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Beloved giraffe that summers in NY dies — as officials trade blame on animal’s sad end
A Long Island game farm where a beloved giraffe died under mysterious circumstances came under fire this week after a scathing federal report blamed the animal’s death on malnourishment. But reps from the Long Island Game Farm in Manorville defended the 54-year-old establishment’s reputation Thursday, saying the giraffe was weakened by medication-resistant parasites just before its death last year. “It’s unfortunate we lost him, but we did everything in our power to save that animal,” Greg Drossel, the farm’s director, told The Post. “We didn’t starve it to death, although it was mentioned malnutrition, and the minute you mention that everybody thinks...
Cessna Makes Emergency Landing On Cedar Beach In Mt. Sinai
Emergency crews were called at around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, after a single-engine Cessna plane made an emergency landing on Cedar Beach in Mt. Sinai. Suffolk County Police said the aircraft suffered a power failure mid-flight and the 60-year-old male pilot was forced to put it down on the sand.
After son tased by police, family using event to spread message about mental health awareness
After their 16-year-old son, who has behavioral issues, was tased by police, the family is working to raise awareness about the right way to deal with people in the event of a mental or emotional disturbance.
Couple Sentenced For Murdering Boy Found At Brentwood Home
Valerie Owusu and Emmanuel Addae, both 28 and from Queens, were each sentenced to 25 years to life in prison in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, May 1. It followed a two-week trial after which jurors found the couple guilty of fatally beating Owusu’s 5-year-old son, King. Prosecutors argued...
$50K Powerball ticket sold at Bay Shore convenience store
Greater Bay Shore coverage is funded in part by Shoregate, now leasing brand-new premium apartment homes in the heart of Bay Shore. Click here to schedule a tour. A Bay Shore convenience store sold a Powerball prize-winning ticket worth $50,000 in the May 1 drawing, lottery officials said. The lucky...
Dozens of protestors for Palestine arrested at Stony Brook University
Late Wednesday evening, protestors who had been stationed outside of Stony Brook University's Staller Center were warned that arrest would be imminent if they did not clear the space by 11 p.m. Just after midnight, approximately a dozen demonstrators remained, with approximately 100 people watching the police approach. Authorities warned...
LI Man Gets 125 Years for Rapes, Burglaries
A Bellport man was sentenced to 125 years in prison Wednesday for several rapes and other charges, including one crime that he committed in Huntington Station after he was released following a court hearing. Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said that between June 22, Read More ...
Brand-new ferry gets christened in Florida before heading to Port Jeff
A brand-new, 302-foot auto and passenger ferry is all ready for the Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Steamboat Company. The shipbuilders, Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., out of the Gulf Coast, will be host a christening and launch ceremony this Friday in Panama City, Fla. This will mark the fourth ship in...
Express announces South Shore Mall closure, along with 2 others on LI
Greater Bay Shore coverage is funded in part by Shoregate, now leasing brand-new premium apartment homes in the heart of Bay Shore. Click here to schedule a tour. Just eight days after Express Inc., announced it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the retailer informed Bay Shore shoppers Monday that their location would fall.
New York TikToker charged with selling misbranded weight loss drugs
SHIRLEY, N.Y. -- A New York woman is accused of illegally selling weight loss drugs to her followers on TikTok.Prosecutors say Isis Navarro Reyes, of Shirley, posted social media videos marketing drugs that appeared to be Ozempic, Mesofrance and Axcion. In some cases, the drugs were contaminated with bacteria, and at least one victim developed lesions, according to prosecutors.Reyes' actions "caused significant, life-threatening injuries to some victims and put all of her victims in harm's way," said U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams.The drugs were not approved for sale in the United States, and Reyes is not...
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