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Construction starts on offshore wind project
A groundbreaking ceremony was held Wednesday to start construction of Sunrise Wind, New York’s largest offshore wind project, located approximately 30 miles east of Montauk.Once completed the 924-megawatt project by the Danish wind developer Orsted will provide enough clean energy to power approximately 600,000 New York homes.
Stony Brook University names new interim president
Stony Brook University has named Richard McCormick as its new interim president. He will start on Aug. 1.He succeeds Maurie McInnis who became president of Yale earlier this month.McCormick served as Rutger’s president and as the president of the University of Washington.Stony Brook hopes to have a permanent leader in place by the 2025-2026 academic…
Nearly two-thirds of Democrats want Biden to withdraw, new AP-NORC poll finds
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE, AMELIA THOMSON-DEVEAUX and EMILY SWANSON Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly two-thirds of Democrats say President Joe Biden should withdraw from the presidential race and let his party nominate a different candidate, according to a new poll, sharply undercutting his post-debate claim that “average Democrats” are still with him even if some “big…
Jarren Duran’s 2-run HR gives AL a 5-3 win over NL in All-Star Game
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Speedy Jarren Duran describes himself as a player who keeps his head down, works hard and never thinks of himself as being better than anybody else. Duran turned some heads in his first All-Star Game, hitting a tiebreaking two-run homer for the American League and being awarded the MVP trophy named…
Baldwin man accused of scamming New Hyde Park man
A Baldwin man is accused of scamming a 73-year-old North New Hyde Park man out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.According to court documents, the suspect retrieved 6 gold bars, valued at over $390,000 from the victim who was deceived by a notification telling him that his computer had been compromised and he needed to…
Uncle Giuseppe’s taking over Stop & Shop location
Uncle Giuseppe’s Marketplace is taking over the Stop & Shop supermarket in Greenvale that is scheduled to close later this year.The Greenvale store is among 32 underperforming supermarkets in five states, including four on Long Island that Stop & Shop will close on or before Nov. 2.
Hochul announces double-digit drop in Long Island crime
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Tuesday that shootings and overall reported crime have dropped by double digits on Long Island this year, Hochul called the decreases “extraordinary.”According to the governor’s office, there was a 44% decline in shooting incidents with injury reported by the Nassau and Suffolk County police departments from Jan. 1 to June 30,…
Shark spotted at Lido Beach
Lifeguards from the Town of Hempstead have confirmed a shark was spotted at Lido Beach Monday .Officials say the shark was about 7 feet in size and was spotted swimming 25 feet from shore.Swimming was suspended for about an hour, but has since resumed.
Federal judge dismisses Trump classified documents case over concerns with prosecutor’s appointment
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in Florida dismissed the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump on Monday, siding with defense lawyers who said the special counsel who filed the charges was illegally appointed by the Justice Department. The decision by U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, which is expected to be appealed and…
New York county’s latest trans athlete ban draws lawsuits from attorney general, civil rights group
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — The New York attorney general and the New York Civil Liberties Union on Monday sued a county on Long Island over its latest move to ban transgender females from playing on women’s sports teams at county facilities. The separate lawsuits came on the same day Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, a…
Trump picks Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, a once-fierce critic turned loyal ally, as his GOP running mate
By JILL COLVIN, JULIE CARR SMYTH, STEVE PEOPLES and ZEKE MILLER Associated PressMILWAUKEE (AP) — Former President Donald Trump chose Sen. JD Vance of Ohio as his running mate on Monday, picking a onetime critic who became a loyal ally and is now the first millennial to join a major-party ticket at a time of…
Stop & Shops closing 4 Long Island stores
Grocery store chain Stop & Shop says it will close 32 underperforming grocery stores across the Northeast by the end of this year. The chain, which is owned by the Dutch supermarket company Ahold Delhaize, said on Friday that it will close 10 stores in New Jersey, eight stores in Massachusetts, seven stores in New…