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Jeep Service Station Employee Hit, Killed By Vehicle In Wantagh, Police Say Jeep Service Station Employee Hit, Killed By Vehicle In Wantagh, Police Say
Jeep Service Station Employee Hit, Killed By Vehicle In Wantagh, Police Say A man was killed after he was hit by a vehicle at his place of work on Long Island, authorities said. Click here for a new, updated story: ID Released For Service Station Employee Struck, Killed By Jeep In Wantagh It happened on Thursday, Oct. 19 in Wantagh, according to Nassau County Police. A 32-year-old man, whose identity has not been released, was at his job at the Merrick Jeep Chrysler Dodge service center, located at 3588 Sunrise Highway. At approximately 10:10 a.m., the man was struck by a 2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee as it was backing up. The employee was transp…

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by Sophie Grieser
News
ID Released For Worker Killed In Roof Collapse At Woodbury Company ID Released For Worker Killed In Roof Collapse At Woodbury Company
ID Released For Worker Killed In Roof Collapse At Woodbury Company Authorities have identified a construction worker who was killed when a roof collapsed at a utility company on Long Island. The incident happened shortly before 9 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 3, in Woodbury, at the Jericho Water District Facility on Stillwell Lane. Two construction workers were standing on scaffolding about 30 feet in the air when the roof suddenly collapsed, according to Nassau County Police. One of the men, identified Friday, Aug. 4 as 49-year-old Donaldo Duque, of Roosevelt, was crushed against a concrete wall of the building. Emergency crews spent more than six hours trying to…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Long Island Man Critically Injured After Fall Long Island Man Critically Injured After Fall
Long Island Man Critically Injured After Fall A Long Island man was critically injured after falling off a stone wall while painting a home. The incident took place in Nissequogue around 12:30 p.m., Monday, May 23. Rosin Santos was painting a home, located at 24 Spring Hollow Road when he slipped off a stone retaining wall and fell 20 feet to the ground, said the Suffolk County Police. Santos, age 54, of Commack, was transported via Nissequogue Fire Department Ambulance to Stony Brook University Hospital where he is in critical condition, police said. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was notified and is inves…

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by Kathy Reakes
Business
COVID-19: Longtime TV News Anchor Loses Job For Refusing To Get Vaccine COVID-19: Longtime TV News Anchor Loses Job For Refusing To Get Vaccine
Covid-19: Longtime TV News Anchor Loses Job For Refusing To Get Vaccine A longtime and popular TV news anchor was let go after refusing to comply with a companywide COVID-19 vaccine requirement. Meggan Gray, who worked as a morning news anchor at dual ABC/CBS-affiliated WLOX in Biloxi, Mississippi, said she made the decision not to get vaccinated, despite Gray Television's requirement for employees. She said she decided not to get vaccinated because she already had COVID-19, along with other "more powerful" reasons. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it recommends that people who have had COVID-19 get vaccinated because research hasn'…

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by Nicole Valinote
News
COVID-19: NY Starts Returning State Workers To Their Offices COVID-19: NY Starts Returning State Workers To Their Offices
Covid-19: NY Starts Returning State Workers To Their Offices State employees in New York will be back to work in-person at the office to pre-pandemic levels beginning in September. The Governor's Office of Employee Relations issued a memo last week providing guidance for how to safely return the state’s executive agencies and authorities, which employ nearly 115,000 employees in New York. According to the department, between Friday, July 2, and Tuesday, Sept. 7, employees will have to be back in person at the workplace for multiple days per pay period, with the intention of returning them full-time by the end of that stretch. By Sept. 7, all state …

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by Zak Failla
Schools
COVID-19: Attorneys Offer Advice For Dealing With Anti-Mask Customers COVID-19: Attorneys Offer Advice For Dealing With Anti-Mask Customers
Covid-19: Attorneys Offer Advice For Dealing With Anti-Mask Customers While most have been responsible about wearing face coverings during the COVID-19 crisis, there have been some consumers reluctant to do so, leading to confrontations across the country. In response, a group of attorneys has offered some tips for those who encounter anti-mask customers - most of whom are younger - that they may encounter. To address the challenges and how to de-escalate a mask situation, attorney Andria Ryan recently co-authored with colleagues Myra Creighton, Aymara Ledezma, Todd Logsdon, Richard Meneghello and Catharine Morisset a five-step action plan on how a busi…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Father, 3-Year-Old Son Seriously Injured In Incident At Long Island Bakery Father, 3-Year-Old Son Seriously Injured In Incident At Long Island Bakery
Father, 3-Year-Old Son Seriously Injured In Incident At Long Island Bakery A 3-year-old and his father were seriously injured in an incident at a Long Island bakery. The incident happened Friday, July 3 at about 9:45 p.m. in Holbrook. Donaldo Almendarez, 50, of Hempstead, an employee at JP Wholesale Baking, located at 331 Dante Court, was at work when his wife, daughter and 3-year-old son, Thiago Almendarez, arrived for a visit, Suffolk County Police said.  Thiago Almendarez reached into a bagel-making machine, causing severe damage to his left hand, police said.  Donaldo Almendarez then severed the tip of one of his fingers wh…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Nassau County Worker Rescued After Falling Through Roof Nassau County Worker Rescued After Falling Through Roof
Nassau County Worker Rescued After Falling Through Roof A worker at a busy Long Island building had to be rescued after falling through a hatch on the roof, police said. First responders were dispatched to Covanta on Merchants Concourse in East Garden City at approximately 10:45 a.m. on Tuesday, June 23, where there was a report of a man that fell nearly two dozen feet through a roof. Upon arrival, it was determined that a worker fell through a hatch on the roof, dropping approximately 20 feet onto another tier of roofing prior to his rescue. Emergency Services Unit officers from the Nassau County Police Department responded to the scene, and …

