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‘His Life Has Been Cut Short’: Support Swells For 26-Year-Old Shot, Killed On Lond Island ‘His Life Has Been Cut Short’: Support Swells For 26-Year-Old Shot, Killed On Lond Island
‘His Life Has Been Cut Short’: Support Swells For 26-Year-Old Shot, Killed On Lond Island “We all want to honor Qur’aan’s life by giving him the memorial he deserves.” After a young man was shot in killed in New Cassel, the community banded together to help his family celebrate the life he led. Qur’aan Williams, nicknamed “Q” by those he loved, suffered multiple gunshot wounds in a shooting that occurred at around 8:20 p.m. on Sunday, May 7. Earlier Report: ID Released For 26-Year-Old Found Shot, Killed In New Cassel In the description of a GoFundMe started for his family, Qur’aan is remembered by author Yolaine Riche as a young man with a “bright future ahead of him.” “He …

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by Sophie Grieser
News
COVID-19: 'We're Finally Ahead Of This Virus,' Cuomo Says, Sharing Data On Locales Of New Cases COVID-19: 'We're Finally Ahead Of This Virus,' Cuomo Says, Sharing Data On Locales Of New Cases
Covid-19: 'We're Finally Ahead Of This Virus,' Cuomo Says, Sharing Data On Locales Of New Cases New York State has hit a milestone in more than two-month-long fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). "We are ahead of this virus," New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said during his daily news briefing on Friday, May 8 at Marist College in Poughkeepsie. Cuomo announced that the hospital, infection, and fatality rates continue to drop, as the state keeps taking measures to combat the virus. “The good news is that we’re finally ahead of this virus,” he said. “For so long we were playing catch up. If you really look and talk about the facts and circumstances (surrounding the virus), we…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
These Long Island Sites Nominated For State, National Registers Of Historic Places These Long Island Sites Nominated For State, National Registers Of Historic Places
These Long Island Sites Nominated For State, National Registers Of Historic Places A 19th-century waterside mansion in Northport and historically African-American community in Sag Harbor have special significance on Long Island have been nominated for the New York State Register of Historic Places. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday, June 2 that Sag Harbor Hills, Azurest and Ninevah Beach, also known as “SANS,” and The Stanley H. Lowndes House at 155 Bayview Ave. had earned recognition on the state registry, among 17 sites in New York that were nominated. The sites are also nominated for the National Register of Historic Places. The Sag Harbor Hills, Azure…

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by Donna Christopher