Wednesday, May 26, 2021

State to raffle off college scholarships to young people who get COVID-19 vaccine

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State to raffle off college scholarships to young people who get COVID-19 vaccine
Starting tomorrow through July 7, the state will raffle off 50 four-year scholarships to any public college or university to 12- to 17-year-olds who get their first Pfizer dose, Gov. Cuomo said.
Isles can give Coliseum fans a chance to party like it's 1993
The Coliseum will have expanded seating to approximately 9,000 fans for Game 6 as the Islanders attempt to pull off a series clincher at home for the first time in 28 years.

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Opinion: Paying for ambulance runs
Let fire departments charge for service.
Samanea mall's $28M renovation done, indoor adventure park coming
Samanea New York's approximately $28 million renovation is done and new tenants are lined up for the Westbury retail property, formerly called the Mall at the Source.

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Watch: Try wild boar, elk and more at One10 in Melville
Newsday's Scott Vogel visits One10 in Melville, which is hosting a series of exotic meat dinners serving elk, bison and boar.

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Iconic LI ice cream spot offering 25-cent cones today
The longtime favorite has been doling out soft serve ice cream in Lido Beach for 70 years.
AG recovers $627,000 for illegal Brentwood dumping
Attorney General Letitia James told a news conference In Brentwood that the lawsuit-settlement funds will be used for improvements to parks in the community, including Roberto Clemente Park where the illegal dumping occurred. She is seeking to recover additional funds from 25 more defendants.  

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Wantagh school district reduces taxation, budget plans ahead of revote 
The district was one of three on Long Island that failed on May 18 to pass proposed budgets with the 60% majorities needed to override state caps. The revote is set for June 15.
Billy Joel regrets not meeting his neighbor John Lennon
Joel says he regrets that although he and Lennon were relative neighbors on Long Island in the 1970s until the former Beatle's death in 1980, they were each too reticent to meet.
Close call for firefighters at Selden funeral home blaze
Firefighters battling flames at the Giove Funeral Home escaped just two minutes before the ceiling of the upstairs apartment collapsed late Tuesday night, fire officials said.
Oyster Bay teen donates hundreds of sanitation kits to LI homeless
Though the first batch of kits was done largely using samples provided by his father, James Bodian, 16, said the items in subsequent kits were bought with money he raised doing odds and ends.
Cops searching for man who allegedly tried to solicit sex from teen
Police said the man fled when a friend of the victim approached.
LIers close to fully enjoying region's first new park in more than a decade
Completion of the Carlls River Botanical Garden in Geiger Park, which straddles the Wyandanch/Deer Park border, is in its final phase and is the last piece of a park revitalization that is part of Babylon Town's "Wyandanch Rising" initiative.
Mazzarella declares victory over Browning in special election for Suffolk Legislature
Voters went to the polls in Suffolk County's 3rd legislative district, where Republican James Mazzarella held a commanding lead over Democrat Kate Browning in the special election.

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