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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...
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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.
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...
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.
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...
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...
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 ...
Long Island infant required emergency surgery after abuse from dad: DA
A 31-year-old Suffolk County father allegedly abused his infant son to the point the baby required life-saving emergency brain surgery. Vincent DiStasi, of South Setauket, was arraigned last week on charges he repeatedly abused his 5-week-old child. He’s due back in court on May 23. Prosecutors said the boy was “brutally assaulted” throughout his short life until finally being shaken so hard ...
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