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This Rockville Centre Housing Project To Receive Portion Of $260M Fed, State Funding This Rockville Centre Housing Project To Receive Portion Of $260M Fed, State Funding
This Rockville Centre Housing Project To Receive Portion Of $260M Fed, State Funding More than a quarter billion dollars in federal and state funding will go toward addressing New York’s housing crisis. Over $260 million has been awarded to 29 housing developments across the state through tax credits and subsidies meant to create or preserve over 1,800 affordable and sustainable homes, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday, March 18. The projects will upgrade and modernize public housing and further local economic development initiatives, according to the governor’s office. Each one includes sustainable features meant to advance the state’s climate goals. “The only way to add…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Confession: LI Man Steals Dead Brother's Identity To Collect $160K In Disability While Working Confession: LI Man Steals Dead Brother's Identity To Collect $160K In Disability While Working
Confession: LI Man Steals Dead Brother's Identity To Collect $160K In Disability While Working A Long Island man is facing jail time after admitting that he stole his late brother’s identity in order to collect six figures worth of disability benefits while continuing to work. Stavros Tsakonis, age 61, of Shirley, pleaded guilty to identity theft and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, July 26. Prosecutors said Tsakonis received more than $160,000 in disability benefits between February 2015 and January 2023 while claiming to the US Social Security Administration that he was too disabled to work. Earlier Report: Shirley Man Stole Dead Brother's ID To Collect …

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by Michael Mashburn
Politics
Poll Reveals Percentage Of NY Voters Who Think Nassau Rep. George Santos Should Resign Poll Reveals Percentage Of NY Voters Who Think Nassau Rep. George Santos Should Resign
Poll Reveals Percentage Of NY Voters Who Think Nassau Rep. George Santos Should Resign The growing list of scandals plaguing New York Congressman George Santos has decimated much of the freshman lawmaker’s political support, new polling confirms. Among the state’s registered voters, nearly two-thirds of Democrats and 59 percent of independents think Santos should resign, according to a Siena College poll revealed Monday, Jan. 23. Related Report: Scandal Escalates: Vet’s Sick Dog Died After Nassau Rep Santos Stole Charity Money, Report Says A strong plurality of Republicans, 49 percent, also said he should step down. Just 17 percent of voters think he should remain in o…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Republican Marc Molinaro On Track To Win In NY’s 19th District (Developing) Republican Marc Molinaro On Track To Win In NY’s 19th District (Developing)
Republican Marc Molinaro On Track To Win In NY’s 19th District (Developing) This story has been updated. Republicans appeared poised to win in New York’s 19th Congressional District, with Marc Molinaro seemingly on track to defeat Democrat Josh Riley early Wednesday, Nov. 9.  Molinaro, the Dutchess County executive, was leading Riley by 2.2 percentage points, 51 to 49 percent, as of early Wednesday morning, Nov. 9, with more than 95 percent of the votes in. The 19th Congressional District includes the counties of Columbia, Delaware, Greene, Otsego, Schoharie, Sullivan, and Ulster, as well as portions of Broome, Dutchess, Montgomery, and Rensselaer counties. …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Company Agrees To Pay $2.8M To Resolve Fraud Allegations In Two States, Including NY Company Agrees To Pay $2.8M To Resolve Fraud Allegations In Two States, Including NY
Company Agrees To Pay $2.8M To Resolve Fraud Allegations In Two States, Including NY A construction company will pay nearly $3 million to resolve allegations that it illegally manipulated a federal subcontract meant for small businesses owned by disabled veterans. Colorado-based Hensel Phelps Construction performs large scale private construction and public works projects across the US, including in New York. In 2011, the company was awarded a federal contract to build the Armed Forces Retirement Home’s New Commons and Healthcare Center in Washington, D.C., the US Attorney’s Office said. The organization provides retirement communities and residential facilities for veter…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Army Veteran Leaves Region To Join Ukraine's Fight Against Russia Army Veteran Leaves Region To Join Ukraine's Fight Against Russia
Army Veteran Leaves Region To Join Ukraine's Fight Against Russia A US Army veteran has left his family in Connecticut behind to help fight the Russian forces invading Ukraine. Fairfield County resident James Vasquez, age 47, of Norwalk, is on the front lines and is telling a harrowing story via Twitter of the resolve and grit of the Ukrainian soldiers and people. In a post from just 20 hours ago, Vasquez tweeted: "Just went through six straight hours of combat. I have crazy video I’ll post later. 2 men were shot but will be ok. One fatality 😞" In return, Vasquez wrote that the Ukrainian forces had taken out numerous Russians as well as several Russian …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Alert Issued For Man Who Went Missing From Long Island Veterans Center Alert Issued For Man Who Went Missing From Long Island Veterans Center
Alert Issued For Man Who Went Missing From Long Island Veterans Center A Silver Alert has been issued for a missing 56-year-old veteran who lives with a mental illness, according to police.  Perry Brown, of Patchogue, was last seen leaving the Northport Veterans Association Center on Thursday, Dec. 3 at approximately 3 p.m., but never returned to his home on Station Avenue, according to Suffolk County Police.  He is approximately 5-foot-8, weighs about 120 pounds and wears wire-rim glasses. Police said he may have left the hospital via bus.  Anyone with information on Brown's whereabouts is asked to call 911 or contact the Fifth Squad at 631-85…

