One Fairfield County town which has closed all of its parks, beaches, and recreational spaces during the COVID-19 pandemic, will begin issuing fines for those who violate the closure.Fairfield Police said they would begin issuing fines on Monday, April 6, to those who visit areas that are closed until further notice.The department said that despite the closure issued by Fairfield ...

As the holidays of Passover and Easter approach, officials from the Rockland County District Attorney to the County Executive, are urging residents to adhere to the rules set by the state under the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.Related story: COVID-19: State Raises Fine For Those Failing To Social DistanceCounty Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia ...

A corrections officer was injured and some 100 inmates have been moved at the Carl Robinson Correctional Institution due to unrest associated with new restrictions in an attempt to contain the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).The prison, located in Enfield, houses more than 1,200 medium-security inmates, has recently experienced an uptick in incidents, said Andrius Banevicius, a ...

Ridgefield's First Selectman Rudy Marconi reports that he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Marconi, 71, said in a statement on Monday, April 6, that he wants to reassure all Ridgefielders that while he "doesn’t feel great," he is doing fine and will work from home as he continues to isolate himself. “Because I have been extremely careful in ...

The 2019/2020 Board of Regents exams will be canceled in June due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), according to New York State Board of Regents Chancellor Betty Rosa.During a teleconference of the board on Monday, April 6, Rosa made a short comment regarding the exams."It is obvious from this statement that we will be canceling Regents exams," Rosa said. Related story - ...

A Long Island nurse has died from COVID-19 after contracting the disease while caring for patients.John Abruzzo, 63, of Seaford, had worked as a nurse at Huntington Hospital, part of the Northwell Health system, for 13 years where he worked on the medical-surgical floors, said multiple sources."We at Huntington Hospital are devastated by the loss of our colleague John Abruzzo, RN, from ...

A local man was killed during an early-morning single-vehicle crash on I-95 in which he was ejected from a mini-van and fell more than 30 feet in Fairfield County. Mynor R. Garcia-Pelaez, 38, of Bridgeport, was killed early Sunday, April 5, while traveling on the I-95 northbound near exit 27A ramp, which leads to Route 8 northbound, in the city of Bridgeport, said the ...

Police are on the hunt for two men who allegedly robbed a Long Island 7-Eleven at gunpoint.The robbery took place around 9:50 p.m., Sunday, April 5 on Oak Street, in Uniondale, said the Nassau County Police.According to detectives, two men entered the 7-Eleven and one pointed a black handgun at an employee and demanded cash from the register as well as various cigars and cigarettes.The ...

Police are searching for a man who allegedly fired multiple shots at another person before fleeing the area.The shooting took place in Orange County around 10:45 p.m., Saturday, April 4, on Ball Street at the intersection with Seward and Pennsylvania avenues in Port Jervis, police said.When police arrived on the scene they found that the suspect emerged from an adjacent yard and ...

A Long Island man has been arrested and charged with attempted murder after allegedly shooting the mother of his child and then himself before fleeing the area.Jiuber Mejia-Chicas, 35, of Holtsville, was arrested on Sunday, April 5, after Suffolk County Police responded to a home on Morris Avenue in Holtsville for a reported shooting, said the Suffolk County Police.According to police, ...