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No Vacancy: Hotels In Town On Long Island Barred From Accepting Migrants Amid Expected Influx No Vacancy: Hotels In Town On Long Island Barred From Accepting Migrants Amid Expected Influx
No Vacancy: Hotels In Town On Long Island Barred From Accepting Migrants Amid Expected Influx Leaders in one Long Island town are working to ensure that hotels and other short stay facilities won’t accept asylum seekers amid an expected influx of migrants from New York City. In a State of Emergency declaration issued Tuesday night, May 16, the Town of Riverhead barred hotels, inns, bed and breakfasts, and other “transient lodging units” from accepting any migrants or asylum seekers for housing in town limits. The move comes after town officials learned that the New York City Department of Homeless Services reached out to hotels and motels in Riverhead “to assess availability of suc…

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by Michael Mashburn
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'Beautiful' Legacy Left Behind By Long Island Woman Found Dead On College Campus 'Beautiful' Legacy Left Behind By Long Island Woman Found Dead On College Campus
'Beautiful' Legacy Left Behind By Long Island Woman Found Dead On College Campus Amanda Robinson was more than just a 22-year-old from Long Island who was about to graduate from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. She was the epitome of serving others.  "As a cadet of the Massachusetts Maritime Colleges Regiment, Amanda truly embodied the spirit of 'one hand for the ship, one hand for your shipmate,'" Samara Podmore wrote on a GoFundMe campaign organized on the Nassau County native's behalf.  Robinson, of Bellmore, NY, was found dead in her dorm room on Wednesday morning, April 19, The Cape & Islands District Attorney's Office reports.  Earlie…

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by David Cifarelli