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by Zak Failla
Business
COVID-19: Facebook, Google Extend Working From Home To End Of Year COVID-19: Facebook, Google Extend Working From Home To End Of Year
Covid-19: Facebook, Google Extend Working From Home To End Of Year Employees at two of the world’s largest tech companies will largely continue working remotely from home due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Google and Facebook announced that while some offices may slowly reopen, most employees’ work from home policies will be extended through the end of the year. Essential employees for the tech giants may return to the office as soon as July, with additional safety measures in place, but other employees who can work from home have been granted additional flexibility to stay there. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said last month that becau…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Struck By Garbage Truck On Long Island, Police Say Man Struck By Garbage Truck On Long Island, Police Say
Man Struck By Garbage Truck On Long Island, Police Say Click here for an updated story: Long Island Worker Killed When Truck He Was Riding In Backs Over Him, Police Say A man was struck and seriously injured by a garbage truck on Long Island. The incident took place around 9 a.m., Wednesday, April 1, at 897 S. 4th St., in Lindenhurst, Suffolk County Police said. Police were not able to provide additional information regarding the condition or age of the victim. This is a developing story.  Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
IDs Released Of Workers Killed In Nassau County Pit Collapse IDs Released Of Workers Killed In Nassau County Pit Collapse
IDs Released Of Workers Killed In Nassau County Pit Collapse The identities have been released for the two workers who were killed after sand collapsed on them as they were installing a septic tank in a pit on Long Island. The incident happened around 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28 in Upper Brookville on the 1200 block of Wolver Hollow Road near the intersection of Pine Valley Road. The two men, now identified as Deniz Dos Santos Almeida, 57, and Max Antonio Turcios, 46, were working at the bottom of an excavated site about 30 feet below the surface where septic rings were being installed. According to Nassau County Police Department, Old Brookville Pol…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Body Of Second Worker Recovered In Nassau County Pit Collapse Body Of Second Worker Recovered In Nassau County Pit Collapse
Body Of Second Worker Recovered In Nassau County Pit Collapse The body of the second worker killed when sand collapsed on them as they were installing a septic tank in a pit on Long Island has been recovered. The incident happened around 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28 in Upper Brookville on the 1200 block of Wolver Hollow Road near the intersection of Pine Valley Road. The two men, ages 57 and 45, were working at the bottom of an excavated site about 30 feet below the surface where septic rings were being installed. According to Nassau County Police Department, Old Brookville Police officers responded to a 911 call for an excavation site accident. While…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Details Emerge In Fatal Nassau County Pit Collapse Details Emerge In Fatal Nassau County Pit Collapse
Details Emerge In Fatal Nassau County Pit Collapse Click here for an updated story: Body Of Second Worker Recovered In Long Island Pit Collapse Details have been released after a worker died and a second contractor was presumed dead when sand collapsed on them as they were installing a septic tank in a pit on Long Island. The incident happened around 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28 in Upper Brookville on the 1200 block of Wolver Hollow Road near the intersection of Pine Valley Road. The two men working at the site are ages 57 and 45. The area the men were working was about 25 to 30 feet below the surface. According to Nassa…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Two Men Dead After Sand Collapse At Nassau Residence Under Construction Two Men Dead After Sand Collapse At Nassau Residence Under Construction
Two Men Dead After Sand Collapse At Nassau Residence Under Construction This story has been updated. Two workers installing a septic tank died after becoming trapped when sand collapsed on them on Long Island. The incident happened around 4:45 p.m. in Upper Brookville on the 1200 block of Wolver Hollow Road near the intersection of Pine Valley Road. The two men working at the site are ages 57 and 45. The area the men were working was about 25 to 30 feet below the surface. According to Nassau County Police Department, Old Brookville Police officers responded to a 911 call for an excavation site accident. The two men were working at the bottom of an excavated…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Two Men Dead After Sand Collapse At Nassau Residence Under Construction Two Men Dead After Sand Collapse At Nassau Residence Under Construction
Two Men Dead After Sand Collapse At Nassau Residence Under Construction This story has been updated. Two workers installing a septic tank died after becoming trapped when sand collapsed on them on Long Island. The incident happened around 4:45 p.m. in Upper Brookville on the 1200 block of Wolver Hollow Road near the intersection of Pine Valley Road. The two men working at the site are ages 57 and 45. The area the men were working was about 25 to 30 feet below the surface. According to Nassau County Police Department, Old Brookville Police officers responded to a 911 call for an excavation site accident. The two men were working at the bottom of an excavated…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Worker Injured After Fall Into 20,000-Pound Vat Of Chocolate On Long Island Worker Injured After Fall Into 20,000-Pound Vat Of Chocolate On Long Island
Worker Injured After Fall Into 20,000-Pound Vat Of Chocolate On Long Island A worker was injured when he fell into a vat of chocolate at Simply Nature Foods in Commack. The incident took place around 12:45 p.m., Tuesday, July 9, at the business at 74 Mall Drive, said the Suffolk County Police. The 37-year-old Hauppauge man was attempting to add ingredients into a 20,000-pound tank of chocolate when he fell into the vat, said the Suffolk County Police. He was taken by Commack Rescue Ambulance to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore for treatment of minor injuries, police said.

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Teen Critically Injured After Falling From Scaffold In Freeport Teen Critically Injured After Falling From Scaffold In Freeport
Teen Critically Injured After Falling From Scaffold In Freeport A teenage construction worker was critically injured and another person hurt after they fell about 30 feet from a makeshift scaffolding at a construction site on Long Island. The incident occurred at a new home under construction on South Bayview Avenue in Freeport just before 2 p.m. Monday, July 1. The teen, 17, reportedly hit his head after the fall. Both victims were transported to South Nassau Hospital. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Joe Lombardi