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by Christina Coulter
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COVID-19: NY Outlines How Many Are Allowed To Attend Memorial Day Gatherings COVID-19: NY Outlines How Many Are Allowed To Attend Memorial Day Gatherings
Covid-19: NY Outlines How Many Are Allowed To Attend Memorial Day Gatherings Memorial Day celebrations will have a different look in New York this year due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. During his daily COVID-19 briefing on Tuesday, May 19 held on Long Island at Northwell Health’s Feinstein Institute for Medical Research in Manhasset, Gov. Andrew Cuomo outlined the conditions under which Memorial Day celebrations can be held in the state. Cuomo said that there can still be celebrations, but gatherings of more than 10 people will not be permitted, per the guidelines outlined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, though he noted that it will…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Richard Pordon, 88, Of Northport, Air Force Vet, Great South Bay Fisherman Richard Pordon, 88, Of Northport, Air Force Vet, Great South Bay Fisherman
Richard Pordon, 88, Of Northport, Air Force Vet, Great South Bay Fisherman A United States Air Force veteran from Northport who loved fishing in the Great South Bay  Richard J.P. Pordon died Tuesday, May 28 at age 88. Pordon is being remembered as "hardworking, kind and caring" and a "stalwart steward" of planet earth "and "especially his favorite fishing waters, the Great South Bay."  He was the husband of the late Wilma and father of Simone (Richard) Monahan, Richard (Mark) Pordon and Gabrielle (Robert) Glick; grandfather of "Peeps" Sachiko (Adam) Becker, Abigail, Samuel, and Emily Glick, Leo and Stella Becker. Prodon was brother-in-law to Bunny Fa…

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by Donna Christopher
Obituaries
Bethpage's Joseph Gugliano, Bank Executive, WWII Veteran, Dies Bethpage's Joseph Gugliano, Bank Executive, WWII Veteran, Dies
Bethpage's Joseph Gugliano, Bank Executive, WWII Veteran, Dies A World War II veteran and retired bank executive from Bethpage has died. Joseph R.Giugliano died Thursday, June 6. He lived in Bethpage for 55 years and was a volunteer at Saint Joseph's Hospital,  an usher at St. Martin of Tours Church of Bethpage, and a member of both the Knights of Columbus and Catholic War Veterans.  Survivors include wife Rose Marie; children Marianne (Frank) Torres, Jeannine (Jose) Rinaldi and Joseph (Nicholas Munafo) Giugliano; grandchildren Alicia (Jesse) Rosen, Nina (Joseph) Puma, Douglas Torres, and Jenna Rinaldi; great-grandchildren Sofia and Joseph P…

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by Donna Christopher