says officers went to the address reported in the video and found the site did not match the image…