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White Shark Tracking East After Pinging Off Long Island Coast White Shark Tracking East After Pinging Off Long Island Coast
White Shark Tracking East After Pinging Off Long Island Coast A large white shark apparently loves Long Island and New England and has decided to stay awhile. For the second time in a one-week span, Frosty has pinged in the Atlantic, and it's apparently moving east. Measuring 9-feet, 2 inches, and weighing 393 pounds, Frosty pinged south of Hampton Bays at around 10:15 p.m. Saturday, May 13, according to the non-profit Ocearch group. A new ping was reported on Sunday, May 21 at about 4:30 a.m. in between Block Island and Martha's Vineyard. (See the first image above.) Frosty was first pinned off the coast of Georgia on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2022. …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Former Fire Chief Of Department In Westchester County Dies At 55 Former Fire Chief Of Department In Westchester County Dies At 55
Former Fire Chief Of Department In Westchester County Dies At 55 A man who was once the fire chief of a department in Westchester County has died.  Brian Payne of Larchmont died on Saturday, Nov. 12 at the age of 55, according to his obituary.  Payne, a longtime member of the Larchmont Fire Department from 1989 to 2007, served as Chief from 2001 to 2004, and was also a committed member of the Town of Mamaroneck Fire Department from 2007 until his death, his obituary said. Payne enjoyed the sense of camaraderie that came with volunteering, according to his obituary.  "He loved the sense of community of both departments, and in learni…

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by Ben Crnic